PLUGINS

Reminder

If you are using my Filter Unlimited 2.3, it consists of 3 folders

Have a look at the folders before adding a preset

These are the filters used in this lesson

VanDerLee – Unplugged X Here

AAA Frame   Here

Mura’s Meister  Here

Alien Skin EyeCandy 5 – Impact  Here

Flaming Pear – Flexify 2 Here

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The tube may not be sent without the lesson. *

Material Here

PSP 2022 Ultimate used for this tutorial

but can be done with other versions of Psp

The colors can be very different depending on the Psp used. . .

Use the arrow to follow the tutorial

On commence

Vive l'été 2025 

Long live summer 2025

- Material Properties: Set the foreground color to color number 1 - Set the background color to color number 2

- Replace your foreground with a foreground/background sunburst gradient configured like this:

1. File - Open a new transparent image in this size :1050 x 645  Pixels

2. Activate Flood Fill Tool – Flood fill the layer with the gradient

3. Effects - Image Effects- Seamless Tiling using the default settings

4. Effects - Distortion Effects Twirl - Degrees 520

5. Effects - Plugins - Filters in Unlimited 2.0  - Kiwis Oelfilter - 3,5 Promille with these settings: 35/101/37/10/128

6. Layers - New raster layer

7. Activate Flood Fill Tool – Flood fill the layer with the background color (No 2)

8. Effects - Plugins – VanDerLee – Unplugged X – rectangle 45° -use the settings below

9. Effects - Plugins – VanDerLee – Unplugged X - rectangle 45° use the settings below - Color No 3

10. Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling use the settings below

11. Layers - Duplicate

12. Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal (Image - Mirror in older versions of PSP)

13.  Layers - Properties - Change the blend mode of this layer to Soft Light - Reduce the opacity of this layer to 34%

14. Layers - Merge - Merge Down

15. Layers - Properties - Change the blend mode of this layer to Hard Light

16. Layers - Merge - Merge Visible

16. Effects - Plugins – AAA Frame – Foto Frame use the settings below

17. Layers - Duplicate

18. Image - Resize - 80% - Resize all layers not checked

Edit - Copy Special - Copy Merged

19. Use the Magic Wand tool to select the transparent area.

20. Layers - New raster layer

Edit - Paste into Selection

SELECTIONS - INVERT

21. Effects - 3D-Effects - Drop Shadow with these settings: 10 /10 / 80 /50 Color Black

22. Effects - Distortion Effects - Wave use the settings below

23. Effects - Reflection Effects - Rotating Mirror using the default settings

- Activate the middle layer in the layer palette (Copy of Merged )

24. Activate Selection Tool - Custom Selection (S) - Rectangle with these settings

25. Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

26. Effects - Plugins - Filters in Unlimited 2.0  - Filter Factory Gallery A – Zoom Out using the default settings

27.  Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance More

28. Effects - Plugins – AAA Frame – Foto Frame use the settings below

29. Effects - Texture Effects - Fine leather with these settings- Color white

30. Effects – Plugins – Mura’s Meister – Perspective Tiling use the settings below

31. Effects -3D-Effects - Drop Shadow with these settings: -25 / 0 / 55 /50 Color Black

_ Activate the top of the layer palette

32. Layers - New raster layer

33. Selections – load/save selection – load selection from disc and select my selection:‘’ Bel-ete-2025-1’’

34. Activate Flood Fill Tool – Flood fill the selection with color No 3

35. Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin EyeCandy 5 – Impact – Perspective Shadow – Drop shadow Blury using the default settings

36. Selections – load/save selection – load selection from disc and select my selection:‘’ Bel-ete-2025-2’’

37. Effects - 3D- Effects - Cutout - use the settings below - Color Black

38. Effects - Reflection Effects - Rotating Mirror use the settings below

- Activate the bottom of the layer palette (Merged layer )

39. Selections – load/save selection – load selection from disc and select my selection:‘’ Bel-ete-2025-3’’

40. Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

41. Layers - Arrange - Bring to Top

42. Effects - Plugins - Filters in Unlimited 2.0-  [AFS IMPORT] - sqborder2 using the default settings

43. Effects - 3D- Effects - Chisel use the settings below / Color No 2

44. Effects - Distortion Effects - Wave use the settings below

45. Effects - 3D-Effects - Drop Shadow with these settings: 1/1/100/0 Color Black

46. Open the tube - ‘’Vive-ete-2025-Image1’’ - Edit - Copy - Activate your work -Edit - Paste as new layer

47. Pick Tool: (K) on your keyboard -Enter these parameters on the toolbar

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Press the ( M ) button to close the tool.

48. Layers - New raster layer

49. Selections – load/save selection – load selection from disc and select my selection:‘’ Bel-ete-2025-4’’

- Material of the foreground: change material of the foreground into gradient select ‘’Corel_06_016’’ (Reflet-chrome)

Prepare a sunburst gradient configured like this

50. Activate Flood Fill Tool - Flood fill the selection with the gradient

51. Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

52. Effects -3D-Effects - Drop Shadow same settings

53. Layers - Duplicate

54. Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal (Image - Mirror in older versions of PSP)

55. Open the tube ‘’Vive-ete-2025-Image2’’ - Edit - Copy- Activate your work -Edit - Paste as new layer

Place at bottom right (see finished image)

56. Paste the title or write it in the font of your choice.

57. Open the tube ‘’ Tube-printemps-Etsy interdit au partage " - Edit - Copy- Activate your work -Edit - Paste as new layer

Attention !! This tube is only to be used for this tutorial; it must not be used for any other purpose.

Renée reduced the tube by 60%.

57. Edit - Copy Special - Copy Merged - Edit - Paste as new Image

58. Effects – Plugins – Flaming Pear – Flexify 2 use the settings below

59. Image - Resize - 40% - Resize all layers not checked

-Set the image aside for now — we'll need it later.

- Activate your work image

60. Image - Add Borders-Symmetric checked: 2 Pixels - Color No 2

Image - Add Borders-Symmetric checked: 40  Pixels - White

Image - Add Borders-Symmetric checked: 2 Pixels - Color No 3

Image - Add Borders-Symmetric checked: 12  Pixels - White

61. Activate the image you minimized in step 49

Edit - Copy- Activate your work -Edit - Paste as new layer

You can place the tube wherever you like.

62. Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin EyeCandy 5 – Impact – Perspective Shadow  - Preset : ''Drop shadow blury'' using the default settings

63. Open the tube ‘’ Tube2-printemps-Etsy interdit au partage " - Edit - Copy- Activate your work -Edit - Paste as new layer

Attention !! This tube is only to be used for this tutorial; it must not be used for any other purpose.

Move the tube to the bottom left side ( see finished image )

64. Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin EyeCandy 5 – Impact – Perspective Shadow  - Preset : ''Drop shadow blury'' using the default settings

- Add the author's watermark to your work and your own watermark

65. Layers - Merge - Merge All (flatten)

66. Image – Resize 1005 Pixels width - Resize all layers checked

Save as JPG

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Thanks for your time and enjoyment of this lesson.

Renée

This lesson was written by Renée 15/05/2025

Edited and Update

2025

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