*** Translation: March - 2022 ***

 

~°~ Original by Cre@nnie Design ~°~

Thank you for permission to translate your tutorials.

Translated by Chris (acbdesigns)

 

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 PSP 2020 Ultimate, if you work with older versions some things might be different but the result will be the same.

Acknowledgements:

     

Plugins:

AAA Frames - Foto Frame

Mehdi - Sorting Tiles

MuRa's Meister - Perspective Tiling

 

Preparations:

Open all files in PSP and minimize to tray

 

Colors:

    Set your Foregroundcolor to  #c6c7d9          

    Set your Backgroundcolor to #6d011d          

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

    If you are using different colors you may need to colorize some of the original elements

The Tutorial:

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01

Open a new Transparent image 650 X 500px

Fill the image with the Foreground Colour

 

02

Selections - Select All

Open "6990-Luz-Cristina" from tray

Edit - Copy the Middle Layer

Minimize to tray for later

Edit - Paste - Paste Into Selection

Selections - Select None

 

03

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling - Default settings

 

04

Adjust - Blur - Radial Blur

 

05

Effects - Plugins - Mehdi - Sorting Tiles

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance More

Effects - Edge Effects - Erode

 

06

Selections - Select All

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric - Not Checked - Background Colour

 

07

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric - Not Checked - Foreground Colour

Selections - Invert

 

08

Effects - Distortion Effects - Pixelate - Symmetric checked

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance More

Effects - Edge Effects - Erode

Selections - Select None

 

09

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling - Default settings

Effects - Distortion Effects - Wind - From Left - 100

 

10

Layers - New Raster Layer

Fill the Layer with the Foreground Colour

layers - New Mask Layer - From Image - "Narah_mask_0485"

Layers - Merge - Merge Group

Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Overlay and lower the Opacity to 65

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

 

11

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selection Tool (S) - Custom Selection

Lower the Opacity of the Flood Fill Tool to 50 and fill the Selection with the Foreground Colour 

Selections - Select None

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance More

Raise the Opacity back to 100 on the Flood Fill Tool

 

12

Effects - Geometric Effects - Skew

 

13

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling

Effects - Edge Effects - Erode

 

14

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal

Image - Mirror - Mirror Vertical

 

15

Effects - Texture Effects - Weave

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: 0/0/75/35  Colour: #000000

Layers - Merge - Merge Visible

Layers - Duplicate

 

16

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Select All

Open "disco.jpg"  from tray

Edit - Copy

Minimize to tray for later

Edit - Paste - Paste Into Selection

Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Luminance(Legacy) and lower the Opacity to 35

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Selections - Select None

Your work and Layer Palette should look like this now:

17

Effects - Plugins - AAA Frames - Foto Frame

Edit - Cut

 

18 

Selection Tool (S) - Custom Selection

Fill the Selection with the Foreground Colour

Selections - Modify - Contract - 25px

Edit - Paste - Paste Into Selection

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: 0/0/75/35  Colour: #000000

 

19

Selection Tool (S) - Custom Selection Same settings

 

20

Effects - Plugins - AAA Frames - Foto Frame - Width 30

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: 0/0/75/35  Colour: #000000

Selections - Select None

 

21

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

 

22

Activate the Bottom Layer

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Select All

Open "disco.jpg"  from tray again

Edit - Copy

Edit - Paste - Paste Into Selection

Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Luminance(Legacy) and lower the Opacity to 30

Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Radius: 5

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

 

23

Selection Tool (S) - Custom Selection

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Layers - New Raster Layer

Fill the Selection with the Foreground Colour 

Selections - Modify - Contract - 5px

Press the Delete key on your keyboard

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

 

24

Selection Tool (S) - Custom Selection - Same settings

 

25

Effects - Plugins - MuRa's Meister - Perspective Tiling

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: 0/0/75/35  Colour: #000000

Selections - Select None

 

26

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 50px - Foreground Colour

Effects - Plugins - AAA Frames - Foto Frame - Width 30

 

27

Open "6990-Luz-Cristina" from tray again

Edit - Copy the Middle Layer

On your work image: Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer

Image - Resize - 85% - Resize All Layers - Not Checked

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal

 

28

Pick Tool (K)

Enter these values for the X: and Y: positions on the Toolbar

X: 482.00   Y: 23.00

Press M to close the Pick Tool

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: 0/0/75/35  Colour: #000000

 

29

Open "music-notes.jpg" from tray

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer

Pick Tool (K)

Enter these values for the X: and Y: positions on the Toolbar

X: 194.00   Y: 226.00

Press M to close the Pick Tool

Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Burn

 

30

Open "tekst-diana.png" from tray

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer

Pick Tool (K)

Enter these values for the X: and Y: positions on the Toolbar

X: 315.00   Y: 601.00

Press M to close the Pick Tool

Image - Add Boders - Symmetric checked - 1px - Background Colour

 

31

Optional: Image - Resize - Width 800 Pixels - Resize all Layers checked

Add your name or watermark, save as JPG file and you're done!

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Extra Examples by Chris and Celine:

Celine: