This tutorial was created with PSPX2 and translated with PSPX, PSPX2, 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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French translation here
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For this tutorial, you will need:

For the tubes thanks AnaRidzi, Linda and CibiBijoux
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)





You can change Blend Modes according to your colors.



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

1. Set your foreground color to #647495,
and your background color to #314057.



2. Open a new transparent image 650 x 550 pixels.
Flood Fill the transparent image with your light foreground color #647495.

3. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Selections>Select All.

4. Open Hearts-CibiBijoux

Activate the background layer and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Selections>Select None.

5. Adjust>Hue and Saturation>Colorize
with the codes of your background color #314057.



6. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask kTs_PerleDeLune010



Layers>Merge>Merge Groupe.

7. Open the tube LF-ManCat-14092013

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

Move the tube in the frame, to the right.



8. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, at your choice.
Reduce the opacity of this layer to 56%.

9. Open the woman tube AR576

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

Image>Resize, to 90%, resize all layers not checked.

Move the tube to the left, see my example.

10. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, at your choice.

11. Open the tube Element_ruffledlace

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

Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

12. Effects>3D Effects>Drop shadow, at your choice.

13. Image>Free Rotate - 10 degrees to left.



14. Adjust>Hue and Saturation>Colorize, same settings.



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

Move the tube up.



15. Set your background color to Pattern and select one of the pattern, gold or silver,
with these settings.



16. Activate your Text Tool
font Be My Valentine, adapt the settings according to your text and your PSP version



Write Love you always and place the text to your liking,
and/or rotate it if you want



Layers>Convert in Raster Layer.

17. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, at your choice.

18. Sign your work on a new layer.

19. Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, background color #314057.

Save as jpg.

For the tubes of this version thanks CibiBijoux and Beatriz






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.

10 February 2023