ASDwebdesigns - Lace & Silk- English translation of the original tutorial by Meetjes Plekje

~°~ Original by Meetjes Plekje ~°~

Sadly Meta paste away in November 2013. We miss her beautiful tutorials terribly! She asked me at forehand to keep translating her tutorials

Unfortunately the originals are no longer online

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Materials:

This translation is written for PSP15 but can also be made with other PSP versions.

Acknowledgements:

Tube by Annelies from A&K Tubes unlimited. She shares her great tubes HERE

Plugins:

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

AB 21 – Cheap Video Trick **

Flaming Pear - Flexify 2

&Bkg Kaleidoscope> - Radial Replicate

Transparency - Eliminate White

It@lian Editors Effect - Effetto Fantasma

Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow

** Import into Filters Unlimited

Preparations:

Copy the Selection files to the Selections folder of PSP

Double click on the font (ttf) to open. Minimize to tray, you can use it now in PSP. Note: If you are using PSP13 or higher in combination with Windows 7 or 8 you need to install the font to the Font folder of Windows or use a Font viewer like The Font Thing. You can download a version HERE

From PSP 14 and higher versions 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

Colors:

#000000 #ebe2db

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

Set your Foregroundcolor to #000000

Set your Backgroundcolor to #ebe2db

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

The tutorial:

01

Open a new transparent image of 700 x 500 px

Fill with the Gradient

Selections - Select All

Open Tube "Alies 362-vrouwen- 02122010"

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

Edit - Copy

Minimize to tray, you need it again later

On your work image: Edit - Paste Into Selection

Selections - Select None

Adjust - Blur - Radial Blur

Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - 20

02

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Plugins - <I.C.NET Software> Filters Unlimited - AB 21 – Cheap Video Trick

Adjust - Hue and Saturation - Colorize - Hue 0 - Saturation 0

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

03

Layer Palette - Click on the Bottom Layer

Layers - Duplicate

Layers - Arrange - Move Up

Effects - Plugins - Flaming Pear - Flexify 2

04

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Distortion Effects - Pinch - Strength: 100

Effects - Plugins - Flaming Pear - Flexify 2 - Same Settings

Effects - 3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

Repeat with the Vertical and Horizontal Offset to Minus 2

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

05

Layer Palette - Click on the Bottom Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk - Msb_Lace-and-Silk_01

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Effects - Plugins - <I.C.NET Software> Filters Unlimited - &Bkg Kaleidoscope> - Radial Replicate

Effects - Plugins - Transparency - Eliminate White

Selections - Select None

Image - Mirror

Image - Flip

Effects - 3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

Effects - Distortion Effects - Wind - From Left checked - Wind Strength:80

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

06

Layer Palette - Click on the Bottom Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk - Again Msb_Lace-and-Silk_01

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Layers - Arrange - Move Up

Effects - Plugins - <I.C.NET Software> Filters Unlimited - Video - Interlace

Layer Palette - Click on the Third Layer from the Top

Edit - Cut (Or hit the Delete Key of your Keyboard)

Selections - Select None

Layer Palette - Click on the Third Layer from the Bottom

Effects - 3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

07

Layer Palette - Click on the Second Layer from the Top

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Artistic Effects - Magnifying Lens - Shape Tab:

Properties Tab:

Illumination Tab:

Frame Tab:

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Layer Opacity of this Layer to 90

08

Layer Palette - Click on the Third Layer from the Top

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk - Msb_Lace-and-Silk_02

Fill the Selection with the Gradient

Selections - Select None

Effects - Plugins - It@lian Editors Effect - Effetto Fantasma

09

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Flip

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Effects - 3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Layer Opacity of this Layer to 63

10

Open Tube "Meetje_Silk&Lace_Sinedot"

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste As New Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk - Msb_Lace-and-Silk_03

Edit - Cut (Or hit the Delete Key of your Keyboard)

Keep selected

11

Layer Palette - Click on the Top Layer

Maximize Tube "Alies 362-vrouwen- 02122010"

Image - Mirror

Edit - Copy

Minimize to tray, you need it again later

On your work image: Edit - Paste As New Layer

Image - Resize - 60% - Resize all Layers not checked

Move into the Selection like this:

Selections - Invert

Edit - Cut (Or hit the Delete Key of your Keyboard)

Selections - Select None

Effects - 3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Luminance" and the Layer Opacity to 45

12

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selection Tool - Rectangle - Custom Selection:

Flood Fill Tool - Set the Opacity to 45

Fill the Selection with the Backgroundcolor (Right Mouse Click)

Flood Fill Tool - Set the Opacity back to 100

Selections - Select None

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling

13

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk - Msb_Lace-and-Silk_04

Effects - Artistic Effects - Magnifying Lens - Same settings as step 07

Selections - Select None

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

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Edit - Copy

Edit - Paste as New Selection like this:

Edit - Paste as New Selection

Again: Edit - Paste as New Selection like this:

Edit - Paste as New Selection - add one in the middle of the first and the second one

Edit - Paste as New Selection - add one in the middle of the third and the last one

Selections - Select None

It looks like this now:

Layer - Duplicate

Image - Mirror

Move like this

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

14

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Flip

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Effects - 3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

It looks like this now:

15

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk - Msb_Lace-and-Silk_05

Fill with the Backgroundcolor

Selections - Select None

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Soft Light" and the Layer Opacity to 66

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Flip

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Layer Opacity of this Layer to 100

16

Maximize Tube "Alies 362-vrouwen- 02122010" from tray

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste As New Layer

Image - Resize - 68% - Resize all Layers not checked

Image - Mirror

Move to the Right like this:

17

Layers - Duplicate

Layer Palette - Click on the original tube Layer

Adjust - Hue and Saturation - Hue/Saturation/Lightness

Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - 50

Layer Palette - Click on the Top Layer

Effects - 3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

18

Color Palette: Set the Foreground Gradient back to color

Swap Materials

Text Tool Font Mutlu - Size 100 - Units: Pixels - Font Style: Bold - Stroke Width 0 - Create as: Vector

Type: Lace

Move like this:

Layers - Convert to Raster Layer

19

Text Tool Font Mutlu - Size 40 - Units: Pixels - Font Style: Bold - Stroke Width 0 - Create as: Vector

Type & (Size 40!)

Move like this:

Layers - Convert to Raster Layer

20

Text Tool Font Mutlu - Size 90 - Units: Pixels - Font Style: Bold - Stroke Width 0 - Create as: Vector

Type Silk (Size 90!)

Move like this:

Layers - Convert to Raster Layer

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Edit - Repeat Layer Merge Down

Effects - 3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #ebe2db

21

Layer Palette - Click on the Bottom Layer

Edit - Copy

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 px - #000000

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 2 px - #ebe2db

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 px - #000000

Selections - Select All

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 50 px - #ebe2db

Selections - Invert

Layers - New Raster Layer

Edit - Paste into Selection (Image is still in your PSP Memory)

Effects - Plugins - Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow

Selections - Select None

22

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror

Image - Flip

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

Layers - Merge - Merge all (Flatten)

23

Selections - Select All

Selections - Modify - Contract - 54 px

Selections - Invert

Effects - 3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

Repeat with the Vertical and Horizontal Offset to Minus 5

Selections - Modify - Expand - 4 px

Effects - 3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

Repeat with the Vertical and Horizontal Offset to 5

Selections - Select None

24

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 px - #000000

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 2 px - #ebe2db

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 px - #000000

25

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

Martalip:

Chris:

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