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Any resemblance with another one would be only pure coincidence.
It is stricly forbidden to modify tubes, to change their name or take off the matermarks,
To present them on your sites or blog,
To share them in groups,
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Don’t hesitate to warn me if you have any trouble with this translation,
and I’ll try to fix the problem as quickly as I can

Material

open all the tubes into PSP and duplicate them. Work with the copies to preserve orignals
copy / paste selections into the folder « selections » of Corel PSP General folder
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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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 » --> image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
« Flip » --> image -> mirror -> mirror vertical

Filters (plugins) used
Mehdi
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Impact
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Impact - Nature
AP [Lines]
< I.C.NET Software > - Filters Unlimited 2.0
&<Background Designers IV>
&<Bkg Designers sf10 IV>
[AFS IMPORT]
VM Toolbox
thank you Renée Salon for sharing your plugins ‘ page

use the pencil to you follow the steps
hold down left click of your mouse to grab it and move it

Important
Open all images with PSP, duplicate them and close the originals.
Never work on original images.
Animabelle works with PSPX9, I work with PSP2018
but you can follow the steps with another version of PSP
save your work often
      
Colors
use the Dropper tool to pick up ..... colors into your tube
Animabelle chose these colors

Don't hesitate to change the colors and the blend modes of the layers,
according to your tubes and images

realization
1
open all the material
don’t forget to save your work often, in case PSP closes up without notice

2
prepare all the colors in the materials palette

3
open « Fond_Hiver_2017_Animabelle.jpg »
window -> duplicate
close the origianl, and work with the copy
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if you changed the colors, you may colorize this image -> adjust -> Hue and Saturation
or
apply the plugin Nik Software / Color Efex Pro 3.0 Complete / Bi-color Filters
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effects -> plugins -> Mehdi -> Sorting Tiles

effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> &<Background Designers IV> / @Refractor -> both settings on 32

4
layers ->new raster layer
flood fill with color 2
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> &<Background Designers IV> / @Night Shadow / default settings

blend mode of the layer : Saturation (Legacy) - Opacity : 60%
layers -> merge -> merge down
layers -> duplicate
image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
image -> mirror -> mirror vertical
Opacity of the layer : 50%
layers -> merge -> merge down
adjust -> sharpness -> High pass sharpen

adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen more

5
layers -> new raster layer
flood fill with color 3
blend mode of the layer : Overlay - Opacity : 65%
layers -> merge -> merge visible
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> &<Background Designers IV> / @Easy Corner UpperLeft/ default settings
layers -> duplicate
image -> resize -> untick « resize all layers »

hhighlight layer « merged »
effects -> image effects -> seamless tiling -> default settings
layers -> merge -> merge visible

6
layers -> new raster layer
enable the selection tool -> rectangle -> custom selection

flood fill selection with color 2
selections -> modify -> contract / 3 pixels
flood fill selection with color 3
selections -> modify -> contract / 8 pixels
flood fill selection with color 2
selections -> modify -> contract / 3 pixels
edit -> cut - or hit the Delete key of your keyboard
selections -> select none

7
enable the magic wand tool (mode : add - tolerance and feather : 0 )
and select both borders of 3 pixels painted with color 2

effects -> 3D effects -> inner bevel

selections -> select none

8
and select the borders of 8 pixels with the magic wand tool

effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> [AFS IMPORT] / sqborder2

effects -> 3D effects -> inner bevel / same settings as before
adjust -> sharpness -> High pass sharpen

selections -> select none
layers -> duplicate
image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
layers -> merge -> merge down

9
select the empty center of the left frame with the magic wand tool (tick « inside »)
selections -> modify -> expand -> 2 pixels
layers -> new raster layer
copy / paste into selection « Image1_VH_Animabelle.jpg »
adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen
effects -> plugins -> Alien Skin Eye Candy 5-Impact / Glass -> « Clear, No Drop Shadow »

selections -> select none
layers -> arrange -> move down

10
highlight « Raster 1 » (the 2 frames)
select the empty center of the right frame with the magic wand tool (tick « inside »)
selections -> modify -> expand -> 2 pixels
layers -> new raster layer
copy / paste into selection « Image2_VH_Animabelle.jpg »
adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen
effects -> plugins -> Alien Skin Eye Candy 5-Impact / Glass -> « Clear, No Drop Shadow » (same settings as before)
selections -> select none
layers -> arrange -> move down
layers -> merge -> merge down
highlight the layer with the 2 frames again
layers -> merge -> merge down
effects -> 3D effects -> dropp shadow -> 0 / 0 / 60 / 20 / black

11
layers -> new raster layer
enable the selection tool -> rectangle -> custom selection

effects -> plugins -> Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 / Nature / Snow Drift / Large, First Flakes

edit -> cut (important)
keep the selection active
effects -> plugins -> Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 / Nature / Icicles / white

selections -> select none
redo the Icicles effect, same settings as before but click on « random seed »

layers -> merge -> merge down

12
layers -> new raster layer
enable the selection tool -> rectangle -> custom selection

effects -> plugins -> Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 / Nature / Snow Drift / Large, First Flakes
same settings as before, but click on « randow seed »

DELETE on your keyboard
keep selection active
effects -> plugins -> Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 / Nature / Icicles / white

selections -> select none
redo the Icicles effect, same settings as before but click on « random seed »

layers -> merge -> merge down -> Icicles, snow and frames are now on the same layer

13
highlight bottom layer (Merged)
selections -> load-save selection -> frm disk -> « Sel1_VH_Animabelle.PspSelection »

selections -> promote selection to layer
layers -> duplicate
effects -> plugins -> AP[Lines] / Lines Silverlining / Dotty Grid

selections -> select none
effects -> 3D effects -> dropp shadow -> 0 / 0 / 75 / 35 / black
highlight the layer « promoted selection »
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> VM Toolbox / Dynamic Diffusion / default settings / 153 - 153
blend mode of the layer : Screen

14
highlight top layer
copy / paste as new layer « Deco1_VH_Animabelle.pspimage »
don’t move it
effects -> 3D effects -> dropp shadow -> 1 / 1 / 75 / 3 / color 3
if you have changed the colors, set the blend mode on « Luminance (Legacy) » or « Luminance »

15
copy / paste as new layer « Deco2_VH_Animabelle.pspimage »
don’t move it
layers -> arrange -> move down twice
this tube is already shadowed in blue
if you have changed the colors, set the blend mode on « Luminance (Legacy) » or « Luminance »
your work and your layers palette look like this

16
highlight top layer
layers -> new raster layer
selections -> load-save selection -> from disk -> « Sel2_VH_Animabelle.PspSelection »

flood fill selection with color 4 (several clicks might be useful)
selections -> select none
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> -6 / 0 / 100 / 3 / white
layers -> merge -> merge all (flatten)

17
image -> add borders -> tick « symmetric » -> ...
1 pixel black
10 pixels white
1 pixel black
20 pixels white
1 pixel black
selections -> select all
image -> add borders -> tick « symmetric » -> 6 pixels white
selections -> invert
effects -> texture effects -> weave -> colors 2 and 3

selections -> select none
image -> add borders -> tick « symmetric » -> 1 pixel black
image -> add borders -> tick « symmetric » -> 15 pixels white

18
copy / paste as new layer « Ours_VH_Animabelle.pspimage »
move it down (see final result)
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> -9 / 4 / 35 / 10 / color 3
copy / paste as new layer « Deco3_VH_Animabelle.pspimage »
don’t move it
colorize this tube if you changed the colors
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 3 / 2 / 45 / 3 / color 3
image -> add borders -> tick « symmetric » -> 1 pixel black

19
layers -> new raster layer -> apply your watermark
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