Happy Halloween 2026
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.
Thank you Sass and Carine for testing Cloclo’s tutorials
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
Supplies
color palette
alpha channel / selections (in case)
preset
mask
tubes / decorations / Cloclo’s watermark
tubes provided are licence free
Download HERE
open all the tubes into PSP and duplicate them. Work with the copies to preserve orignals
place (or import) the supplies provided into the appropriate folders of My Corel PSP
open the mask(s) and minimize to tray
copy / paste selections (if any) into the folder « selections » of Corel PSP General folder ...
(in case of problems with the alpha layer)
double click on the preset (if any) to install ( or import )
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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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 » --> image => mirror => mirror horizontal
« Flip » --> image => mirror => mirror vertical
Filters (plugins) used
Filters Unlimited 2.0> / Visual Manipulation
MuR'as Filter Meister / Perspective Tiling 1.1
Alien Skin / Eye Candy 5 Impact / Perspective Shadow / Drop Shadow High
Alien Skin / Eye Candy 5 Impact / Preset / Extrude_joyeuse_halloween
Graphics plus / Cross Shadow
L enK's
Cloclo’s page of plugins
▼
colors
Important
Open all images with PSP, duplicate them and close the original files to preserve them
Never work with original images
Cloclo and I work with PSP2020
but you can follow the steps with another version of PSP
don’t forget to save your work often
realization
1
open the alpha layer, duplicate, close the original and work with the copy
rename « Raster 1 »
prepare a rectangular gradient this way
2
effects = > plugins => Simple => Diamonds
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Visual manipulation / Transmission
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => &<Bkg Designer sf10 I> => Corner Right Wrap
blend mode of the layer : Multiply
layers => new raster layerflood fill with color 1
layers => new mask layer => from image
layers => merge => merge group
4
adjust => sharpness => sharpen more
effects => plugins => Adjust => Variations => Darker
copy / paste « deco Cloclo » as new layer
objects => align => top
adjust => sharpness => high pass sharpen
5
highlight bottom layer
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Paper Textures / Recycling Paper
effects => plugins => Mura’s Meister => Perspective Tiling
hit 4 times the DELETE key of your keyboard
selections => select none
6
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Perspective Shadow
flood fill selection with a new rectangular gradient (just change BG color by color 3)
adjust => add-remove noise => add noise
7
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Extrude / preset provided
layers => duplicate
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 95%
layers => merge => merge down
effects => reflection effects => rotating Mirror
enable the Pick tool and stretch on each side like this
copy / paste « deco Cloclo 2 » as new layer
place as shown on final result
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
copy / paste as new layer each tube provided
place as shown on final result
drop a shadow of your choice on each element
edit => copy special => copy merged
edit => paste as new image => set aside for a later use
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 1 px color 4
selections => select all
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 5 px color 1
selections => invert
effects => plugins => Graphics Plus => Cross Shadow / default settings
effects => 3D effects => Inner Bevel
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
2 px color 3
2 px color 1
2 px color 2
2 px color 1
selections => select all
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 40 px any color
selections => invert
copy / paste into selection the image set aside in previous step
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 15
keep selection active
10
effects => plugins => L en K’s => Palmyre (don’t change the settings)
effects => 3D effects => Inner Bevel (don’t change the settings)
selections => select all
selections => modify => contract => 15 px
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 5 / 5 / 100 / 40 / black TWICE
selections => select none
11
copy / paste « coins Cloclo » as new layer
don’t move it
copy / paste the Cloclo’s watermark as new layer
place where you like
apply your watermark or signature
write your licence number if you used a licenced tube
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 1 px color 3
adjust => sharpness => unsharp mask
save your work as... type .jpeg
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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 at the bottom of this translation
