ASDwebdesigns - Lifestyle - Original by Monaiekje

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Materials:

Disclaimer: Each Graphic is the property of the original artist to whom the copyright belongs and may not be placed in a collection or offered for sale on-line or otherwise.

This translation is written with PSP17, if you work with older versions some things might be different but the result will be the same.

Acknowledgements:

Female tube by Gerry. She shares her great tubes HERE

Vase tube by Syl she shares her tubes HERE

Plugins:

<I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited 2.0

VM Toolbox - Zoom Blur

Andrew's Filter 3 - Mezzo BurstSimple **

MuRa's Meister - Perspective Tiling

Preparations:

Copy the Selection files to the Selections folder of PSP

From PSP 14, 15 AND 16 there is no option for Image - Mirror & Image - Flip There is a new option but this does not give the same result except when the tube/image covers the whole image from side to side There is a easy way to add the old Mirror and Flip options to the Image Menu I have written a tutorial you can find it HERE. From PSP 17 the option is back

Colors:

#ffffff #c7ab81 #000000

Note: When working with your own colors, play with the Blend Mode and/or Opacity at your own discretion

Set your Foregroundcolor to #ffffff

Set your Backgroundcolor to #c7ab81

Color Palette: Set your Foregroundcolor to Foreground/Background Gradient (Corel_06_029) - Style: Linear

The tutorial:

01

Open a new transparent image of 900 x - 600 px

Fill with the Gradient

Selections - Select All

Open Tube "Gerry-Lady 215 - 24 februari 2009"

Note: If you are using tubes and colors of your own, it is best to use this tube for this step, otherwise the result will be different. You can colorize it to match your work.

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste Into Selection

Selections - Select None

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling

Adjust - Blur - Radial Blur

02

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal ( Image - Mirror in previous PSP Versions)

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Layer Opacity of this Layer to 50

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling - Same settings as before

03

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Free Rotate - Right checked - 90° - Both boxes unchecked

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Overlay"

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Effects - Plugins - Simple - Blintz

04

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal ( Image - Mirror in previous PSP Versions)

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Layer Opacity of this Layer to 50

05

Layer Palette - Click on the Middle Layer (Copy of Raster 1)

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Overlay"

06

Layer Palette - Click on the Bottom Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk - MDlessen-selectie32

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds - Color: #ffffff

Selections - Select None

Effects - Plugins - VM Toolbox - Zoom Blur - Amount 39 - Adjust 60

07

Layers - Arrange - Bring to Top

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Soft Light"

Layers - Merge - Merge Visible

Your work looks like this now:

08

Color Palette: Set the Foreground Gradient back to color

Window - Duplicate (or shift+D) - Minimize to tray ( I always also save as PSP file) and go back to the original

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk - MDlessen-selectie33

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Selections - Modify - Expand - 1 px

Fill the Selection with the Foregroundcolor

Effects - Plugins - <I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Andrew's Filter 3 - Mezzo Burst

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Hard Light" and the Layer Opacity to 50

Keep selected!

09

Layers - Duplicate

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Multiply" and the Layer Opacity to 100

Selections - Modify - Select Selection Borders - Inside checked - Anti-alias NOT checked - Border width: 1

Layers - New Raster Layer

Fill the Selection with the Foregroundcolor (Zoom in if need to)

Selections - Select None

Layers - Merge - Merge All (Flatten)

Your work looks like this now:

10

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk - MDlessen-selectie34

Fill the Selection with the Foregroundcolor

Selections - Select None

Effects - Distortion Effects - Wind - From Left checked - Wind Strength: 100

11

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal ( Image - Mirror in previous PSP Versions)

12

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric not checked - Foregroundcolor

Image - Resize - 65% - Resize all Layers checked

Edit - Copy

Do not close, you need it again

13

Maximize the image you minimized to tray in Step 8. this will be your main work image now.

Edit - Paste As New Layer

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling

14

Go back to the smaller image

Image - Resize - 45% - Resize all Layers checked

Edit - Copy

Go back to the main work image

Edit - Paste As New Layer

Image - Free Rotate - Right checked - 90° - Both boxes unchecked

15

Edit - Paste As New Layer (Image is still in your PSP memory)

Image - Resize - 45% - Resize all Layers not checked

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

16

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

17

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Edit - Repeat Layer Merge Down

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - Vertical 2 - Horizontal 2 - Opacity 55 - Blur - 10 Color - #000000

18

Layer Palette - Click on the Second Layer from the Top (Raster 2)

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Resize - 45% - Resize all Layers not checked

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - Vertical 2 - Horizontal 2 - Opacity 55 - Blur - 10 Color - #000000

Your work and Layer Palette look like this now:

19

Layer Palette - Click on the Bottom Layer (Merged)

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk - MDlessen-selectie35

Effects - Plugins - MuRa's Meister - Perspective Tiling

Selections - Select None

20

Layer Palette - Click on the Top Layer (Raster 3)

Pen Tool - Mode: Draw Lines and Poly Lines - Create on Vector checked - Linestyle Solid - Width 2

Draw while holding down you Shift Key 6 lines like this:

Layers - Convert To Raster Layer

Layers - Arrange - Move Down

21

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk - MDlessen-selectie34

Fill the Selection with the Foregroundcolor

Selections - Select None

Effects - Distortion Effects - Wind - From Left checked - Wind Strength: 100

22

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal ( Image - Mirror in previous PSP Versions)

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Layers - Arrange - Move Down

Edit - Repeat Arrange Layer

Layers - Merge - Merge All (Flatten)

Your work looks like this now:

23

Open Tube "SvB Vaas met Ranonkel"

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste As New Layer

Image - Resize - 45% - Resize all Layers not checked

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - Vertical 2 - Horizontal 2 - Opacity 55 - Blur - 10 Color - #000000

24

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Resize - 85% - Resize all Layers not checked

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

25

Open Tube "Gerry-Lady 215 - 24 februari 2009"

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste As New Layer

Image - Resize - 90% - Resize all Layers not checked

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal ( Image - Mirror in previous PSP Versions)

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - Vertical 10 - Horizontal 6 - Opacity 45 - Blur - 25 Color - #000000

26

Open Tube "Tekst-Monaiekje-LifeStyle"

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste As New Layer

Move where you like it.

27

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 px - Foregroundcolor

Optional:Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 px - Backgroundcolor

28

Add your name or watermark, save as JPG file and you're done!

If you wish you can post your result on my Facebook Page

Extra Example:

With special thanks to my testers Chris and Martalip

Chris:

Martalip:

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