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Conditions of use of the material provided
It is forbidden to modify, change the name, take off the watermarks or alter the tubes.
It is forbidden to share them in groups or offer them on your site, blog or forum.
If you want to use them to create a tutorial, you must ask the permission of the authors.

Odette has the permission of the creators to use their tubes, masks and decorations
Thank you to all of them.
Without their beautiful creations, no tutorials could be written.

Odette and I use PSP2020 to create the tags of her tutorials
but you can follow this tutorials with any other version of PSP
according to the version you use, the result might be slightly different

Matérial
tubes - images

open all tubes
window/duplicate. Close the originals and work with the copies to preserve the originals
don’t forget to erase tubers’ watermarks before using them

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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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 » --> image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
« Flip » --> image -> mirror -> mirror vertical

Plugins 
Mehdi
Graphics Plus
AAA Frame

use the pencil to follow the steps
hold down Left click to grab it and move it

 

Realization
1
open a new image => transparent =>  900 * 600 px
selections => select all
copy / paste the « fond » tube into selection
selections => select none

2
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 10
adjust => sharpness => sharpen

3
effects => image effects => seamless tiling => default settings

4
effects => plugins => Mehdi => Sorting Tiles

5
effects => geometric effects

6
copy / paste the Carnival landscape tube as new layer
blend mode of the layer : Overlay
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)

7
copy / paste the decoration « music notes » as new layer
place as shown on final result

8
copy / paste the character tube as new layer (or another one of your choice)
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » =>  once : 50%  and once : 60%
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
place as shown on final result
layers => duplicate
image -> mirror -> mirror horizonta
layers => merge => merge down
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 6 / 6 / 80 / 50 / black

9
make sure all the tubes are in the good place
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)

10
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 2 px => color #9bbcf6

11
selections => select all
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 30 px => white
selections => invert
effects => plugins => Graphics Plus => Quick Tile II

12
effects => plugins => AAA Frames => Foto Frame

selections => select none

13
write « Carnival » (or another text of your choice)
apply your watermark
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
save as... type .jpeg

My tag with my tubes and misted image

your tag is finished
Thank you for following this tutorial
don’t forget to sign your work
save as... type .jpeg

if you have any problem,
or to show her your creations,
Don’t hesitate to write to Odette

It will be a real pleasure for her to present them at the end of this tutorial

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