Original tutorial by Loiva

Thank you Loiva for the permission to translate your tutorial.
Translated by Marie Nickol.

You will find the original tutorial here:

 

This tutorial is a personal creation by Loiva.

Any resemblance with another one would only be pure coincidence.

Thank you for the respect of Loiva’s work and the tubers work.

These translations are mine and are intended for personal use only and it is forbidden to copy part or all of it.

You can use this tutorial for PSP lessons but please put the link back to it.

Do not hesitate to let Loiva or me know if you have any problem with the present tutorial.

 

Materials used:

Disclaimer: Modifying or renaming files or removing watermarks from the tubes of the original tubers provided in the materials and sharing them as your own or using them for sale online or otherwise is prohibited.

1 tube by Luz Cristina
1 deco tube
1 background image
1 selection
1 mask by Narah

 

Plugins used:

Jasc Animation Shop

Nik Software - Color Efex Pro 3.0 Complete
If you don't have the plugin you can find it on my Plugins page - Here

 

Materials

 

This translation is written with PSP 2018 Ultimate, if you work with other versions some things might be different but the result will be the same.

 

Note: In the latest versions of PSP the command Image-Mirror has become Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal
and Image-Flip has become Image - Mirror - Mirror Vertical

 

Preparations

Duplicate all the tubes and work with the copies to preserve the originals.

Place the selection into your Selections folder of PSP

If you don't have the plugin install it into your Plugins folder for PSP

 

Colors used:

 

 

The Tutorial

Step 1

File - New - Open a new Transparent image 900 x 600 pixels

Open image - Image_pinterest

Edit - Copy

Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer on your working image

 

 

Step 2

Objects - Align - Left

(Note: If you don't have the Command Objects on your version of PSP use the Pick Tool (K)
Activate the Pick Tool (K) - Enter these values for positions X and Y on the Toolbar:
X 0.00 Y 0.00
Press M to release the Pick Tool)

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror

Layers - Merge - Merge Visible

 

 

Step 3

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk 

Look for and load the selection - loivanamorados

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

 

 

Step 4

Selections - Select None

Layers - Duplicate

Rename this layer to Plugins 1

Layers - Duplicate

Rename this layer to Plugins 2

Layers - Duplicate

Rename this layer to Plugins 3

Now you have 3 layers of this selection

 

Step 5

Activate layer Plugins 1 - the second from the bottom

Effects - Plugins - Nik Software - Color Efex Pro 3.0 Complete - Classical Soft Focus

Method 1

Diffused Detail 67% / Strength 50% / Brightness -74%

 

Step 6

Activate layer Plugins 2 - the third from the bottom

Effects - Plugins - Nik Software - Color Efex Pro 3.0 Complete - Classical Soft Focus

Method 1

Diffused Detail 67% / Strength 50% / Brightness -45%

 

 

Step 7

Activate the top layer Plugins 3

Effects - Plugins - Nik Software - Color Efex Pro 3.0 Complete - Classical Soft Focus

Method 1

Diffused Detail 67% / Strength 50% / Brightness -19%

 

 

Step 8

Layers - New Raster Layer

Flood fill tool / Fill in the layer with your color white #ffffff

Open mask - NarahsMasks_1695

Layers - New Mask Layer - From Image (Invert mask data not checked)

Layers - Merge - Merge Group

 

Step 9

Activate the Pick Tool (K) - Enter these values for positions X and Y on the Toolbar:
X 200.00 Y -53.00

Press M to release the Pick Tool

 

 

Step 10

In your Layer Properties - set the Blend mode to Luminance (Legacy)

 

 

Step 11

Activate the bottom Merged layer

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

 

 

Step 12

Activate the top layer - Group-Raster 1

Open tube - 7051-Luz Cristina

Edit - Copy

Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer on your working image

Image - Resize 70% Resize all layers not checked

Objects - Align - Left

Objects - Align - Bottom

(Note: If you don't have the Command Objects on your version of PSP use the Pick Tool (K)
Position the tube to the bottom left side as shown on the final result.)

 

 

Step 13

Open tube - 5de364f7 - Pinterest

Edit - Copy

Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer on your working image

Image - Resize to your own liking

(Note: I resized 80%)

Position the tube to the right as shown on the final result

Objects - Align - Bottom

(Note: If you don't have the Command Objects on your version of PSP use the Pick Tool (K)
Position the tube to the bottom right side as shown on the final result.)

 

 

Step 14

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Select All

Image - Canvas Size

Selections - Invert

Flood fill tool / Fill in the Selection with color black #000000

 

 

Step 15

Selections - Select All

Image - Canvas Size

Selections - Invert

Flood fill tool / Fill in the Selection with color white #ffffff

Layers - New Raster Layer

Open image - Image_pinterest

Edit - Copy

Edit - Paste - Paste into Selection on your working image

Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur (Radius 10)

 

 

Step 16

Selections - Select All

Image - Canvas Size

Selections - Invert

Flood fill tool / Fill in the Selection with color black #000000

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Selections - Select None

 

Your layers look like this:

Your image looks like this:

 

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Step 17

Layers - New Raster Layer

Add your name or watermark

Close the eyes of layers - Plugins 2 and Plugins 3

Edit - Copy Special - Copy Merged

Open Jasc Animation Shop

Edit - Paste - Paste As New Animation

Go back to PSP

Open the eye of layer - Plugins 2

Close the eyes of layers - Plugins 1 and Plugins 3

Edit - Copy Special - Copy Merged

Go back to Animation shop

Click on the image to make sure it is active

Edit - Paste - Paste After Current Frame

Go back to PSP

Open the eye of layer - Plugins 3

Close the eyes of layers - Plugins 1 and Plugins 2

Edit - Copy Special - Copy Merged

Go back to Animation shop

Click on the second image to make sure it is active

Edit - Paste - Paste After Current Frame

Set the Display time speed to 30

 

 

Step 18

View - Animation

If you are satisfied the way it looks

File - Optimization Wizard

Click - Next ...Next...Next ... Finish

If you wish to resize

Animation - Resize Animation

File - Save As - gif

 

 

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My version with tube couple by Jacotte and my own flowers tube