This tutorial was written with CorelX17 and translated with CorelX17, 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



italian translation here




Material qui
For the tubes thanks Mica and Daffodil, for the masks thanks Narah and @nn.



Plugins
consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Toadies - What are you here
AP 01 [Innovations] - Lines SilverLining here
Kang 1 - Abortion here
Mehdi - Sorting Tiles here
L&K's - L&K's Djin here
Mura's Meister - Cloud here
Filters Toadies and Kang 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.



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

Colors



1. Open Calque Alpha.
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.

2. Selections>Select All.
Open your background image "fond bleu" - and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Selections>Select None.

3. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 40.



4. Set your foreground color with the color 1 #cee4e8,
and your background color with the color 2 #506470.



5. Layers>New Raster Layer - Raster 2.
Flood Fill with your background color #506470 (color 2).

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 @nn_220912_mask_171_tdstudio.



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

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



8. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

9. Layers>New Raster Layer - raster 2.

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



11. Reduce the opacity of your Flood Fill Tool to 75,



Flood Fill the selection with your foreground color #cee4e8 (color 1).

12. Selections>Modify>Contract - 20 pixels.
Flood Fill with your background color #506470 (color 2).

13. Selections>Modify>Contract - pixels.
Flood Fill with your foreground color #cee4e8 (color 1).

14. Selections>Modify>Contract - 2 pixels.
Press CANC on the keyboard
Selections>Select None.

15. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.



16. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



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



18. Activate the layer Raster 1.
Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.
Keep selected.

19. Move this layer over the layer Group-Raster 1.

Layers>New Raster Layer - Raster 3.

20. Open your background image tumblr_01 and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.

21. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay.

22. Effects>Plugins>L&K's - L&K's Djin.



23. Selections>Select None.

24. Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

25. Activate your top layer.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

26. Layers>Duplicate
Activate the layer below of the original (Promoted Selection).

27. Effects>Plugins>Toadies - What are you.



28. Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

29. Activate your top layer (copy of Promoted Selection).

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

30. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load sélection#3.



31. Activate the layer Raster 1.
Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

32. Effects>Plugins>AP 01 [Innovations] - Lines SilverLining.



33. Selections>Modify>Select Selection Borders.



34. Flood Fill with your background color #506470 (color 2).
Selections>Select None.

35. Layers>Arrange>Move up (over the layer Group-Raster 1).
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay and reduce the opacity to 70%.



36. Activate the layer Group-Raster 1 (the second from the bottom).



37. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



38. Activate the layer Raster 1.

39. Set your background color with the color 3 #8f9caf.
Keep the color 1 as foreground color.



40. Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Cloud.



Remember that this filter works with the colors of your material palette,
but it keeps in memory the first setting used after the the opening of Psp.
So, if you have already used the plugin, press Reset to be sure to have your colors.
The result of this effects is random, so it won't be the same as mine.
If you want to change the appearance of the clouds, click on the preview window,
until you'll see the result you like better.

41. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Paper Textures - Recycling Paper, default settings.



42. Activate your top layer.



Layers>New Raster Layer - Raster 2.
Set again the opacity of your Flood Fill Tool to 100.
Flood Fill the layer with your foreground color #cee4e8 (color 1).

43. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window
and select the mask narah_mask_0419.



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

44. Layers>Arrange>Move Down - 2 times (under the layer Promoted Selection 1)
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay and reduce the opacity to 80%.



45. Activate your top layer.
Layers>New Raster Layer.

46. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load Sélection#4.



47. Set again your background color with the color 2 #506470,



Flood Fill the selection with your background color (color 2).

48. Selections>Modify>Contract - 1 pixel.
Press CANC on the keyboard.
Selections>Select None.

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



50. Layers>Duplicate.

PicK Tool
Position X: 713,00 - Position Y: 6,00.



51. Open the text.
Files>Export>Custom Brush, give a name to the brush and ok.



If your PSP doesn't allow brushes larger than 500 pixels, you'll need to resize the brush to 500 pixels tall before exporting.

52. Layers>New Raster Layer - Raster 3.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load Sélection#5.



53. Activate your Brush Tool
look for and select the exported brush, size 550 pixels,



Apply the brush in the selection, clicking with your left button,
to use your foreground color #cee4d8 (color 1).

Selections>Select None.

If your PSP doesn't support brushes larger than 500 pixels,
apply it at the maximum size and, after deselecting,
enlarge it using your Pick Tool


Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

54. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, foreground color #cee4e8 (color 1).
Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, background color #506470 (color 2).

55. Selections>Select All.
Edit>Copy.

56. Image>Add borders, 40 pixels, symmetric, foreground color #cee4d8 (color 1).
Selections>Invert.

Edit>Paste into Selection.

57. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 20.



58. Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

59. Effects>Plugins>Kang 1 - Abortion, default settings.



60. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay and reduce the opacity to 30%.

61. Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

62. Selections>Invert.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black.



Selections>Select None.

63. Open the tube di Mica and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Image>Resize, al 90%, resize all layers not checked.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal (Image>Mirror).
Spostalo a sinistra, come nel mio esempio.

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



65. Open the flower's tube by Daffodil Trio_LR-06-09-09 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.

66. Pick Tool


Position X: 651,00 - Position Y: 311,00.





67. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.



68. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, foreground color #cee4e8 (color 1).
Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, background color #506470 (color 2).

69. Sign your work.

70. Image>Resize, 900 pixels width, resize all layers checked.

Save as jpg.




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.

30 Dicembre 2024