You will find the original tutorial here :

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

Suppliesl
The main tube is not provided
other tubes provided are licence free

open all the tubes into PSP and duplicate them. Work with the copies to preserve orignals
open (or import) the supplies provided into the appropriate folders of My Corel PSP
open the mask(s) and minimize to tray
copy / paste selections into the folder « selections » of Corel PSP General folder
double click on the presets to install them ( or import )
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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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

colors
color 1 => FG color => #e0b4be
color 2 => BG color => #890000
set colors 1 and 2 as FG & BG colors into the materials palette
translator’s note : As I changed the main tube, I also changed the colors
My colors => colors 1 => FG color => # #abb6e5
Color 2 => BG color => #b84418
My tube is availabe page 10 of « fantasy_toons » tubes

Use the pencil to mark your place along the way
hold down left click to grab and move it

 

Important
Open all images with PSP, duplicate them and close the originals.
Never work with original images.
Cloclo works with PSPX9 ; I work with PSP pro 2020 Ultimate
but you can follow the steps with another version of PSP
don’t forget to save your work often

realization
1
prepare a linear gradient into the materials palette

open the alpha layer, duplicate, close the original and work with the copy
rename « Raster 1 »
flood fill layer with the gradient

2
effects => image effects => seamless tiling

effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Video => Interface

3
layers => new raster layer
selections => select all
copy / paste the « deco_cloclo » tube into selection
selections => select none
adjust => sharpness => sharpen more
layers => new raster layer
flood fill white
layers => new mask layer => from image

adjust => sharpness => sharpen
layers => merge => merge group
objects => align => right
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
layers => merge => merge down
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » =>  80%

4
layers => new raster layer
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection # 1

flood fill selection with color 2
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Glass => use the preset provided
selections => select none
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Perspective Shadow => use the preset provided
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
layers => merge => merge down TWICE

5
layers => new raster layer
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection # 2

flood fill selection with color 2
effects => plugins => AFS IMPORT => sqborder2

selections => select none
layers => merge => merge down
layers => new raster layer
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection # 3

flood fill selection with color 2
effects => plugins => AFS IMPORT => sqborder2
selections => select none
layers => merge => merge down

6
layers => new raster layer
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection # 4

keep selection active
copy / paste  « Image Cloclo » into selection
layers => new raster layer
effects => 3D effects => cutout

selections => select none
layers => merge => merge down 3 times
layers => new raster layer
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection # 5

flood fill selection with the gradient
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Glass => use the preset provided
selections => select none
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror vertical
layers => merge => merge down TWICE

7
Enable the Pick Tool, and stretch the layer downwards and upwards

image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
2 px color 2
2 px color 1
2 px color 2
selections => select all
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
20 px color 2
selections => invert
effects => plugins => Graphic Plus => Cross Shadow / default settings
selections => invert
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 10 / -8 / 85 / 15 / black
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => -10 / 8 / 85 / 15 / black
selections => select none
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
2 px color 2
2 px color 1
2 px color 2

8
selections => select all
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
40 px color 2
selections => invert
effects => plugins => Graphic Plus => Cross Shadow / default settings
effects => plugins => VM Toolbox / brightness Noise

keep selection active
effects => plugins => AAA Frames => Foto Frame

effects => plugins => AAA Frames => Foto Frame => Width : 15 / Matte : 1
selections => select none
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 1 px black
copy / paste the « Deco Cloclo 1 » tube as new layer (translator’s note : I skipped this step)
place properly
copy / paste the « Deco Cloclo 2 » tube as new layer
don’t move it
copy / paste the character tube as new layer
drop a shadow of your choice and place where you like
apply your watermark or signature
write your licence number if you used a licensed tube
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
save your work as... type .jpeg

Don't hesitate to write to Cloclo if you have any trouble 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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