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This tutorial is a personal creation.
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,
to make a bank of images, or to use them on lucrative purposes.

Thank you Sass for testing Cloclo’s tutorials

Thank you to respect Cloclo’s work and the tubers work.
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

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Material
The main tube is not provided
the tubes provided are licence free

open all the tubes into PSP and duplicate them. Work with the copies to preserve orignals
double click on the preset to install it
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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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
I.C.Net Software / RCS Filter Pak 1.0 / Sapphire Filters 08 / SapphirePlugin_0794
Modules externe / Adjust / Variation
Modules externes / AAA Frames / Foto Frame
Modules externes / Graphic plus / Cross Shadow

Use the pencil to follow the steps
hold down left click to grab it and move it

Important
Open all images with PSP, duplicate them and close the originals.
Never work with original images.
Cloclo works with PSPXII ; I work with PSP pro 2018
but you can follow the steps with another version of PSP
don’t forget to save your work often

Colors
use the Dropper tool to pick up the colors into your tubes
Cloclo chose these colors

color 1 -> ForeGround color -> #ffffff (white)
color 2 -> BackGround color -> #3975a1
Don't hesitate to change the colors and the blend modes of the layers,
according to your tubes and images

realization
1
prepare FG and BG colors in your materials palette
open the alpha layer provided, duplicate and close the original
work with the copy
flood fill with a radial gradient

adjust -> blur -> radial blur

effects -> plugins -> Simple / Blintz
effects -> image effects -> seamless tiling

2
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> Sapphire Filters 08 / SapphirePlugin_0794

selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection « @cloclo »
selections -> promote selection to layer
selections -> select none
effects -> geometric effects -> circle / wrap
layers -> duplicate
image -> mirror -> mirror vertical
layers -> merge -> merge down
adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen
effects -> plugins -> Adjust -> Variation -> click once on « original » / twice on « darker » then « OK »
effects -> plugins -> Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 / Impact / Perspective Shadow
choose the preset provided « Cloclo_Cindy » (or import it)

3
highlight bottom layer
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection « @cloclo 1 »
selections -> promote selection to layer
selections -> select none
layer -> arrange -> bring to top
effects -> geometric effects -> circle / tick « repeat »
layers -> duplicate
image -> free rotate

layers -> merge -> merge down
effects -> plugins -> Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 / Impact / Perspective Shadow
choose the preset provided « Cloclo_Cindy »
highlight bottom layer
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection « @cloclo 2 »
 selections -> promote selection to layer
layer -> arrange -> bring to top
flood fill selection with color 2
selections -> select none
enable the Selection Tool

stretch each side as shown below

press the (M) key to disable the tool
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 3 / 3 / 40 / 4 / black

4
copy / paste as new layer « fleur Cloclo »
don’t move it
image -> add borders -> ...
2 pixels color 2
4 pixels color 3
selections -> select all
image -> add borders -> 30 pixels color 1 (white)
selections -> invert
effects -> texture effects -> weave / colors 2 and 4

selections -> invert
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 4 / 4 / 50 / 34 / black
selections -> select none
image -> add borders -> 30 pixels color 1 (white)
selections -> select none
image -> add borders -> ...
2 pixels color 2
4 pixels color 3
selections -> select all
image -> add borders -> 30 pixels color 1 (white)
selections -> invert

5
in the materials palette, set color 3 as FG color and color 4 as BG color
prepare a linear gradient / angle 45 / repeat 3 / untick « invert »
flood fill selection with this gradient
effects -> plugins -> Graphic Plus / Cross Shadow / default settings
keep selection active
effects -> plugins -> AAA Frames / Foto Frame / Width : 10, don’t change other settings
selections -> select none
image -> add borders -> 1 pixel black

6
copy / paste as new layer the decoration tube
place it as shown on final result
layers-> duplicate
image -> mirror -> mirror vertical
copy / paste the vase as new layer
image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
place it bottom left
effects -> plugins -> Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 / Impact / Perspective Shadow
choose the preset provided « Cloclo_Cindy »
copy / paste as enw layer the character tube
move to the right
drop a shadow of your choice
apply your watermark on a new layer
layers -> merge -> merge all (flatten)
image -> resize -> tick « resize all layers » -> width : 950 pixels
adjust -> sharpness -> unsharp mask

file -> save as... type .jpeg

Don't hesitate to write to Cloclo if you have any problem with her tutorial
If you create a tag with this tutorial
and wish it to be shown, send it to Cloclo !
It will be a real pleasure for her to add it to the gallery at the end of the tutorial

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