SQUARE CURVES

Thanks Maria José for your invitation to translate your tutorial
This tutorial has been translated with PSPX2 and PSPX3, 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
French translation here
your versions ici
For this tutorial, you will need:
Material here
For a tube and the mask thanks Nena Silva and Cre@nnie.
The rest of the material is by Maria José.
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)
Plugins
consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
&<Bkg Designer sf10III> - SE Shiver (à importer dans Unlimited) here
Richard Rosenman - Halftone here
Mehdi - Curves, Sorting Tiles here
Simple - Top Left Mirror here
Unplugged Tools - Renaissance here
VM Natural - Cross Weaver here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass here
Filters Simple, Unplugged and VM Natural 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.
Copy the preset in the folder of the plugin Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact>Settings>Glass.
One or two clic on the file (it depends by your settings), automatically the preset will be copied in the right folder.
why one or two clic see here
Copy the presets in the Presets Folder.
Copy the Selections in the Selection Folder.
1. Set your foreground color to #e39a1f,
and you background color to #484d49.

Open a new transparent image 1000 x 700 pixels.
Selections>Select All.
2. Open the jpg graphic and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Selections>Select None.
3. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.

4. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Bkg Designer sf10III> - SE Shiver, default settings.

Repeat the Effect with these settings.

5. Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise.

6. Layers>Duplicate.
Effects>Geometric Effects>Perspective Horizontal.

7. Effects>Geometric Effects>Perspective Horizontal.


8. Effects>Distortion Effects>Wave

9. K key on the keyboard to activate your Pick Tool 
keep Position X.: 0,00 and set Position Y.: 400,00.


M key to deselect the tool.
10. Activate the layer Raster 1.
Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection MJ-squarecurve.

Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.
11. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 25.

Selections>Select None.
12. Effects>Plugins>Richard Rosenman - Halftone, default settings.

13. Activate the layer Copy of Raster 1.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.
14. Activate again the layer Raster 1.
Layers>Duplicate.
K key to activate your Pick Tool 
open the presets menu and select the preset square_mj.

15. Effects>Geometric Effects>Perspective Horizontal.

16. Effects>Distortion Effects>Wave.

17. Image>Mirror.
Image>Flip.
18. Pick Tool 
open the prsets menu and select the preset square1

M Key to deselect the tool.
19. Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.
20. Activate the layer Raster 1.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection MJ-squarecurve_1.

Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.
21. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 25.

22. Effects>Texture Effects>Weave - weave color: #e39a1f.

Selections>Select None.
23. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.
Activate the layer Promoted Selection.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.
24. Activate the layer Raster 1.
Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur.

Image>Flip.
25. Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Curves
(choose the effect that best suits your work)

26. Effects>Plugins>Sorting Tiles.

27. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, same settings.

28. Effects>Plugins>Simple - Top Left Mirror.

29. Layers>Duplicate.
Effects>Plugins>Unplugged Tools - Renaissance.

30. Effects>Plugins>VM Natural - Cross Weaver.

31. Effects>Distortion Effects>Wind - from the right, Wind strenght 100.

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Multiply.

32. Open the tube decoamarelo_mj and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.
33. Open the tube decoamarelo1_mj and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Layers>Arrange>Move Down - 2 times.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen.

34. Activate your top layer.
Open borders1 and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
35. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection MJ-squarecurve_2.

36. Open decoamarelo2_mj and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, if necessary.
Place correctly the tube on the selection.
Selections>Invert.
Press CANC on the keyboard 
Selections>Invert.
37. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass.
Select the preset glass_majo and ok.

Selections>Select None.
Layers>Arrange>Move down.
Activate the top layer.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.
38. Image>Resize, to 75%, resize all layers not checked.
Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Resize, to 80%, resize all layers not checked.
Place correctly the frame, see my example.
Again Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Resize, to 80%, resize all layers not checked.
Place rightly the frame, see my example.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down - 2 times.
39. K key to activate your Pick Tool 
and set Position Y: 355,00 and Position Y: 60,00.

M key to deselect the Tool.
Your tag and the layers - adapt according to your colors.

40. Open the tube deco_mj and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Move the tube at the bottom right, see my example.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, at your choice.
41. Open your woman tube and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 72%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube to the left side, see my example.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, at your choice.
42. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color black.
43. Selections>Select All.
Edit>Copy.
Image>Add borders, 50 pixels, symmetric, color white.
44. Selections>Invert.
Edit>Paste into Selection.
45. Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur, same settings.

46. Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Curves, same settings.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black.

Selections>Select None.
47. Sign your work on a new layer.
48. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color black.
49. Image>Resize, 1000 pixels width, resize all layers checked.
Save as jpg.
For the tubes of this version thanks Luz Cristina and Nena Silva

Your versions here

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.
8 May 2022
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