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Plugins:

Mehdi, Weaver - Here

Filter Factory Gallery A, Weave - Here

Filter Factory Gallery B, Circulator - Here

penta.com, Dot and Cross - Here

MuRa's Meister, Copies - Here

 

 

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 Preparations 
 
Place the selections 'cas_Heartbreak_Sel1', 'cas_Heartbreak_Sel2 and 'cas_Heartbreak_Sel3' in the Selections folder to your PSP program.
 
Place the gradient 'chrisblondie' in the Gradients folder to your PSP (extra gradients for you in the Extras folder).

 

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Materials here

 

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Tube from

Alies:  A-and-K-tubes-unlimited

 

 

 
 

 

 

1.   Open New Image, Transparent, 900 x 500 pixels.

 

       Set foregroundcolor to Gradient chrisblondie:

 

      

 

       Flood Fill your layer with the gradient.

 

 

2.   Effects - Plugins - Mehdi - Weaver:

 

      

 

 

3.   Set foregroundcolor to #ffffff (white).

 

       Layers - New Raster Layer, Raster 2.

 

       Flood Fill the layer with the foregroundcolor.

 

 

4.   Effects - Plugins - Filter Factory Gallery A - Weave:

 

      

 

 

5.   Effects - Plugins - Filter Factory Gallery B - Circulator:

 

      

 

       In the Layerpalette, set Blend Mode to Multiply and Opacity to 70.

 

 

6.   Activate the bottom layer, Raster 1.

 

       Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection from Disk.

 

       Find cas_Heartbreak_Sel1:

 

      

 

       Selection - Promote Selection to Layer.

 

       Selections - Select None.

 

 

7.   Effects - Image Effects - Offset:

 

      

 

       In the Layerpalette, set Blend Mode to Multiply and Opacity to 36.

 

       Layers - Duplicate.

 

       Effects - Image Effects - Offset with the same settings.

 

       Layers - Merge - Merge Visible.

 

 

8.   Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection from Disk like before, but choose cas_Heartbreak_Sel2.

 

       Selections - Promote Selection to Layer.

 

       Selection - Select None.

 

 

9.   Effects - Distortion Effects - Wave:

 

      

 

 

10. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:

 

      

       Color #000000 (black)

 

       In the Layerpalette, set Blend Mode to Overlay and Opacity to 30.

 

       Your image should look like this now:

 

      

 

11. Set the backgroundcolor to #ddce5d .

 

       Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load selection like before, but choose 'cas_Heartbreak_Sel3'.

 

       Layers - New Raster Layer, Raster 1.

 

       Floodt Fill the selection with the backgroundcolor.

 

       Selections - Select None.

 

 

12. Effects - Plugins  - penta.com - Dot and Cross:

 

      

 

       In the Layerpalette, set Opacity to 68.

 

 

13. Open the Image 'cas_Heartbreak_Deco1'.

 

       Edit - Copy, close it down.

 

       Edit - Paste as New Layer, Raster 2.

 

 

14. Effects - Image Effects - Offset:

 

      

 

 

15. Effects - Geometric Effects - Skew:

 

      

 

 

16. Effects - Distortion Effects - Wave:

 

      

 

       In the Layerpalette, set Blend Mode to Luminance (Legacy) and Opacity to 90.

 

 

17. Open the Image 'cas_Heartbreak_Deco2'.

 

       Edit - Copy, close it dowwn.

 

       Edit - Paste as New Layer, Raster 3.

 

 

18. Effects - Image Effects - Offset:

 

      

 

       Layers - Duplicate.

 

       Image - Mirror.

 

       Image - Flip.

      

 

19. Open the Image 'cas_Heartbreak_Deco3'.

 

       Edit - Copy, close it down.

 

       Edit - Paste as New Layer, Raster 4.

 

 

20. Effects - Image Effects Offset:

 

      

 

 

21. Effects - Plugins - MuRa's Meister - Copies:

 

      

 

 

22. Open the Image 'cas_Heartbreak_Deco4'.

 

       Edit - Copy, close it down.

 

       Edit - Paste as New Layer, Raster 5.

 

 

23. Effects - Image Effects - Offset:

 

      

 

 

24. Open the Image 'cas_Heartbreak_Text'.

 

       Edit - Copy, close it down.

 

       Edit - Paste as New Layer, Raster 6.

 

       Activate Pick Tool and place it like this:

 

      

 

      

25. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:

 

      

       Color #000000 (black)

 

 

26. Open the Image 'cas_Heartbreak_Deco5'.

 

       Edit - Copy, close it down.

 

       Edit - Paste as New Layer, Raster 7.

 

 

27. Effects - Image Effects - Offset:

 

      

 

 

28. Open the tube 'Alies 1VR830-woman-14012014'.

 

       Edit - Copy, close it down.

 

       Edit - Paste as New Layer, Raster 8.

 

       Image - resize 70%, uncheck All Layers.

 

       Activate Pick Tool and place it in the bottom like this:

 

      

 

 

29. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:

 

      

       Color #000000 (black)

 

      

30. Image - Add Borders, Symmetric, 1 pixel, color #5f5947

 

       Image - Add Borders, Symmetric, 15 pixels, color #ffffff (white)

 

       Image - Add Borders, Symmetric, 1 pixel, color #5f5947

 

 

31. Sign your image.

 

       Resize if you want a smaller image and save it.

 

 

 

 

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Version with other tubes and colors

Tube from Alies:  A-and-K-tubes-unlimited

 

Tube fra Guismo

 

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Thank you Cher for testing my tutorial

Chers version

 

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Thank you Angela for translating my tutorial into Dutch

Angelas version

 

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Thank you Estela for translating my tutorial into Portuguese

Estelas version