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
Your versions here



For this tutorial, you will need:



Tube: Image Ai generated pixabay.com
The rest of the material is by Moi-Même; her carnival tubes here.
(The links of material creators here).





consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 qui
&<Bkg Kaleidoscope> - Kaleidoscope Persian (to import in Unlimited) qui
VM Toolbox - Trimosaic qui
Flaming Pear - Flexify qui
Mehdi - Wavy Lab qui
Mehdi - Sorting Tiles qui
Filters VM Toolbox 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.



If you have problems with the canal alpha, open a new transparent image 950 x 550 pixels,
and use the selections from disk.

Open the mask in PSP and minimize it with the rest of the material.

Set your foreground color to #d9b98b,
and your background color to #350605.



3rd color: #b31411

1. Open canal alpha Mascarada
This image, that will be the basis of your work, is not empty,
but contains the selections saved to alpha channel.

Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1.
This filter creates gradients with the colors of your Materials palette.
The first is your background color, the second is your foreground color.
Change the last two colors created by the filtre:
the third color with color 3 #b31411 and the fourth color with your foreground color #d9b98b



Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Sorting Tiles.



2. Layers>Duplicate.

Image>Mirror>Mirror horizontal (Image>Mirror)
Image>Mirror>Mirror vertical (Image>Flip).

Reduce the opacity of this layer to 50%.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Kaleidoscope> - Kaleidoscope Persian.



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



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.
Selections>Select None.

Effects>Distortion Effects>Polar Coordinates.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Soft Light.

4. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror vertical (Image>Flip).

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Effects>Plugins>VM Toolbox - Trimosaic, default settings.



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

Effects>Texture Effects>Blinds.



5. Activate your background layer, Raster 1.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Load again the selection sélection 1



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.
Selections>Select None.

5. Effects>Plugins>VM Toolbox - Trimosaic, default settings.



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



Effects>Plugins>Flaming Pear - Flexify 2.



Effects>Plugins>Filters unlimited 2.0 - Distortion Filters - Scanline Shifter



K key to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: 88,00 and Position Y: 0,00.



Tasto M per deselezionare lo strumento.

6. Activate again the layer Raster 1.

Layers>New Raster Layer.

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



Open your landscape (jpg) venezia

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into selection.

If you use a misted, this is optional:
Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask 20-20



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

Selections>Select None.

7. Activate the layer Raster 1.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Distortion Filters - Scanline Shifter, default settings.



Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



Edit>Repeat Seamless Tiling.

8. Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 20 pixels.

Selections>Invert.
Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 25.



Effects>Plugins>Filters unlimited 2.0 - Distortion Filters - Scanline Shifter, same settings



Effects>3D Effects>Drop shadow, same settings.
Selections>Select None.

Stay on this layer



9. Edit>Copy.
Edit>Paste as new image, and minimize this image (you'll use it for the borders).

Go back to your work.

Open the tube confettis

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Objects>Align>Top,
or with your Pick Tool
set Position X and Y 0,00



M key to deselect the Tool.

Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.

10. Open the tube guirlandes

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

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



M key to deselect the Tool.

11. Open the woman's tube

Erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Image>Resize, to 50%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube down in the center (Objects>Align>Bottom).

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



Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

12. Open titre

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

K key to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: 20,00 and Position Y: 488,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

Adapt to your tube - you can use only one word and erase the second.

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay.

13. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color #b31411.
Image>Add borders, 5 pixels, symmetric, background color.
Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color #b31411.
Image>Add borders, 5 pixels, symmetric, foreground color.
Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color #b31411.

Selections>Select All.

Image>Add borders, 20 pixels, symmetric, background color.

Selections>Invert.

14. Activate the image of the border you minimized at step 9 and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into selection.

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.
Selections>Invert.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop shadow, same settings.
Selections>Select None.

15. Activate your Magic Wand Tool , tolerance and feather 0,
and click in the foreground color border of 5 pixels.

Effects>Texture Effects>Blinds, same settings.



Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Repeat the Blinds Effects, horizontal and Ligh from left/top not checked.



Selections>Select None.

16. Open déco masque (colorize if necessary)

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Move the tube at the upper left, or to your liking.

Open déco texte

Erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

K key to activate your Pick Tool
keep Position X: 97,00 and set Position Y: 499,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

Reduce the opacity of this layer to 80%.
(if you used only a work of the title, did the same with the deco text).

17. Sign your work.
Add the author and the translator watermarks.

18. 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 tube of this version thanks Mentali






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.

13 February 2024