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Laurette works with PSP2020 and I work with PSP 2020 too
you can follow this tutorial with another version of PSP, but the result might be slightly different
don’t hesitate to change blend modes and opacities of the layers to match your personal colors and tubes
place the tools and materials provided into the appropriate folders of My COREL PSP general folder
to import presets, double-click on them, or import
open the mask(s) and minimize to tray
install the plugins necessary
this tutorial is the property of Laurette, and the translation is my property

Supplies
mask - tubes and decorations - 1 alpha layer (selections included) - 1 color palette

some tubes are not provided (licensed tubes)
duplicate all the tubes and decorations, and alpha layers, and work with the copies to preserve originals
open the mask and minimize to tray
place selections, patterns, gradients..... into the dedicated folders of My Corel PSP General folder
double click on presets to install (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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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 »has become  --> image => mirror => mirror horizontal
« Flip » has become  --> image => mirror => mirror vertical

Plugins needed
Simple / Top Left Mirror
Alien Skin I Eye Candy Impact I Perspective
AAA Frames / Foto Frame

colors

set colors 1 and 2 as FG and BG colors into the materials palette

prepare a radial gradient into the materials palette

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

1
open the alpha layer, duplicate, close the original and work with the copy
rename « Raster 1 »
selections => select all
copy / paste « antiquerosebg4 » into selection (colorize if necessary)
selections => select none

2
layers => new raster layer (Raster 1)
flood fill with color 2
layers => new mask layer => from image

layers => merge => merge group

3
highlight bottom layer
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection # 1

selections => promote selection to layer
layers => arrange => bring to top
effects => 3D effects => inner bevel

selections => select none
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 2 / 2 / 50 / 10 / black
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => - 2 / - 2 / 50 / 10 / black

4
highlight « Group Raster1 »
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection # 2

selections => promote selection to layer
layers => arrange => bring to top
effects => texture effects => texture Floral (provided)

effects => 3D effects => inner bevel ( same settings as previously )
selections => select none
effects = > plugins => Simple => Top Left Mirror
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 2 / 2 / 50 / 10 / black
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => - 2 / - 2 / 50 / 10 / black

5
highlight bottom layer
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection # 3

selections => promote selection to layer
layers => arrange => bring to top
effects => 3D effects => inner bevel ( same settings as previously )
keep selection active

6
selections => modify => contract => 25 px

layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with color 2
effects => texture effects => texture Winni Designs.t...*... (provided)

selections => modify => contract => 20 px
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
selections => invert
effects => 3D effects => inner bevel ( same settings as previously )
selections => invert
keep selection active

7
layers => new raster layer
copy / paste « Nature oiseaux » into selection
layers => new raster layer
effects => 3D effects => cutout

selections => select none
layers => merge => merge down 3 times
your layers palette looks like this

8
copy / paste « Deco 1 » as new layer (colorize if necessary)
don’t move it
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 50 / 10 / color 2

9
copy / paste « Deco 2 » as new layer (colorize if necessary)
don’t move it
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 50 / 1 / black

10
copy / paste « Deco 3 » as new layer (colorize if necessary)
don’t move it
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 2 / 2 / 50 / 01 / color 2

11
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
1 px color 2
3 px color 1
1 px color 2
selections => select all
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
30 px color 2
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 80 / 40 / black
selections => select none
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
2 px color 1
selections => select all
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
50 px white
selections => invert
flood fill selection layer with the gradient prepared at the begining

12
effects => plugins => AAA Frames => Foto Frame

edit => repeat => Foto Frame changing Width : 5 and Matt : 0
selections => select none

13
copy / paste « Texte  » as new layer
place where you like

14
copy / paste « Woman  » as new layer
don’t forget to erase the watermark
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
place as shown on final result (or elsewhere)
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Perspective Shadow

15
copy / paste « Vases  » as new layer
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » =>  75%
place as shown on final result (or elsewhere)
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Perspective Shadow ( same settings as previously )
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 2 px color 1

16
adjust => sharpness => unsharp mask

layers => new raster layer
apply your watermark or signature
write your licence number if you used a licensed tube
image => resize => tick « resize all layers »  => 950 px width
save your work as... type .jpeg

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