This tutorial was written with CorelX17 and translated with CorelX17, but it can also be made using other versions of PSP.
Since version PSP X4, Image>Mirror was replaced with Image>Flip Horizontal,
and Image>Flip with Image>Flip Vertical, there are some variables.
In versions X5 and X6, the functions have been improved by making available the Objects menu.
In the latest version X7 command Image>Mirror and Image>Flip returned, but with new differences.
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Material qui
For the tubes thanks Guismo, PSP Devil and Grisi.



Filtri
consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
AAA Frames - Foto Frame here
Adjust - Variations here
Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow here
Toadies - Weaver here
VM Texture - Barbwire here
I filtri Graphics Plus, Toadies and VM Texture can be used alone or imported into Filters Unlimited.
(How do, you see here)
If a plugin supplied appears with this icon it must necessarily be imported into Unlimited

You can change Blend Modes according to your colors.

In the newest versions of PSP, you don't find the foreground/background gradient (Corel_06_029).
You can use the gradients of the older versions.
The Gradient of CorelX here



1. Set your foreground color to #fed6bf,
and your background color to #645858.



2. Set your foreground color to a Foreground/Background Gradient, style Linear.



3. Open a new transparent image 900 x 550 pixels,
Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

4. Layers>Duplicate (Copy of Raster 1).

5. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - VM Texture - Barwire, default settings.



6. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (legacy) and reduce the opacity to 15%.



7. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



8. Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

9. Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

10. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Resize, to 85%, resize all layers not checked.

11. Selections>Select All.
Selections>Float.
Selections>Defloat.

12. Layers>New Raster Layer (Raster 2).

Set your foreground color to white.
Flood Fill the layer with color white.

13. Selections>Modify>Contract - 2 pixels.



Press CANC on the keyboard

14. Layers>Merge>Merge Down.
Selections>Select None.

15. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black.



16. Layers>Duplicate (Copy (2) of Raster 1).
Image>Resize, to 85%, resize all layers not checked.

17. K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 88,00 - Position Y: 60,00.



18. Again: Layers>Duplicate (Copy of Copy (2) of Raster 1).
Image>Resize, to 85%, resize all layers not checked.
Pick Tool
Position X: 124,00 - Position Y: 93,00.



19. Selection Tool
(no matter the type of selection, because with the custom selection your always get a rectangle)
clic on the Custom Selection
and set the following settings.



20. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 30.



21.Effects>Texture Effects>Texture - select the texture Paper Contrast or Corel_15_025.



22. Open the landscape tube, erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.
Selections>Select None.

23. Close this layer and activate the layer below.



24. Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

25. Open and activate your top Layer (Copy of Copy 2 of Raster 1).
Layers>Duplicate (Copy 2 of Copy 2 of Raster 1).

26. Effects>Plugins>Toadies - Weaver, default settings.



27. Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, same settings.

28. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Burn.



29. Activate again your top layer (copy of copy 2 of Raster 1).
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Hard Light and reduce the opacity to l'80%.



30. Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

31. Effects>Plugins>Adjust - Variations
1 click on Original, 1 click on More Cyan and ok.
if necessary, adapt the settings to your colors



32. Open the tube Silent winter, and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer (Raster 1).

Image>Resize, to 85%, resize all layers not checked.

33. K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 537,00 - Position Y: 29,00.



Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

34. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black.



35. Open the tube Deco rond, and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer (Raster 2).

K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 325,00 - Position Y: 31,00.



36. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance and reduce the opacity to l'85%.



37. Open the tube texte, and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer (Raster 3).

K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 470,00 - Position Y: 121,00.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (legacy).

38. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black.



39. Open the woman tube by Guismo, erase the watermark, and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer (Raster 4).

Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.
Image>Resize, to 70%, resize all layers not checked.

K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 25,00 - Position Y: 21,00.



40. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black.



41. Open the man tube by PSPDevil, erase the watermark, and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer (Raster 5).

Image>Resize, to 75%, resize all layers not checked.

K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 114,00 - Position Y: 3,00.



Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

42. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black.



43. Layers>Merge>Merge All.
Edit>Copy.

44. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, background color #645858.

Selections>Select All.
Image>Add borders, 15 pixels, symmetric, color #220900.

45. Selections>Invert.
Edit>Paste into Selection.

46. Effects>Plugins>Graphics Plus - Cross shadow, default settings.



47. Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame.



48. Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 13 pixels.

49. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black.



Selections>Select None.

50. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, light color #fcd6bf.
Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color #220900.

51. Image>Resize, to 900 pixels width, resize all layers checked.

Sign your work and save as jpg.




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Olimpia



Angelstar




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30 Dicembre 2024