BCBG (gb)

BCBG - bon chic bon genre

This tutorial is my creation, any resemblance to any other tutorial is pure coincidence.

Prohibited from sharing without my permission.

Autorisações/premissão	Tubes, masks, backround, décos ,WA	Plugins :
Aqui  O crédito pelas imagens utilizadas pertence ao devido Autor             Mes tutoriels sont protégés par:	Tubes: Personagem by Cibibijoux Mask by: SmArt Obrigado! WA et décos : de Moi-Même  outros a realizar durante o tutorial	Unlimited: VM toolbox, instant tile Photoeffex , scan lines Alien skin Eye candy 5, Impact Carolaine and sensibility

General preparation: Before starting one of my tutorials

This tutorial was created with PSP 2020, can be done with previous versions,

The alpha channel is compatible with pSP7

If you can't open alpha channel: Place the selections in your PSP selections folder 

Place the PSP scripts and gradients in the corresponding "regulated" folder.

Most of my filters are in Unlimited, check the filter folder, some work outside of it. 

Open the mask on the PSP.

Duplicate the material and work on the copies.

Remove signatures from tubes before use

Double click on presets     , they will be installed automatically 

You can adapt the colors, the Blend mode of the layers, to your work

 

 

 Material:

Initial dimensions 900x600 px

Colors:

Foreground/1 #e6d4ce

Background/ 2 #26272b

3 #cfd3d4

 

Put color 1 in foreground, color 2 in the background

Preparar a gradient, linear:

 1/

Load the canal alpha bcbg

Fill with  gradient 

Layers, New raster layer 

Fill with color 3

2/

Load the mask SmArt_ maszk_79

Layers, new mask layer from image:

Layers, merge group

Effects, Edge effects. enhance

Effects plugins:

Photoeffex , Scan lines: how to open, verticale toogle checked

3/

About the raster layer 1 (bottom)

Effects plugins:

Photoeffex, Scan lines : how to open, verticale toogle  Unshecked

4/

Sélections, load a selection from alpha channel, sélection 1

Selections, promote selection to layer

Selections, select none

5/

Effects , reflection effects, rotating mirror :

Effects , distortion effects, waves :

Effects plugins:

Carolaine and sensibility, Cs-Halloween 2 : how to open

repeat again : reflection effects, rotating mirror , as before

Effects plugins:

(Unlimited), VM toolbox,  instant tile:

6/

Selections, load a selection from alpha channel, sélection 2

Edit, Cut

Select none

Edit, past as a new image

Activate the selection tool (S) , mode add, select the top and bottom, as in the print below :

DELETE

Selections, select all, float

Effects plugins:

Alien skin Eye candy 5, Impact, glass, setting:  clear no drop shadow

For security purposes : File, export as optimised png (transparent)

leave it open on your psp and reserver pour later (decoration)

7/

Back to your work

Select none

Layers, new raster layer

Selections, select all

Load the misted 1, copy

(I added, in the material, some misteds for your choice, if you wish)

On your work, paste into selection

In PSP 2020, one selection is canceled by the next, otherwise: Remove the selection

8/

Selections, load a selection from alpha channel,  sélection 2

Selections, Invert

DELETE

select none

Layers, propreties, Blend Mode ,hard light (or adapt to your work)

9/

Image add borders, symmetric:

2 px color 3

1 px color 2

10/

Selections, select all

Image add  borders, symmetric :

50 px color 1

Effects , Image effects, seamless tilling, setting: Default

Selections, invert

Adjust, Blur,  gaussien, radius at 25

Effects plugins:

photoeffex, scan lines: like the previous 2

1 Time:  verticale toogle unshecked

1 Time: verticale toogle  checked

Effects , Edge effects, enhance

(or depending on the sharpness settings of the job: Adjust, sharpness, sharpen or sharpen more)

Selections, invert

Effects, 3D effects , drop shadow , 0/0/100/50, color 2

(or black if its color is not too dark)

Select none

 11/

About the decoration image you left out: Copy

On your work: paste as a new layer

Image resize, 1 time  at 40% e 1 time  at 80%, all layers unshecked

Colocar com pick tool  K : (K key to activate)

Position: X 150, Y 54

( M Key to deactivate the pick tool K )

12/

Layers, duplicate

Image, mirror, mirror vertical

Merge down 

Effects 3 D , drop shadow : 0/0/100/5 , color 2 (or black)

 13/

Load the character tube (woman or man), Copy

On your work : paste as a new layer

Image, resize at 80% , all layers unshecked

Adjust, sharpness, sharpen

Place on the right, with the pick tool K:

Position: X 578, Y 30, (Adapt to your tube)

 14/

Layers, duplicate

On the layer below

Adjust, Blur,  gaussien, as before

Layers, propreties, Blend Mode, multiply

15/

On the layer above

Effects 3D,drop shadow : 0/0/40/50 black

16/

Copy-paste the title"titre"

put with pick tool K :

Position: X 157, Y 256

17/

Sign and add my signature

18/

Image, Add borders 1 px color 2

Resize width a 950 px 

Save as JPG/jepg

 

My version 2: tube by Cikadesign, Thank you !  Misted by Moi-Même.

Merci Alyciane for testing this tutorial

Merci Béa for testing this tutorial

Merci Anja for his test and translation NL and D

Effects Photoeffex changed by effets textures blinds: