Marja-Sakura

Sakura

The woman tube was created by Nadège
you wil find the orignal tutorial here

This tutorial is a personal creation.
Marja works with PSP12
I work with PSP2020 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 Marja’s 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 will need a character tube (not provided)
you can download the supplies on Marja’s original tutorial
OR HERE 

place the selections into the folder « selections » of Corel PSP general folder
double click on the presets and they will be installed automatically
save your work often in case of problems with your psp
don’t hesitate to change blend modes and opacities of the layers to match your personal colors and tubes
this tutorials contains 46 steps

Hints and Tips
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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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

Plugins needed
Graphics Plus
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact
Mock
Mehdi
Carolaine & Sensibility
Unlimited 2
Toadies

Colors

set FG to color 1 and BG to color 2 in the materials palette

To preserve original files => ALWAYS duplicate the tubes and decorations provided
close the original files and work with the copies

1
Create a transparent image of 800 x 450 pixels
flood fill with color 1

2
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Brushed Metal
Settings tab => Linear Steel
Basic tab => … / color 1

3
effects => plugins => Graphics Plus => Emboss / all sliders : 0

4
layers => duplicate
effects => plugins => Mock => Windo => default settings
effects => plugins => Mehdi => Sorting Tiles

5
blend mode of the layer : Overlay
layers => merge => merge visible

6
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 1

7
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with color 2

8
effects => plugins => Carolaine and Sensibility => csTexture => default settings / 52 / 0 / 175 / 10

9
effects => plugins => Graphics Plus => Cross Shadow / default settings
selections => select none

10
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 65 / 35 / black

11
layers => duplicate
effects => geometric effects => Cylinder / Vertical / 45
blend mode of the layer : Hard Light

12
copy / paste « Sakura deco 1 by mpd© » as new layer

13
effects => image effects => offset => H : -340 / V : 145 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

14
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 2

15
flood fill tool opacity => 60%
flood fill selection with color 1
reset opacity of the tool to 100%

16
effects => plugins => Carolaine and Sensibility => CS-HLines => 15 / 0 / 10

17
effects => edge effects => enhance
selections => select none

18
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 3

19
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with color 1

20
selections => modify => contract => 3 px
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
layers => new raster layer

21
flood fill selection with color 2
effects => plugins => Graphics Plus => Cross Shadow / default settings

22
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => &<Bkg Designer sf10 III> => ZigZaggerate / default settings / 60 - 60

23
effects => edge effects => enhance more
selections => select none
layers => arrange => move down

24
highlight top layer
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 2 / 2 / 85 / 2 / black

25
layers => merge => merge down
layers => duplicate

26
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Toadies => What are you? / 15 * 15
layers => arrange => move down

27
highlight top layer
layers => merge => merge down
highlight layer below

28
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 65 / 35 / black

29
highlight top layer
layers => merge => merge down

30
copy / paste « Sakura deco 2 by mpd© » as new layer

31
effects => image effects => offset => H : 275 / V : 125 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

32
copy / paste « Sakura deco 3 by mpd© » as new layer

33
effects => image effects => offset => H : 255 / V : 25 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

34
set BG to color 3 in the materials palette
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 4

35
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with BG color

36
selections => modify => contract => 3 px
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
selections => select none

37
effects => edge effects => enhance
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Extrude
settings tab => choose the selection provided « L685 mpddesigns »

38
copy / paste the character tube as new layer

39
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 60%
(or other if you chose a different tube than the one provided)

40
effects => image effects => offset => H : 55 / V : 0 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

41
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 65 / 35 / black

42
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 1 px color 3

43
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => …
5 px black
1 px color 3
20 px black
1 px color 3
35 px black
1 px color 3

44
image => resize => tick « resize all layers » => 800 px width

45
copy / paste « Sakura text by mpd© » as new layer
place bottom left (or other)

46
Add Marja’s Watermark
apply your watermark
write your licence number if you used a licenced tube
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
Save your work as a jpeg file

My tag with one of my tubes

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by emailing me

my tubes are also available on my blog HERE
Don't hesitate to write to me if you have any trouble with this translation
If you create a tag (using other tubes than those provided) with this tutorial
and wish it to be shown, send it to me !
It will be a real pleasure for me to add it to the gallery to the bottom of this translation

 

created by ▼ Nadège