Open a new transparent image of
800 x 600 px
Fill with the
Foregroundcolor
Layers - New Raster
Layer.
Selections - Select
All.
02.
Open Image "Abstract_0003_lightbox"
Window - Duplicate (or shift+D) -
Close the original
and proceed on the copy
On this copy -
Layers - Promote Background Layer
Effects - Plugins Transparency -
Eliminate Black.
Adjust - Hue and
Saturation - Colorize - Hue 107 - Saturation 56
Edit - Copy
03.
On your work image
- Edit - Paste Into
Selection
Selections - Select
None
Layers - Merge -
Merge Down.
Effects - Plugins
Transparency - Eliminate White.
04.
Layers - New Raster
Layer.
Fill with the
Backgroundcolor.
Layers - Arrange -
Send to Bottom.
Layer Palette -
Click on the top layer
Effects - Image
Effects - Seamless Tiling:
Layers - Merge -
Merge Down.
Effects - Edge Effects - Erode
Adjust - One Step
Photo Fix
05.
Layers - Duplicate.
Effects - Geometric
Effects - Circle - Transparent Checked - Repeat Once
Image - Mirror.
Selections - Select
All.
Selections - Float
Selections - Defloat
Selections - Invert.
Open tube "Calguisportrait
21110"
Edit - Copy - Edit
- Paste As New Layer.
Image - Resize -
60% - Resize all layers not checked .
Move a little bit to the right:
Hit the Delete key
on your Keyboard.
Selections - Select
None
Adjust - Sharpness
- Sharpen.
06.
Layer Palette - Click on the
middle layer
Effects - Plugins -
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Glass - Settings Tab:
Click on Factory Default
Basic Tab - Glass Color:
Foregroundcolor
07.
Layer Palette - Click on the top
layer
Layers - Merge -
Merge Down.
Image - Resize -
80% - Resize all layers not checked
Depending on the tube you used
there could be a nasty stripe at the bottom
If so: Eraster Tool - Erase the
stripe:
Adjust - One Step Noise Removal
09.
Layers - Duplicate.
Selections - Load/Save
Selection - Load Selection From Disk - Benice 33.1
Hit the Delete key
on your keyboard.
Selections - Invert
Effects - Texture
Effects - Blinds - Color #ffffff
Layer Palette - Set
the Blend Mode of this layer to "Hard Light"
Keep selected
10.
Selections - Modify
- Contract - 35 px
Hit the Delete key
on your Keyboard.
Selections - Modify
- Contract - 35 px
Layer Palette -
Click on the Bottom layer
Selections -
Promote Selection to Layer.
Effects - Texture
Effects - Blinds - Foregroundcolor #e5c616
Selections - Select
None
Layer Palette - Set
the Layer Opacity of this layer to 50.
It looks like this now:
11.
Layer Palette -
Click on the Bottom layer
Layers - New Raster
Layer.
Selections - Load/Save
Selection - Load Selection From Disk - Benice 33.2 -Same
settings as before
Fill the selection
with the Foregroundcolor
Selections - Modify
- Contract - 2 px
Hit the Delete key
on your Keyboard.
Selections - Select
None
12.
Layers - Duplicate.
Mover Tool - Move under the first
one like this:
13.
Layers - Duplicate.
Move Tool - Move under the first
two like this:
14.
Layers - Duplicate.
Click on the layer with the first
square:
Layers - Merge -
Merge Down - Repeat Once
15.
Magic Wand Tool
-
Mode: Shift/Add - Tolerance
0 - Contiguous checked -
Anti Alias Checked - Click
in the top square
Go back to tube
tube Calguisportrait 21110.
On the tube - Image
- Mirror.
Edit - Copy
On your work image
- Edit - Paste As New Layer.
Move Tool - Move a nice part of
the tube into the selection
Selections - Invert
Hit the Delete key
on your Keyboard.
Selections - Select
None
16.
Layer Palette - Click on the Second
layer from the bottom ( the squares)
Magic Wand Tool
-
Mode: Shift/Add - Tolerance
0 - Contiguous checked -
Anti Alias Checked - Click
in the middle square
Edit - Paste
As New Layer (Tube is still in your PSP Memory
Move the Eye of the tube into the selection
Selections - Invert
Hit the Delete key
on your Keyboard.
Selections - Select
None
17.
Layer Palette - Click on the Second
layer from the bottom ( the squares)
Magic Wand Tool
-
Mode: Shift/Add - Tolerance
0 - Contiguous checked -
Anti Alias Checked - Click
in the bottom square
Edit - Paste
As New Layer (Tube is still in your PSP Memory
Move Tool - Move a nice part of
the tube into the selection
Selections - Invert
Hit the Delete key
on your Keyboard.
Selections - Select
None
18.
Layer Palette - Click on the 5th layer from
the bottom ( the first of the small pictures)
Layers - Merge -
Merge Down - Repeat Twice
Move this layer a little to the
right like this:
19.
Layers - Duplicate.
Layer Palette - Click on the
original layer
Effects - Distortion Effects - Wind
- From Left checked - Wind Strength:
100
Layers - Duplicate.
Layer Palette - Click on the
original layer with the wind effect
Effects - Distortion Effects - Wind
- From Right checked - Wind Strength:
100
Layer Palette - Click on the
top
layer with the wind effect
Layers - Merge -
Merge Down Repeat Once
20.
Layers - Duplicate.
Effects - Image Effects - Free
Rotate - Free - Left 15.
Layers - Duplicate.
Effects - Image Effects - Free
Rotate - Free - Left 15.
22.
Layer Palette - Click on the second
layer from the bottom - This is the original squares layer
Layers - Arrange - Move Up
- Repeat Once
It looks like this now
On your layer palette, the bottom
layers look like this:
23.
Layers - Duplicate.
Effects - Image Effects - Free
Rotate - Free - Right 15.
Layers - Duplicate.
Effects - Image Effects - Free
Rotate - Free - Right 15.
Layer Palette - Click on the 4th
layer from the bottom - This is the original straight squares layer
Layers - Arrange - Move Up
- Repeat Once
Layers - Merge -
Merge Down - Repeat 3 times until they all are together
Adjust - Sharpness
- Sharpen.
Layer Palette - Set the Layer
Opacity of this layer to
75.
24.
Layer Palette - Click on the top
layer - Open it
Move to the left like this
25.
Layers - Duplicate.
Layer Palette - Click on the
original layer
Effects - Distortion Effects - Wind
- From Left checked - Wind Strength: 100
Adjust - Blur -
Gaussian Blur 30.
Layer Palette -
Click on the top layer
Effects 3D Effects
- Dropshadow - 3 - 2 - 30 - 10 - #000000
:
26.
Image - Add Borders - Symmetric
checked - 2 px -
#3F400C
Image - Add Borders - Symmetric
checked - 20 px -
#E5C616
Magic Wand Tool
-
Mode: Shift/Add - Tolerance
0 - Contiguous checked -
Anti Alias Checked - Click
in the last border
Adjust - Blur - Radial Blur
Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance
Selections - Select
None
27.
Add your name or watermark, save as JPG
file and you're done!
