Thanks to LadyValella for allowing me to exclusively translate her tutorials

Find the original of this tutorial here

It was created with Paint Shop Pro X9, but it can be done with other versions of PSP as well

To translate it I used PSP XII

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Material here

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Step 1

1 - Activate the "WinterWonderland" template on psp

2 - Window - Duplicate

Close the original

3 - Close all layers

4 - Now open levels: Raster 9,14,11

5 - Activate Raster11 layer

6 - Effects > 3D Effects - Drop Shadow, Black

7 - Layers > Merge Visible

Step 2

8 - Open the Raste 5 layer and activate it

9 - Selections - Select all

Selections - Mobile

Selections - Immobilize

10 - Activate "paper0.jpg"

Edit - Paste as new layer

11 - stay on the level of the paper

12 - Selection - Invert

Press Delete

13 - Selections - Cancel selection

14 - Open the Raster 4 layer and activate it

15 - Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow, black

16 - Layers - Merge visible.

Step 3

17 - Activate "LV-Ghiande"

Edit -Copy

Paste as a new layer

Move a little to the right.

18 - Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow, black

Step 4

19 - Open Raster 2 and activate it

20 - Selections - Select all

Selection - Mobile

Selections - Immobilize

21 - Copy the pattern "countrycharm-bottomtile"

Edit - Paste into selection

22 - Selections - Deselect

23-Open Raster 6 and activate it.

24 - Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow 4, 4, 35, 6, black

25 - Layers - Merge - Merge Down

step 5

26-Open the Merged level and activate it

Activate the Magic Wand tool

27 - Select the small triangle at the top of the tree

28 - Effects > Texture Effects > Texture > Paper (thick paper)



29 - Selections - Deselect

30 -Now select the bottom blue part of the tree (not the pot)

31-Effects > Texture Effects > Texture > Long Grain



32 - Selections - Deselect.

33 - Effects - 3D Effects Drop Shadow 5, 5, 65, 18, black

step 6

34 - Activate "6_Swirl_LV"

Edit - Copy

Edit - Paste as new layer

35 - Image - Resize - Resize 75%, all layers unchecked

36 - Adjust - Hue and Saturation - Colorize

37 - Image - Mirror

Move down and left

38 - Shadow as above

Duplicate the layer - Go up a bit

step 7

39 - Open and activate Raster layer 3

40 - Selections - Select All

Selection - Mobile

Selections - Immobilize

41 - Copy "Motivo Tasselli" and paste it into the selection

Selections - Deselect.

42 - Open the Raster 7 layer and activate it

43 - Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: 4, 4, 35, 6, black

step 8

44 - Open the layer Raster 16, Raster 10 and raster 13

45 - Activate Raster layer 13

46 - Open "2645_TRagenTube"

Edit - Copy

Edit - Paste as new layer

47 - Resize 70% all unchecked layers

48 - Image Effects > Displacement



49 - Image > Flip horizontally -Delete the logo

50 - Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: 4, 4, 35, 6, black

Adjust - Sharpness - Focus

step 9

51 - Open "magic book"

Edit - Copy

Edit - Paste as new layer

52 - Image - Resize to 70% All layers unchecked

Locate at the bottom right.

53 - Shadow as above

step 10

54 - Put a pipe of your choice that has a fantasy theme

55-Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow, Black

step 11

56 - Layers - Merge - Merge visible

57 - Image - Resize to 90%, all layers unchecked

step 12

58 - Open Raster 8 and Raster 12 layers

Activate Raster layer 12

59 - Fusion Down

Go up a bit

60 - Open and activate the Shasta Marie layer, move it and place it below the text

61 - Open and activate the "Promoted Selection" level

62 - Fusion visible

63 - Edition - Copy "Background"

Edit - Paste as new layer

64 - Layers - Arrange - Send to back

Put credits to your signature and save in png

The work is done

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translated 02/09/2023

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