Materials

Gerrie has used the following filters
Toadies -Weaver

Alien Skin Eye Candy Impact 5 - Glass

 Unplugged-Xv2.0 by VanDerLee - Spiral

 UnPlugged-Xv2.0 byVanDerLee - Flip Intensity

 Nik Software Colar Efex Pro3.0 Complete - Tonal Contrast

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The tubes come from, Womans GB, Ildiko deco.

If there is a tube of yours, please let me know so I can add your name.

Thanks to all the tube makers and creators for creating these wonderful tubes.

Leave the watermark on the tube intact.

Copyright belongs to the original artist

Give credit to the creator.

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Note: When working with your own colors-

play with the blend mode and/or opacity at your own discretion

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Step 1
In your tube, find a light foreground color and a dark background color.

Gerrie's color choice:

Foreground color on #ffffff and your Background color to # 94688b

Additional color #281b24

 

Step 2
Open your - Alfa_MG_Dreams
Click on Shift+ D -we work on the copy

Close the original
 

Step 3

Replace your foreground color with a radial foreground/background gradient-

configured like this -Invert not checked

Activate Flood Fill Tool – Flood fill the layer with the gradient


Step 4
Effects - Geometric Effects - Perspective - Horizontal-Settings-Distortion 60-

Edge Mode -Transparent

 

Step 5
Effects- Image Effects- Seamless Tiling use the settings below

 

Step 6
Layers - Merge - Merge All (flatten)
 

Step 7
Effects-Plugins-Filter in Unlimited 2.0 - &<BKG Designer sf101>- 4Way Average

 

Step 8
Effects-Plugins-Filter in Unlimited 2.0 - &<BKG Designer sf101>- ALFs Border Mirror Bevel

 

Step 9
Layers-Duplicate

Selections-Select All
 

Step 10
Image - Resize by 80%, resize all layers unchecked
 
Step 11
Selections - Float

Selections - Defloat
 

Step 12
Effects-Plugins- AAA Frame - Foto frame use the settings below
 
 

Step 13
Selections - Select none
 

Step 14
Layers-Duplicate
 

Step 15
Effects-Plugins-FilterinUnlimited2.0&<BkgKaleidoscope>KaleidoscopeButterfly 
 

Step 16
Image - Resize by 48%, resize all layers unchecked
 

Step 17
Effects-Plugins- Alien Skin Eye Candy Impact 5 - Glass
Tab Settings/User Settings -choose my preset: Magnifique Dreams

 

Step 18
Layers-New Raster Layer
 

Step 19
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection from Alpha Channel - selection # 1

 

Step 20
Replace your foreground color with a foreground/background linear gradient configured as follows

Flood Fill Tool – Flood fill the selection with the gradient


Step 21
Selections - Select none 

Step 22
Alien Skin Eye Candy Impact 5 - Glass
Tab-Settings-User/Settings and choose my preset- Magnifique Dreams


Step 23
Layers -New Raster Layer
 

Step 24
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection from Alpha Channel - selection # 2

 

Step 25

Close your gradient-Foreground color to white

Activate Flood Fill Tool – Flood fill the selection with the foreground color white
 

Step 26
Selections - Select none 

Step 27
Effects-Plugins- UnPlugged-Xv2.0 byVanDerLee - Spiral use the below

 

Step 28
Effects-Plugins-Toadies -Weaver using the default settings

Step 29
Effects-Plugins-Filter inUnlimited 2.0 - &<Bkg Kaleidoscope>4QFlip ZBottomL

Step 30
Effects- Image Effects- Seamless Tiling use the settings below


Step 31
Activate in the layer palette Copy of Alfa (second layer from the bottom)
 

Step 32
Effects-Plugins- UnPlugged-Xv2.0 byVanDerLee - Flip Intensity

Step 33
If the color you use does not come out nicely with the Van der Lee -Flip Intensity filter, do the following
Layers-Properties-Change the blend mode of this layer to Multiply-or choose another blend mode

Step 34
The layer palette looks like this
 

Step 35
On this layer -Copy of Alpha/Background
 

Step 36
Activate the tube - MG_Dreams_deco01
Edit-Copy
 

Activate your work
Edit-Paste as new layer
Place the tube to the left
 

Step 37
Activate in the layer palette Copy of Alfa /Background(second layer from the bottom)
 

Step 38
Layers-New raster Layer
Activate Flood Fill Tool – Flood fill the layer with the foreground color white
 

Step 39
Layers - New mask layer - From image -choose your mask-  Narah_mask_0421

 

Step 40
Layers-Merge-Merge Group
 

The Result


Step 41
Activate the top of the layer palette
 
Step 42
Layers-New Raster Layer
 

Step 43
Activate your Paint Brush -select - Brush   use the settings below

 

Step 44
Stamp with the color #281b24 on the left side
as shown in the example below


Step 45
Layers - Duplicate
Image -Mirror -Mirror Horizontal (Image - Mirror in older versions of PSP)

Step 46
Layers-Merge-Merge Down

 Step 47
Effects - 3D-Effects - Drop Shadow - at your own choice.
 

Step 48
Activate the tube - ildiko@create0008deco decor vlinders
Edit-Copy
 

Activate your work
Edit-Paste as new layer
 

Place the tube of your choice
 

Step 49
Effects - 3D-Effects - Drop shadow - at your own choice.

Step 50
Activate the tube - Tube_Womans_73_GB
Edit-Copy

Activate your work- Edit-Paste as new layer.

 

Step 51
Image - Resize by 75%, resize all layers unchecked
 

Put the tube on the left side
 

Step 52
Effects - 3D-Effects - Drop Shadow - at your own choice.
 

Step 53
Layers-New Raster Layer
 

Step 54
Activate Selection Tool (S) - Selection Type   Circle

 

Step 55
Draw a small circle on a piece of the tube what you like

Make sure you are on the layer of the tube

Make sure your selection stays inside the tube

You can click on (selections -edit selection - the selection will turn red)

and then you can make the piece you like bigger or smaller

and move it around as you see fit with your mover.

When you have finished, just click again (edit selection)

 

Step 56
Make 2 large rounds and 3 small ones

Do this to your own taste - And put it on your work

See finished image

Step 57
Promote Selection to Layer
Selections - Select none.
 

Step 58
Effects -Plugins- Alien Skin Eye Candy5 Impack Glass
Tab-Settings/User settings and choose my preset- Magnifique dreams

 

 

Step 59
Image - Add borders - Symmetric checked- 3 pixels- Color white

Image -Add borders - Symmetric checked - 2 pixels- Background color

Image - Add borders - Symmetric checked-20 pixels- Color white
 

Step 60
Image -Add borders - Symmetric checked -3 pixels- Background color
Image - Add borders - Symmetric checked-1 pixel- Color white
Image -Add borders - Symmetric checked -1 pixel- Background color
Image - Add borders - Symmetric checked-40 pixels- Color white
 

Step 61
Layers-New Raster Layer
Activate your Paint Brush -select-  Brush Dreams 2  use the settings below

 

Step 62
Stamp with the color of your choice on your work
See finished image