Valentina

This tutorial is my own, any resemblance to another tutorial is just pure coincidence.

 Forbidden to share without my permission.

 

Authorizations tubes	Material	Filters used:
On Here  Thank you	Tube character from: Indian, tubes glamor     Décos, WA: by Moi-Même   others to do during the tutorial	Unlimited: Kaleidoscope  VM Extravaganza et Toolbox ..... Medhi AP lines-Silverlinig Alien skin Eye Candy 5 Impact   VanDerLee, Unplugged - X

 

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 Valentina presets   ,  they will be installed automatically 

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

 

 

 Intial dimension: 900x600 px

 

 

 

Colors :

1:  #210b09

2 : #aeabb5

3 #9e2924

4 #d9ddd7

 

Put colors:

Foreground: couleur 1

Background: couleur 2

 

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Open the canal_ alpha_valentina 

Effects plugins: Mehdi, Wavy lab 1.1: 

Style: Magnetic: 5/90/8

 

Mode: put color 3 in box 3 and color 4 in box 4

Unlimited, VM extravaganza, James Bondage : 128/128/0

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Layers, new raster layer (add a new layer) 

Selections, load a selection from alpha channel, selection 1 

fill the entire selection with color 1 

 

Effects plugins: Unlimited, VM toolbox MirrorroriM:

 

Keep selection

Image, mirror, mirror vertical 

Remove the selection (select none) 

Image, mirror, mirror horizontal 

Effects, 3 D effects, drop shadow: 0/0/60/5 black 

 

Effects plugins: Ap Lines-Silverlining: Dotty Grid: red (or green, blue adapt to your work) at 255:

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Add a new layer 

Selections, load a selection from alpha channel, Sélection 1

Fill with color 3

Effects plugins: Unlimited, VM toolbox MirrororriM as previously

Image, mirror, mirror vertical 

Remove the selection 

 3D Effects drop shadow: 0/0/60/5 black

 

Effects plugins: AP lines - Silverlining, Dotty Grid, as opening:

 

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In the materials palette, put the Initial colors Foreground / background 

Add a new layer 

Selections, load a selection from alpha channel, Sélection 2 

Effects plugins:

Mehdi wavy lab 1.1 as previously

 

VanDerLee, Unplugged - X: Pop Art, Transparency at 30:

 

(If you can't make it, my deco is in the material, adapt it to your colors)

Remove the selection

 

 3D Effects, drop shadow: 0/0/60/5 black

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Effects plugins : Bkg kaléidoscope, Kaléidoscope Flower : 224/19

 

Image, resize to 40%, all layers unchecked

Activate the pick tool K (K key), place

Position: X 108 / Y 254 

(M key to remove the pick tool K) 

Effects plugins: Alien skin Eye Candy 5 Impact, Glass, settings: Clear 

 

3 D effects, drop shadow, in memory

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Layers, duplicate

Image, Mirror, Mirror horizontal

Layers, merge down

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Activate the bottom layer of the layers 

Add a new layer 

Activate the Fill tool, set opacity to 10, fill with color 4 

(reset the fill tool opacity to 100) 

 

Effects plugins: Ap Lines - Silverlining: Dotty Lines, red at 255

 

Edit, repeat, Lines-Silverlining (Dotty lines)

 

Adjust, sharpness, sharpen

 

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Activate the top layer of the layers

Add a new layer 

Selections, load a selection from alpha channel, selection 3

Fill with color 1

Selections, Modify, Contract of 3

fill with color 4 

Contract of 3 

fill with color 3 

Contract of 3 

fill with color 2 

 

remove the selection

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Effects,  reflection effects, feedback :

Effects plugins: Flaming Pear, Flexify 2 :

Activate the pick tool K, place 

Position : X 131, Y 268

 3D effects, drop shadow as previously

Layers, arrange, move down

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Layers, Duplicate

Image, Mirror, Mirror horizontal

Image, Mirror, Mirror vertical

Activate the pick tool K, place  

Position: X 462, Y 121

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Selections, select all

Image, add borders, Symmetric checked:

2 px color 1 

2 px color 4

2 px color 3 

2 px color 2

 3D effects, inner bevel:

Selections, select all

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Image, Add  borders, symmetric checked:

2 px color 1 

20 px color 4

Selections, invert

Effects , Reflection effects, pattern:

Selections, invert

 3 D  effects, drop shadow : 0/0/ 80/ 50 black

Remove the selection

 13/

Open, Copy / paste, the tube character (woman) 

Image, resize to 80%, all layers unchecked 

Objects, align, bottom

If using the tube provided: select the right bottom corner of the dress  

(see the print below)

Delete

3D effects, drop shadow: 0/0/60/20, black

Effets plugin:

Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact, Prespective shadow, Reflet Behind, as the opening

(or adapt to your tube)

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Open the tube (SvB Valentijn 10)

Image, Resize to 30%, all layers unchecked

Duplicate this layer

Image, Resize to 30%, all layers unchecked

put against the tip of the big heart

Layers, Arrange, Move down

Duplicate this layer

put against the tip of the small heart

duplicate this layer

place against the tip of the second small heart

(See the final example)

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Activate the top layer of the layers:

merge down 3x

  3D, drop shadow: 0/0/60/5 black

activate the pick tool K, place

Position: X 35, Y 34

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Copy / paste the WA_déco valentina, place

position: X 13, Y 16

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Sign your work

Add my signature (resize, blend mode sof light)

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Finish with a 1 px color 1 border

Image resize width at 950 px

Save as JPG / jepg

 

 

 

Version 2: tube  Azalée, Thank you!