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 background image
3 tubes
3 selections

 

Plugins used:

Tramages / Two the Line - Here
Simple / Pizza Slice Mirror - Here
Sapphire Filters 01 / SapphirePlugin_0001 -Here

Note: All three types of plugins can be used alone and can also be imported into Filters Unlimited 2.0

 

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 selections into your Selections folder of PSP

If you don't have the plugins install them into your Plugins folder for PSP

 

Colors used:

Note: From your own tubes choose one color as Foreground color and one color as Background color.
When working with your own colors, adjust the Blend Mode/Opacity at your own discretion

Loiva chose the following colors:

Material Properties - Foreground: Set your Foreground color to color 1 #2456c0
Material Properties - Background: Set your Background color to color 2 #dcd6ef

Materials Properties: Set your Foreground Color to foreground-background Linear gradient (Corel_06_029)
with the following settings - Angle 54 Repeats 3

 

 

The Tutorial

Step 1

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

Selections - Select All

 

Step 2

Open image - bluebeach[1]

Edit - Copy

Edit - Paste - Paste into Selection on your working image

Selections - Select None

 

Step 3

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling (default settings)

 

 

Step 4

Effects - Reflection Effects - Kaleidoscope

 

 

Step 5

Effects - Plugins -Tramages - Two the Line (default settings)

or

Effects - Plugins -<I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Tramages - Two the Line

 

 

Step 6

Layers - Duplicate

Close the eye of this layer Copy of Raster 1

 

Step 7

Activate the layer underneath - layer Raster 1

Effects - Plugins - Simple - Pizza Slice Mirror

or in Filters Unlimited 2.0

Effects - Plugins -<I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Simple - Pizza Slice Mirror

 

 

Step 8

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk

Look for and load the selection - loivaestatua1a

 

 

Step 9

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/0/100/15) color black #000000 - Shadow on new layer not checked

 

 

Step 10

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk

Look for and load the selection - loivaestatua1b

(Note: depending on your PSP version you may first apply the step Selections - Select None,
then load the Selection)

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/0/100/15) color black #000000 - Shadow on new layer not checked

Selections - Select None

 

 

Step 11

Activate and open the eye of the top layer - Copy of Raster 1

Effects - Geometric Effects - Skew

 

 

Step 12

Effects - Reflection Effects - Kaleidoscope

 

 

Step 13

Effects - Plugins - Sapphire Filters 01 - SapphirePlugin_0001 (default settings)

or in Filters Unlimited 2.0

Effects - Plugins - <I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Sapphire Filters 01 - SapphirePlugin_0001

 

 

Step 14

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/0/100/50) color black #000000 - Shadow on new layer not checked

 

 

Step 15

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk

Look for and load the selection - loivaestatua

 

 

 

Step 16

Open tube - bluebeach_fade

Edit - Copy

Edit - Paste - Paste into Selection on your working image

Selections - Select None

 

 

Step 17

Open tube - depositphotos

Edit - Copy

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

Activate the Pick Tool (K)
Enter these values for positions X and Y on the Toolbar
X: 279.00 Y: 105.00

Press M on your keyboard to release the Pick Tool

 

Step 18

Open tube - Rock balancing

Edit - Copy

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

Activate the Pick Tool (K)
Enter these values for positions X and Y on the Toolbar
X: 323.00 Y: 264.00

Press M on your keyboard to release the Pick Tool

 

Your layers look like this:

Your image looks like this:

 

 

Step 19

Image - Add Borders - 2px - Symmetric checked - Color 1 #2456c0

 

 

Step 20

Selections - Select All

Image - Add Borders - 25px - Symmetric checked - Color white #ffffff

Selections - Invert

Layers - New Raster Layer

Flood fill tool / Fill in the layer with the Linear gradient

 

 

Step 21

Effects - Texture Effects - Fur

 

 

Step 22

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

In your Layer Properties - set the Opacity of this layer on 60

Selections - Select None

 

 

Step 23

Image - Add Borders - 2px - Symmetric checked - Color 1 #2456c0

 

Step 24

Layers - New Raster Layer

Add your name or watermark

Layers - Merge - Merge All (Flatten)

Image - Resize - 900 pixels width (the height will adapt)

File - Export - Save as JPG file

 

 

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My version with my own tubes