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Plugins:

Alf's Power Toys, Channel Offset - Here

AP 01 [Innovations] , Mirror Reflections og Lines - Silver Lining - Here

Filters Unlimited 2.0, VM Extravaganza, - Plastic Surgery - Here

Graphics Plus, Cross Shadow - Here

 

 

 
 

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Preparations
 
Unzip plugins and place the folders in the Plugin folder to your PSP program.
 
If Plugins do not appear in the PSP program, you can try to import them into Filters Unlimited 2.
 
 
 
Place the texture '1217493634_textures' in the Texture folder to your PSP program.
 
Place the Selection 'cas_Time_Selection1' in the Selections folder to your PSP program.
 

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Materials here

 

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Tube by Guismo

 

 

 
 

 

 
 
1. Set forgroundcolor to #6a4b2d and backgroundcolor to #ffffff (white).
 
Change foreground to gradient Foreground-Background:
 
 
Open new Image 850x500 - Transparent.
 
Flood Fill your layer with the gradient.
 
 
2. Layers - Duplicate.
 
Effects - Plugins - Alf's Power Toys - Channel Offset:
 
 
3. Layers - Duplicate.
 
Image - Mirror.
 
In the Layerpalette, set Opacity to 50.
 
Layers - Merge - Merge Down.
 
In the Layerpalette, set Blend Mode to Luminance (Legacy).
 
Layers - Merge - Merge Visible.
 
 
4. Layers - Duplicate.
 
Effects - Texture Effects - Texture, find '1217493634_textures':
 
 
In the Layerpalette, set Opacity to 24 and Blend Mode to Multiply.
 
Layers - Merge - Merge Visible.
 
 
5. Layers - New Raster Layer.
 
Set forgroundcolor to #20304b.
 
Activate Selection Tool and choose Custom Selection :
 
 
Flood Fill the selection with the forgroundcolor.
 
Selections - Select None.
 
 
6. Effects - Geometric Effects - Perspective - Horizontal:
 
 
Layers - Duplicate.
 
Image - Mirror.
Image - Flip.
 
Layers - Merge Down.
 
 
7. Effects - Distortion Effects - Wave:
 
Color #695347
 
Effects - Distortion Effects - Punch:
 
 
n the Layerpalette, set Blend Mode to Overlay.
 
 
8. Layers - Duplicate.
 
Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection from Disk.
Find cas_Time_Selection1:
 
 
 
9. Effects - Plugins - AP 01 [Innovations] - Mirror Reflections:
 
 
 
Effects - Plugins - AP 01 [Innovations] - Lines - SilverLinging:
 
 
Selections - Select None.
 
In the Layerpalette, set Blend Mode to Soft Light and Opacity to 52.
 
 
10. Activate the bottom layer.
 
Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection from Disk like before, but choose cas_Time_Selection2.
 
Effects - Plugins - AP 01 [Innovations] - Lines - SilverLinging:
 
 
Selections - Select None.
 
 
11. Activate the top layer.
 
Open Mask 'cas_Mask_0513' and minimize.
 
Layers - New Raster Layer.
 
Flood Fill with the forgroundcolor #20304b.
 
Layers - New Mask Layer - From Image:
 
 
Layers - Merge - Merge Group.
 
In the Layerpalette, set Opacity to 80 and Blend Mode to Burn.
 
Layers - Merge - Merge Visible.
 
 
12. Layers - Duplicate.
 
Effects - Plugins - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - VM Extravaganza - Plastic Surgery:
 
 
In the Layerpalette, set Blend Mode til Soft Light.
 
 
13. Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection from Disk like before, but choose cas_Time_Selection3.
 
Layers - New Raster Layer.
 
Flood Fill the selection with the forgroundcolor #20304b.
 
Selections - Select None.
 
In the Layerpalette, set Opacity til 42 and Blend Mode to Burn.
 
Layers - Merge - Merge visible.
 
 
14. Open the tube 'cas_Time_Deco1'.
 
Edit - Copy, close it down.
 
On your image, Edit - Paste as New layer.
 
Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen More.
 
 
15. Open the tube 'cas_Time_Deco2'.
 
Edit - Copy, close it down.
 
On your image, Edit - Paste as New layer.
 
 
16. Open the tube 'cas_Time_Deco3'.
 
Edit - Copy, close it down.
 
On your image, Edit - Paste as New layer.
 
Effects - Image Effects - Offset:
 
 
 
17. Open the tube 'cas_Time_Deco4'.
 
Edit - Copy, close it down.
 
On your Image, Edit - Paste as New layer.
 
Effects - Image Effects - Offset:
 
 
 
18. Open the tube 'cas_Time_ClockDeco'.
 
Edit - Copy, close it down.
 
On your image, Edit - Paste as New layer.
 
You can use Colorize, if you want to change the color.
 
 
19. Open the tube 'cas_Time_Deco5'.
 
Edit - Copy, close it down.
 
On your image, Edit - Paste as New Layer.
 
Effects - Image Effects - Offset:
 
 
 
20. Open the tube 'cas_Time_Text1'.
 
Activate the top layer.
 
Edit - Copy, close it down.
 
On your image, Edit - Paste as New Layer.
 
Effects - Image Effects - Offset like before.
 
You can select the color in the letters with Magic Wand and flood fill with another color, if you wish.
 
 
21. Open the tube 'cas_Time_Text2'.
 
Edit - Copy, close it down.
 
On your image, Edit - Paste as New Layer.
 
Effects - Image Effects - Offset:

 

Effects - Distortion Effecst - Wave:
 
 
 
22. Layers - Duplicate.
 
Effects - Image Effects - Offset:
 
 
Activate Raster 8.
 
In the Layerpalette, set Opacity to 36.
 
 
23. Open the tube 'cal_guis_03_09_2008_letter'.
 
Edit - Copy, close it down.
 
On your image, Edit - Paste as New Layer.
 
 
24. Image - Mirror.
 
Image - Resize 54% - uncheck All Layers.
 
Place her in the bottom in the right corner.
 
 
25. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:
 
Color #000000 (black)
 
Effects - Plugins - Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow:
 
 
You can choose not to apply this effect, if you use another tube.
 
Layers - Merge - Merge Visible.
 
 
26. Image - Add Borders 2 pixel, color #ffffff (white).

Image - Add Borders 2 pixel, color #f05c0b.

Image - Add Borders 15 pixel, color #ffffff (white).

Image - Add Borders 1 pixel, color #f05c0b.

Image - Add Borders 30 pixel, color #ffffff (white).

Image - Add Borders 5 pixel, color #f05c0b.

 

27. Selections - Select All

 

Selections - Modify - Contract 55 pixel.

 

Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout:

 

Color #000000 (black)

 

Layers - New Raster Layer.

 

Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout like before, but change Vertical and Horizontal to -10.

 

Selections - Select None.

 

 Layers - Merge - Merge Visible.

 

 

 

28. Sign your image.

Resize if you want a smaller image and save it.

 
 
If you liked my tutorial, I would be pleased, if you tell me. I also would love to see your creation, if you have used other tubes and colors.

 

If you attach your image, I will reserve the right to put it on my website with your name and link to your website, if you have one, unless you tell me not to.

 

 

 

You can contact me here

 

 

 

 
 
Version with other tubes and colors
 
 
 

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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