Thorns
This tutorial was conceived and written by me Karin 13-07-2021, the © is mine.
It is not allowed to copy it or parts of it, link it or put it somewhere else without my permission.
The tutorial is written with PSP19 (X9) but can also be made with other versions.
If this tutorial looks like another tutorial it is just a coincidence.
The © of the materials used is for the rightful owners and the tube makers.
I thank the tubemakers LisaT en Riet
Open the material in PSP / Duplicate with Shift+D / Close the originals.
Used Filters:
Mehdi – Sorting tiles
Toadies – What are you? and Ommadawn
Filters Unlimited 2.0 – &Background Designers IV
Carolaine and Sensibility – CS_Texture / CS_Halloween2
AAA Frames – Photo frame
Mura meister – Perspective Tiling
Flaming pear – Flood
Alien skin Eyecandy 5 – Impact – glass
Alien skin Eyecandy 5 – Nature – Drip
Graphic Plus – Cross Shadow
Nik Color Effex pro! 3.0
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The tutorial is written with these colors and materials.
If you use your own colors and/or materials you may have to play with the Blend Mode and/or Layer Opacity.
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Download your materials here:
Color Palette
Point 1
Open the Alpha file Alpha_Thorns – Window – Duplicate (or use Shift+D).
Close the original we will work on the copy.
Selections – Select all.
Open your paysage. Remove the watermark.
Edit – Copy.
Paste – Past into selection.
Selections -Select none.
Point 2
Effects – Image effects – Seamless Tiling.
Layers – Duplicate layers.
Image – Mirror – Mirror horizontal.
Layers – Merge – Merge down.
Point 3
Adjust – Blur – Gaussian blur.
Range on 50.
Effects – Plugin filters – Mehdi – Sorting tiles with the following settings.
Layers – Duplicate layers.
Image – Mirror – Mirror horizontal.
Layers – Properties – Opacity to 50.
Layers – Merge – Merge down.
Point 4
Selections – Load/Save selection – Load selection from alpha channel (Selection 1).
Layers – Promote selection to layer.
Selections – Select none.
Point 5
Effects – Plugins – Toadies – What are you?
Effects – Edge effects – Enchance more.
Effects – Plugins – Toadies – What are you? Settings are still correct.
Layers – Properties – Blend mode on Overlay.
Point 6
Effects – Plugins – Filters Unlimited 2.0 – &Background Designers IV – sf10 Slice N Dice.
Effects – Plug-in filters – Carolaine and Sensibility – CS_Texture.
Point 7
Layers – Duplicate.
Image – Mirror – Mirror horizontally.
Layers – Merge – Merge down.
Layers – Duplicate.
Effects – Plugins – AAA Frames – Photo frame.
Point 8
Effects – Distortion effects – Wave
Layers – Properties – Opacity on 70
Effects – 3D Effects – Drop shadow.
Point 9
Layers – New raster layer
Selections – Select all.
Open your paysage again.
Edit – Copy.
Paste – Past into selection.
Selections – Select none.
Layers – Arrange – Move Down.
Point 10
Activate in your layer palette the bottom layer.
Selections – Load/Save selection – Load selection from alpha channel (Selection 2).
Layers – Promote selection to layer.
Layers – Arrange – Bring to top.
Effects – Plugin filters – Toadies – Ommadawn.
Effects – Distortion effects – Wind – from right on 100
Selections – Modify – Select selection borders.
Flood fill the border with blue color 1.
Selections – Select none.
Effects – 3D Effects – Drop shadow.
Point 11
Activate your bottom layer again in your layer palette.
Layers – Duplicate.
Effects – Plugin filters – Mura meister – Perspective Tiling
Layers – Arrange – Bring to the top.
Point 12
Effects – Distortion effects – Polar coordinates.
Effects – Plugin filters – Flaming pear – Flood
Click on red arrow find your file choose thy Life.8qr
or the following setting if this does not work.
Point 13
Layers – Duplicate
Activate the layer below (second from above) in your layer palette.
Effects – Plugin filters – Alien skin Eyecandy 5 – Nature – Drip.
Effects – 3D Effects – Drop shadow.
Point 14.
Activate the top layer in your layer palette.
Effects – Insteekfilters – Carolaine and Sensibility – CS_Halloween2.
Point 15
Activate the second layer from the bottom
Layers – Remove.
Point 16
Image – Add borders – Symmetric – 2 pix color 2
Image – Add borders – Symmetric – 2 pix color white
Image – Add borders – Symmetric – 2 pix color 1
Image – Add borders – White color with following settings.
Point 17
Image – Add borders – Symmetric – 3 pix color 2
Image – Add borders – Symmetric – 3 pix color white
Image – Add borders – Symmetric – 3 pix color 1
Image – Add borders – Symmetric – 50 pix color white
Select this border with your magic wand.
Point 18
Put your foreground on color 1 and background on 2
Make the following gradient with your foreground color.
Fill the selection with the gradient.
Effects – Plug-in filters – Graphic Plus – Cross Shadow default.
Effects – Plugins – Alien skin Eyecandy 5 – Impact – glass.
Settings tab – Clear with Reflection.
Point 19
Adjust – Add/Remove noise – Add Noise.
Effects – Plugins – nik Color Effex pro! 3.0
Selections – Select none.
Point 20
Open the woman tube.Remove the watermark.
Edit – Copy.
Paste as a new layer.
Image – Resize – 85%. Resize all layers NOT checked.
Move to the left and give a drop shadow as you see fit.
I gave drop shadow as point 13.
Point 21
Open the flower tube or your own tube.
Remove the watermark.
Image – Resize – 65%. Resize all layers NOT checked.
Move to the right and give a drop shadow as you see fit.
Point 22
Open the text. Remove the watermark at the bottom.
Edit – Copy.
Edit – Paste as a new layer.
Image – Resize – 55%. Resize all layers NOT checked.
Place in the middle of the green diamond.
Image – Negative.
Effects – 3D Effects – Drop shadow.
Point 23.
Image – Add borders – Symmetric – 1 pix color 2
Place your watermark. Save as jpg.
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