ASDwebdesigns - Chahrazad - Original by Meetjes Plekje

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~°~ Original by Meetjes Plekje~°~

Sadly Meta passed away November 2013 We still miss her beautiful tutorials! She asked me to keep translating her 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:

Tubes by BdB tubes and Luna

Plugins:

<ICNET Software> - Filters Unlimited 20

&<BKg Designer sf10 III> - SE Shiver & VME Picture in a Picture & Road Kill & VMT Stardust **

Simple - Horizontal Grain

Adjust - Variations

AP [Lines] - Lines - Silverlining

MuRa's Meister - Copies & Perspective Tiling

Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Perspective Shadow

Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow

** Import into Filters Unlimited

Preparations:

Open the Tubes in PSP, minimize to Tray NOTE: If you are using different colors you might need to colorize

Open the Brushes in PSP and export them as Custom Brush ( File - Export - Custom Brush)

Double Click on the Eye Candy Preset, it will be imported automatically

Double click on the font (ttf) to open. Minimize to tray, you can use it now in PSP. Note: If you are using PSP13 or higher in combination with Windows 7 or Higher you need to install the font to the Font folder of Windows ( Double click on the Font, click on Install)

Copy the Selection files to the Selections folder of PSP

Copy the Gradient to the Gradients folder of PSP

From PSP 14 and higherthere 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:

#615b98 #8ecae7 #000000 #ffffff

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

Set your Foregroundcolor to #615b98

Set your Backgroundcolor to #8ecae7

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

The tutorial:

01

Open a new transparent image of 800 x 600 px

Fill with the Gradient

Effects - Plugins - <ICNET Software> - Filters Unlimited 20 -&<BKg Designer sf10 III> - SE Shiver - Default

02

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Plugins - <ICNET Software> - Filters Unlimited 20 -&<BKg Designer sf10 III> - VME Picture in a Picture - Default

Effects - Plugins - Simple - Horizontal Grain

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Soft Light" and the Layer Opacity to 42

Layers - Merge - Merge Visible

Adjust - Sharpness Sharpen

Window - Duplicate (or shift+D) - Minimize to tray (Save as PSP file in case PSP shuts down on you) and go back to the original

03

Layers - Duplicate

Selection Tool - Rectangle - Custom Selection:

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Effects - Plugins - <ICNET Software> - Filters Unlimited 20 -&<BKg Designer sf10 III> - Road Kill - Default

Keep selected

04

Layer Palette - Click on the Bottom Layer (Merged)

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Layers - Arrange - Move up

Effects - Plugins - <ICNET Software> - Filters Unlimited 20 -&<BKg Designer sf10 III> - VMT Stardust

Selections - Select None

05

Layer Palette - Click on the Top Layer (Promoted Selection)

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - Vertical 5 - Horizontal 5 - Opacity 30 - Blur - 15 - Color - #000000

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Opacity of this Layer to 84

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

06

Color Palette: Set your Foregroundcolor to the Rained On-FK from the Materials- Style: Linear



Layers - New Raster Layer

Selection Tool - Rectangle - Custom Selection:

Fill the Selection with the Gradient

Selections - Select None

Effects - Distortion Effects - Wave

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Hard Light" and the Layer Opacity to 40

07

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Geometric Effects - Spherize - Strength: 100 - Shape: Elipse

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Opacity of this Layer to 24

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Opacity of this Layer to 60

08

Layers - Duplicate

In order to get the next steps right : move the layer to the middle of the Image

Effects - Distortion Effects - Wave

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Opacity of this Layer to 92

09

Layer Palette - Click on the Second Layer from the Bottom (Copy of Merged)

Image - Resize - 62% - Resize all Layers not checked

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling - Default settings

10

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk - Msb_Sel_Chahrazad_01

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Effects - Plugins - Adjust - Variations - Click twice on "Darker"

Selections - Select None

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

11

Layers - Duplicate

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Opacity of this Layer to 55

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Effects - Distortion Effects - Wave

12

Color Palette: Change the Settings of the Foreground Gradient - Style: Linear

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk - Msb_Sel_ Chahrazad_02

Fill the Selection with the Gradient

Effects - Plugins - AP [Lines] - Lines - Silverlining

Selections - Select None

Adjust - Hue and Saturation - Vibrancy - Strength 70

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

13

Maximize Tube "lunaflores433" from tray

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste As New Layer

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

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Dodge" and the Layer Opacity to 340

Layers - Duplicate

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Opacity of this Layer to 20

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

14

Color Palette: Set the Foregroundcolor back to color and change to #ffffff

Layers - New Raster Layer

Paint Brush Tool - "Msb_Brush_7-5-12_01" - Size: 400

Stamp with the Foregroundcolor in your Image like this:

15

Layers - Duplicate

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

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

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Opacity of this Layer to 45

16

Layer Palette: Clcik on the Top Layer

Color Palette: Change the Foregroudcoor to #615b98

Pen Tool - Mode: Draw Lines and Poly Lines - Create as Vector checked - Linestyle Dot - Width 3

Draw a line from Left to Right (while holding down the Shift Key of your Key Board) like this:

Layers - Convert to Raster Layer

17

Selection Tool - Rectangle - Custom Selection:

Color Changer Tool

Click with the Backgroundcolor (Right Mouse Click)on the Line in the Selection

Selections - Select None

Effects - 3d Effects - Inner Bevel

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - Vertical 1 - Horizontal 1 - Opacity 60 - Blur - 1 - Color - #000000

The Line looks like this now:

17

Maximize Tube "Deco Msb_Deco_Ruitjes" from tray

You may need to colorize it to match your work.

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste As New Layer

Effects - Plugins - MuRa's Meister - Copies

Effects - Distortion Effects - Wind - From Left checked - Wind Strength: 100

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - Vertical 5 - Horizontal 5 - Opacity 30 - Blur - 15 - Color - #000000

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

18

Layers - New Raster Layer

Paint Brush Tool - "Brush Msb_Brush_7-5-12_02" - Size: 493 - Step: 32 - Density: 100 - Rotation: 0 - Opacity: 80 - Blend Mode: Normal - Continuous checked - Wet look paint Unchecked

Stamp with the Backroundcolor (Right Mouse Click) in the Top Left Corner of your Image like this:

19

Layers - Duplicate

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

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Multiply" and the Layer Opacity to 30

20

Text Tool Font Emulator - Size 36 - Units: Pixels - Font Style: Bold - Stroke Width 1 - Create as: Vector

Type Chahrazad {space} twice

Objects - Allign - Centre In Canvas

Layers - Convert To Raster Layer

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Effects - Plugins - MuRa's Meister - Copies

Effects - Plugins - MuRa's Meister - Perspective Tiling

Image - Resize - 77% - Resize all Layers not checked

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - Vertical 1 - Horizontal 1 - Opacity 60 - Blur - 1 - Color - #000000

Adjust - Sharpness Sharpen

21

Selection Tool - Rectangle - Custom Selection:

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

Selections - Select None

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Soft Light" and the Layer Opacity to 35

22

Maximize Tube "BdB-josie-27032012" from tray

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste As New Layer

Image - Resize - 85% - Resize all Layers not checked

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

Adjust - Sharpness Sharpen

Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Perspective Shadow - Settings Tab: Preset Msb_Preset_PS_7-5-12

23

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 px - #615b98

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 2 px - #ffffff

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 px - #615b98

Selections - Select All

Selections - Modify - Contract - 4 px

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - Vertical 5 - Horizontal 5 - Opacity 30 - Blur - 15 - Color - #000000

Repeat with the Vertical and Horizontal Offset to Minus 5

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Selections - Select All

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 50 px - #ffffff

Selections - Invert

Maximize the Image you have set aside in step 2

Edit - Copy

On your work Image: Edit - Paste Into Selection

Effects - Reflection Effects - Kaleidoscope

Adjust - Blur - Radial Blur

Effects - Plugins - AP [Lines] - Lines - Silverlining

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Keep selected

25

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Multiply" and the Layer Opacity to 40

Layers - Merge - Merge all (Flatten)

Effects - Plugins - Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow - Default settings (6 x 50 & 2 x 128)

Selections - Invert

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - Vertical Minus 5 - Horizontal Minus 5 - Opacity 30 - Blur - 15 - Color - #000000

Repeat with the Vertical and Horizontal Offset to 5

Selections - Select None

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 2 px - #ffffff

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 px - #615b98

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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 Examples by Anya & Chris

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