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Any resemblance with another one would be only pure coincidence.
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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

Christ worked with PSP X2 and I worked with PSP2020
you can follow this tutorial with another version of PSP, but the result might be slightly different

Supplies
tubes  – selections – palette - selections

place the selections into the folder « selections » of Corel PSP general folder

Hints and Tips
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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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 »has become  --> image => mirror => mirror horizontal
« Flip » has become  --> image => mirror => mirror vertical

Plugins needed
Alien Skin / Eye Candy 5 - impact / Glass

prepare your work
duplicate all the tubes and work with the copies to preserve originals
save your work often in case of problems with your psp
don’t forget to erase the tuber’s watermark
use the Dropper tool to pick up your colors into your tubes and misted images
Christ chose these :

don’t hesitate to change blend modes and opacities of the layers to match your personal colors and tubes

1
set FG to color 1 and BG to color 2 in materials palette

2
Prepare a linear gradient

3
open a new image => transparent =>  1500 * 950 px
flood fill with the gradient
effects => texture effects => tiles

4
copy / paste « Rectangle cadre Bleu » as new layer
don’t forget to erase the watermark
don’t move it

5
layers => new raster layer
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 1
copy / paste « Paysage Océan » into selection
selections => select none
layers => merge => merge down
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 50 / 50 / black

6
layers => new raster layer
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 1
flood fill selection with color 1
keep selection active
selections => modify => contract => 22 px

7
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with color 2
selections => select none
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 /40 / 40 / black
layers => merge => merge down
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
layers => merge => merge down
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 3 / 3 /40 / 40 / black
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)

8
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 4 px color 2
image => add borders => UNtick « symmetric » => color 1

enable the magic wand tool

select the last border with the Magic Wand tool
selections => invert
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 3 / 3 /40 / 40 / black
selections => select none

9
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 40 px color 2
select this border with the Magic Wand tool

10
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Glass

selections => select none

11
copy / paste the character tube as new layer
don’t forget to erase the watermark
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 105%
effects => image effects => offset => H :  8 / V : -68 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 3 / 3 /45 / 40 / black
enable the selection tool / rectangle
select the part of the borders where the character's shadow encroaches

hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
selections => select none

12
copy / paste the text tube as new layer
effects => image effects => offset => H :  0 / V : 496 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
write your licence number if you used a licenced tube
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
file => save your work as... type .jpeg

Another version with one of my tubes

Don't hesitate to write to me if you have any trouble with this tutorial
If you create a tag (using other tubes and colors than those provided) with this translation
and wish it to be shown, don’t hesitate to send it to me
It will be a real pleasure for me to add it to the gallery at the bottom of this translation

created by    ▼   Birte

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