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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 maskz 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 46 steps

Supplies
Main tube is from Lisa T. 
Maskz was created by Marja
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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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

Plugin needed
Graphics Plus

Colors

set FG to color 1 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 BLACK image of 800x500 pixels
flood fill with color 2

2

layers => new raster layer
flood fill with color 1

3
layers => new mask layer => from image

4
layers => merge => merge group
effects => image effects => seamless tiling => default settings

5
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 85 / 0 / black
layers => merge => merge visible

6
layers => new raster layer
flood fill with color 2
layers => new mask layer => from image => « Mask47-mpd-desings »

7
layers => merge => merge group
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 30%

8
effects => reflection effects => feedback

9
effects => image effects => offset => H : -280 / V : 155 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

10
effects => edge effects => enhance more
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 85 / 0 / black

11
*** layers => duplicate
effects => image effects => offset => H : 0 / V : -150 / tick « custom » and « transparent » ***
repeat once more step 11 from *** to ***

12
layers => merge => merge down TWICE

13
effects => distortion effects => Wave

14
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 85 / 0 / black
opacity of the layer :  60%

15
set FG color to color 3
layers => new raster layer
flood fill with color 3

16
effects => plugins => Graphics Plus => Cross Shadow / default settings
layers => new mask layer => from image => « Mask287-mpd-desings »

17
layers => merge => merge group
effects => edge effects => enhance more

18
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 85 / 0 / black
opacity of the layer :  70%

19
copy / paste « L664 deco mpd » as new layer
don’t move it
blend mode of the layer : Luminance
opacity of the layer :  65%

20
copy / paste « Misted Scene 01 by mpd » (top layer) as new layer
don’t move it

21
copy / paste « L664 Frame by mpd » (top layer) as new layer
don’t move it

22
open « divers_0190_lisat »
erase the watermark

23
copy / paste  as new layer

24
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 50%
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 75%

25
place the flower into the frame
make sure stem touches the bottom edge of the frame
the upper part can protrude from the frame

26
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
layers => merge => merge down

27
effects => image effects => offset => H : -250 / V : 0 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

28
layers => duplicate
effects => geometric effects => Perspective / Horizontal
distortion =>  -39 / Tick « transparent »

29
effects => image effects => offset => H : 555 / V : 100 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

30
layers => duplicate
effects => image effects => offset => H : 0 / V : -240 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

31
layers => duplicate
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 60%

32
effects => image effects => offset => H : 175 / V : 115 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
adjust => sharpness => sharpen

33
layers => duplicate
effects => image effects => offset => H : -150 / V : -220 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

34
layers => merge => merge down Three times

35
copy / paste « L664 deco 1 mpd » as new layer

36
effects => image effects => offset => H : -36 / V : -50 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

37
choose a font you like and type your text
Marja chose this text => « When flowers bloom, so does hope »
drop a shadow of your choice
place your text in the middle

38
set FG to color 1 and BG to color 2 in the materials palette
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)

39
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
2 px color 1
2 px color 2
2 px color 1

40
selections => select all
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 35 px white
selections => invert

41
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with color 2

42
layers => new mask layer => from image
layers => new mask layer => from image => « Mask307-mpd-desings »
layers => merge => merge group
selections => select none

43
copy / paste « L664 deco 2 mpd » as new layer

44
effects => image effects => offset => H : 0 / V : 300 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

45
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 2 px color 2
image => resize => tick « resize all layers »  => 800 px width

46
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

My tag with my tubes (text in french)

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