This tutorial was translated with PSP09 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
Your versions here




For this tutorial, you will need:



For the tubes thanks AigenbCaz and Virginia
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)




consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
AP Lines - Lines SilverLining here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here
FM Tile Tools - Saturation Emboss here
Tramages - Pool Shadow here
AAA Frames - Foto Frame here
Filters Unplugged and Tramages 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



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

1. Open a new transparent image 900 x 600 pixels.

2. Set your foreground color to #000106,
and your background color to #950101.



Set your foreground color to a Foreground/Background Gradient, style Linear.



Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

3. Layers>Duplicate.

Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask Narah-mask-1123.



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.

4. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



5. Effects>Modules Externes>AP Lines - Lines SilverLining.



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

6. Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

7. Activate your bottom layer, Raster 1.

Open the landscape EMA_Venetie_07032024

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

8. Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



9. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror horizontal (Image>Mirror).

10. Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merged.

11. Activate your bottom layer, Raster 1.

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.



12. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Edit>Paste into Selection (the image at step 10)



13. Effects>Distortion Effects>Pixelate.



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



15. Selections>Select None.
Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

16. Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

17. Layers>Duplicate.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 20.



18. Effects>Texture Effects>Blinds - color #000000



19. Image>Canvas Size- 900 x 650 pixels.



20. Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame.



21. Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling.



22. Activate your Magic Wand Tool , tolerance 0 and feather 20.



Click on the transparent part to select it.
Press 6 times CANC on the keyboard

Selections>Select None.

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



24. Open the tube Adorno_Carnaval_2025_nines

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

25. Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

26. Open carnaval17-coly

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

Image>Resize, to 30%, resize all layers not checked.

Place the tube on the deco.

26. Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

27. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color #000000.



28. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



29. Open the tube mentali-femme1499

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

Image>Resize, to 70%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube to the left.

30. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color #000000.



31. Sign your work on a new layer.
Add the author's watermark without forgetting the translator's.

32. Layers>Merge>Merge All.

33. Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, color #000000.
Image>Add borders, 20 pixels, symmetric, color #730101.

Activate your Magic Wand Tool , tolerance and feather 0,
Click on the last border to select it.

34. Effects>Plugins>Tramages - Pool Shadow, default settings- 2 times.



Selections>Select None.

35. Image>Add borders, 40 pixels, symmetric, color #ffffff.

Select this border with your Magic Wand Tool

36. Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame.



37. Open Adorno-cuadro antifaz-nines

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
38. Open Texto-Carnaval2025-nines

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

39. Layers>Merge>Merge All and save as jpg.

The mask tube AED_MARDIGRAS-JESTER2 is not signed.






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 February 2025