Tutorial By CidaBen
English Translation by SIM-PSP moderation
Original Tutorial




MATERIAL
1 Main Tube of your choice
1 Misted Landscape of your choice 
titulo_beggin_cben01

Narah_Mask_0911

Mask_VSP176

Masker-08-Casimage

Texture JC_049 (Save to PSP Texture folder)

 selection_cben01 (Save PSP Selections folder)

 

PLUGINS

Simple

Caroline and Sensibility

Graphics Plus

 

Tutorial created in PSP 2020 Ultimate

TUTORIAL

 

1 - Open the material in PSP, duplicate and close the original.
Choose two colors to work with. 
Foreground #a7dee5
Background #074f77

Extra Color: #FFFFFF

 

 

2 - Open a 950 x 600 px transparent image.
Paint with a gradient formed with the chosen colors:
Sunburst: Angle 0 > Repeats 3 > invert unchecked.

 

 

 3- Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur: 100

 

 

4- Effects > Texture Effects > Texture: JC_049

 

 

5 - Layers > New Raster Layer.

Paint with white color (#FFFFFF).

Layers > New Mask Layer > From image: Narak_Mask_0911

Layers > Merge > Merge Group.

Effects > Edge Effects > Enhance.

 

 

6 - Layers > New Raster Layer.

Activate the Selection Tool > Custom Selection:

Paint the selection with the gradient formed with the chosen colors:

Linear: Angle 45 > Repeats 3 > Invert unchecked.

 

 

7- Effects > Plugins > Simple > 4 Way Average.

Effects > Plugins > Caroline and Sensibility > CS-LDots.

 

 

8 - Layers > New Mask layer > From image: VSP176.

Invert mask data > marked.

Layers > Properties > General > Opacity: 60%

Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

Layers > Merge > Merge Group.

Still with the Selection...

 

 

9 - Layers > New Raster Layer.

Paint with the background color: (#074f77)

Layers > New Mask Layer > From image: Masker-08-Casimage

 Invert mask data > marked.

Layers > Merge > Merge Group.

 


10- Still with the Selection...

Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise.

Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow: 0, 0, 60, 15, Color #000000 (black).

Edit > Repeat Drop Shadow.

Selections > Select None.

 

 

11 - Edit > Copy in Misted Landscape.

Edit > Paste New Layer.

Image > Resize if necessary, in this material I used the 70% resize.

Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen.

Position to the left as in the example:

 

 

12 -  Layers > Merge > Merge All.

Selections > Load/Save Selection > Load Selection Fron Disk: selection_cben01.
 Selections > Promote Selection To Layer.

Paint the selection with the gradient formed with the chosen colors:

Linear: Angle 45 > Repeats 3 > Invert unchecked.


Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen.
Selections > Select None.

Layers > Merge > Merge Visibile.

 

 

13 - Selections > Select All.

Selections > Modify > Contract: 30.

Selections > Invert.

Paint the selection with the gradient formed with the chosen colors:

Linear: Angle 45 > Repeats 3 > Invert unchecked.

Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow: 0, 0, 100, 40, color: #000000 (black)

Selections > Select None

 

 

14 - Edit > Copy the Main Tube.
Edit > Paste as New Layer.

Image > Resize: if necessary.

Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen.

Position to the right.

Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow: your choice.

 

 

15 - Image > Add Borders:

1px - symmetric - color: Foreground #a7dee5.

2px - symmetric - color: Background #074f77.

1px - symmetric - color: background #a7dee5.

 

 

16 - Selections > Select All.

Image Add Borders > 40px - symmetric > with any color.

Selection > Invert.

Paint the selection with the gradient formed with the chosen colors:

Sunburst: Angle 0 > Repeats 3 > invert unchecked.

 

 

17 - Effects > Plugins > Graphics Plus > Cross Shadow: Default.

Selections > Select None.

 

 

18 - Edit > Copy no titulo_beggin_cben01

Edit > Paste As New Layer

Position your choice.

 

 

19 - Image > Add Border > Symmetric: 1px, color: Background (#074f77)

Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen.

 

 

20- If you want to resize your work.
Apply your watermark or signature.
File > Export > JPEG Optimizer.

 

 

 

CREDITS:
Tutorial by CidaBen
English Translation by Moderation SIM-PSP
Main Tube: Tubed by Lily
Misted Landscape: by Sonia Tubes

 

Feel free to send your versions.
I will be happy to publish them on our website.

 

 

Tutorial created by CidaBen, in August / 2021. Translated into English in August / 21, by the Moderation of SIM-PSP. It cannot be copied, removed from its place, translated or used in learning lists or groups without the author's prior consent.