The tube(S) come from Franie Margot

The tubes in this tutorial are adapted by me.

If you are using your own tubes, reduce them as you see fit.
Is there a tube of yours? If so, please let me know so I can put your name on it.


I'd like to send a big, heartfelt thank you to all the amazing tube makers out there for creating these incredible tubes. Please don't remove the watermark.

The copyright belongs to the original artist, and I'd love to see credit given to them.

 Thank you!
*****

 Make your images and tubes the same size.
Change the blend mode/opacity in your layers palette.
 ****
 

Step 1
Choose a light color for the foreground and a dark color for the background of your tube
Gerrie has chosen the following colors
Material Properties: Set your foreground color to #ffffff --- your background color to #344c70

Step 2
File - Open a new transparent image of this size :1000x800 pixels

Step 3
Selections-Select All

Step 4
Activate your background image(Achtergrond 1 A)
Edit-Copy

Step 5
Activate your work
Edit-Paste into selection

Step 6
Selections- Deselect All

Step 7
Effects - Plugins Toadies - Blur'em!...with these settings

Step 8
Layers - Duplicate

Step 9
Image - Resize - to 90% - Resize all layers-NOT Checked

Step 10
Effects- 3D- Effects- Drop Shadow with these settings-Color Black



Step 11
Open the tube -femme longue 2
Edit-Copy.

Step 12
Activate your work -Edit - Paste as new layer

Step 13
Use your own tube and duplicate.
Place it as shown (narrow tube).
Look at the ruler parameters.
All tubes are different.


Step 14
Effects- Plugins- Flaming Pear-Flexify 2
Click on the red arrow>>select my file preset  Flexify 2 settings q2q
can be used in any folder of your choice by clicking on it.

Open it will be ok in your filter

Or set the settings manually

Step 15
Layers - Duplicate

Step 16
Image - Mirror - Mirror vertical ( Image - Flip in older versions of PSP)

Step 17
Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal (Image - Mirror in older versions of PSP)
 
Step 18
Layers- Merge- Merge Down
 
The result

Step 19
Activate Raster 2 in the layer palette

Step 20
Activate your Magic Wand – Tolerance at 20 and Feather at 0

Step 21
Click in the left circle with your magic wand


Step 22
Layers-New Raster Layer

Step 23
Activate your background image(Achtergrond 1 A) 
Edit-Copy

Step 24
Activate your work
Edit-Paste into selection

Step 25
Selections- Deselect All

 Step 26
Activate Raster 2 in the layers palette

Step 27
Click with your magic wand in the right side of the circle


Step 28
Layers-New Raster Layer

Step 29
Activate your background image (is still in memory)

Step 30
Activate your work
Edit-Paste into selection

Step 31
Selections- Deselect All

Step 32
Activate the layer above
 
Step 33
Layers- Merge- Merge Down

Step 34
And close this layer(close the eye)

Step 35
Layers-palette - activate the layer underneath

Step 36
Activate your Magic Wand – Tolerance at 20 and Feather at 0

Step 37
Click in both circles with the wand
 

Step 38
Layers-New Raster Layer

Step 39
Selections -Invert

Step 40
Effects- Plugins- Alien Skin -Eye Candy 5: Nature - Icicles -with these settings- Color 1


 

Step 41
Selections- Deselect All

Step 42
Activate the top layer in the layer palette=Raster 4
Open this layer

Step 43
Layers-Arrange- Move Down

This is what the layers palette looks like

Step 44
Activate the top of the layers palette

Step 45
Open the tube - robe_longue20_franiemargot
Edit-Copy.

Step 46
Activate your work -Edit - Paste as new layer

Step 47
Layers - Duplicate

Step 48
Activate the layer underneath

Step 49
Adjust-Blur- Gaussian Blur-Radius 10%

Step 50
Layers-Properties-Set the Blend Mode to " Overlay "
 

Step 51
 

Activate the top of the layers palette

Step 52
Activate your text tube - Happy Christmas
Edit-Copy.

Step 53
Activate your work -Edit - Paste as new layer

Step 54
Put in a place of your choice

Step 55
Layers -Duplicate

Step 56
Layers- Merge- Merge Down

This is what the layers palette looks like now

Step 57
Activate the top of the layers palette

Step 58
Layers-New Raster Layer

Step 59
Selections -Select All
 
Step 60
Activate Flood Fill Tool -Fill the selection with the background color  2

Step 61
Selections- Modify-Contract 10 pixels

Step 62
Click delete on the keyboard
 

Step 63
Selections - Invert
 

Step 64
Effects- Plugins– Graphic - Cross Shadow using the default settings

Step 65
Edit - Repeat Graphic - Cross Shadow

Step 66
Effects- 3D- Effects- Drop Shadow with these settings-Color Black

Step 67
Selections- Deselect All.
 

Step 68
Layers-New Raster Layer
Add your watermark
 

Step 69
Layer Palette - Close Raster 4 and the layer of the 2 circles

Step 70
Activate Raster 2 in the layers palette

Step 71
Activate your Magic Wand – Tolerance at 20 and Feather at 0

Step 72
Click with your magic wand in the 2 circles

Step 73
Remove the lock from Raster 4-
and activate this layer

Step 74
Layers-New Raster Layer

Step 75
Effects - Plugins - VDL Adrenaline - Snowflakes - use the settings below

Step 76
Selections- Deselect All.

Step 77
 Edit - Copy special - Copy merged.

Step 78
Open your animation shop

Step 79
Edit - Paste - As a new animation.

Step 80
Go back to paint shop click 2 times on Undo arrow
Repeat-Effects-Plugins- Van der Lee – Snowflakes, set Random Seed to 40
and OKAY.

Step 81
Selections- Deselect All.
 

Step 82
 Edit - Copy special - Copy merged .

Step 83
In your Animation Shop-Edit - Paste after current frame

Step 84
Go back to paint shop click 2 times on Undo arrow
Repeat-Effects-Plugins-Van der Lee - Snowflakes, set Random Seed to 80
and OKAY.

Step 85
Selections- Deselect All.

Step 86 
Edit - Copy special - Copy merged .

Step 87
In your Animation Shop-Edit -Paste after current frame

Step 88
Edit - Select all 

Step 89
Animation / Frame properties / change the given number to one that suits you better :

- The bigger the number is the slower the animation will be.

- I have chosen speed 10  
See what works best for you
 

Step 90

Animation / Resize animation by 800 pixels

Step 91
File - save as gif file
Give your crea a name and Save it
Click 4 times on next and finish
 

Did you create a lesson and want to show it off?



Please send me an EMAIL
 pspmagnifique@gmail.com

Size for the gallery maximum 800 PX


If you mail me your version, you can see it here,

*****
Additional example

 

  Thanks for testing the lesson
Version of Jeanne

Thanks for testing the lesson
Version of Hennie

Thanks for testing the lesson Ireen
Version of Ireen



 Thanks to Marion for translating the lesson
Version of Marion

  Thanks to Alex for translating the lesson 
Version of Alex
 

Thank you for your beautiful versions!
Your submitted lesson creation will be displayed below.
 

This lesson was written by Gerrie on July 12, 2024
This Lesson is and remains owned and copyrighted by Gerrie.

They may not be copied or distributed without my written permission.
All my lessons are my own, so any similarity is purely coincidental.

All of my lessons are registered with TWI