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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 46 steps

Supplies
Main tube is from Renée Graphisme
Masks are from 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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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

Plugins needed
Unlimited 2.0
AAA Frames
Graphics Plus

Colors

set FG to color 1 and BG to color 2 in the materials palette

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

1
Create a transparent image of 800x450 pixels
flood fill layer with color 2

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

3
layers => merge => merge group
layers => new raster layer
flood fill layer with color 1

4
layers => new mask layer => from image => « Mask304mpd-designs »
layers => merge => merge group

5
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 75 / 1 / black

6
layers => arrange => move down
layers => merge => merge visible

7
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 1

8
selections => promote selection to layer
selections => select none
blend mode of the layer : Multiply

9
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 75 / 10 / black

10
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
image => mirror => mirror vertical

11
effects => image effects => offset => H : -120 / V : 90 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

12
layers => duplicate
image => free rotate => tick 90° / don’t tick any box

13
effects => image effects => offset => H : 498 / V : -180 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

14
layers => merge => merge visible
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 2

15
selections => promote selection to layer
selections => select none
blend mode of the layer : Hard Light

16
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 75 / 10 / black

17
layers => duplicate
mirror => mirror vertical

18
effects => image effects => offset => H : 310 / V : -20 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

19
copy / paste « Joany deco by mpd » as new layer

20
effects => image effects => offset => H : 5 / V : 200 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

21
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 100 / 10 / black

22
copy / paste « Renee TUBES-Mars 2025-1 » as new layer (middle layer)

23
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 50%

24
effects => image effects => offset => H : 200 / V : -35 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

25
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 100 / 10 / black

26
copy / paste « Joany Deco 1 by mpd » as new layer

27
effects => image effects => offset => H : 200 / V : -45 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

28
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 100 / 10 / black

29
copy / paste « Joany Deco 2 by mpd » as new layer

30
effects => image effects => offset => H : -60 / V : 40 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

31
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 100 / 10 / black

32
copy / paste « Joany Deco 3 by mpd » as new layer

33
effects => image effects => offset => H : -197 / V : 133 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

34
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 100 / 10 / black

35
copy / paste « Joany Deco 4 by mpd » as new layer

36
effects => image effects => offset => H : -20 / V : -96 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)

37
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
1 px color 1
3 px color 2
1 px color 1

38
selections => select all
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
15 px color 1
selections => invert

39
effects => plugins => Graphics Plus => Cross Shadow / default settings
effects => 3D effects => Inner Bevel

40
effects => edge effects => enhance

41
selections => select all
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
35 px color 1

42
selections => invert
effects => plugins => AAA Frames => Foto Frame

selections => select none

43
image => resize => tick « resize all layers »  => 800 px width

44
copy / paste « Joany Text by mpd » as new layer
place where you like

45
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 75 / 10 / black

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

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