COLD OUTSIDE

"Even when it's cold outside
our memories keep us warm."



The original tutorial is ColdOutside
by CreativeAttitude, written on 15/01/2018


Thank you for giving me permission to translate your tutorial.



I did this tutorial in PSP x9, the original was done in PSPx5 but it can be done in other versions.


Traductions

 en español - traducido por Tati aquí

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MATERIAL - download here.


PLUGINS

Crescent Moon ⇒ CutGlass
AP Lines ⇒ Diamond
Bill Mehdi ⇒ Wavy Lab 1.1
Filters Unlimited 2.0 / &<Background Designers IV ⇒ SF 10 Diamond Flip
XERO ⇒ Fritillary

* Tube of your choice
The PTU tube I used is © Alex_Prihodko


Place the selections in your selections folder in your PSP.

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If you want to use your own colors,
feel free to change the mode and opacity of the layers.

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This pointing hand is here to help you. You can drag and drop it and use it as a marker to help with following the tutorial.
Martine


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1.
In the style and texture palette,
choose a light color #314361 for the foreground
and a darker color #0b1634 for the background
Prepare a Linear style gradient



2.
Open a transparent image 900 x 500 pixels
Fill with gradient
Setting – Blur – Gaussian Blur


Effects / Plug-ins / Crescent Moon ⇒ Cut Glass


Selections - Upload/save a selection-
Load selection from disk
Select "Sel01-ColdOutside"
and click Load


Edit - Cut
Selection - Select None
Layer - Duplicate
Image - Mirror
Layers - Merge - Merge visible.

3.
Selections - Upload/save a selection-
Load selection from disk
Select "Sel02-ColdOutside"
and click Load
 


Selections - Promote Selection to Layer
Selections - Select None.
Effects / Plug-ins / AP [ Lines ] / Lines - SilverLining ⇒ Diamond Bill


Effects/Image Effects/Seamless Tiling


Reduce opacity to 50%
Layers - Merge - Merge visible.


4.
Layer - Duplicate
Close this layer
Place yourself on the original layer
Selections - Upload/save a selection-
Load selection from disk
Select "Sel03-ColdOutside"
and click Load


Effects ⇒ Texture Effects ⇒ Texture


Selections - Select None.
Open the top layer - the copy. 
Change the Blend Mode to "Soft Light"
Layers - Merge - Merge visible.

Effects / Plug-ins /Filters Unlimited 2.0 -
&<Background Designers IV ⇒ SF 10 Diamond Flip


5.
Copy - Paste tube Deco 1
Change Mix Mode to "Soft Light"

6.
Copy - Paste tube Deco 2
Copy - Paste the Tube Deco 3


7.
Copy - Paste the tube Deco 4

Copy - Paste image
(mine or another of your choice)
as a new layer
And Move under the deco layer 4
Choose the part of the image you want in the frame

Selections - Upload/save a selection-
Load selection from disk
Select "Sel04-ColdOutside"


Selection - Invert
Edit - Cut
Selection - Select None.

Layer - Duplicate
Setting - Blur -Blur
Change Mix Mode to "Soft Light"
Layers - Merge - Merge visible.


8.
Image – Add Borders – Symmetrical checked
size - 10 pixel = dark color #0b1634
With the magic wand select this border
Effects / Plug-ins / XERO ⇒ Fritillary
 


Selection - Select None.

9.
Copy - Paste Your Tube
Resize if necessary
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (to your liking)
Place on the left



10.
Copy - Paste Wordart
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (to your liking)
Place on the right



11.
Layers - Merge - Merge visible.
Image – Add Borders – Symmetrical checked
size -10-pixel size = color white.



12.
Add all necessary copyrights for the tube used and also give credit to the tutorial writer Creative Attitude as per her request.
Layers ⇒ Merge All (Flatten)


There you go! Your tag is finished




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Translated by Martine on 5th January 2022