LAGUNA AND HER CATS

Thanks Inge-lore for your invitation to translate your tutorials.
This tutorial was translated with PSPX9, 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.
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Italian translation qui
French translation here
Your versions ici
Material:
Tubes at your choice (the tubes used by Inge-Lore is under licence)
The rest of the material here
For the tube used or my translation thanks Lana.
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)

consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Mehdi - Sorting Tiles here
Mura's Meister - Pole Transform here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here
Simple - Top Left Mirror here
AAA Frames - Foto Frame here
Filters Simple 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

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

1. Choose two colors from your tubes
Set your foreground color to the light color,
and your background color to the dark color.

Open a new transparent image 1000 x 650 pixels.
Selections>Select All.
Open your background image background 
Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Selections>Select None.
Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling default settings.

Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur.

2. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling default settings.

Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Pole Transform, default settings.

Effects>Plugins>Simple - Top Left Mirror.

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, side by side.

Layers>Duplicate.
Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Sorting Tiles.

Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.

Effects>Plugins>Simple - Top Left Mirror.

Selection Tool 
(no matter the type of selection, because with the custom selection your always get a rectangle)
clic on the Custom Selection 
and set the following settings.

Set your foreground color to white.
Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with color white.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 5 pixels.
Set again your foreground color to the light color,
and set your foreground color to a Foreground/Background Gradient, style Linear.

Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.
4. Selections>Modify>Contract - 10 pixels.
Set your foreground color to Color.
Flood Fill the selection with your light foreground color.
Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame.

Selections>Modify>Contract - 13 pixels.
Open your first image with cat or chats, and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
5. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Effects>3D Effects>Cutout.

Selections>Select None.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.
Custom Selection 

Set again your foreground color to white.
Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with color white.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 5 pixels.
Again set your foreground color to the light color and to the gradient.
 
Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient,
and set again your foreground color to Color.
6. Selections>Modify>Contract - 10 pixels.
Flood Fill the selection with your light foreground color.
Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame, same settings.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 13 pixels.
Open your second cat, and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
7. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Effects>3D Effects>Cutout, same settings.

Selections>Select None.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.
Custom Selection 

Set again your foreground color to white.
Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with color white.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 5 pixels.
Set again your foreground color to the light color and to the Gradient.
 
Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient,
and set again your foreground color to Color.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 10 pixels.
Flood Fill the selection with your light foreground color.
8. Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame, same settings.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 13 pixels.
Open your third cat, and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Layers>New Raster Layer.
Effects>3D Effects>Cutout, same settings.
Selections>Select None.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down - 3 times.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.

9. Activate the layer Raster 1.
Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Arrange>Move up.
Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling.

Activate your Magic Wand Tool , feather 60,
and click in the transparent space to select it.
Press 10 times CANC on the keyboard 
Selections>Select None.
don't forget to set again the feather to 0
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.
Activate the layer below Copy of Raster 1.

10. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Tile & Mirror - Kaleidoscope 1, default settings.

Layers>Merge>Merge visible.
Selections>Select All.
Layers>New Raster Layer.
Effects>3D Effects>Cutout, same settings.

Keep selected.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.
Image>Canvas Size - 1100 - 750 pixels.

Selections>Invert.
Set your foreground color to the color white.
Flood Fill the layer with color white.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 5 pixels.
Set your foreground color to the light color and the Gradient.
 
Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient,
and set again your foreground color to Color.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 10 pixels.
Flood Fill the selection with your light foreground color.
Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame, same settings.

Selections>Select None.
11. Open your main tube and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, if necessary.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.

Open your deco tube and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, if necessary.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.

Sign your work on a new layer.
Layers>Merge>Merge All and save as jpg.
For the tube of this version thanks Lana


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.
25 Octobre 2023
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