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My tutorial translated by Franie Margot into French

My tutorial translated by Anja into Dutch

My tutorial translated by Sternchens into German

 

Thank you for the superb translations!

 

 

The present tutorial is my own personal creation.

Any resemblance to another tutorial is purely a coincidence.

Please respect my work.

It is 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 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.
The tubes used in the tutorial are subject to authorization by the authors.

1 character tube - my own
3 misted tubes - my own
2 selections
1 mask
1 texture tube
2 deco tube - my own

Note: All the tubes included were made and AI generated by me

 

Plugins used:

MuRa's Meister - Perspective Tiling
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Impact - Glass and Perspective Shadow


If you already have the plugins there is no need to download them.

You can find my plugins page - Here

 

Materials

 

The present tutorial is written with PSP 2020
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
Image-Flip has become Image - Mirror - Mirror Vertical

Note: I use a script for the old commands of Image-Mirror and Image-Flip

and I work with the old Material Properties - in PSP 2018, 2019, 2020

under File - Preferences - General Program Preferences - check Use classic Material Properties

 

 

Preparations

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

Place the texture into your Textures folder of PSP.

Place the selections into your Selections folder of PSP.

Double click on the Alien Skin Presets provided in the materials and
they will automatically install in the appropriate filter for your PSP

 

Colors used:

1 - #7b252c
2 - #eff1ee

Material Properties - Foreground: Set your Foreground color to color 1 #7b252c

Materials Properties - Background: Set your Background color to color 2 #eff1ee

Material Properties - Foreground: Set your Foreground to Foreground-Background Gradient (Corel_06_029)

Prepare a Radial style gradient as shown below

When working with your own colors, adjust the Blend Mode/Opacity at your own discretion

 

The Tutorial

Step 1

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

Flood fill tool / Fill in the layer with color 1 #7b252c

 

Step 2

Layers - New Raster Layer

Flood fill tool / Fill in the layer with the Radial style gradient prepared above

 

Step 3

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling

 

Step 4

Material Properties - Set your Foreground to Radial style Texture gradient as shown below

On the right side under Texture click on Texture

A small window will open

Look for and load Texture - winter011.jpg

Material Properties - Set your Foreground to Texture Gradient

The small little square button is activated

(Note: By clicking On and Off the small texture button, it will activate and disactivate the Texture)

 

Step 5

Layers - New Raster Layer

Flood fill tool / Fill in the layer with the Radial style Texture gradient prepared above in Step 4

(Note: You will see the effect in the next step)

 

Step 6

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance More

 

Step 7

Effects - Reflection Effects - Rotating Mirror

 

Step 8

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

 

Step 9

Open tube - mnmistedtree1

Remove the watermark

Edit - Copy

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

Objects - Align - Left

(Note: If you do not 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 Y 0

Press M to release the Pick Tool)

Step 10

Open tube - mnmistedtree2

Remove the watermark

Edit - Copy

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

Objects - Align - Right

(Note: If you do not 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 590 Y 0

Press M to release the Pick Tool)

 

Step 11

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

 

Step 12

Open tube - mnmistedlandscape1

Remove the watermark

Edit - Copy

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

Do not move it - it is in the right place

(Note: When using your own misted tube, make it the same size as the one provided)

 

Step 13

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Adjust - Sharpness- Sharpen

 

The layers look like this:

 

Step 14

Layers - Merge - Merge Down once again (Raster layer 3 with Raster layer 2)

 

Step 15

Edit - Cut

 Edit - Paste As New Image

Image - Resize - 700 pixels width - Resize All Layers - Checked

Minimize and save this image as Image2 for later use.

 

Step 16

Continue on your working image

Flood fill tool / Fill in the empty layer with your Background color 2 #eff1ee

 

Step 17

Open mask - mnmask65

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

Layers - Merge - Merge Group

 

Step 18

Layers - New Raster Layer

 Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk

Look for and load the selection - mnxmas2024_selection1

 

Step 19

Flood fill tool / Fill in the layer with the Radial style Texture gradient prepared above in Step 4

 

Step 20

Selections - Select None

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance More

Effects - Reflection Effects - Rotating Mirror

 

Step 21

Layers - Arrange - Move down

 

Your layers look like this

 

Step 22

Activate the top layer - Group-Raster 2

Layers - New Raster Layer

 

Step 23

 Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk

Look for and load the selection - mnxmas2024_selection2

 

Step 24

Selections - Modify - Contract

 

Step 25

Maximize (or Activate) the image2 saved above in Step 15

 

Step 26

Edit - Copy

Edit - Paste - Paste into Selection on your working image

You may close this image - you will not need it any more

 

Step 27

Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Glass

In the User Settings look for preset mn_Christmas2024_glass provided in the materials and click OK

*Note: If the Preset doesn't work for you, use these settings in the Basic Tab:

 

Step 28

Layers - Merge - Merge Down


Step 29

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/0/75/37) color 2 #eff1ee - Shadow on new layer not checked

 

Step 30

Selections - Select None

Layers - Merge - Merge Visible

 

Step 31


Activate the Selection Tool (S) - Custom Selection

 

Step 32

Edit - Copy

Edit - Paste As New Image

Minimize and save this image as Image3 for later use.

 

Step 33

Back on your working image

Selections - Select All

 

Step 34

Image - Add Borders - (0px/50px/25px/50px) - Symmetric unchecked - Color 1 #7b252c

 

Step 35

Layers - Promote Background Layer

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Selections - Select None

 

Step 36

Image - Resize - 90% - Resize All Layers - Not Checked

 

Step 37

Objects - Align - Top

(Note: If you do not 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 95 Y 0

Press M to release the Pick Tool)

 

Step 38

Activate the bottom layer - Raster 1

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling

 

Step 39

Adjust - Blur - Radial Blur

 

Step 40

Effects - Plugins - MuRa's Meister - Perspective Tiling

 

Step 41

Effects - Reflection Effects - Rotating Mirror

 

Step 42

Adjust - Sharpness- Sharpen More

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (-5/0/75/15) color 2 #eff1ee - Shadow on new layer not checked

Layers - Arrange - Bring to Top

 

Step 43

Layers - New Raster Layer

Materials Properties: Set your Foreground to color 1 #7b252c

Flood fill tool / Fill in the layer with color 1 #7b252c

Layers - Arrange - Send to Bottom


Step 44

Activate the top layer

 

Step 45

Maximize the image saved as Image3 in Step 32

Edit - Copy

Edit - Paste As New Layer on your working image

You may close this image - you will not need it any more.

 

Step 46

Image - Resize - 103% - Resize All Layers - Not Checked

 

Step 47

Effects - Geometric Effects - Perspective Horizontal

 

Step 48

Activate the Pick Tool (K)
Enter these values for positions X and Y on the Toolbar
X: 902.00 Y: -7.00

Press M on your keyboard to release the Pick Tool

 

Step 49

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror
( or -Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal - new versions of PSP)


Step 50

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Layers - Arrange - Move Down

 

Your layers look like this:

 

Step 51

Layers - Merge - Merge Visible

 

Step 52

Open tube - mnxmastree2

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: 688.00 Y: 13.00

Press M on your keyboard to release the Pick Tool

 

Step 53

Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Perspective shadow

In the User Settings look for preset - mn_xmastree_PS - provided in the materials and click OK

Note: If the Preset doesn't work for you, use these settings in the Basic Tab:

color - black

 

Step 54

Open tube - mnxmasgirl2

Remove the watermark

Edit - Copy

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

Image - Resize - 90% - Resize All Layers - Not Checked

Position the tube to the left side as shown on the final result

 

Step 55

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/0/55/37.00) color black #000000 - Shadow on new layer not checked

 

Step 56

Open tube - mnxmasdecoballs8

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: 52.00 Y: -5.00

Press M on your keyboard to release the Pick Tool

 

Step 57

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/0/55/37.00) color black #000000 - Shadow on new layer not checked

 

Step 58

Open tube - mnxmas_wordart

Edit - Copy

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

Position the tube at the center top as shown on the final result (or at your own discretion)

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (-1/-2/75/2.00) color 2 #eff1ee - Shadow on new layer not checked

(Note: You may add a drop shadow to your own liking)

 

Step 59

Image - Add Borders - 1 px - Symmetric checked - color 2 #eff1ee

Image - Add Borders - 4 px - Symmetric checked - color 1 #7b252c

Selections - Select All

Image - Add Borders - 25 px - Symmetric checked - color 2 #eff1ee

Selections - Invert

Layers - New Raster Layer

 

Step 60

Material Properties - Set your Foreground to the Radial style Texture gradient prepared in Step 4

 

Step 61

Flood fill tool / Fill in the layer with the Radial style Texture gradient

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance More

 

Step 62

Effects - Reflection Effects - Rotating Mirror

 

Step 63

Selections - Invert

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/0/75/37) color 1 #7b252c - Shadow on new layer not checked

Selections - Select None

 

Step 64

Image - Add Borders - 10 px - Symmetric checked - color 1 #7b252c

 

Step 65

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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I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

 

If you do this tutorial, please email your version to me

my email address -

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My versions in different colors

Tubes used - my own made and AI generated by me

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Your Versions

 

Thank you so much Franie Margot for your magnificent versions

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Thank you so much Anja for your magnificent version

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