This tutorial is by Angela das Graças, who I thank for letting me translate her tutorials.
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Original here

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Tubes

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Material

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Plugins
Effects / Plug-in / Graphics Plus  / Weaver
Graphic Plus/Cross Shadow Plug-in
Effects / Plug-in Nick Software / Color Efex Pro

SCRIPT

1.
Open the material on PSP / Duplicate (shift+d) / Close the originals
Choose two colors for your tubes: a dark color for the background and a light color for the background
 

2.
Prepare a Linear gradient

Open a new transparent image measuring 1000 x 700px
Paint with the gradient
 

3.
Layers / New mask Layer / From Image / Mask [Narah_Mask_0839]

Merge Group
Layers/Duplicate
 

4.
Image / Mirror / Mirror Horizontal
Image / Mirror / Mirror Vertical
Merge down
 

5.
Effects / Plugins / Nik software / color Effex Pro / Skylight Filter

Add new layer
Paint with light color
 

6.
Layers / New Mask layer / From image / Mask [Narah_Mask_Abstract_63]

Merge Group
Effects / Plugins / Nik software / color Effex Pro / Skylight Filter

7.
Add new layer
Layers/Arrange Send to Bottom
Paint with the gradient
 

8.
Effects / Plugins / Graphic Plus / Weaver

Activate the layer above - Group Raster 1
Copy the tube character and paste as a new layer

N.T.: You can erase parts of the first mask that are above the tube using Freehand Selection

9.
Resize if necessary
Drop shadow of your choice (if it's a mixed tube, you don't need it) (optional)
Copy the tube deco [angelagmn_43] and paste it as a new layer
 

10.
Position according to the model

Layers / Properties / blend mode: Luminance (L)
Layers/duplicate
 

11.
Image / Mirror / Mirror Vertical

Image / Mirror / Mirror Horizontal
Image / Add Borders: Symmetric Marked / 4 pixels / dark color

Image / Add Borders: Symmetric Marked / 4 pixels / light color

Image / Add Borders: Symmetric Marked / 40 pixels / any color different from the previous one
 

12.
Select this 40px border with the Magic Wand (tolerance/feather=0)
Paint with this gradient

Effects / Plugins / Graphic Plus / Cross shadow

13.
Selections/Invert
Drop shadow: 10 10 60 10 black
Repeat with negative V and H
 

14.
Select none
Image / Add Borders: Symmetric Marked / 4 pixels / dark color

Image / Add Borders: Symmetric Marked / 4 pixels / light color

Image / Add Borders: Symmetric Marked / 30 pixels / different color than the previous one
 

15.
Select this 30px border with the magic wand (tolerance/feather=0)
Paint with the gradient

If you want, apply a smooth texture (Effects / Texture Effects / Texture)
 

16.
Effects / Plugins / Graphic Plus / Cross shadow

Selections/Invert
Drop shadow: 10 10 60 60 black
Repeat with negative V and H
 

17.
Select None

Image / Add Borders: Symmetric Marked / 4 pixels / light color

Image / Add Borders: Symmetric Marked / 4 pixels / dark color
 

18.

Image / Resize: width=1000 px - all layers checked
Put your signature
Merge all
Save as jpeg

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Tutorial traduzido em 21/05/2024

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