Veroreves-The magic of winter

The magic of winter
the tube is one of Nadège, thank you to her
you wil find the orignal tutorial here

This tutorial is a personal creation.
Veroreves and I work with PSP20
but you can follow this tutorial with any other version of PSP

Any resemblance with another one would be pure coincidence.
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 Veroreve’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 Veroreve's original tutorial
or HERE
Place the supplies and selections into the dedicated folders of « Corel PSP » general folder
you will need a nice colored image corresponding to the theme, and a character tube (not provided)

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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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
Alien Skin Xenofex 2

1 – the Background
1
open your image
edit => copy

2
open a new image => transparent => 900 * 600 px
selections => select all
edit => paste into selection
selections => select none
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 25

3
effects => texture effects => mosaic / Glass

4
effects => texture effects => mosaic / Antique

5
adjust => sharpness => sharpen more

6
effects => geometric effects => Perspective / Horizontal

2 - The Curves Mask
1
layers => new raster layer
selections => select all
copy / paste « mask_vjf » into selection
selections => select none

2
blend mode of the layer : Screen

3
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
image => mirror => mirror vertical

3 - The Title
1
copy / paste the title tube as new layer
blend mode => Screen

2
enable the Pick tool with the following settings, to move the layer acurately => position X : 95 / position Y : 501

4 - The Moon
1
layers => new raster layer
flood fill black
effects => geometric effects => Circle / Transparent

2
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 55%

3
layers => duplicate
image => negative image

4
effects => image effects => offset => H : 75 / V : 0 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

5
highlight the layer of the black circle
selections => select all / selections => float / selections => defloat
selections => invert

6
highlight the layer of the white circle
edit => clear (delete)
selections => select none

7
layers => merge => merge down

5 - The Landscape
1
enable the Magic Wand tool and select the black part
copy / paste your image into selection

2
effects => texture effects => Tiles

adjust => sharpness => sharpen

3
selections => modify = > select selection borders

flood fill selection black
selections => select none

4
enable the Magic Wand tool and select the white part
copy / paste your image into selection
selections => select none

5
selections => select all / selections => float / selections => defloat
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 80 / 30 / black

6
selections => invert

7
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation

selections => select none

8
image => resize => UNtick « resize all layers » => UNtick « Lock Aspect Ratio » 120% X 100%

9
effects => image effects => offset => H : -135 / V : 0 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

6 - The Character
1
copy / paste the character tube as new layer
resize if necessary
place properly

2
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 60 / 20 / black

7 - The Frame
1
highlight bottom layer => edit => copy
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)

2
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 40 px / color of your choice
selections => select all
selections => modify => contract => 40 px
selections => invert
edit => paste into selection

3
effects => texture effects => mosaic / Glass

4
selections => modify = > select selection borders

5
effects => 3D effects => OUTER Bevel

selections => select none

6
apply your watermark or signature
write your licence number if you used a licenced tube
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
save your work as... type .jpeg

Another version with one of my tubes

you can download my tubes (if you wish to have them) by subscribing to my newsletter on simple request
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

Gallery
coming ▼ soon