Marja-Umbra Vitae

Umbra Vitae

you wil find the orignal tutorial here

This tutorial is a personal creation.
Marja works with PSP12
I work with PSP20 Ultimate
but you can follow this tutorial with any other version of PSP
however, the results might be different using another 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 can download the supplies on Marja’s original tutorial
OR HERE 

place the selections into the folder « selections » of Corel PSP general folder
open the masks and minimize to tray
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 has 32 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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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
Unlimited 2
Graphics Plus
Toadies (import into Unlimited 2)
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact

Colors

set FG to color 1

To preserve original files => ALWAYS duplicate the tubes and decorations provided
close the original files and work with the copies
save your work often in case of problems with your PSP

1
Create a transparent image of 800 x 500 pixels
flood fill with FG color

2
set FG to color 2
enable the Selection tool / custom selection

3

layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with FG color
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Graphics Plus => Cross Shadow (default settings)

4
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Toadies => Plain Mosaic Blur => 71 / 254 / 38

5
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => &<Background Kaleidoscope> => Cake Mix => 10 / 197

6
set FG to color 3
selections => modify = > select selection borders

7
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with FG color
selections => select none
layers => merge => merge down

8
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 60 / 35 / color #0f111a

9
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 1

10
set FG to color 4
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with FG color

11
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Graphics Plus => Cross Shadow (default settings)
selections => select none

12
effects => 3D effects => Inner Bevel / white

13
copy / paste « UV deco by mpd© » as new layer

14
effects => image effects => offset => H : 0 / V : -24 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

15
copy / paste « UV deco 1 by mpd© » as new layer
don’t move it

16
copy / paste « UV deco 2 by mpd© » as new layer

17
effects => image effects => offset => H : 0 / V : 200 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

18
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 5 / 5 / 80 / 5 / black

19
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 2

20
set FG to color 3
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with FG color
selections => select none

21
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Glass
Settings tab => Clear
Basic tab =>...

22
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Extrude
Settings tab => Factory Default
Basic tab =>... color #c0c0c0

23
layers => duplicate
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 85%

24
effects => image effects => offset => H : 0 / V : 10 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

25
layers => merge => merge down
copy / paste « Umbra Vitae Tube mpd© » as new layer

26
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 80%
place the tube as shown on final result

27
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 10 / 80 / 15 / black

28
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
2 px color 2
10 px white
4 px color 2
40 px white

29
image => resize => tick « resize all layers » => 800 px width

30
copy / paste « Text L737 by mpd© » as new layer

31
place as shown on final result, or where you like

32
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 a tube created by Wieske

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