Harlow
Marja works with PSP12
I work with PSP2020 Ultimate
but you can follow this tutorial with any other version of PSP
It is stricly forbidden to modify images, to change their name or take off the matermarks,
To present them on your sites or blog,
to make a bank of images, or to use them on lucrative purposes.
Thank you to respect Marja’s work and the tubers work.
Don’t hesitate to warn me if you have any trouble with this translation
And I’ll fix the problem as soon as I can
Supplies
you can download the supplies on Marja’s original tutorial
OR HERE https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Bzz9oIY6mXjVzLMfoKCzc7TqrGWyPzry/view
place the selections into the folder « selections » of PSP General folder
main tube was created by ReneeGraphisme https://www.reneegraphisme.fr/
mask was created by Narah https://narahsdesigns.blogspot.com/p/mascaras.html
open the mask and minimize to tray
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
this tutorials contains 80 steps
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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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
Unlimited 2
Filter Factory Galery M => import into Unlimited 2
&Bkg Designers sf10 1
Graphics Plus
Tramages
Colors
To preserve original files => ALWAYS duplicate the tubes, close the originals and work with the copies
1
Create a BLACK image of 800x500 pixels
flood fill with color 2
2
prepare a radial gradient into FG box of the materials palette
layers => new raster layer
flood fill with the gradient
4
effects => plugins => Filter Factory => Gallery M / Center Square Tiler / 195 / 165
5
effects => image effects => seamless tiling
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => &<Bkg Designer sf10 I> => Cruncher / 20 / 20
layers => merge => merge visible
7
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 1
selections => promote selection to layer
effects => distortion effects => Pixelate / 25 / 25 / tick « Symmetric »
9
effects => edge effects => enhance more
selections => select none
10
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 2
11
highlight bottom layer
selections => promote selection to layer
12
selections => promote selection to layer
effects => distortion effects => Pixelate / 25 / 25 / tick « Symmetric »
13
effects => edge effects => enhance more
selections => select none
highlight top layer
layers => merge => merge down
14
set FG color to white
layers => new raster layer
15
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 3
16
flood fill selection white
selections => select none
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
image => mirror => mirror vertical
17
layers => merge => merge down
blend mode => Dodge
opacity => 50%
18
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 4
19
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection wit color 2 (BG color)
20
effects => texture effects => Weave / Black & white
effects => texture effect => Blinds / black
selections => select none
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => &<Bkg Designer sf10 I> => Cruncher / 20 / 20
23
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
effects => image effects => seamless tiling => default settings but tick «Horizontal »
24
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 20 / 50 / black
25
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 5
26
layers => new raster layer
set FG color to color 1
flood fill selection with color 1
27
effects => texture effects => Weave / white & black
effects => texture effect => Blinds / color 2
29
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => &<Bkg Designer sf10 I> => Cruncher / 20 / 20
30
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 20 / 50 / black
31
effects => distortion effects => Wave
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 6
33
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
selections => select none
34
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 20 / 50 / black
35
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 7
36
set FG color to color 3
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with FG color
37
effects => plugins => Graphics Plus => Cross Shadow / default settings
selections => modify => contract => 3 px
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
38
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with BG color
set FG color to color 1
39
selections => modify => contract => 10 px
flood fill selection with FG color
40
selections => modify => contract => 5 px
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
41
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with BG color
42
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with FG color
43
layers => new mask layer => from image
layers => duplicate
layers => merge => merge group
blend mode of the layer : Dodge
45
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
selections => select none
layers => merge => merge down
46
highlight second layer from top
effects => edge effects => enhance
47
highlight top layer
layers => merge => merge down TWICE
48
edit => copy
edit => paste as new image
back to your main work
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 65 / 35 / black
49
back to the image created in previous step
layers => duplicate
50
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Tramages => Tow The Line / default settings
effects => geometric effects => Perspective / Vertical / distortion : 60 / tick « Transparent »
51
view => rulers
enable the Pick tool and pull up the layer to 130 (vertical ruler)
view => rulers
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror vertical
layers => merge => merge down
53
layers => duplicate
effects => distortion effects => Polar Coordinates / Rectangular to Polar / tick « Transparent »
54
blend mode of the layer : Dodge
opacity => 50%
55
highlight layer below
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 65 / 35 / black
56
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
2 px BG color
10 px white
3 px BG color
57
selections => select all
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 15 px FG color
selections => invert
58
effects => texture effect => Blinds / don’t change settings => apply once but only tick « Horizontal »
59
effects => edge effects => enhance
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 65 / 35 / black
selections => select none
60
image => resize => tick « resize all layers » => 150 px width
edit => copy
back to your main work
edit => paste as new layer
61
effects => image effects => offset => H : -150 / V : 150 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
62
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 65 / 35 / black
63
layers => duplicate
effects => image effects => offset => H : 0 / V : -125 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
64
layers => duplicate
effects => image effects => offset => H : 0 / V : 125 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
65
layers => merge => merge down TWICE
66
copy / paste « L679 deco by mpd© » as new layer
67
effects => image effects => offset => H : -150 / V : 20 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
68
copy / paste « L679 deco 1 by mpd© » as new layer
69
effects => image effects => offset => H : 0 / V : 10 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
70
copy / paste « L679 deco 2 by mpd© » as new layer
71
effects => image effects => offset => H : -278 / V : 0 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
blend mode => Overlay
72
copy / paste « Renee-TUBES-Septembre-2025-53 » (middle layer) as new layer
73
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 50%
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 85%
74
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
effects => image effects => offset => H : 200 / V : -40 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
75
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 65 / 35 / black
76
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
FG color is color 1 / BG color is color 2
77
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => …
2 px BG color
10 px FG color
2 px BG color
20 px FG color
15 px BG color
78
selections => select all
selections => modify => contract => 35 px
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 85 / 25 / black
selections => select none
79
image => resize => tick « resize all layers » => 800 px width
80
copy / paste « L679 text by mpd© » as new layer
place where you like
Add Marja’s Watermark
apply your watermark
write your licence number if you used a licenced tube
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
Save your work as a jpeg file
My tag with my one of my tubes
by emailing me
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
