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This tutorial is a personal creation.
Any resemblance with another one would be only pure coincidence.
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To present them on your sites or blog,
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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

Laurette and I work with PSP2020 Ultimate
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
Selections provided are there  « in case » the alpha layer doesn’t work properly
open the mask(s) and minimize to tray
duplicate all the tubes and decorations, and alpha layers, and work with the copies to preserve originals
install the plugins necessary
this tutorial is the property of Laurette, and the translation is my property

Supplies
alpha layer
tubes
selections
masks
color palette
Laurette’s watermark

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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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
Mehdi / Wavy Lab1.1
Simple : Pizza Slice Mirror
L en k’s / Djin…
Filters Unlimited 2.0/ &<Bkg Designers sf10 II / Fan Blades
Carolaine and Sensibility /CS-LDots
Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow
Alien Skin I Eye Candy 5 Impact / Perspective Shadow

colors

1
open a new Raster layer => 900 * 600 px
OR
open the alpha layer containing the selections you will need in this tutorial
effects => plugins => Mehdi => Wavy Lab 1.1 => colors 5 / 4 / 2 / 1

edit => copy / edit => paste as new image
set this new image aside for a later use (minimize to tray is a good way to find it back)

2
effects => image effects => seamless tiling => default settings
layers => duplicate
effects = > plugins => Simple => Pizza Slice Mirror / default settings
apply this plugin once more (same settings)
effects => reflection effects => rotating Mirror

3
highlight bottom layer
effects => plugins => L en K’s => Djin… / default settings
you see no difference, don’t worry, it’s normal
highlight top layer
effects => geometric effects => Perspective / Horizontal

4
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
layers => merge => merge down
effects => reflection effects => rotating Mirror

effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => &<Background Designers sf10 II> => Fan Blades

5
highlight bottom layer
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection # 1
layers => new raster layer
flood fill with color 5
selections => modify => contract => 5 px
copy / paste into selection the image set aside in step 1
effects => plugins => Carolaine and Sensibility => CS-LDots

effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 60 / 40 / black
selections => select none
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 102%

6
highlight top layer
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection # 2
layers => new raster layer
copy / paste into selection the image set aside in step 1
effects => plugins => L en K’s => Zitah

repeat the same effect (same settings)
selections => select none

7
layers => duplicate
effects => image effects => seamless tiling => default settings
layers => arrange => move down
highlight layer above
layers = merge => merge down
layers => arrange => move down
effects => texture effects => Weave / colors 5 and 4

effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 45 / 20 / black
your layers palette looks like this

8
highlight top layer
copy / paste the birds tube (don’t forget to erase the tuber’s watermark) as new layer
effects => image effects => seamless tiling => side by side

effects => texture effects => mosaic / Antique

opacity of the layer :  60%
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 60 / 40 / color 2
objects => align => Center in Canvas
OR
enable the Pick tool with the following settings, to move the layer acurately => position X : 0 / position Y : -146

9
layers => new raster layer
set white as FG colorn flood fill the layer white
layers => new mask layer => from image

layers => duplicate
layers => merge => merge group
opacity of the layer :  60%
blend mode of the layer : Luminance (Legacy)
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 80 / 40 / black
your layers palette looks like this

layers => merge => merge visible

10
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
2 px color 4
5 px color 3
2 px color 4
selections => select all
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 10 px color 2
selections => invert
effects => plugins => Graphics Plus => Cross Shadow / default settings
selections => select none

11
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
2 px color 4
5 px color 3
2 px color 4
selections => select all
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 45 px color 4
selections => invert
copy / paste into selection the image set aside in step 1

12
selections => promote selection to layer
layers => new raster layer
flood fill with color 1
layers => new mask layer => from image

effects => edge effects => enhance
layers => merge => merge group
selections => invert
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 80 / 40 / black
layers => merge => merge visible
selections => select none

13
open the main tube
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 85%
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
place properly
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Perspective Shadow

14
copy / paste the word art tube
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 80 / 10 / color 4

15
layers => new raster layer
apply your watermark or signature on a new layer
add Laurette’s watermark if you wish
write your licence number if you used a licenced tube
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
3 px color 2
2 px black
reszie to 950 px width
file => save your work as... type .jpeg

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and wish it to be shown, send it to Laurette !
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