Tutorial Machiko in english

 

Tutorial translated in english by Dennis

Thank You Dennis

This tutorial is my personal creation.

It is forbidden to copy or distribute it without my permission.

Any resemblance to others is a coincidence.

Please do not remove the watermarks of the tubes provided.

Please respect the work of the tubers.

Thank you for your consideration.

 

 

MATERIALS

 

You can download by clicking on the flower below.

Tube by Isa P. Thank you Isa

Misted tube is from the Web.

3 Selections (put them in your PSP Selections Folder)

Isa’s site

 

 

 

FILTERS

 

Simple

Flaming Pear / Flexify 2

Dsb Flux / Stream

Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow

Xero / Porcelain

Alien Skin Eye Candy5 / Impact

 

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Colors Used / Light Color / Foreground #bda0d6

Dark Color / Background #390771

 

Materials Palette / Gradient / Linear / 0 / 1 and Invert Checked

 

 

Open a New Transparent Image 900 / 600

 

Flood Fill the Layer with the Gradient

Selections / Select All

 

Copy and Paste your Main Tube into the Selection

Selections / Select None

 

Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling (Default)

 

Aadjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur 30

 

 

Effects / Plugins / Filters Unlimited / Simple / Blintz

Layers / Duplicate

 

Image / Mirror / Mirror Vertical

Layers / Properties / Opacity 50%

 

Layers / New Raster Layer

 

Selections / Load/Save Selection / Load Selection for Disk

Machiko / Selection 1

 

Open your misted tube or use mine ae1.png

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste into Selection

 

Selections / Select None

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

 

Effects / Plugins / Xero / Porcelain (Default)

 

Effects / 3d Effects / Drop Shadow / 1 / 1 / 50 /1 Black

Repeat the Drop Shadow with / -1 / -1 / 50 / 1 Black

 

Effects / 3d Effects / Inner Bevel

 

In the Layers Palette Activate the Copy of Raster 1

 

Selections / Load/Save Selection / Load Selection from Disk

 Machiko Selection 2

 

 

Selections / Promote Selection to a Layer

Adjust / Add Remove Noise / Add Noise / Gaussian 30% / Mono Checked

 

Effects / 3d Effects / Inner Bevel / (Same settings as before)

 

Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Eye Candy Impact / Glass

(Settings Tab / Clear)

 

Selections / Select None

 

Layers / Duplicate

 

Image / Mirror / Mirror Horizontal

Layers / Merge / Merge Down

 

Activate the Top Layer

 

Open the Misted Tube again

Window / Duplicate / or Shift D (we will work on this Image)

 

Effects / Plugins / Flaming Pear / Flexify 2

 

 

Image / Resize / Resize 10% (All Layers Checked)

 

Effects / Image Effects / Alien Skin Eye Candy Impact / Glass

(Settings Tab / Clear)

 

Edit / Copy

Edit / Past as a New Layer on your Original work

Move the Image into the Upper Left Corner (see example)

 

 

Effects / Plugins / Filters Unlimited / Simple / Top Left Mirror

 

Layers / Duplicate

Image / Resize 80%

 

Layers / Duplicate

Image / Resize 80%

 

Layers / Merge / Merge Down (x2)

 

Effects / 3d Effects / Drop Shadow / 0 / 0 / 60 / 40 Black

 

Layers / Merge / Merge Down (x2)

 

Effects / Drop Shadow / 0 / 0 / 60 / 40 Black 

 

In your Layers Palette / Activate the Copy of Raster 1

 

Selections / Load/Save Selection / Load Selection from Disk

Load  MachikoSelection 3

Selection / Promote Selection to a Layer

 

Open your Misted Tube

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste into Selection

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

 

Selections / Select None

 

Effects / 3d Effects / Inner Bevel (same settings as before)

 

Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Eye Candy Impact / Glass (clear)

 

Layers / Duplicate

 

Image / Mirror / Mirror Horizontal

 

Layers / Merge / Merge Down

 

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

 

Image / Add Borders / 1pixel (your dark color #390771)

Image / Add Borders / 1 pixel (your light color #bda0d6)

Image / Add Borders / 1pixel (your dark color #390771)

 

Selections / Select All

Image / Add Borders 10 pixels (a neutral color)

 

Selections / Invert

 

Flood Fill with the Gradient from the start

 

Effects / Plugins / Filters Unlimited / Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow (default)

 

Selections / Select All

 

Image / Add Borders 20 pixels (your dark color #390771)

 

Selections / Invert

 

Effects / Image Effects / Blinds

 

Selections / Select All

 

Image Add Borders 40 pixels (your light color #bda0d6)

 

Selections / Invert

 

Materials Palette

Change the values of the Linear Gradient / Angle 45 / Repeats 7 / Invert checked

 

Flood Fill the Border with this Gradient

 

Adjust / Add Remove Noise / Add Noise (settings still in memory)

 

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

 

Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Eye Candy Impact / Glass (clear)

Edit / Copy your main tube

Edit / Paste as a New Layer

Resize to 110% if you use my Image

 

Image / Mirror / Mirror Horizontal

Place as in the Example

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

 

Add a Drop Shadow of your choice (or 0 / 0 / 60 / 40 Black)

 

Layers / New Raster Layer

Add your name of watermark

 

Image / Add Borders / 1 pixel (your dark color #390771)

Resize if you like

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

 

File / Save as jpeg

I hope you enjoyed my first tutorial

 

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Thank You Dennis for lovely version