TOP STELLA
ENGLISH VERSION

Here you find the original of this tutorial:
This tutorial was created with PSPX8 and translated with PSPX3, but it can also be made using other versions of PSP.
Since version PSP X4, Image>Mirror was replaced with Image>Flip Horizontal,
and Image>Flip with Image>Flip Vertical, there are some variables.
In versions X5 and X6, the functions have been improved by making available the Objects menu.
In the latest version X7 command Image>Mirror and Image>Flip returned, but with new differences.
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French translation here
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For this tutorial, you will need:
Material here
for the tubes thanks Gabry-woman 738 - KamilTubes-462
for the masks thanks @ildiko_create_mask_free_102 - Narah_Mask_1064.
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)
Plugins
consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Mehdi - Wavy Lab, Sorting Tiles here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
VM Extraganza - Plastic Surgery here
Mura's Seamless - Emboss at Alpha here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here
AP Lines - Lines SilverLining here
Filters VM Extravaganza et Mura's Seamless can be used alone or imported into Filters Unlimited.
(How do, you see here)
If a plugin supplied appears with this icon it must necessarily be imported into Unlimited

You can change Blend Modes according to your colors.
In the newest versions of PSP, you don't find the foreground/background gradient (Corel_06_029).
You can use the gradients of the older versions.
The Gradient of CorelX here
Open the masks in PSP and minimized them with the rest of the material.
1. Open a new transparent image 1000 x 700 pixels.
Set your foreground color to #e09892,
and your background color to #5f6151.

2. Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Wavy Lab
this plugin creates gradient with the colors of your palette:
the first is your background color, the second is your foreground color.
Keep the third color created by the plugin

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 60.

3. Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Sorting Tiles.

4. Effects>Plugins>VM Extravaganza - Plastic Surgery.

5. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your foreground color #e09892.
Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask @ildiko_create_mask_free_102.

Layers>Merge>Merge Group.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen.

6. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling - Side by side.

Effects>Distortion Effects>Pinch.

7. Layers>Duplicate.
Effects>Geometric Effects>Skew.

8. Effects>Plugins>AP Lines - Lines SilverLining.

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay.

9. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your background color #5f6151.
Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and select the mask Narah_Mask_1064.

Layers>Merge>Merge Group.
Effects>Plugins>Mura's Seamless - Emboss at alpha, default settings.

10. Selection Tool 
(no matter the type of selection, because with the custom selection your always get a rectangle)
clic on the Custom Selection 
and set the following settings.

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your background color #5f6151.
11. Selections>Modify>Contract - 3 pixels.
Press CANC on the keyboard 
Selections>Select None.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color #000000.

Repeat Drop Shadow, but vertical and horizontal -22.

12. Custom Selection , same settings

Selections>Modify Contract - 22 pixels.

13. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your background #5f6151.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 42 pixels.

Press CANC on the keyboard.
14. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Set your foreground color to a Foreground/Background Gradient, style Sunburst.

Flood Fill the layer with your Gradient.
15. Effects>Plugins>AP Lines - Lines SilverLining.

Reduce the opacity of this layer between 85/90%.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color #000000.

16. Open the tube KamilTubes-462 - Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, 2 times to 80%, resize all layers not checked.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.
Place rightly the tube on the selection.
Selections>Invert.
Press CANC on the keyboard.
Selections>Select None.
Layers>Merge>Merge down - 2 times
You should have this
you can change the Blend Modes as you like better

17. Keep Raster 3 selected.
Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame.

You should have this

If the effects does not apply, copy the layer and Paste as new image.
On this image apply the Effect and after Copy/Paste as new layer on your work.
Repeat Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color #000000.

18. Open the tube decolc1 - Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
19. Open the tube decolc2 - Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Layers>Duplicate,
and place the tubes as you like.

20. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, background color #5f6151.
Image>Add borders, 20 pixels, symmetric, foreground color #e09892.
Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, background color #5f6151.
Image>Add borders, 4 pixels, symmetric, foreground color #e09892.
21. Open the tube Gabry-woman 738 - Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 115%, resize all layers not checked.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.
Place the tube as you like.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, at your choice.
22. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, background color #5f6151.
Image>Resize, 1000 pixels width, resize all layers checked.
little note about the watermark:
I don't ask to put watermark on the versions made by my translations.
But if you decide to use the watermark supplied by the author, I would appreciate that my work as translator was also respected.
For that, I added my watermark to the material (in english and in french).

23. Sign your work and save as jpg.
The tubes of this version are by Mina

Your versions here

If you have problems or doubts, or you find a not worked link, or only for tell me that you enjoyed this tutorial, write to me.
My mail is in the menu on the top of the page.
1 June 2018
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