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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 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 66 steps

Supplies
Main tube is from Renée Graphisme
Mask was created by Narah
supplies made by Marja have « mpd© » at the end of their 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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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
Unlimited 2.0
Kiwi Oel Filter *
Graphics Plus
Tramages *
AFS IMPORT *
Toadies *
Color Filters *
AAA Frames
when you see this sign =>  * => import into Unlimited 2

Colors

set FG to white and BG to color 2 in the materials palette

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

1.
Create a transparent image of 800x500 pixels
flood fill with color 2

2

effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Kiwi’s Oel Filter / Setzboard => 91

3
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Kiwi’s Oel Filter / Setzboard => 23

4
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Tile & Mirror => Quadrant Mirror

5
selections => select all
selections => modify => contract => 2 px
selections => invert
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
selections => select none

6
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 110%
effects => edge effects => enhance

7
enable the selection tool / custom selection

8
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection white
effects => 3D effects => Inner Bevel

selections => select none

9
enable the selection tool / custom selection

10
layers => new raster layer
opacity of the flood fill tool => 30%
flood fill selection white
selections => select none
don’t forget to reset the opacity of the tool to 100%

11
layers => arrange => move down
layers => duplicate

12
effects => texture effects => blinds / BG color

13
effects => geometric effects => Circle / Transparent

14
effects => image effects => offset => H : -120 / V : 0 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

15
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 10 / 10 / 65 / 20 / black

16
highlight top layer
layers => merge => merge down => TWICE

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

18
enable the selection tool / custom selection

19
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection white

20
selections => modify => contract => 2 px
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard

21
set color 3 as FG color in the materials palette
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with color 3

22
effects => plugins => Graphics Plus => Cross Shadow / Intensity and Brightness : 70

23
selections => select none
layers => arrange => move down
highlight top layer

24
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 65 / 1 / black
layers => merge => merge down

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

26
layers => duplicate
effects => geometric effects => Circle / Transparent
blend mode of the layer : Hard Light

27
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 10 / 10 / 65 / 20 / black

28
enable the selection tool / custom selection

29
set color 1 as FG color in the materials palette / BG color is color 2
prepare a linear gradient

30
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with the gradient

31
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Tramages => Downstairs / default settings
effects => edge effects => enhance

32
selections => modify => contract => 20 px
selections => promote selection to layer
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 15

33
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => [AFS IMPORT] => sqborder2 => top slider  : 65

34
selections => select none
layers => merge => merge down

35
effects => image effects => offset => H : -200 / V : 80 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

36
layers => duplicate
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Toadies => What Are You ?... / both sliders => 10

37
layers => arrange => move down
effects => image effects => offset => H : 10 / V : 0 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

38
highlight top layer
layers => merge => merge down

39
layers => duplicate

40
effects => image effects => offset => H : -50 / V : -120 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

41
layers => merge => merge down
layers => arrange => move down => TWICE

42
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
image => mirror => mirror vertical
layers => merge => merge down
highlight bottom layer

43
FG color => white
layers => new raster layer
flood fill white

44
layers => new mask layer => from image

45
layers => merge => merge group
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 75%

46
effects => image effects => offset => H : 155 / V : 80 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

47
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Color Filters => Blue Sky => 235 / 128

48
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
image => mirror => mirror vertical
layers => merge => merge down

49
copy / paste « L633 deco by mpd » as new layer
don’t move it

50
highlight top layer
copy / paste « L633 deco 1 by mpd » as new layer
don’t move it

51
layers => arrange => move down
highlight top layer

52
copy / paste « Renee-TUBES-Juillet-aout-2025-39 » (top layer) as new layer

53
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 50%
don’t move it

54
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 10 / 10 / 65 / 20 / black

55
copy / paste « L633 deco 2 by mpd » as new layer
don’t move it

56
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
set FG to white / BG color 2

57
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
2 px BG color
1 px white
2 px BG color
1 px white
10 px BG color
1 px white

58
edit => copy
selections => select all

59
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
35 px BG color
selections => invert

60
layers => new raster layer
edit => paste into selection
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 10

61
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Tramages => Metal Peacocks / default settings
opacity of the layer => 50%
selections => invert

62
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 10 / 10 / 85 / 10 / black
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => -10 / -10 / 85 / 10 / black

63
selections => select none
effects => plugins => AAA Frames => Foto Frame
tops slider => 10 / Matte => 2

64
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
image => resize => tick « resize all layers »  => 800 px width

65
copy / paste « L633 textby mpd » as new layer
of course, you cas always change different font and text
place properly

66
Add Marja’s Watermark
apply your watermark
write your licence number if you used a licenced tube
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
Save your work as a jpeg file

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