This tutorial was translated with 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
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For this tutorial, you will need:
Material here
Thanks for the tubes Nadège and Claudia Viza.
The rest of the material is not signed
(The links of the tubemakers sites here).



Plugins
consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Flaming Pear - Flexify 2 here
Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Filters Graphics Plus 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.

Copy the Gradient in the Gradients Folder.
Copy the Selection in the Selections Folder.

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

1. Set your foreground color to Gradient, and select the gradient Gold, style Linear.



2. Open a new transparent image 800 x 600 pixels.
Selections>Select All.
Open the image of green leaves and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Selections>Select None.

3. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



4. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with the golden gradient.

5. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the image 71fbaa8ea613e...



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

6. Effects>Geometric Effects>Pentagon



7. Image>Flip.

8. Effects>Plugins>Flaming Pear - Flexify 2.



9. Effects>Geometric Effects>Pentagon, same settings



10. Image>Flip.
Image>Mirror.

11. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



12. Activate your Erase Tool
and erase the little arrows.



13. Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

14. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



Repeat Drop Shadow, vertical and horizontal -3.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

15. Calques>Merge>Merge visible.

16. Selections>Load/Save selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection Joanne_selection_Celia.



17. Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling, default settings.



Selections>Select None

18. 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 80%, resize all layers not checked.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

19. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



20. Open the tube of lanterns 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 at the upper left.

21. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

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

23. Sign your work on a new layer.

If you add the author watermark (to put in mode Soft Light),
don't forget to add also the translator watermark.

24. Layers>Merge>Merge All.

25. Image>Add borders, 4 pixels, symmetric, color white.
Image>Add borders, 40 pixels, symmetric, color black.
Image>Add borders, 4 pixels, symmetric, color white.


26. Activate your Magic Wand Tool
and click on the 2 white borders to select them.

Flood Fill the selection with your golden gradient.
Selections>Select None.

27. Select now the 40 pixels' border with your Magic Wand Tool
Open the leaves image and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.

28. Effects>Plugins>Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow, default settings.



Selections>Select None.

29. Save as jpg.




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or only for tell me that you enjoyed this tutorial, write to me.

27 July 2021