This tutorial is from stardesignpsp who I thank for letting me translate their tutorials.



Original here



Tubes

Tubes: Stella

Material



Plugins

VanDerLee



You can find these plugins on the websites of:

Renée
Cloclo

You can also find this tutorial translated into these languages:
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Notes:
> Open the material / Duplicate (shift+d) / Close the originals
> Change the blend mode of the layers to match their colors.
> In older versions of PSP, Mirror Horizontal=Mirror / Mirror Vertical=Flip / Pick tool=deformation

> Open the masks in psp and minimize
>Adjust the size of the tubes according to your images

 



 

SCRIPT

 

You will need:

1 main tube
2 landscapes
*

Save the selection in the PSP Selections folder
Open the [goldtile] pattern in PSP (or use another pattern)
*

1

Open a new transparent image with 900x600px
In the color palette (foreground) select the Pattern option
Choose the Goldtile pattern and configure as shown in the screenshot


Translator's note: The goldtile pattern was crashing my PSP, I couldn't use it, I used another pattern

Paint the image with this pattern

2. Add a new layer
Selections / Select all
Copy the image [a4c017992db9b69eb808b814d6ed071f]]
Paste it into the selection
Select none
Layers / Properties / Blend Mode: Hard Light

3

Add a new layer
Selections / Load selection from disk / Selection [sel_2.12.25_navidad_stella]

Copy the image [paisaje_nevado]
Paste it into the selection
Select none
Layer s/ Properties / Blend Mode: Multiply

4

Add a new layer
Selections / Select all
Paint with white color
Layers / New Mask layer / From Image / Mask [Joyce2] - INVERT CHECKED

Merge Group
Rename this layer as Joyce

5
Copy the image [brillos_1.12.2025]
Paste it as a new layer
Layers / Properties / Blend Mode: Multiply

6

Copy the tube [niña_nieve]
Paste it as a new layer
Image / Mirror / Mirror Horizontal
Position according to the model
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Drop Shadow: 0 0 80 30 black

7

Add a new layer
Selections / Select all
Copy the [Image of a baby mask]
Paste into selection
Layers / Properties / Blend Mode: Screen
Select none

8

Copy the image [silvie_mask_christmasstar_54_] (do not copy the mask, the image is in the material)
Paste as a new layer
Image / Resize: 50% - all layers unchecked
Position on the girl's hands as per the model
Layers / Properties / Blend Mode: Dodge
(if necessary, depending on the background you can change the blend mode and duplicate the image)
[Example:
Layers / Duplicate
Layers / Properties / Blend mode: Hard Light]
Drop Shadow: 0 0 80 30 black
Layers / Properties / Opacity: 80%
If part of the image overlaps the tube character, erase it using the Erase Tool
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen (optional)

9
Copy the image [marco_dorado_2025]
Paste as a new layer
Layers / Properties / Blend mode: Overlay

10

Copy the image [abstract888]
Paste as a new layer
Image / Resize: 80% - all layers unchecked
Activate the Pick tool and configure; X=-17 - Y=-263 - Press M

Erase the part that overlapped the girl's face with the Eraser Tool
Effects - User Defined Filter / Emboss 3

Layers / Arrange / Move down
It will be below the image [marco-dorado]

11

Activate the girl's layer
Add a new layer
Effects / Plugins / VanDerLee / Snowflakes

 

12
Activate the tube layer [joyce2]
Layers / Properties / Blend Mode: Dodge
Copy the image [cuadros_dorados]
Paste as a new layer
Layers / Properties / Blend Mode: Multiply
Activate the tube layer [joyce]

Layers / Properties / Opacity: 80%

13

Activate the top layer.

Copy the text [texto_magic] (the material has two texts: the original and the one that was given a gold texture, use whichever you prefer).

Paste as a new layer.

Position as desired.

Drop shadow: 1 -1 80 2 white
Drop Shadow: 0 0 40 30 black

14

Add the signatures.

Merge all.

Save as jpeg.