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:
A tube to your linking,
the rest of the material here
Thanks for both the tubes Colybrix, and for the mask Valy.
(The links of material creators here).



Plugins

consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Mehdi - Sorting Tiles here
Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow here
&<Background Designers IV> - sf10Diamond Mountain (da importare in Unlimited) here
AAA Frames - Foto Frame 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



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

Open the mask in PSP and minimize it with the rest of the material.

1. Set your foreground color to #fcff81,
and your background color to #bd3006.



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



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

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Selections>Select All.
Open the landscape mistautumn8-coly, and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Selections>Select None.

2. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, default settings.



3. Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Sorting Tiles.



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

4. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Resize, to 75%, resize all layers not checked.

Activer your Magic Wand Tool
and click in the transparent part to select it.
(the trasparency is not visible because it is covered by the underlying layer)



Selections>Invert.

Selections>Modify>Select Selection Borders.



5. Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.
Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

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



6. Effects>Art Media Effects>Brush Strokes, background color.



Usually this effect applies slowly: be patient.



7. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel.



Selections>Select None.

8. Activate your Magic Wand Tool
and click in the central part to select it.



Activate the layer Copy of Raster 1.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 20.



Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise.



Keep Selected.

9. Edit>Paste as new layer (the landscape tube is still in memory).
Selections>Invert.
According to your tube, if necessary, press CANC on the keyboard

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



Repeat Drop Shadow, vertical and horizontal -10.

Selections>Select None.

11. Activate the bottom layer, Raster 1.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Background Designers IV> - sf10 Diamond Mountian.



12. Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

Effects>Artistic Effects>Enamel.



13. Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame.



14. Activate your top layer.
Set your background color to white.
Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with color white.

Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask VSP173



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.
Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

15. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

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



16. Open the woman tube and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, if necessary, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube at the bottom left.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, to your liking.

17. Open the tube titre and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
K key on the keyboard to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: 450,00 and Position Y: 350,00



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



Repeat Drop Shadow, vertical and horizontal -2.

18. Layers>Merge>Merge All.

Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 8 pixels.
Selections>Invert.

Set again your background color to #bd3006,
to have the colors and the gradient of step 1.



Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

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



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



Repeat Drop Shadow, vertical and horizontal -10.

Selections>Select None.

Sign your work and save as jpg.

Version with tube by Nikita (the landscape is mine)





Your versions. Thanks



Trudy




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.

15 Septembre 2021