Marja-Lumi

Lumi

you wil find the orignal tutorial here

This tutorial is a personal creation.
Marja works with PSP12
I work with PSP20 Ultimate
but you can follow this tutorial with any other version of PSP
however, the results might be different using another 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 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 

place the selections into the folder « selections » of Corel PSP general folder
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 has 53 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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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
VM Extravaganza *
Unlimited 2
Mock
Tramages *
Toadies *
AAA Frames
* => import into Unlimited 2

Colors

set FG to color 1

To preserve original files => ALWAYS duplicate the tubes and decorations provided
close the original files and work with the copies
save your work often in case of problems with your PSP

1
Create a transparent image of 850 x 450 pixels
flood fill with FG color

2
copy / paste « Lumi deco mpd © » as new layer
layers => merge => merge visible

3
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 1

4
selections => promote selection to layer
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => VM Extravaganza => Transmission
line width => 15
don’t change other settings

5
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 80 / 20 / black
selections => select none

6
highlight bottom layer
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 2

7
selections => promote selection to layer
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 20

8
effects => plugins => Mock => Windo => default settings
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Tramages => Tow The Line => > default settings

9
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Simple => Pizza Slice Mirror
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 80 / 20 / black
selections => select none

10
effects => image effects => seamless tiling => Stutter Diagonal

blend mode of the layer : Multiply

11
highlight bottom layer
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 3

12
selections => promote selection to layer
layers => arrange => bring to top

13
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Toadies => Ommadawn => 20 / 20 / 234 / 17

14
effects => plugins => AAA Frames => Foto Frame / default settings
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 80 / 20 / black
selections => select none

15
copy / paste « Lumi deco 1 mpd © » as new layer

16
effects => image effects => offset => H : 45 / V : 0 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

17
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 80 / 20 / black

18
copy / paste « Lumi deco 2 mpd © » as new layer
don’t move it

19
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 80 / 20 / black

20
copy / paste « Lumi deco 3 mpd © » as new layer

21
effects => image effects => offset => H : -270 / V : 0 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

22
layers => arrange => move down
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 80 / 20 / black

23
highlight top layer
set FG to color 2 & BG color to color 3

24
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 4

25
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with FG color

26
effects => plugins => Graphics Plus => Cross Shadow / default settings
selections => modify => contract => 5 px
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard

27
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with BG color

28
effects => texture effects => Weave / white

29
effects => plugins => Graphics Plus => Emboss / all sliders on 0

30
selections => modify => contract => 15 px
selections => promote selection to layer

31
effects => plugins => AAA Frames => Foto Frame / top slider => 10
don’t change other settings

32
selections => modify => contract => 11 px
adjust = > blur => motion blur / angle : 0 / Strength : 100

33
effects => edge effects => enhance
layers => new raster layer

34
copy / paste « Renee-TUBES-Janvier-2026-25 » (middle layer) into selection

35
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
selections => select none

36
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 80 / 20 / black

37
layers => merge => merge down TWICE
highlight layer below
layers => arrange => bring to top

38
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 2 / 2 / 80 / 2 / black
layers => merge => merge down

39
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 80 / 20 / black

40
layers => duplicate
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 45%

41
effects => image effects => offset => H : 200 / V : 135 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

42
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
layers => duplicate

43
effects => image effects => offset => H : 180 / V : -135 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

44
copy / paste « Renee-TUBES-Janvier-2026-25 » (middle layer) as new layer

45
effects => image effects => offset => H : -350 / V : 0 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

46
blend mode of the layer : Luminance (Legacy)
opacity : 40%

47
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 80 / 20 / black
Translator’s note => I moved this layer to the fourth position from the top before going on

48
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
1 px black
20 px white
5 px black
30 px white
2 px black

49
image => resize => tick « resize all layers » => 850 px width

50
copy / paste « Lumi corner by mpd © » as new layer
objects => align => top

51
copy / paste « Lumi text by mpd © » as new layer
place where you like

52
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 80 / 20 / black

53
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

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and wish it to be shown, send it to me !
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Gallery
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