This tutorial was written with PSPX8 and translated with PSPX7 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.
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italian translation here

For this tutorial, you will need:
Material here
Thanks for the tubes Luz Cristina, Cal and CibiBijoux.
The flower is not signed.
(The links of material creators here).



consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Flaming Pear - Flexify 2 here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here
FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impcat - Perspective Shadow here





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>Shadow.
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



(Don't forget to erase the watermarks of the tubes and don't save the modifications when you'll close them)

Copy the Gradient in the Gradients Folder.

Set your foreground color to #77d8fd,
and your background color to #025d80.



Set your foreground color to Gradient and select the Gradient Holidays_MM, style Linear.



1. Open canal alpha holidays (size 950 x 550 pixels)
Window>Duplicate or, on the keyboard, shift+D to make a copy.



Close the original.
The copy, that will be the basis of your work, is not empty,
but contains the selections saved to alpha channel.

(in the material you find the selections to save on the selections folder and to load "from disk", in case of problems with alpha channel)

Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

(or you can use the background image "fond dégradé":
Selections>Select All/Edit>Paste into Selection)

2. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Plugins>Flaming pear - Flexify 2.



Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, background color.



Repeat Effects>Plugins>Flaming pear - Flexify 2, same settings.

Again Effects>Plugins>Flaming pear - Flexify 2, with these settings.



Effects>Distortion Effects>Polar Coordinates.



3. Activate the layer below, Raster 1.

Layers>New Raster Layer.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
The selection #1 is immediately available. You just have to click Load.



Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

Effects>Texture Effects>Mosaic Glass



Selections>Select None.

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



4. Activate the top layer.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color white.



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

Effects>Texture Effects>Mosaic Glass, same settings.

Image>Flip.

Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Perspective tiling.



6. Open the woman tube and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 60%, resize all layers not checked.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

K key to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: 604,00 and Position Y: 50,00.



M Key to deselect the Tool.

7. Layers>Duplicate.
Activate the layer below of the original.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 15.



Move the image to the right side.

Objects>Align>Right,
or, if your version PSP doesn't make the Objects menu available,
set Position Y to 19,00.



8. Activate again the top layer.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black.



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

Effects>Plugins>Flaming Pear - Flexify 2, with there settings.



10. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection #2.



Open the misted CAL-2255-102517 and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.

Change the Blend mode of this layer to Overlay.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Effects>Plugins>FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss, default settings.



Selection>Select None.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

11. Image>Resize, to 40%, resize all layers not checked.

K key to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: 44,00 and Position Y: 248,00.



12. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Resize, to 40%, resizde all layers not checked.

Set Position X: 179,00 and Position Y: 408,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Perspective Shadow.
Select the preset Holidays_shadow and ok.



13. Activate the layer below.
Repeat Effect>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Perspective Shadow, preset Holidays_shadow.

14. Activate the second layer from the bottom.

Open the landscape tube and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, if necessary, resize all layers not checked.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Multiply, or according to your colors.

15. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, background color.
Image>Add borders, 10 pixels, symmetric, color white .
Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, background color.
Image>Add borders, 50 pixels, symmetric, color white.

16. Open the tube déco 1, and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Colorize according to your colors.

K key to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: 14,00 and Position Y: 14,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel.



17. Open the text file, colorize according to your colors, and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel, same settings.

K key to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: 815,00 and Position Y: 636,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

18. Sign your work on a new layer.
Add, if you want, the watermarks of the authore and of the translator.

Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, background color.
Image>Resize, 950 pixels width, resize all layers checked.

Adjust>Sharpness>Unsharp Mask - Soft.



Save as jpg.

For the tubes of this version thanks Azalée and Jewel (the landscape misted is mine)



For the tubes of this version thanks Luz Cristina, Jewel and Silvie





Your version. Thanks.



Antonietta



Marygraphics




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.

17 May 2022