Tutorial by Inácia Neves

English Translation by Moderation SIM-PSP

Original Tutorial

 

Material
1 Main Tube of your choice

1 Misted Landscape of your choice

WordArt_BeThePoem_Inacia


Plugins
FM Tile Tools > Blend Emboss
Plugin Flaming Pear > Flexify 2
VM Instant Art > Lightlines
Transparency > Eliminate Black
AAA Frames > Texture Frame

Fantastic Machine > Paint Engine*
*Save the fmachine.ini file into the Windows folder for
that the effects appear inside the plugin.

Corel Paint Shop Pro 2020 Ultimate Effects

TUTORIAL

1- Open the material on the PSP, duplicate and close the original.

Choose 2 colors from the misted landscape.

 I chose the colors:

Foreground: #68332a
Background: #fb9c04
Form a gradient with the chosen colors Style: Linear > Angle: 0 > Repeats: 0 > Invert: unchecked.

 

2- Open a new transparent image of 1000 x 600 px.
Paint the transparency with the gradient.

Layers > New Raster Layer.
Selections > Select All.


3- Edit > Copy the Misted Landscape.
Edit > Paste Into Selection.
Selections > Select None.
Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling > Default
Adjust > Blur > Radial Blur:




4- Effects > Edge Effects > Enhance More.

Effects > Plugins > Fantastic Machine > PaintEngine:




5- Effects > Plugins > FM Tile Tools > Blend Emboss: Default

Layers > Duplicate
Effects > Geometric Effects > Skew

Effects > Distortion Effects > Pinch

Repeat > Effects > Distortion Effects > Pinch: 75
 


6- Effects > Plugins > Flaming Pear > Flexify 2

 


7- Layers > Duplicate.
Image > Mirror > Mirror Horizontal.
Effects > Image Effects > Offset:

Layers > Merge > Merge Down
Objects > Align > Top.
Layers > Duplicate.
Image > Mirror > Mirror Vertical
Layers > Merge > Merge Down.
Image > Resize > 50% > All layers unchecked.
Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen More.


8- Layers > Duplicate.
Image > Free Rotate:

Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen.
 

9- Activate the Copy of Raster 2 layer.
Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow:

Activate the Copy(2) of Raster 2 layer.
Repeat o Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow: 10 / 10 / 100 / 30, Color: #000000
Layers > Merge > Merge Down.
Objects > Align > Center in Canvas.
Objects > Align > Left.
 


10- Layers > Duplicate.
Image > Mirror > Mirror Horizontal.
Layers > Merge > Merge Down.

11- Activate the Raster 2 layer.
Layers > Duplicate.
Effects > Geometric Effects > Perspective Horizontal:

Image > Mirror > Mirror Horizontal
Repeat > Effects > Geometric Effects > Perspective Horizontal: 95 / Transparent
Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen More.


12- Effects > Distortion Effects > Warp

Layers > Duplicate.
Image > Mirror > Mirror Vertical.
Layers > Merge > Merge Down.
 


13- Activate the Pick Tool tool:
Decrease on the left and right sides towards the center, as in the example:

Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen.
With the Magic Wand Tool, select the center of the effect:


Layers > New Raster Layer.
Edit > Copy the Misted Landscape.
Edit > Paste Into Selection.
Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen.
Effects > Plugin > FM Tile Tools > Blend Embos: Default
Layers > Arrange > Move > Down.
Keep the selection...

 

14- Activate the Copy of Raster 2 layer.
Layers > New Raster Layer.
Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout:

Selections > Select None.


15- Activate the Raster 2 layer.
Layers > Duplicate.
Effects > Plugins > VM Instant Art > Lightlines

Effects > Plugins > Transparency > Eliminate Black.
Effects > Edge Effects > Enhance.
Layers > Properties > General > Blend Mode: Overlay (Or another of your choice)

Optional: if you want the lines to become stronger, apply the following two steps:

Layers > Duplicate
Layers > Merge > Merge Down


16- Activate the top layer.

Edit > Copy na WordArt_BeThePoem_Inacia.png
Edit > Paste as New Layer.
Position and apply effects of your choice.

17- Edit > Copy the Main Tube
Edit > Paste as New Layer
Position and apply effects of your choice.

(The main tube can be placed at this time or at the end. It's up to you)
 


18- Check the layers:


Layers > Merge > Merge All


19-  Create the Borders:
Image > Add Bordes > 1px > symmetric - color: #68332a (dark color)
Image > Add Bordes > 1px > symmetric - color: #fb9c04 (light color)
Image > Add Bordes > 1px > symmetric - color: #68332a (dark color)


20- Selections > Select All.
Edit > Copy.
Image > Add Bordes > 50 px > symmetric - any color.
Selections > Invert
Edit > Paste > Into Selection.
Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur



21- Selections > Invert.
Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow:

Selections > Invert.
Effects > Plugin AAA Frames > Texture Frame:

Selections > Select None.
Image > Add Bordes > 1px > symmetric - color: #000000 (black)


22- If you wish, resize your work.
Apply your watermark or signature.
File > Export > JPEG Optimizer...



 

CREDITS:
Tutorial by InaciaNeves
English Translation by Moderation SIM-PSP
Main Tube: Tubed by Babette
Misted Landscape: by Luna
 

WordArt: by InáciaNeves

 

Feel free to send your versions.

I will be happy to publish them on our website.

 
 
Tutorial created by InáciaNeves, 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.