This tutorial was written with CorelX17 and translated with CorelX3, but it can also be made using other versions of PSP.
Since version PSP X4, Image>Mirror was replaced with Image>Flip Horizontal,
and Image>Flip with Image>Flip Vertical, there are some variables.
In versions X5 and X6, the functions have been improved by making available the Objects menu.
In the latest version X7 command Image>Mirror and Image>Flip returned, but with new differences.
See my schedule here




Your versions


Material here
Thanks for the tubes: KTs_WordArtNoel_48
lizztish_christmas-lights1
angeledesign_bonhomme_neige3
(The links of the tubemakers here).




Plugins:
consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Alf's Border FX - Border Circular Fade here
VanDerLee - Snowflakes here
Filters Alf's Border FX can be used alone or imported into Filters Unlimited.
(How do, you see here)
If a plugin supplied appears with this icon it must necessarily be imported into Unlimited


OPTIONAL: Animation Shop here





You can change Blend Modes according to your colors.

In the newest versions of PSP, you don't find the foreground/background gradient (Corel_06_029).
You can use the gradients of the older versions.
The Gradient of CorelX here

Copy the Selection in the Selection Folder.

1. Set your foreground color to #98120c,
set your background color to #d61d1e.



Set your foreground color to Gradient and select the Fading Background Gradient, style Radial.



2. Open a new transparent image 850 x 550 pixels.
Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

3. Set your Foreground color to Fading Foreground Gradient, same settings, but Invert not checked



Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your new Gradient.

4. Effects>Distortion Effects>Polar Coordinates.



5. Effets>Modules Externes>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Alf's Border FX - Border Circular Fade, default settings.



6. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, background color #d61d1e.



7. Repeat Drop Shadow, color white #ffffff.



8. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Hard Light.



9. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Layers>Arrange>Send to Bottom.
Flood Fill the layer with your background color #d61d1e.

10. Activate the layer Raster 1.

Effects>Texture Effects>Weave
weave color: #000000 - gap color #c5b8aa.



11. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Hard Light.



12. Activate the top layer Raster 2.
Open the tube KTs_WordArtNoel_48 and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Don't moke it.

13. Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



14. Stay on this layer.
Open the tube lizztish_christmas-lights1 and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Don't moke it.

15. Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



16. Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

Effects>3D Effects>Buttonize.



17. Image>Add borders, 30 pixels, symmetric, color #ffffff.
Image>Add borders, 5 pixels, symmetric, background color #d61d1e.

18. Adjust>One Step Photo Fix.

19. Open the tube angeledesign_bonhomme_neige3 and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Erase the watermark.
Image>Resize, to 41%, resize all layers not checked.

Move the tube to the left side, over the bord.

20. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color #d61d1e.



21. Sign your work on a new layer.
little note about the watermark:
I don't ask to put watermark on the versions made by my translations.
But if you decide to use the watermark of the author, I would appreciate that my work as translator was also respected.
For that, I added my watermark in material.

22. Layers>Merge>Merge All.

23. Effects>Plugins>VanDerLee - Snowflakes
if you use the previous version (the result doesn't change):
Effects>Plugins>VDL Adrenaline - Snowflakes



24. Save as jpg.

25. If you want animate your work:
1. Copy your work: Edit>Copy.
Open Animation Shop and go to Edit>Paste>Paste as new animation.

2. Go back to PSP.
Edit>Undo Snowflakes.

Effects>Plugins>VanDerLee - Snowflakes, change Random Seed to 10 et ok



3. Edit>Copy.
Go back to Animation Shop and go to Edit>Paste>Paste after current frame.

4. Again go back to PSP.
Effects>Plugins>VanDerLee - Snowflakes, change Random Seed to 15 et ok



5. Edit>Copy.
Go back to Animation Shop and go to Edit>Paste>Paste after current frame.

6. Edit>Select All.
Animation>Frame Properties - and set Display time to 20.



Check your result clicking on View animation
and save as gif.

The tube of this version is by Tineke



Your versions

Thanks



HuzunluYillar



Pia




If you have problems or doubts, or you find a not worked link, or only for tell me that you enjoyed this tutorial, write to me.

6 December 2018