ASDwebdesigns - Merry Christmas2 - English translation of the original tutorial by Monaiekje Design

Thank you Monique for your permission to translate your tutorials.

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Materials:

This translation is written with PSP15 but can also be made with other PSP versions.

Plugins:

VM Distortion - Vision Impossible

L en K landksiteofwonders - L & K’s Zitah

Toadies - What Are You?

Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass

Preparations:

Open the Mask in PSP and minimize to tray

Copy the Selection files to the Selections folder of PSP

Copy the Inner Bevel Preset files to the Presets folder of PSP

Check if you have the Triangle Preset Shape in your PSP version, if not copy it to the Preset Shapes folder of PSP

Copy the Selection files to the Selections folder of PSP

In PSP 14 & 15 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

Colors:

Set your Foregroundcolor to #c2a86b

Set your Backgroundcolor to #000000

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

Used Colors

#c2a86b #000000 #ffffff

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

The tutorial:

01

Open a new transparent image of 900 x 550 px

Fill with the Backgroundcolor

Layers - New Raster Layer

Fill with the Gradient

Effects - Plugins - VM Distortion - Vision Impossible

02

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk - MDlessen-selectie MDlessen-selectie109

Fill the Selection with the Gradient

Effects - Plugins - L en K landksiteofwonders - L & K’s Zitah

Selections - Select None

Effects - Plugins - Toadies - What Are You? - X-dose 20 - Y-dose 20

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror

03

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk - MDlessen-selectie108

Fill with the Backgroundcolor

Maximize Mask "Monaiekje mask 28" ( you have minimized it tot tray )

Edit - Copy

Minimize to tray again, you need it later.

On your work image: Edit - Paste Into Selection

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Soft Light" and the Layer Opacity to 26

Layers - Duplicate

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Multiply" and the Layer Opacity to 75

Selections - Select None

04

Layers - New Raster Layer

Fill with the Backgroundcolor

Layers - New Mask Layer - From Image - Monaiekje mask 28

Layers - Merge - Merge Group

Effects 3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

Image - Resize - 53% - Resize all layers not checked

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Layers - Merge - Merge Visible

05

Color Palette: Set your Foregroundcolor back to color and change to #ffffff, lock the Backgroundcolor

Preset Shape Tool - Shape: Triangle - Linestyle Solid - Width 15

Draw a triangle like this, start at the Top Left to the Bottom Right:

Layers - Convert to Raster Layer

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Dissolve" and the Layer Opacity to 7

Effects 3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #ffffff

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

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

06

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Resize - 40% - Resize all layers not checked

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Layer Palette: Open the Backgroundcolor

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk - MDlessen-selectie110

Layers - New Raster Layer

Fill with the Backgroundcolor

Selections - Select None

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

07

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Flip

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Layers - Merge - Merge Down - REPEAT ONCE

Effects 3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

Image - Flip

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

08

Color Palette: Set your Foregroundcolor back to #c2a86b and the same Gradient as before

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk - MDlessen-selectie111

Fill the Selection with the Gradient

Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel - Preset "MDlessen-MC" or fill in the settings yourself

Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass - Settings Tab: Preset Clear

Selections - Select None

Image - Resize - 70% - Resize all layers not checked

Effects 3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

09

Open Tube "GGBow_018"

The Layer with the Brown bow is the active one

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste as New Layer

Image - Resize - 20% - Resize all layers not checked

Adjust - Hue and Saturation - Colorize - Hue 30 - Saturation 107 ( If using your own colors: use the S and H numbers of your Foregroundcolor)

Effects 3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

Move on top of the ball like this

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

10

Layers - Duplicate - REPEAT 5 TIMES

You have 6 layers with balls now.

Divide the balls in the tree as you like it, about this:

11

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 px - Backgroundcolor

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 2 px - Foregroundcolor

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 50 px - Backgroundcolor

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 px - Foregroundcolor

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 4 px - Backgroundcolor

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 px - Foregroundcolor

12

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 Facebook Page

You may also send your result to Monaiekje, she will place it on her site. But only if your work is 800 PX Width

Email monaiekje.design@gmail.com

Extra Example:

With special thanks to my testers, this is what they made:

Chris:

Martalip:

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