This tutorial was written with PSPX8 and translated with PSPX7 and 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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italian translation here

For this tutorial, you will need:
Material here
Thanks for the tubes Colybrix, Valy ScrapPassion and Linda.
The rest of the material is by Evalynda.
(The links of material creators here).



Plugins

consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow here
VM Toolbox - Instant Tile here
Filters VM Toolbox and 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



(Don't forget to erase the watermarks of the tubes and don't save the modifications when you'll close them)

Set your foreground color to #b1dd8c,
and your background color to #ffffff.



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



1. Open a new transparent image 900 x 600 pixels.
Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 20.



Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise.



2. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.
Layers>Duplicate.

3. Close the layer Raster 1.
Activate the layer Copy of Raster 1.

Image>Resize, to 80%, resize all layers not checked.

Effects>Geometric Effects>Spherize.



4.Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black,
shadow on a new layer checked.



5. Activate the layer Copy of Raster 1.
Click on the transparent part with your Magic Wand Tool



Open the landscape tube and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Press CANC on the keyboard

6. Selections>Invert.
Layers>New Raster Layer.

Effects>3D Effects>Cutout, color black.



Keep selected.

7. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Effects>3D Effects>Cutout.



Selections>Select None.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

8. Activate the layer of the landscape.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Layers>Merge>Merge visible (the layer Raster 1 is always closed).

9. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Plugins>VM Toolbox - Instant Tile.



Layers>Arrange>Move Down. 10. Open the closed layer,
and activate the top layer.

11. Open the woman tube and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 60%, resize all layers not checked.
Image>Mirror.

12. Objects>Align>Bottom
Objects>Align>Left.
Or Move the tube at the bottom left.
Or, with your Pick Tool
set Position X: 0,00 and Position Y: 174,00.



13. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black,
shadow on a new layer not checked.



14. Open the poppy tube and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 80%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube at the bottom right.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black.



15. Open the text tube and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
(or another text, or none, to your liking).

Image>Resize, to 90%, resize all layers not checked.

Objects>Align>Top
or with your Pick Tool
set Position X: 293,00 and Position Y: 0,00.



Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black.



16. Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, color #4f7a28.
Edit>Copy.

17. Selections>Select All.

Image>Add borders, 50 pixels, symmetric, color white.
Selections>Invert.
Edit>Paste into Selection.

18. Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur.



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

19. Image>Mirror.
Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.
Edit>Repeat Enhance Edges More.

20. Effects>Plugins>Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow.



Selections>Select None.

21. Open the stars tube by Linda and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 50%, resize all layers not checked.
Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

22. Objets>Align>Top
Objects>Align>Left.
Or Pick Tool
and set Position X and Y to 0,00



23.Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black.



Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror.

Image>Add borders, 3 pixels, symmetric, color #4f7a28.

24. Image>Resize, 900 pixels width, resize all layers checked.
Sign your work on a new layer.
Layers>Merge>Merge All and save as jpg.

For the tubes of this version thanks Luz Cristina and Saphiere; the misted is mine.






Your versions. Thanks



Trudy



Marygraphics




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.

17 March 2022