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This lesson was written by myself
Any resemblance with an ePxisting lesson is a coincidence
This tutorial was made with Psp 9 but can be done with other versions of Psp.

The colours may vary significantly depending on the Psp used. . .

Without them, this lesson would not be possible.

Respect their work, don't change anything about the tubes and don't say they are your tubes

The copyright belongs to the original artist.
Leave credit with the creator.

Material here

Take me with you, I'll show you where you left off.

1. Open the color palette

2. File-Open a new transparent image in this format : 900 x 600 Pixels

3.  Flood Fill Tool-Fill the layer with color 2

4. Open the Background image:  les231_AG

5. Edit- Copy

6. Activate your work 

7. Edit-Paste as new layer 

8. Layers-Properties-Set the Blend Mode to " Exclusion "

9. Open the Background image : les231_AG1

10. Edit- Copy

11. Activate your work 

12. Edit-Paste as new layer 

13. Layers-Properties-Set the Blend Mode to " Luminance"

14. Layers- Merge- Merge Visible

15. Layers- New Raster Layer

16. Flood Fill Tool-Fill the layer with color 1.

17. Open the  Mask 496 and minimize
Activate your work 

18. Layers- New Mask Layer- From Image and select Mask BG 496

use the settings below

19. Layers- Merge-Merge Group

20. Effects- Edge Effects- Enhance More

21. Effects-3D-Effects-Drop Shadow with these settings: 14, 1, 50, 0 -Color 3 (black)

22. Open the tube:  6694-Luz Cristina

23. Edit- Copy

24. Activate your work 

25. Edit-Paste as new layer 

26. Image -Resize  2 x 85%

27. Move to bottom left against the edge ( see finished image)

28. Or: Choose Pick Tool: (K) on your keyboard -Enter these parameters on the toolbar

 Position X -5 --- Position Y 27

29. Layers- Duplicate

30. Activate the layer underneath (raster 1)

31. Adjust- Blur-Gaussian Blur-Radius 100 %

32. Layers-Properties-Set the Blend Mode to "Difference"

33. Image - Add Borders-Symmetric checked: 1 Px -Color 1

34. Selections- Select All

35. Edit- Copy

36. Image - Add Borders-Symmetric checked: 50 Px -Color 1

37. Selections- Invert

38. Layers- New Raster Layer

39.  Edit-Paste into Selection  

40. Adjust- Blur-Gaussian Blur-Radius 50%

41. Effects- Texture Effects- Blinds, use the settings below -Color 1

42. Effects- Edge Effects- Enhance More

43. Effects-3D-Effects- Inner Bevel use the settings below  -Color 4

44. Selections- Invert

45. Effects-3D-Effects- Cutout use the settings below  5, 5, 50, 50 Color 3

46. Repeat: Effects-3D-Effects- Cutout  with negative values.. -5, -5, 50, 50 -Color 3

47. Selections- Deselect All

48. Open the tube: KamilTubes-371

49. Make a selection around the kittens.

50. Edit- Copy

51. Activate your work 

52. Edit-Paste as new layer

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal (Image - Mirror in older versions of PSP)

53. Give them a nice space.

54. Effects-3D-Effects-Drop Shadow with these settings: 0, 0, 50, 30 Color 3 (black)

55. Insert your name or watermark.

56. Image - Add Borders-Symmetric checked: 1 Px -Color 3 (black)

57. Image -Resize  900 Pixels.

58. Save as JPG

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