I created the tutorial on februari 6th, 2024 with the programm Corel Paintshop Pro 2018. It is also possible to make the tut with the other versions of PSP.
If there is something you don't understand, don't hesitate to contact me:
In the zip:
I made all the supplies except the text with AI, with the Image Creator of Microsoft.
You can make your own image if you want and turn it into a misted tube with a mask.
Here you can find more tubes and decorations for this tutorial.
It is not allowed to copy the tutorial and materials
Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow
In Filters Unlimited 2.0:
Andrew's filters 18 / Crazy nights
Plugins AB 08 / Backwards and Forewards
Alf's Border FX / Border Fade III
Install the plugins/ add the plugins in Filters Unlimited2.0 you don't have yet
Open the materials in PSP, duplicate and close the originals
Copy the seletions to the folder of selections of PSP
Foreground color at color 1 and backround color at color 2
Color 1: #a54b89
Color 2: #7ed68a
Color 3: #000000
Create a Radial gradient with the following settings
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File / New Image of 900 x 650 pixels
Floodfill the image with the gradient
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Effects / Plugins / <I.C.NET Software> / Filters Unlimited2.0 / Andrew's filters 18 / Crazy nights
(By using other colors, the filter may create more colors but that is not a problem)
The bottom two sliders at 172 and 97, the rest default settings
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Layers / Duplicate
Image / Resize --- 90%
Effects / Distortion effects / Polar Coordinates
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Layers / Merge / Merge visible
Effects / Plugins/ <I.C.NET Software> / Filters Unlimited2.0 / Plugins AB 08 / Backwards and Forewards
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Layers / New raster layer
Floodfill the layer with the gradient
Layers / New mask layer / From image --- Masker les 95_Pink
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Layers / Merge / Merge group
Effects / 3D effects / Drop shadow --- 0/0/100/5/Black
Layers / Properties --- Blendmode: Hard Light, Opacity: 85
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Layers / New raster layer
Selections / Load/save selection / Load selection from disc --- Sel-1-les 95 les_Pink
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Floodfill the selection with the gradient
Effects / Plugins/ <I.C.NET Software> / Filters Unlimited2.0 / Alf's Border FX / Border Fade III
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Effects / 3D effects / Drop shadow --- 0/0/60/25/Black
Selections / Modify / Contract --- 10 pixels
Copy the misted tube and paste it into the selection of your work
Select None
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Put your foreground color at color 3
Layers / New raster layer
Selections / Load/save selection / Load selection from disc --- Sel-2-les 95 les_Pink
Floodfill the selection with color 3
Select None
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Layers / Duplicate
Effects / Distortion effects / Wind
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Layers / Arrange / Move down
Edit / Repeat move layer down
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Click on the upper layer of your layers palette (Raster 2)
Effects / 3D effects / Drop shapdow --- 2/2/100/5/White
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This is how the layers palette and tag looks like right now:
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Copy the decoration Vlinders les 95_Pink and paste it as new layer on your work
Move the decoration to the right as the example or to another place you like
Put the Blendmode at Luminance (legacy) when using other colors or use another decoration from the page
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Copy the text and paste it as new layer on your work
Move the text down as the example or to another place you like
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Image / Add borders:
2 pixels, white
1 pixel, black
2 pixels, white
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Selections / Select all
Image / Add borders --- 60 pixels, Black
Effects / Image effects / Seamless Tiling --- Default
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Selections / Invert
Adjust / Blur / Gausian Blur --- Radius: 40
Leave the selection active
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Layers / New raster layer
Copy Achtergrond les 95_Pink and past it into the selection of your work
Effects / Plugins / Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow --- Default settings
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Selections / Modify / Contract --- 20 pixels
Edit / Clear
Select None
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Layers / Merge / Merge visible
Selections / Select all
Selections / Modify / Contract --- 60 pixels
Effects / 3D effects / Drop shadow --- 0/0/100/15/Black
Select None
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Add your watermark/signature
Merge the layers
Resize your creation to your own wish
The tutorial is ready, save your creation
I would love to see what you have created of this tutorial and would be happy if you share it with me:
pinkdesignpsp@gmail.com
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