Virginia-I want glitter

I want Glitter

NOTE: This version of the tutorial is animated using Jasc Animation Shop software, but you can also do it without the animation.
you wil find the orignal tutorial here

This tutorial is a personal creation.
Virginia works with PSP19
I work with PSP20 Ultimate
but you can follow this tutorial with any other version of PSP

Any resemblance with another one would be pure coincidence.
It is stricly forbidden to modify images, to change their name or take off the matermarks,
To present them on your sites or blog,
to make a bank of images, or to use them on lucrative purposes.

Thank you to respect Virginia’ work and the tubers work.
Don’t hesitate to warn me if you have any trouble with this translation
And I’ll fix the problem as soon as I can

Supplies
you can download the supplies on Veroreve's original tutorial or...

HERE

Place the supplies and selections into the dedicated folders of  « Corel PSP » general folder
double click on the preset (if any) to install

Filters used
Unlimited 2
AAA Frames - FotoFrame
Alien Skin EyeCandy 5 - Impact
Alien Skin Xenofex 2 - Constellation
Andrew's Filters Collection 57 - import into Filters Unlimited
Bkg Designer sf01 - à importer dans Filters Unlimited
 Mehdi - Sorting Tiles
Mura's Seamless - import into Filters Unlimited

Thank you very much Renée Salon for sharing with us your plugins page

If you don’t know how to install filters into Unlimited 2, just click on the link below

Colors
Virginia chose these colors

prepare colors 1 and 2 as FG and BG colors into the materials palette
Don't hesitate to change the colors and the blend mode of the layers, and the shadows,
according to your tubes and images.

Important
Open all images in PSP, duplicate them and close the originals. (shift + D)
always work with the copies to preserve original files
TIP 1 -> if you don’t want to install a font -->
open it in a software as « Nexus Font » (or other font viewer software of you choice)
as long as both windows are opened (software and font), your font will be available in your PSP
TIP 2 -> from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by -->
« Mirror »has become  --> image => mirror => mirror horizontal
« Flip » has become  --> image => mirror => mirror vertical

prepare your material
Instructions
don’t forget to save your work as often as possible

1
open a new image => transparent =>  900 * 600 px
selections => select all
copy / paste « fond_paillettes_vir.jpg » into selection
selections => select none

2
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 30
effects => plugins => Mehdi => Sorting Tiles

3
effects => edge effects => Dilate
adjust => sharpness => sharpen more
your  tag looks like this

4
layers => new raster layer
enable the Selection tool / custom selection

flood fill selection with color 2
keep selection active

5
layers => new mask layer => from disk

adjust => sharpness => sharpen
layers => merge => merge group
selections => select none

6
effects => image effects => offset => H : -15 / V : 0 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

7
prepare a sunburst gradient in materials palette

layers => new raster layer
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection # 1
flood fill selection with the gradient
keep selection active

8
selections => modify => contract => 8 px
effects => texture effects => texture => choose « texturalLino »

effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 1 / 70 / 30 / shadow color 
keep selection active

9
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Perspective Shadow
settings tab => Drop Shadow Blurry
Basic tab => 

selections => select none

10
highlight layer below

effects => texture effects => mosaic / Glass

blend mode of the layer : Luminance (Legacy)
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 1 / 70 / 30 / Black
your  tag looks like this

11
highlight top layer (Raster 2)
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection # 1
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 40 / 40 / Black
selections => select none

12
highlight bottom layer (Raster 1)
enable the Selection tool / custom selection

selections => promote selection to layer

13
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => &<Bkg Designer sf10 I> => Cruncher

effects => edge effects => enhance more
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 60 / 30 / Black
selections => select none

14
set BG to Black in the materials palette
prepare a linear gradient in materials palette

highlight top layer (Raster 2)
layers => new raster layer
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection # 2
flood fill selection with the gradient
keep selection active

15
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Andrew’s Filter Collection 57 / Circles in the Sands of Times

effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Glass
settings tab => « Clear »
Basic tab ▼

selections => select none

16
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror vertical
layers => arrange => move down
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 2 / 60 / 30 / Black

17
copy / paste « Deco_01_JVDP_vir.png » as new layer
enable the Pick tool with the following settings, to move the layer acurately => position X : 30 / position Y : 30
hit the « M » key of your keyboard to disable the tool
your layers palette and tag look like this

18
highlight bottom layer (Raster 1)
enable the Selection tool / custom selection

selections => promote selection to layer
keep selection active

19
effects => plugins => Unlimited 1 => Mura’s Seamless => Shift at Zigzag

adjust => add-remove noise => add noise

adjust => sharpness => sharpen
selections => select none

20
layers => duplicate
move this layer under the layer « Group-Raster 2 » => see below the layers palette
before ▼ and  after

 

image => mirror => mirror horizontal
image => mirror => mirror vertical
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 2 / 3 / 70 / 30 / Black
your tag looks like this

21
highlight top layer
layers => new raster layer
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection # 3
keep selection active

22
flood fill selection with the gradient
effects => texture effects => texture (as previously)
adjust => sharpness => sharpen more
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 2 / 3 / 50 / 40 / Black
selections => select none
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)

23
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
1 px white
3 px black
2 px color 1
1 px black
11 px white
1 px black

24
set FG to color 4 and BG to white in the materials palette
prepare a linear gradient

selections => select all

25
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 45 px white
selections => invert
flood fill selection with the gradient
effects => plugins => AAA Frames => Foto Frame

selections => invert
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 60 / 40 / Black
selections => select none

26
if you want to change the colors, do it at this point

26 bis
copy / paste « Deco_02_JVDP_vir.png » as new layer
effects => image effects => offset => H : -100 / V : -7 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
blend mode : Luminance

27
copy / paste the text layer as new layer
colorize if you wish
enable the Pick tool with the following settings, to move the layer acurately => position X : 265 / position Y : 307
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => -1 / 1 / 40 / 1 / Black

28
copy / paste « tutoriel_paillettes_femme_creationsvirginia.png » as new layer
don’t forget to erase the watermark
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 85%
enable the Pick tool with the following settings, to move the layer acurately => position X : 640 / position Y : 11
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Perspective Shadow (don’t change the settings)

29
copy / paste « Deco_03_JVDP_vir.png » as new layer
enable the Pick tool with the following settings, to move the layer acurately => position X : 128 / position Y : 0

30
apply your watermark
if you don’t want to animate your tag => layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
and save as ... type .jpeg

31 - ANIMATION (optional)
close the eye of bottom layer
highlight top layer
layers => merge => merge visible
open the eye of bottom layer and highlight this layer

32
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection # 4
effects => plugins => Alien Skin => Xenofex 2 / Constellation

selections => select none
edit => copy special => copy merged

33
open Animation Shop
edit => paste as new animation

34
back into PSP
undo twice
your tag shows the selection active

effects => plugins => Alien Skin => Xenofex 2 / Constellation
Random Seed => 6780
don’t change other settings
selections => select none
edit => copy special => copy merged

35
back to Animation Shop
edit => paste after current image

36
back into PSP
undo twice
effects => plugins => Alien Skin => Xenofex 2 / Constellation
Random Seed => 2150
don’t change other settinigs
selections => select none
edit => copy special => copy merged

37
back to Animation Shop
edit => paste after current image
view your animation to make sure you are satisfied with your work
save as... type .gif

Another version with a tube created by EMA (Elisabeth)

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and wish it to be shown, send it to me !
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