Virginia-Like a butterfly

Like a butterfly

you wil find the orignal tutorial here

This tutorial is a personal creation.
Virginia works with PSP19
I work with PSP20 Ultimate
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 Virginia’ 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...

Place the supplies and selections into the dedicated folders of  « Corel PSP » general folder
double click on the preset (if any) to install
Tubes - Texture - Mask - Brush (Text) - Selections - Color Palette
open the mask and minimize to tray
The text brush is Virginia’s creation
Note: Virginia created the text brush in French; the text needed to create an English version, if desired, is included in the file:
(File > Export > Custom Brush > Name it > OK)
don’t forget to erase tuber’s watermark before using

Filters used
* AAA Frames - FotoFrame
* Graphics Plus - Cross Shadows
* Italian Editors Effect - import into Filters Unlimited  2
* Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1
* Simple

Thank you very much Renée Salon for sharing with us your plugins page

Colors used
Virginia chose these colors

prepare colors 1 and 2 as FG and BG colors into the materials palette
Don't hesitate to change the colors and the blend mode of the layers, and the shadows,
according to your tubes and images.

Important
Open all images in PSP, duplicate them and close the originals. (shift + D)
always work with the copies to preserve original files
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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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

Instructions
Prepare your work
prepare the materials palette, color 1 & 2 as FG and BG colors
don’t forget to save your work as often as possible

Step 1
open a new image => transparent =>  900 * 550 px
enable the flood fill tool

flood fill layer with color 1

2
layers => new mask layer => from image

layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
adjust => sharpness => sharpen

3
set color 3 as FG color in the materials palette
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 1 px FG color

4
layers => duplicate
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 85%
adjust => hue and saturation  => Hue/saturation/lightness

your work looks like this

5
selections => select all / selections => float / selections => defloat
effects => plugins => AAA Frames => Foto Frame

keep selection active

6
selections => modify => contract => 58 px
selections => promote selection to layer
effects = > plugins => Simple => Quick Tile
blend mode of the layer : Hard Light
keep selection active

7
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / -25 / 100 / 20 / color 4
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 25 / 100 / 20 / color 4
effects => 3D effects => Inner Bevel

selections => select none
your work and layers palette look like this

8
highlight middle layer (copy of BG)
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 60 / 30 / black
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)

9
set color 5 as FG color in the materials palette
prepare a linear gradient

image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 18 px FG color
enable the Magic Wand tool

select the white border
enable the flood fill tool

flood fill layer with the gradient
keep selection active

10
effects => texture effects => Weave / color 5

adjust => sharpness => sharpen more
selections => invert
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 60 / 30 / black
selections => select none

11
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » =>...
1 px color 3
10 px color 5
1 px color 3
35 px color 5

12
set color 1 as BG color in the materials palette
select the 35 px white border
effects => plugins => Mehdi => Wavy Lab 1.1 => colors 1 / 5 / 2 / automatic

keep selection active

13
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Paper Textures / Recycling Paper

effects => texture effect =>  Blinds / color 3 / 5

effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => It@lian Editors Effects / Bordo con Luci

keep selection active

14
selections => invert
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 60 / 30 / black
selections => select none
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » =>...
1 px color 3
NOTE =>   Decoration 01 = the one you'll need in step 22 is included in the materials file.
You can colorize it
However, if you want to create it using exactly the same colors you chose for your tag,
you need to copy and paste the result from step 14 as a new image, set this image aside
go back to your tag, and continue with the tutorial 

15
open « Cadre_CV_vir.png » 
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 78%
edit => copy
back to your tag
edit => paste as new layer
don’t move it

16
open « CV_2026_Papillon_femme.png » 
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 78%
edit => copy
back to your tag
edit => paste as new layer
enable the Pick tool with the following settings, to move the layer acurately => position X : 468 / position Y : 154
hit the « M » key of your keyboard to disable the tool
your work looks like this

17
your layers palette looks like this

18
close the eye of top layer and hifhlight layer just below

selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 1

selections => invert
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
selections => select none

19
open the eye of top layer and highlight this layer
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 2
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
selections => select none
your work looks like this

20
layers => merge => merge down
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 2 / 12 / 20 / 50 / black

21
highglight layer below (Raster 1 - The Frame)
adjust => hue and saturation => colorize

effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 10 / 30 / 30 / black
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / -10 / 30 / 30 / black

22
NOTE =>   Decoration 01 = the one you'll need in step 22 is included in the materials file.
You can colorize it
However, if you want to create it using exactly the same colors you chose for your tag
the explanation is provided at the end of the tutorial
highlight top layer
copy « deco_01_CUP.png » paste as new layer
effects => image effects => offset => H : -365 / V : 0 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 50 / 30 / black

23
open « deco_02_CUP.png » 
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 25%
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
edit => copy
back to your tag
edit => paste as new layer
enable the Pick tool with the following settings, to move the layer acurately => position X : 77 / position Y : 312
hit the « M » key of your keyboard to disable the tool
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 50 / 30 / black

24
open « Fleurs_CV_papillon.png » 
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 52%
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
edit => copy
back to your tag
edit => paste as new layer
enable the Pick tool with the following settings, to move the layer acurately => position X : 32 / position Y : 145
hit the « M » key of your keyboard to disable the tool
in the layers palette, pull down this layer under the decoration layer
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 2 / 3 / 60 / 30 / color 6
your work looks like this

25
set color 6 as BG color in the materials palette
highlight top layer
layers => new raster layer
enable the Brush tool
find the brush « sois le papillon » (Text) and change its size to 200 px (french text) or to 220 px (english text)

apply on the tag with a RIGHT click (it will be resized later)

26
place as shown on final result

27
layers => duplicate
blend mode of the layer : Multiply
effects => plugins => Graphics Plus => Cross Shadow / default settings
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 1 / 40 / 2 / color 6

28
copy / paste « deco_03_CUP.png » as new layer
effects => image effects => offset => H : -115 / V : -10 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 1 / 40 / 50 / color 6
layers => duplicate
blend mode of the layer : Luminance

29
copy / paste « deco_04_CUP.png » as new layer
effects => image effects => offset => H : 420 / V : -10 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

30
apply your watermark
apply Virginia’s watermark (blend mode : Hard Light)
image => resize => tick « resize all layers »  => 950 px width
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
adjust => sharpness => unsharp mask

layers > merge > merge all (flatten)
your tag is finished. Resize if necessary
save as... type jpeg

Creation of the Decoration of step 22
in the layers palette highlight bottom layer
edit => copy
edit => paste as new image
image => resize => tick « resize all layers » => 14%
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
open a new transparent image 220 * 180 px
copy the image resized to 14% and paste as new layer on this  220 * 180 px image
objects => align => right
back to the 14% resized image
edit => undo twice
image => resize => tick « resize all layers » => 17%
layers => promote background to layer
effects => geometric effects => Circle

image => free rotate

edit => copy
back to the 220 * 180 px image
edit => paste as new layer
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
push slightly to the left

effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 10 / 40 / 50 / black
if you are satisfied with the result, merge visible layers

Another version with my tubes and misted image
the character tube was created with AI by Virginia who wrote the prompt

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my tubes are also available on my blog HERE 
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