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BARBARA CARTLAND

Thanks Soxikibem for your invitation to translate your tutorials into english

There are romances that don't just live on the pages;
they inhabit the gaze, the color, the detail.
This art is a tribute to the sweetness and intensity of Barbara Cartland's books,
where love blossoms amidst castles, stolen silences, and promises made under the moonlight.
If you haven't yet lost yourself in one of her stories, perhaps this is the invitation.
And if you already know them... then you know that the heart never forgets.

Clic and move the brush to follow the tutorial.

To print

This tutorial was written with Psp2022 and translated with PspX2020, 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

Special Note

PSP SIM and its Tutorial Authors hereby request that:
- Please, we ask that you maintain the originality of the tutorial, refraining from adding or including unsolicited effects;
- The use of other images is permitted and encouraged,
however, we ask that you do not modify the content of the original tutorial; - Please acknowledge and attribute the deserved credits to those who write tutorials,
make translations and create materials.

Carefully,
PSP SIM and Soxikibem

For this tutorial, you will need:

A tube at your choice
The rest of the material is by Soxikibem.
(The links of the tubemakers here).

consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
&<Bkg Designer sf10III> - SpyroZag (to import in Unlimited) here
AAA Frames - Foto Frame here
VM Natural - Acid Rain here

Filters VM Natural 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

Copy the selections in the Selections Folder.

1. Choose 3 colors to work.

Foreground: #664a56
Background: #dac1bb

color 3: #d6d2c6

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

2. Open a new transparent image 850 x 550 pixels.
Flood Fill

the transparent image with your Gradient.

3. Effects>Reflection Effects>Kaleidoscope.

4. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Plugins>VM Natural - Acid Rain.

Layers>Properties>General>Blend Mode: Overlay, Opacity 35%.

5. Activate the layer Raster 1.

Effects>Texture Effects>Weave
weave color: foreground color

6. Effects>Plugins>Toadies - What are you

Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.

7. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.

Layers>Properties>General>Blend Mode: Burn, Opacity 55%.

8. Activate your top layer, Copy of Raster 1.

Layers>New Raster Layer.

Selectons>Load/Save Selections>Load Selectoin from Disk.
Look for and load the selection 305_Xiki6

Change the settings of your Gradient, style Linear

the selection with your Gradient.

9. Selections>Select None.

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

10. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.

Layers>Properties>General>Blend Mode: Screen.

11. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Selectons>Load/Save Selections>Load Selectoin from Disk.
Look for and load the selection 305_Xiki1

Set your foreground color to the color 3: #d6d2c6

the selection with color 3 #d6d2c6.

Selections>Modify>Contract - 2 pixels.
Press CANC on the keyboard

12. Selections>Modify>Contract - 10 pixels.

Reduce the opacity of your Flood Fill Tool to 60%,
Flood Fill

the selection with color 3 #d6d2c6.

Open the misted 195PaisagemByPqnaAlice

Erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste Into Selection.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

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

Selections>Select None.

14. Layers>Duplicate.
Activate the layer below, Raster 3.

Effects>Plugins>Toadies - What Are You

Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

15. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, foreground color #664a56

Layers>Properties>General>Blend Mode: Multiply.

Activate the layer Copy of Raster 3.
Layers>Properties>General>Blend Mode: Screen.

16. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Selectons>Load/Save Selections>Load Selectoin from Disk.
Look for and load the selection 305_Xiki4

Set again the opacity of your Flood Fill to 100,
Flood Fill

the selection with your foreground color.

17. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel, background color

Selections>Select None.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, foreground color #664a56

18. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Selectons>Load/Save Selections>Load Selectoin from Disk.
Look for and load the selection 305_Xiki2

Set again your foreground color to color 3.

Flood Fill>Opacity 100%
Flood Fill

the selection with color 3.

Selections>Modify>Contract - 2 pixels.

Press CANC on the keyboard.

19. Selections>Modify>Contract - 10 pixels.

Se again your foreground color to the first color #664a56.

Flood Fill

the selection with your foreground color.

Selections>Modify>Contract - 2 pixels.
Press CANC on the keyboard.

20. Selections>Modify>Contract - 10 pixels.

Again set your foreground color to color 3.
Flood Fill>Opacity 60%
Flood Fill

the selection with color 3.

Edit>Paste Into Selection - your landscape misted is still in memory.

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

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

Selections>Select None.

22. Layers>Duplicate.
Activate the layer below, Raster 5.

Effects>Plugins>Toadies - What Are You

Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

23. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, foreground color

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.

Layers>Properties>General>Blend Mode: Screen.

24. Activate the top layer Copy of Raster 5.
Layers>Properties>General>Blend Mode: Hard Light.

25. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Selectons>Load/Save Selections>Load Selectoin from Disk.
Look for and load the selection 305_Xiki5

Flood Fill>Opacity 100%
Foreground color #664a56.
Flood Fill

the selection with your foreground color.

26. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel, background color.

Selections>Select None.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, foreground color.

27. Activate the layer Raster 2.

Open Decor305_Xiki1

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as New Layer.
It is at its place.

28. Activate your top layer, Raster 6.

Open the tube 1387MulherByPqnaAlice

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

correctly the tube, see my example.

Apply Effects at your choice.

29. Open TituloCartland_Xiki

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

Position X: 14,00 - Position Y: 395,00.

30. Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merged.

Layers>New Raster Layer.

Selectons>Load/Save Selections>Load Selectoin from Disk.
Look for and load the selection 305_Xiki3

Edit>Paste Into Selection.

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

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

Selections>Select None.

32. Pick Tool

Position X: 644,00 - Position Y: 417,00.

Layers>Duplicate.
Position X: 686,00 - Position Y: 334,00.

33. Activate the layer Raster 6.

Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.

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

Pick Tool

Position X: 684,00 - Position Y: 325,00.

Layers>Duplicate.
Position X: 684,00 - Position Y: 409,00.

34. Image>Add Borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, foreground color.

Edit>Copy

Image>Add Borders, 15 pixels, symmetric, color 3: #d6d2c6.

Selections>Select All.

35. Image>Add Borders, 15 pixels, symmetric, whatever color.
Selections>Invert.

Edit>Paste Into Selection

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Bkg Designer sf10III> - Spyrozag - Amplitude

Selections>Select None.

36. Image>Add Borders, 5 pixels, symmetric, color 3: #d6d2c6.
Image>Add Borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, foreground color.

Selections>Select All

Image>Add Borders, 35 pixels, symmetric, color 3: #d6d2c6.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, foreground color

Selections>Select None.

Image>Add Borders, 5 pixels, symmetric, background color.
Image>Add Borders, 5 pixels, symmetric, foreground color.

37. If you want, resize your work.
Sign your work on a new layer and save as jpg.

Version with my tube from Pinterest image; for the misted thanks PqnaAlice

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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 March 2026