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Marja worked with PSP X2 and I worked 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
to import presets if any, double-click on them, or import
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 Marja, and the translation is my property
This lesson contains 40 steps

Supplies
Main tube is from Renée Graphisme
Mask is from Marja - open and minimize to tray
Other supplies are made by Marja, there is « mpd© » at the end of the title
Tubes
MPL 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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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
Graphics Plus
Unlimited 2
L&K landsiteofwonders
AAA Frames
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 IMpact
Flaming Pear

To preserve originals => ALWAYS duplicate the tubes, close the originals and work with the copies

1.
Create a BLACK image of 800x500 pixels
selections => select all

2
layers => new raster layer
copy / paste « Renee-TUBES-Mars-2025-24  » (middle layers) into selection
selections => select none

3
effects => image effects => seamless tiling => default settings
adjust => blur => radial blur

4
layers => new mask layer => from image

layers => merge => merge group

5
layers => duplicate
layers => merge => merge down
effects => plugins => Graphics Plus => Cross Shadow / default settings
layers => merge => merge visible

6
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 1

7
set FG to color 2
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with color 2

8
effects => plugins => Graphics Plus => Cross Shadow / default settings
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => &<Bkg Designer sf10 II> => PatchRing 01
set slider on 10

9
effects => edge effects => enhance
selections => modify => contract => 5 px
layers => new raster layer

10
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => -2 / -2 / 85 / 2 / black
selections => select none

11
layers => merge => merge down
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
layers => merge => merge down

12
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror vertical
layers => merge => merge down

13
set FG to color 1
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 2

14
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with color 1
effects => texture effects => Weave  /white / black

15
selections => select none
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 5 / 5 / 85 / 15 / black

16
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
layers => merge => merge down

17
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror vertical
layers => merge => merge down

18
copy / paste « Aaloka deco 01 by mpd » as new layer
don’t move it

19
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 3

20
in the materials palettes, set FG and BG to colors 1 and 2
prepare a linear gradient

the dark color should be below

21
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with the gradient
effects => plugins => L en K’s => Zitah
control 0 => 3
control 1 => 6
the rest remains as it is

22
effects => plugins => AAA Frames => Foto Frame
top slider => 10
the rest remains as it is

23
selections => modify => contract => 10 px
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Glass
settings tab => Clear
Basic tab => Bevel Width => 15
the rest remains as it is
selections => select none

24
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
layers => merge => merge down

25
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror vertical
layers => merge => merge down

26
copy / paste « Aaloka deco 02 by mpd » as new layer
don’t move it

27
copy / paste « Aaloka deco 03 by mpd » as new layer
place top left (see final result)

28
copy / paste « Renee-TUBES-Mars-2025-24  » (middle layers) as new layer

29
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 50%

30
effects => image effects => offset => H : 0 / V : 25 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

31
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 5 / 5 / 85 / 20 / black

32
effects => plugins => Flaming Pear => Flood

33
copy / paste « Aaloka deco 04 by mpd » as new layer

34
effects => image effects => offset => H : 270 / V : -200 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

35
effects => plugins => Flaming Pear => Flood (same settings as in step 32)

36
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
1 px color 1
20 px black
1 px color 1

37
image => resize => tick « resize all layers »  => 800 px width

38
copy / paste « L654 text by mpd » as new layer
place it bottom left (see final result)

39
effects => plugins => Flaming Pear => Flood
top slider => 87

the rest remains as it is

40
Add Marja’s Watermark
apply your watermark
write your licence number if you used a licenced tube
Save your work as a jpeg file

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