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This tutorial is a personal creation
from Valérie Savary - better known as valyscrappassion.com.
You can find the original here. Any resemblance with another one would be only pure coincidence.
It is strictly forbidden to modify tubes - to change their name or take off the
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them on lucrative purposes.
Thank you to respect Valérie’s and
other creators' work mentioned in the original tutorial. 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. You can reach me here.
Download the zip file containing the
materials - decompress and copy the originals; work with the copies. For
presets - doubleclick on them and they will install themselves. For gradients - masks - selections -
textures etc - simply place in your appropriate PSP folders.
This tutorial was made by Valérie on
August 1st - 2026. I have used PSP18 to make my translation; you can follow this tutorial with any other versions of PSP but the result
might be slightly different.
Colors
Foreground
color 1 #95b9c7
Background color 2 #ffffff
Additional color 3 #c46720
Additional color 4 #484d51
Materials
1 alpha layer
1 color palette
1 preset
5 masks (already saved
on the alpha layer)
1 image
3 fonts used for the tutorial
1 Riet tube
7 personal tubes
Filters
Alien
Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass
AP[Lines] (Lines - SilverLining)
Vanderlee (UnPlugged-X)
In Filters Unlimited 2.0
RCS Filter Pak 1.0 (RCS Coppertooling Simulator
and RCS Digi-Lens - Bubble Pack)
Preparation
Doubleclick on the Glass-Calypso-VSP preset which will install itself
Open the tubes - remove the signatures if necessary.
Place color 1 in the foreground and color 2 in the background.
The masks and
selections are saved on the alpha layer.
1
Open the Alpha-Calypso-VSP layer
Window - Duplicate (Close the original and work on the copy)
Flood fill with color. 1
Layers - New raster layer
Selections - Select all
2
Open the tube Riet 1247 - 221125
Edit - Copy
Highlight your alpha layer
Edit - Paste into selection
Selections - Deselect
Layers - Merge - Merge down
Adjust - Blur - Radial Blur
3
Layers - Duplicate
Image - Mirror - Mirror horizontally (always the old Mirror option)
Layers - Properties - Opacity to 50
Layers - Merge - Merge down
4
Layers - Duplicate
Image - Free rotation
Edit - Cut (looks funny but it is to put the
layer in the memory)
Selections - Select all
Edit - Paste into selection
Selections - Deselect
Layers - Properties - Opacity to 50
Layers - Merge - Merge down
5
Effects - Plugins - Filters Unlimited 2.0
RCS Filter Pak 1.0 - RCS Coppertooling Simulator
6
Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection from Alpha Channel -
Selection #1
Selections - Promote Selection to Layer
Effects - Plugins -Filters Unlimited 2.0 - RCS Filter Pak 1.0
RCS Digi-Lens - Bubble Pack
Selections - Deselect
Effects - Image effects - Seamless Mosaic (Default)
7
Selections - Select All
Layers - New Raster Layer
Open the tube fond-Fleurs-VSP
Edit - Copy
Open your Alpha Layer
Edit - Paste into Selection
Selections - Deselect
Layers - Properties of this layer with Mode to Luminance Legacy - Opacity to 30
Layers - Merge - Visible
8
Layers - New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Color 2
Layers - Load/Save Mask - Load Mask from Alpha
Channel - Narah_mask_0781
Layers - Duplicate
Layers - Merge - Merge Group
9
Layers - New Raster Layer
Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection from Alpha Channel -
Selection#1 Again
Flood fill with Color 2
Selections - Modify - Contract by 6
Edit - Clear or hit the Delete key
Set Paint Bucket Opacity to 45
Flood fill Selection with Color 3
Set Paint
Bucket Opacity back to 100
Selections - Deselect
10
Effects - Plugins - Vanderlee - UnPlugged-X - Defocus
Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Mosaic with these settings
11
Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection from Alpha Channel -
Selection#2
Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout
Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass - Preset
Glass-Calypso-VSP
(or modify for these settings)
Highlight the bottom layer in the stack (merged)
Effects - Plugins - Vanderlee - UnPlugged-X - Pixel Distort
12
Highlight the top layer in the stack (raster 1)
Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection from Alpha Channel -
Selection#1 again
Effects - Plugins - AP[Lines] - Lines - SilverLining
Selections - Deselect
13
Layers - New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Color 1
Layers - Load/Save Mask - Load Mask from Alpha Channel - VSP287 mask
Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance
Layers - Merge - Merge Group
14
Layers - New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Color 2
Layers - Load/Save Mask - Load Mask from Alpha Channel - NarahsMasks_1579
Layers - Merge - Merge Group
Tap the letter K of your keyboard (the Pick tool)
Horizontal position: -196 Vertical position: 0
Press the letter M on your keyboard to disable the Pick tool
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow 17/ -17 /60/10
15
Open the Riet tube 1247 - 221125
Edit - Copy
Highlight your Alpha layer
Edit - Paste as new layer
Image - Resize to 80% - Uncheck Resize All layers
Press the letter K on your keyboard (Pick tool)
Horizontal position: 543 and Vertical position: 1
Press the letter M on your keyboard to disable the Pick tool
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow 26/ -52 /60/30
Your Layers palette
looks like this:
And your layer looks like this:
16
Edit - Special Copy - Copy Merged
Layers - New Raster Layer
Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection from Alpha Channel -
Selection#3
Edit - Paste into Selection (we still have the tube in memory)
Effects - Distortion Effects - Polar Coordinates
Selections - Deselect
Layers - Properties - Multiply Mode
17
Layers - Duplicate
Image - Flip (the old Flip)
Press the letter K on your keyboard
Horizontal position: 265 and Vertical position: 316
Press the letter M on your keyboard
Layers - Merge - Merge Down
18
Open the Deco1-Calypso-VSP tube
Edit - Copy
Highlight your Alpha layer
Edit - Paste as new layer
Press the letter K on your keyboard
Horizontal position: 128 and Vertical position: 0
Layers - Arrange - Move down ( 2 times )
19
Open the Deco2-Calypso-VSP tube
Edit - Copy
Highlight your Alpha layer at the top of the stack
Edit - Paste as new layer
Press the letter K on your keyboard
Horizontal position: 2 and Vertical position: 237
Press the letter M on your keyboard
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow 2/ -5 /60/2
20
Layers - New raster layer
Flood fill with color 2
Layers - Load/save mask - Load mask from Alpha channel - VSP217 mask
Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance
Layers - Merge - Merge Group
Properties - Luminance Legacy
Layers Mode - Arrange - Move Down ( 3 times )
21
Open the Deco3-Calypso-VSP tube
Edit - Copy
Highlight your Alpha layer at the top of the
stack
Edit - Paste as New Layer
Press the letter K on your keyboard
Horizontal position: 82 and Vertical position: 53
Press the letter M on your keyboard
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow 2/ -2 /60/2
22
Open the tube Title-Calypso-VSP
Edit - Copy
Highlight your Alpha layer
Edit - Paste as New Layer
Press the letter K on your keyboard
Horizontal position: 410 and Vertical position: 9
Press the letter M on your keyboard
23
Layers - New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Color 2
Layers - Load/Save Mask - Load Mask from Alpha Channel - Narah_Mask_1386
Layers - Merge - Merge
Group
Effects - Distortion Effects - Polar Coordinates
Effects - Plugins - AP|Lines] - Lines-SilverLining
Layers - Properties - Lighten Mode
24
Open the tube Deco4-Calypso-VSP
Edit - Copy
Highlight your Alpha layer
Edit - Paste as New Layer
25
Open the tube Title2-Calypso-VSP
Edit - Copy
Highlight your Alpha layer
Edit - Paste as New Layer
Press the letter K on your keyboard
Horizontal position: 440 and Vertical position: 448
Press the letter M on your keyboard
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow 2/ -2 /60/2
(settings same as before)
26
Image - Add Borders of 1 - color 4
Edit - Copy
Selections - Select All
27
Image - Add Borders of 50 with color 2
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow 0/0/60/40
28
Selections - Select All
Image - Add Borders of 15 - Color 2
Selections - Invert
Edit - Paste into Selection ( previously copied image in memory )
Effects - Distortion Effects - Pixelate
Selections - Deselect
Image - Add Borders of 15 - Color 2
29
Open the tubeDeco5-Calypso-VSP
Edit - Copy
Highlight your Alpha layer
Edit - Paste as New Layer
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow 2/ -3 /40/5
Image - Add Borders of 1 - Color 4
30
Image - Resize to 800 pixels wide - All Layers checked
Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen
31
Sign and save as jpg or File - Export as an optimized jpg
That's it, it's
finished. I hope you enjoyed it. Feel free to send Valérie your creation here so that she can show it in her gallery...
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