You will find the original tutorial here :

This tutorial is a personal creation.
Any resemblance with another one would be only pure coincidence.
It is stricly forbidden to modify tubes, to change their name or take off the matermarks,
To present them on your sites or blog,
To share them in groups,
to make a bank of images, or to use them on lucrative purposes.

Thank you to respect Veroreves’s work and the tubers work.
Don’t hesitate to warn me if you have any trouble with this translation,
and I’ll try to fix the problem as quickly as I can

I worked with PSP2020 Ultimate
you can follow this tutorial with another version of PSP, but the result might be slightly different

Supplies
masks – selection

character tube by Cibi HERE 
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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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
Filters Unlimited 2.0
Mehdi
Xero - Porcelain

duplicate all the tubes and work with the copies to preserve originals
open the masks and mimimize to tray
place the selection into the dedicated folder of My PSP general folder
save your work often in case of problems with your psp

The Background
1
choose an image of Venice with bright colors
edit => copy
open a new image => transparent =>  900 * 600 px
selections => select all
edit => paste into selection
selections => select none
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 50

2
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Special Effects 1 => Venetian Blinds Horizontal

3
effects => plugins => Mehdi => Sorting Tiles

4
effects => texture effects => texture
click on the arrow and choose texture « Grid »

5
effects => plugins => Mehdi => Sorting Tiles

6
effects => distortion effects => Pinch => 100

7
effects => image effects => seamless tiling

The mask
1
layers => new raster layer
flood fill white

2
layers => new mask layer => from image

layers => merge => merge group
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 100 / 1 / black

3
blend mode of the layer : Difference

Colorization
1
layers => merge => merge visible
if you don't like the result, use the Adjust_Variations Plugin and check « Midtone »
click once or twice on "more" on the desired color

2
effects => plugins => Xero => Porcelain

The slide mask
1
layers => new raster layer
paint with a color taken from the background (Veroreves chose a light orange)

2
layers => new mask layer => from image

layers => merge => merge group
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 100 / 1 / black

3
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » =>  85%

4
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection #1

5
image => free rotate
right

copy / paste the landsscape tube into selection

6
image => free rotate
left

7
selections => select none
layers => duplicate
layers => merge => merge down
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 100 / 1 / black

8
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » =>  85%
effects => image effects => offset => H :  -25 / V : 25 / tick « custom » and « transparent»

The character
1
copy / paste the character tube as new layer
resize if necessary
move it to right side of the tag
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 60 / 20 / black

The Frame
1
highlight bottom layer
edit => copy

2
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 40 pixels => same color as the slide mask
selections => select all
selections => modify => contract => 40 px
selections => invert
selections => modify => contract => 4 px
edit => paste into selection
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 50

2
effects => texture effects => texture
click on the arrow and choose texture « Hatch Fine»

3
effects => edge effects => enhance more

4
selections => invert
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 60 / 20 / black
selections => select none

The Title
1
layers => new raster layer
flood fill with a color of your choice

2
layers => new mask layer => from image

layers => merge => merge group
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 100 / 1 / black

3
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » =>  20%
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 100 / 1 / black

4
effects => image effects => offset => H :  50/ V : -220 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
note the => horizontal offset might be different for you, it depends on the size of your character tube

The confettis
1
layers => new raster layer
flood fill with a color of your choice

2
layers => new mask layer => from image

layers => merge => merge group
edit => cut

3
enable the Selection tool / custom selection

edit => paste into selection
selections => select none
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 100 / 1 / black
layers => duplicate
layers => merge => merge down

4
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
image => mirror => mirror vertical

5
apply your watermark or signature on a new layer
write your licence number if you used a licenced tube
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
file => save your work as... type .jpeg

Another version with my tube
carnival tubes, page 2)

created by Susan

Don't hesitate to write to me if you have any trouble with this tutorial
If you create a tag (using other tubes and colors than those provided) with this tutorial
and wish it to be shown, send it to Veroreves !
It will be a real pleasure for her to add it to the gallery at the end of the tutorial

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