Tutorial Stillness by Soxikibem

Between breath and nothingness, time dissolves into quiet light.
Thoughts drift into sleep as the world slows its pulse.
In the hush of everything, the soul remembers peace.

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MATERIAL:

1 Main Tube or any character of your choice

1 Misted Paisage of your choice

Other Materials by Soxikibem

PLUGINS:

AP [Utility] > Utility - Reflections, Repeat 4
Birgits Chaos > Embroidery
Esthétiques > Extrusion

Tutorial created with PSP 2022

Tested and reviewed by Márcinha using PSP 2020.

I would like to thank all tube artists for their beautiful Tubes and Masks,

as this tutorial would not have been possible without their work.
When sharing or using these materials, please keep the Tubes unaltered

and preserve all proper credits.
Feel free to adapt the blend modes according to the colors you are using.
Recolor the decorative elements whenever necessary to better match your chosen color palette.

TUTORIAL

1 - Open the supplied materials in PSP, duplicate then, and close the originals.

*Delete the watermark from all supplied materials.
Choose 5 colors to work with.
Foreground: #2e5e6e

Background: #4fb3a2

Color 3: #8ed1c6

Color 4: #e3eef3

Color 5: #1f3a5f

2 - Open a new 750x550px transparent image.

Flood Fill with the Foreground color.

3 - Selections > Select All.

Edit > Copy the Landscape Misted.

Edit > Paste Into Selection.

Selections > Select None.

4 - Plugin Birgits Chaos > Embroidery.

NOTE: This effect may vary depending on the colors and size of your Landscape Misted.

5 - Effects > Reflection Effects > Rotating Mirror.

6 - Effects > Geometric Effects > Skew.

7 - Effects > Distortion Effects > Polar Coordinates.

8 - Selections > Load/Save Selections > Load Selection From Disk: 315_xiki1.

Press Delete (or use Edit > Cut) four times.

Selections > Select None.

9 - Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling.

10 - Layers > New Raster Layer.

Flood Fill with a gradient from the Background color and Colo 4.

Layers > Arrange > Move Down.

11 - AP [Utility] > Utility - Repeats4.

12 - Using the Magic Wand Tool with Tolerance 0 and Feather 0, click on the black area of this effect.

13 - Selections > Promote Selection to layer.

Activate Raster 2.

Press Delete (or use Edit > Cut).

14 - Selections > Select None.

15 - With Raster 2 active, apply:

Effects > User Defined Filter: Emboss_4.

16 - Activate the Promoted Selection layer.

Image > Negative Image.

17 - Image > Mirror > Mirror Horizontal.

18 - Plugin Esthétiques > Extrusion.

19 - Image > Mirror > Mirror Horizontal.

20 - Layers > New Raster Layer.

Flood Fill with the Foreground color.

Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom.

21 - Activate Raster 2.

Layers > Properties > General > Blend Mode: Luminance (L).

For my second version, I used Hard Light instead.

22 - Activate Raster 1.

Layers > Arrange > Move Down.

Layers > Properties > General > Blend Mode: Diference.

For my second version, I used Darken instead.

23 - Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise.

24 - Activate the Promote Selection layer.

Layers > Properties > General > Blend Mode: Luminance (L).

25 - Selections > Load/Save Selection > Load Selection Drom Disk: 315_xiki2.

Press Delete (or use Edit > Cut), twice.

26 - Layers > New Raster Layer.

Edit > Copy the Landscape Misted.

Edit > Paste Into Selection.

Selections > Select None.

27 - Layers > Arrange > Move Down.

28 - AP [Utility] > Utility - Reflections.

29 - Pick Tool: Position X: 271, Position Y: 96.

30 - Activate the Promoted Selection layer.

Layers > New Raster Layer.

31 - Selections > Load/Save Selection > Load Selection From Disk: 315_xiki3.

Flood Fill the selections with Color 5.

32 - Selections > Modify > Contract: 2.

Flood Fill the selections with Color 4.

33 - Selections > Modify > Contract: 5.

34 - Edit > Copy the Landscape Misted.

Edit > Paste As New Layer.

Using the Move Tool, position it as desired.

35 - Selections > Invert.

Press Delete (or use Edit > Cut).

36 - Selections > Invert.

Layers > Properties > General > Blend Mode: Luminance.

For my second version, I left the Blend Mode set to Normal.

37 - Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel.

Selections > Select None.

38 - Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow, using the Foreground color.

39 - Edit > Copy the Character Misted.

Edit > Paste As New Layer.

If you are using the supplied material, resize it to 60% with Resize all layers unchecked.

Then: Image > Mirror > Mirror Horizontal.

40 - Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen.

Layers > Properties > General > Blend Mode: Overlay.

41 - Layers > Duplicate.

Layers > Properties > General > Blend Mode: Soft Light.

Position it in the upper-left corner.

If you are using the supplied material, set:

Pick tool - Position X: -104, Position Y: -131.

42 - OPTIONAL - Effects > Illumination Effects > Lights.

*NOTE: In Settings, only Light #5 should remain ON.

Color #fff1c2.

Check Lights 1, 2, 3, and 4 and make sure On is unchecked.

* I did not apply this effect in my second version.

43 - Edit > Copy DecorText_xiki.

Edit > Paste As New Layer.

Pick Tool: Position X: 68, Position Y: 276.

Layers > Properties > General > Blend Mode: Luminance (L).

44 - Edit > Copy no TituloStillness_xiki.

Edit > Paste a New Layer.

Pick Tool: Position X: 484, Position Y: 96.

45 - Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Sahdow: color black.

NOTE: Before adding the borders, make sure you are happy with the Blend Modes you

have applied.

If not, feel free to experiment with different combinations until you achieve the look you prefer.

46 - Image > Add Borders > Symmetric:

1px Color 5

8pxColor 4

1px Color 5

Selections > Select All.

47 - Image > Add Borders > Symmetric: 35px, Color 4.

Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow, Color black.

Selections > Select None.

48 - Image > Add Borders > Symmetric: 1px, Color 5

Selections > Select All.

49 - Image > Add Borders > Symmetric: 25px Color 4

Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow.

Selections > Select None.

50 - Image > Add Borders > Symmetric: 1px, Color 5.

51 - Edit > Copy Credit-Tutorial_bySoxikibem.

Edit > Paste as New Layer.

Position is wherever you prefer.

Add your watermark or signature.
File > Export > JPEG Optimizer...

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VERSION:

Credit:

Formatting, Artwork & Tutorial by Soxikibem

Main Tube: AI Generated by Soxikibem

Other Materials: by Soxikibem

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It will be my pleasure to showcase your work on our website.

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