Carnival 2026
You will find the original tutorial here :
Any resemblance with another one would be only pure coincidence.
It is stricly forbidden to modify tubes, to change their name or take off the matermarks,
To present them on your sites or blog,
To share them in groups,
to make a bank of images, or to use them on lucrative purposes.
Don’t hesitate to warn me if you have any trouble with this translation,
and I’ll try to fix the problem as quickly as I can
Alyciane works with PSP 2022 and I work with PSP 2020 Ultimate
but you can follow this tutorial with another version of PSP, however the result might be slightly different
Thank you Garances for testing Alyciane’s tutorials
Supplies
you can download the supplies on Alyciane’s original tutorial
or HERE http://www.psp-la-passion-d-alyciane.fr/carnaval%202026/carnaval%202026.rar
Place the supplies and selections into the dedicated folders of « Corel PSP » general folder
double click on the preset (if any) to install
save your work often in case of problems with your psp
don’t hesitate to change blend modes and opacities of the layers to match your personal colors and tubes
HINTS and TIPS
TIP 1 -> if you don’t want to install a font -->
open it in a software as « Nexus Font » (or other font viewer software of you choice)
as long as both windows are opened (software and font), your font will be available in your PSP
TIP 2 -> from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by -->
« Mirror »has become --> image => mirror => mirror horizontal
« Flip » has become --> image => mirror => mirror vertical
Plugins needed
Graphics Plus
Alien Skin Xenofex 2
Animation Shop
Supplies
you can download the supplies on Alyciane’s original tutorial
or HERE http://www.psp-la-passion-d-alyciane.fr/carnaval%202026/carnaval%202026.rar
Place the supplies and selections into the dedicated folders of « Corel PSP » general folder
double click on the preset (if any) to install
save your work often in case of problems with your psp
don’t hesitate to change blend modes and opacities of the layers to match your personal colors and tubes
HINTS and TIPS
TIP 1 -> if you don’t want to install a font -->
open it in a software as « Nexus Font » (or other font viewer software of you choice)
as long as both windows are opened (software and font), your font will be available in your PSP
TIP 2 -> from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by -->
« Mirror »has become --> image => mirror => mirror horizontal
« Flip » has become --> image => mirror => mirror vertical
Plugins needed
Graphics Plus
Alien Skin Xenofex 2
Animation Shop
Instructions
open the alpha layer provided (it contains all the selections you will need)
selections => select all
copy / paste the landscape (paysage) image into selection
selections => select none
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 50
effects => texture effects => mosaic / Glass
apply once more (same settings)
adjust => Brightness and Contrast (modify if necessary, according to your image)
layers => new raster layer
selections => select all
copy / paste the misted landscape into selection
selections => select none
opacity of the layer => 44%
copy / paste the misted « visage » tube as new layer
image => resize => tick « resize all layers »n=> 60%
place on the right as shown on the final result
layers => new raster layer
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection # 1
flood fill selection with color 1
selections => modify => contract => 8 px
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
copy / paste the misted « image 1 » into selection
selections => select none
effects => 3D effects => Inner Bevel
layers => new raster layer
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection # 2
flood fill selection with color 1
selections => modify => contract => 8 px
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
copy / paste the misted « image 2 » into selection
selections => select none
effects => 3D effects => Inner Bevel (don’t change the settings)
layers => new raster layer
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection # 3
flood fill selection with color 1
selections => modify => contract => 8 px
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
copy / paste the misted « image 3 » into selection
selections => select none
effects => 3D effects => Inner Bevel (don’t change the settings)
highlight top layer
layers => merge => merge down TWICE
layers => merge visible
édit => copy
edit => paste as new image and set aside (minimize to tray)
your tag looks like this
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 1 px color 2
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 10 px white
select the 10 px border with the Magic Wand tool
edit => paste into selection the image set aside previously
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 30
effects => plugins => Graphics Plus => Cross Shadow / default settings
selections => select none
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 1 px color 2
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 30 px white
select the 30 px border with the Magic Wand tool
edit => paste into selection the image set aside previously
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 30
effects => texture effects => Weave
selections => select none
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 1 px color 2
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 10 px white
select the 10 px border with the Magic Wand tool
edit => paste into selection the image set aside previously
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 30
effects => plugins => Graphics Plus => Cross Shadow / default settings
selections => select none
apply your watermark
layers => merge => merge visiblecopy / paste the decoration as new layer
colorize to match your personal colors
if you don’t want to animate your tag, merge all(flatten) and save as.. type .jpeg
ANIMATION
decoration layer is the active layer
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation
edit => copy special => copy merged
open Animation Shop
edit => paste as new animation
back into PSP
edit => undo
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation
just click on « Random Seed » at the bottom
edit => copy special => copy merged
back into Animation Shop
edit => paste after current frame
and again =>>>>
back into PSP
edit => undo
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation
just click on « Random Seed » at the bottom
edit => copy special => copy merged
back into Animation Shop
edit => paste after current frame
your animation has 3 images
image properties => 20
save youyr work as …. type .gif
My tag with my misted images
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by emailing me
my tubes are also available on my site HERE (until september 2025)
or HERE (from october 2025)
Don't hesitate to write to me if you have any trouble with this translation
If you create a tag (using other tubes than those provided) with this tutorial
and wish it to be shown, send it to me !
It will be a real pleasure for me to add it to the gallery to the bottom of this translation
coming ▼ soon
open the alpha layer provided (it contains all the selections you will need)
selections => select all
copy / paste the landscape (paysage) image into selection
selections => select none
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 50
effects => texture effects => mosaic / Glass
adjust => Brightness and Contrast (modify if necessary, according to your image)
selections => select all
copy / paste the misted landscape into selection
selections => select none
opacity of the layer => 44%
copy / paste the misted « visage » tube as new layer
image => resize => tick « resize all layers »n=> 60%
place on the right as shown on the final result
layers => new raster layer
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection # 1
flood fill selection with color 1
selections => modify => contract => 8 px
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
copy / paste the misted « image 1 » into selection
selections => select none
effects => 3D effects => Inner Bevel
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection # 2
flood fill selection with color 1
selections => modify => contract => 8 px
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
copy / paste the misted « image 2 » into selection
selections => select none
effects => 3D effects => Inner Bevel (don’t change the settings)
layers => new raster layer
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection # 3
flood fill selection with color 1
selections => modify => contract => 8 px
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
copy / paste the misted « image 3 » into selection
selections => select none
effects => 3D effects => Inner Bevel (don’t change the settings)
highlight top layer
layers => merge => merge down TWICE
layers => merge visible
édit => copy
edit => paste as new image and set aside (minimize to tray)
your tag looks like this
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 10 px white
select the 10 px border with the Magic Wand tool
edit => paste into selection the image set aside previously
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 30
effects => plugins => Graphics Plus => Cross Shadow / default settings
selections => select none
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 1 px color 2
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 30 px white
select the 30 px border with the Magic Wand tool
edit => paste into selection the image set aside previously
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 30
effects => texture effects => Weave
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 1 px color 2
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 10 px white
select the 10 px border with the Magic Wand tool
edit => paste into selection the image set aside previously
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 30
effects => plugins => Graphics Plus => Cross Shadow / default settings
selections => select none
apply your watermark
layers => merge => merge visiblecopy / paste the decoration as new layer
colorize to match your personal colors
if you don’t want to animate your tag, merge all(flatten) and save as.. type .jpeg
ANIMATION
decoration layer is the active layer
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation
open Animation Shop
edit => paste as new animation
back into PSP
edit => undo
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation
just click on « Random Seed » at the bottom
edit => copy special => copy merged
back into Animation Shop
edit => paste after current frame
and again =>>>>
back into PSP
edit => undo
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation
just click on « Random Seed » at the bottom
edit => copy special => copy merged
back into Animation Shop
edit => paste after current frame
your animation has 3 images
image properties => 20
save youyr work as …. type .gif
My tag with my misted images
by emailing me
my tubes are also available on my site HERE (until september 2025)
or HERE (from october 2025)
Don't hesitate to write to me if you have any trouble with this translation
If you create a tag (using other tubes than those provided) with this tutorial
and wish it to be shown, send it to me !
It will be a real pleasure for me to add it to the gallery to the bottom of this translation
