This tutorial was translated with PSPX3 but it can also be made using other versions of PSP.
Since version PSP X4, Image>Mirror was replaced with Image>Flip Horizontal,
and Image>Flip with Image>Flip Vertical, there are some variables.
In versions X5 and X6, the functions have been improved by making available the Objects menu.
In the latest version X7 command Image>Mirror and Image>Flip returned, but with new differences.
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For this tutorial, you will need:
Material here
Thanks for the tube and a mask Kitty and MD.
The rest of the material is not signed.
(The links of the tubemakers sites here).



Plugins:
consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Filters Graphics Plus can be used alone or imported into Filters Unlimited.
(How do, you see here)
If a plugin supplied appears with this icon it must necessarily be imported into Unlimited





You can change Blend Modes according to your colors.

In the newest versions of PSP, you don't find the foreground/background gradient (Corel_06_029).
You can use the gradients of the older versions.
The Gradient of CorelX here

Copy the Preset Emboss 3 in the Presets Folder.

Open the masks in PSP and minimize them with the rest of the material.

1. Set your foreground color to #d8cdc7,
and your background color to #5f4839.



2. Open a new transparent image 800 x 600 pixels.
Flood Fill the transparent image with your dark background color.

3. Effects>Plugins>Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow, default settings.



4. Effects>Art Media Effects>Brush Strokes.



5. Effects>User Defined Filter - select the preset Emboss 3 and ok.



6. Layers>Duplicate, and close this layer.

7. Activate the layer below of the original.
Image>Mirror.

8. Open the landscape tube and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

9. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



10. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (legacy).

11. Effects>User Defined Filter - select the preset Emboss 3 and ok.



12. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your light foreground color.

13. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask 250a4119f44d88...



Layers>Merge>Merge group.

14. Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



15. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



Repeat Drop Shadow, vertical and horizontal -10.

16. Activate your Erase Tool
and erase the sphere at the bottom left.



17. Open and activate the layer of the copy.

Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window
and select the mask MASK-MD-110



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

18. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, last settings in memory.



Repeat Drop Shadow, vertical and horizontal 10.



19. Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

20. Open the tube of the yellow spiral - unnamed - and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

21. Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



22. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, last settings in memory.



Repeat Drop Shadow, vertical and horizontal -10.

23. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror.

24. Open the woman tube and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Move the tube down.

25. Effects>3D EffectS>Drop Shadow, last settings in memory.



Repeat Drop Shadow, vertical and horizontal 10.

26. Sign your work on a new layer.

If you add the author watermark (to put in mode Soft Light),
don't forget to add also the translator watermark.

27. Layers>Merge>Merge All.

28. Set your foreground color to a Foreground/Background Gradient, style Linear.



29. Image>Add borders, 4 pixels, symmetric, color white.
Image>Add borders, 40 pixels, symmetric, dark background color.
Image>Add borders, 4 pixels, symmetric, color white.

30. Activate your Magic Wand Tool
and click in the 2 white borders to select them.

Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.
Selections>Select None.

31. Select the 40 pixels border with your Magic Wand Tool

Effects>Plugins>Graphics plus - Cross Shadow, default settings



32. Effects>Art Media Effects>Brush Strokes, same settings.



33. Effects>User Defined Filter - preset Emboss 3



Selections>Select None.

34. Save as jpg.

Version with tube by Krys






If you have problems or doubts, or you find a not worked link,
or only for tell me that you enjoyed this tutorial, write to me.

14 October 2021