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This tutorial was made in PSP X, but can also be made in the other versions.

You don't need plugins for this lesson.

you can download the materials.

It contains: 3 tubes - 2 fonts.

Open the fonts and minimize them.

The tubes are by Desi Web and Suzi Sgai.

Thank you so much for the beautiful tubes.

Please don't remove the watermark.

The Copyright belongs to the original artist.

Let the credit to the maker.

The copyright of this tutorial belongs to Annarella.

Step 1

Open the tubes in PSP - minimize them for now.

Set your foreground color to #a59cc6 (or at your choice).

Set your background color to #21214a (or at your choice).

Step 2

Open a transparent image of 400 x 400 pixels.

Step 3

Set your foreground to 'Foreground-background' - Linear - with these settings:

Step 4

Flood fill your image with this gradient.

Step 5

Adjust - Blur - Gaussian blur - 15.

Step 6

Copy tube 'SS_Masque_32'.

Paste as a new layer on your working image.

Step 7

Image - Mirror.

Step 8

Place it on the right side.

Step 9

Lower the Opacity of this layer to 80.

Set the Blend mode of this layer to Luminance (L).

Step 10

Open tube 'SS_Masque_32'.

Step 11

Image - Resize - 80% - All layers not checked.

Edit - Copy.

Step 12

Paste as a new layer on your working image.

Place it on the left side.

Your image should look like this:

Step 13

Set the Blend mode of this layer to Luminance (L).

Step 14

Copy tube 'DaisyWeb_boatman-on-the-grand-canal'.

Step 15

Paste as a new layer on your working image.

Move it down to the edge.

Step 16

Set the Blend mode of this layer to Luminance (L).

Step 17

Stay on this layer and zoom in.

Step 18

Activate your Eraser with these settings:

Step 19

Clean the two faces.

Step 20

Layers - Merge - Merge visible.

Step 21

Effects - Edge effects - Enhance.

Step 22

Image - Add borders - 20 pixels - color white (#ffffff).

Step 23

Select this border with your Magic wand with these settings:

Flood fill the selection with your gradient.

Step 24

Effects - Reflection effects - Kaleidoscope - with these settings:

Step 25

Effects - Reflection effects - Pattern - with these settings:

Step 26

Effects - 3D effects - Inner Bevel - with these settings:

Step 27

Selections - Select none.

Step 28

Activate your Text tool - font Vettore - with these settings:

Step 29

Set your foreground back to color.

Step 30

Type 'Carnevale' or your own text.

Place it in the lower left corner.

Turn it a little.

Step 31

Layers - Convert to raster layer.

Step 32

Add your name and/or watermark.

Open your Text tool - font MT Bold - size at your choice.

Type your text and put it in the lower left corner - see main image.

Layers - Convert to raster layer.

Step 33

Copy tube 'Annarella'.

Paste as a new layer on your working image.

Place it in one of the corners.

Lower the Opacity of this layer to 50.

Step 34

Save your crea as a jpg file and you're done!

I hope you enjoyed making this tutorial :-)

This lesson was written by Annarella on July 5, 2007.

This lesson is and remains the property of Annarella.

You are not allowed to copy or distribute my lessons without my written permission.

All my lessons are self designed ... so any agreement is purely coincidental.

All my lessons are registered with TWI.

Translated by Zial on April 22, 2015

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