This tutorial was written with PSPX8 and translated with PSPX9 and PSP2020, 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:



Other theme tubes here
Don't use for other tutorials.
(The links of material creators here).





consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Mehdi - Kaleidoscope 2.1 here





You can change Blend Modes according to your colors.



Colors



Set your foreground color to #8a6968,
and your background color to white #ffffff.



Color 3: #ffe5d1.

If you have problem with the Alpha Channel,
open a new transparent image 950 x 550 pixels, and use the selections from disk.

colors



1. Set your foreground color to #718b9b,
and your background color to #4e4d4d.



color 3 #4b3f3a

color 4 #ffffff

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



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

Flood Fill the transparent image with your gradient.

Effects>Distortion Effects>Spiky Halo.



Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Kaleidoscope 2.1.



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

Effects>Texture Effects>Blinds, color 3 #4b3f3a.



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

Open the misted Celtic Landscape_MM

Erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Minimize the tube.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Selections>Select None.

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, Side by Side.



Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 10.



Effects>Distortion Effects>Ripple



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Hard Light.

Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

Layers>New Raster Layer.

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



Flood Fill the selection with your gradient.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 10.



Keep selected.

4. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Edit>Paste into Selection - the misted Celtic Landscape_MM is still in memory.

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Hard Light.

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Effects>Texture Effects>Blinds - foreground color (adapt to your colors).



Selections>Select None.

5. Layers>New Raster Layer.

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



Flood Fill the selection with your gradient.

Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel.



Effects>Texture Effects>Blinds, color 3 #4b3f3a.



Selections>Select None.

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



Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

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



6. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Distortion Effects>Polar Coordinates.



Image>Resize, to 50%, resize all layers not checked.

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 749,00 - Position Y: 0,00



M key to deselect the Tool.

7. Layers>Duplicate.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Soft Light.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

8. Layers>New Raster Layer.

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



Flood Fill the selection with your gradient.

Edit>Paste as new layer - the tube Celtic Landscape_MM is always in memory.
Place in the selection the part of the landscape you want to make visible.
(the author's example is in the material).

Selections>Invert.
Press CANC on the keyboard

Again Selections>Invert.

9. Layers>Duplicate.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Hard Light.

Layers>New Raster Layer.

Selections>Modify>Select Selection Borders.



Flood Fill the selection with your gradient.

Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel, same settings.



Effects>Texture Effects>Blinds - color 3 #4b3f3a



Selections>Select None.

10. Open déco cercle

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

(according to the landscape, reduce the opacity of this layer).

K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 355,00 - Position Y: 157,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

11. Close the bottom 4 layers.



Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

Layers>View>All.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop shadow, same settings.



12. Activate your bottom layer, Raster 1.

Open déco sol,

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

Move the tube at the bottom (Objects>Align>Bottom).

13. Image>Add Borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, color 3 #4b3f3a.
Image>Add Borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, foreground color.
Image>Add Borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, background color.

Selections>Select All.

14. Image>Add Borders, 30 pixels, symmetric, whatever color.
Selections>Invert.

Flood Fill the selection with your gradient.

Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise.



Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Selections>Invert.

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



Selections>Select None.

15. Open the tube coins

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

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (legacy).

K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 6,00 - Position Y: 7,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

16. Open your main tube Celtic Lady2_MM

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 at the bottom right, see my final tag.

Layers>Duplicate.
Activate the layer below of the original.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 10.



17. Activate your top layer.

Open titre

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

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (legacy).

K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 932,00 - Position Y: 210,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

18. Open the tube poterie

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

Move the tube to the left, see my final tag.

19. Sign your work.
Add the author and the translator's watermarks

20. 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.





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.

1 Aprile 2025