ASDwebdesigns - Chika - Original by Le Monde de Bamboo

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Thank you Nicole for your permission to translate your tutorials.

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Materials:

Disclaimer: Each Graphic is the property of the original artist to whom the copyright belongs and may not be placed in a collection or offered for sale on-line or otherwise.

This translation is written with PSP17, if you work with older versions some things might be different but the result will be the same.

Acknowledgements:

Tube by Athenaïs

Masks by Jill and Maelle Dreams

Texture by Nikita

Plugins:

<I.C.NET Software> Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Special Effects 1

It@lian Editors Effect - Vetro **

MuRa's Meister - Copies

Dynasty Software - Under The Rose

Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 - Impact Perspective Shadow & Backlight

VanDerLee - Unplugged X

Flaming Pear - Flood

Mock - Bevel

** Import into Filters Unlimited

Preparations:

Download Preset Emboss3 HERE - Copy it to the Presets folder of PSP

Open the tubes and masks in PSP, duplicate and close the originals. NOTE: If you are using different colors you might need to colorize some of the files.

Copy the Texture to the Textures folder of PSP

Double Click on the Eye Candy Presets, they will be imported automatically

Save the Flaming Pear Preset to your Hard Drive

From PSP 14, 15 AND 16 there is no option for Image - Mirror & Image - Flip There is a new option but this does not give the same result except when the tube/image covers the whole image from side to side There is a easy way to add the old Mirror and Flip options to the Image Menu I have written a tutorial you can find it HERE. From PSP 17 the option is back

Colors:

#f0ded0 #665650 #abb69f #ffffff #000000

Note: When working with your own colors, play with the Blend Mode and/or Opacity at your own discretion

Set your Foregroundcolor to #f0ded0

Set your Backgroundcolor to #665650

Color Palette: Set your Foregroundcolor to Foreground/Background Gradient (Corel_06_029) - Style: Linear

Next Check Texture and select 1398671869_texturesPSD-nikita

The tutorial:

01

Open "chiaka canal Alpha" This image contains Alpha Selections

Window - Duplicate (or shift+D) - Close the original and proceed on the copy

Fill with the Gradient

02

Color Palette: Double Click on the Gradient and - Check Add Texture and select 1398671869_texturesPSD-nikita

Layers - New Raster Layer

Fill with the Texture

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

Layers - Merge - Merge Visible

ffects - Plugins - <I.C.NET Software> Filters Unlimited 2.0 - It@lian Editors Effect - Vetro

03

Maximize Tube "chiaka-grunge" from tray

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste As New Layer

Image - Resize - 90% - Resize all Layers not checked

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Effects - Plugins - <I.C.NET Software> Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Special Effects 1 - Plastic Surface

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Soft Light"

04

Color Palette: Change the Backgroudcolor to #ffffff

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Alpha Channel - Selection #1

Fill with the Backgroundcolor (Right Mouse Click)

Selections - Select None

Effects - Plugins - MuRa's Meister - Copies

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling

Effects - User Defined Filter - Emboss_3

05

Layers - New Raster Layer

Fill with the Backgroundcolor (Right Mouse Click)

Layers - New Mask Layer - From Image - Jillsmasque-spring - Source luminance Checked - Invert mask data NOT checked

Layers - Merge - Merge Group

Effects - User Defined Filter - Emboss_3

06

Maximize Tube "element chiaka" from tray

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste As New Layer

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Overlay"

07

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Alpha Channel - Selection #3

Fill the Selection with the Backgroundcolor

Selections - Modify - Contract - 2 px

Edit - Cut (Or hit the Delete Key of your Keyboard)

Keep selected

08

Layers - New Raster Layer

Set the Opacity of the Flood Fill Tool to 25

Fill the Selection with the Backgroundcolor

Color Palette: Change the Backgroundcolor to #abb69f

Effects - Plugins - Dynasty Software - Under The Rose

Selections - Select None

09

Magic Wand Tool - Mode: Add /Shift - Tolerance 50 - Contiguous checked - Anti Alias Checked - Click in this part of the image:

Fill the Selection iwth the Backgroundcolor Click two times

Floodfill Tool: Set the Opacity back to 100

Selections - Select None

10

Layers - Duplicate

Layer Palette - Click on the Second Layer from the Top

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling

11

Layer Palette - Click on the Top Layer

Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Perspective Shadow - Settings Tab: Preset "chiaka-nicole"

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Backlight - Settings Tab: Preset "Chiaka-nicole-backlight"

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling

12

Layers - Duplicate

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal ( Image - Mirror in previous PSP Versions)

Image - Mirror - Mirror Vertical ( Image - Flip in previous PSP Versions)

13

Color Palette: Change the Backgroudcolor to #ffffff

Layers - New Raster Layer

Fill with the Backgroundcolor

Layers - New Mask Layer - From Image - MASK-MD-111 - Source luminance Checked - Invert mask data NOT checked

Layers - Merge - Merge Group

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen More

Effects - Reflection Effects - Rotating Mirror

14

Color Palette: Change the Backgroudcolor to #abb69f

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Alpha Channel - Selection #2

Fill the Selection with the Backgroundcolor

Selections - Select None

Effects - Plugins - VanDerLee - Unplugged X - Defocus

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Hard Light" and the Layer Opacity to 55

Effects - Plugins - Flaming Pear - Flood - Click on the Red Arrow and load Preset nicole-chiaka.q8r

15

Maximize Tube "Titre" from tray

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste As New Layer

Effects - Image Effets - Offset

16

Layer Palette - Click on the Bottom Layer

Adjust - Hue and Saturation - Hue/Saturation/Lightness (If you are using different colors play with the settings to match your tube)

17

Color Palette: Change the Backgroudcolor to #665650

Your Foreground color is still set to Gradient

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 30 px - #ffffff

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 px - #665650

Selections Select All

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 30 px - #ffffff

Selections - Invert

Fill with the Gradient

Effects - Plugins - Mock - Bevel

Selections - Invert

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - Vertical 0 - Horizontal 0 - Opacity 60 - Blur - 30 - Color - #000000

Selections - Select None

18

Maximize Tube "Athe--FM152" from tray

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste As New Layer

Move like this:

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - Vertical 0 - Horizontal 0 - Opacity 60 - Blur - 30 - Color - #000000

19

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 px - #665650

Optional: Image - Resize - Width 900 Pixels - Resize all Layers checked

Add your name or watermark, save as JPG file and you're done!

If you wish you can post your result on my Face book Page

Extra Example:

With special thanks to my testers Martalip and Anneli

Martalip:

Anneli

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