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May every creation continue to reflect what unites us: the love for art and the magic of dreaming together.

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MATERIALS:

1 Character Tube of your choice
1 Decorative Tube of your choice
Other Materials by Soxikibem

PLUGINS:

Alien Skin | Eye Candy 5 Impact > Glass

Filters Unlimited > Bkg designer sf10 III > Square Bumps

FM Tile Tools > Blend Emboss

Mura's Meister > Perspective Tiling

Scribe > 4way mirror

Tutorial created in PSP 2022

Translated into English by Soxikibem

Tested and proofread by Marcinha in PSP 2020.

I would like to thank all tube creators for their Tubes and Masks, as this work would not have been possible without them. When sharing or using them, please keep the Tubes intact and preserve the proper credits.
 

Feel free to adapt the blends according to the colors you are using.
Colorize decorative elements whenever necessary to match your chosen color palette.
 

TUTORIAL

1 - Open the materials in PSP, duplicate them, and close the originals.

*Delete the watermark from all materials.
Choose 3 colors to work with.
Foreground: #c74303
Background: #f8b70d

Color 3: #ffffff

2 - Open a new transparent image:  850x580px.
Fill the transparent image with the Foreground color.

Selections > Select All.

3 - Edit > Copy the Character Tube.

Edit > Paste Into Selection.

Selections > Select None.

4 - Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling: Default.

5 - Adjust > Blur > Radial Blur.

6 - Plugin Scribe > 4way mirror.

7 - Effects > Texture Effects > Mosaic - Antique.

8 - Plugin FM Tile Tools > Blend Emboss: Default.

9 - Layers > Duplicate.

Filters Unlimited > Bkg designer sf10 III > Square Bumps.

10 - Plugin Mura's Meister > Perspective Tiling.

11 - Using the Magic Wand Tool, set: Tolerange 0, Feather 60.

Click on the transparent area of this layer.

Edit > Cut or press Delete on your keyboard 5 times.

Selections > Select None.

12 - Layers > Duplicate.

Image > Mirror > Mirror Vertical.

Layers > Merge > Merge Down.

13 - Effects > Distortion Effects > Warp.

14 - Plugin FM Tile Tools > Blend Emboss: Default.

15 - Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow: 30, 0, 80, 55, black color.

Repeat the Drop Shadow using: -30, 0, 80, 55, black color.

16 - Layers > New Raster Layer.

Selections > Load/Save Selections > Load Selection From Disk: DD_xiki1.

Fill with the Background color.

17 - Selections > Modify > Contract: 5.

Edit > Cut or Delete.

18 - Flood Fill > Opacity 50%, fill with the Foreground color..

19 - Layers > New Raster Layer.

Plugin Alien Skin | Eye Candy 5 Impact > Glass.

*Settings: Clear

20 - Selections > Select None.

Activate Raster Layer2.

Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise.

21 - Edit > Copy the Decorative Tube.

If using the one supplied in the materials, resize by **30%**, with **Resize All Layers** unchecked.

Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen.

22 - Layers > Arrange > Move Down, twice.

Pick Tool: Position X: 39, Position Y: 151 if using the image supplied in the materials.

23 - Compare your work with the image below.

24 - Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow: -8, -7, 25, 10, black color.

25 - Activate Raster Layer 3 (top layer).

Edit > Copy the text 7Years_Xiki.

Edit > Paste As New Layer.

Pick Tool: Position X: 347, Position Y: 253.

26 - Layers > New Raster Layer.

Selections > Select All.

Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout, color black.

Selections > Select None.

27 - Image > Add Borders > Symmetric:

2px Foreground color.

4px Color  3 (white)

2px Foreground color

4px Color  3 (white)

2px Foreground color

 45px Color  3 (white)

28 - Edit > Copy the text DigitalDreams_Xiki.

Edit > Paste As New Layer.

Pick Tool: Position X: 239, Posiiotn Y: 428.

29 - Edit > Copy the Character Tube

Edit > Paste As New Layer.

If using the tube supplied in the materials, resize by 60%.

Position it on the right side.

Apply a Drop Shadow or any effect of your choice.

30 - Edit > Copy DecorDD_Xiki.

Edit > Paste As New Layer.

Do not move it; it is already correctly positioned.

31 - Image > Add Borders > Symmetric: 4px with the Foreground color

32 - Edit > Copy Credit-Tutorial_bySoxikibem.

Edit > Paste As New Layer.

Position it wherever you prefer.

Apply your watermark or signature.
File > Export > JPEG Optimizer...

***Because every detail makes a difference...
I've created an exclusive signature for the Digital Dreams tutorial as a little gift

for you to use in your artwork.
Click the image below to download yours.***

Versão:

Créditos:

Formatting, Final Artwork and Tutorial by Soxikibem

Main & Decorative Tube: Tubed by Pqna&Alice

Other Materials: by  Soxikibem