This tutorial, created with PSP2019, was translated with PSPX9 and PSP2020, 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:



For the material from the scrap Merry Christmas thanks Adrienne.
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)



consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here




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



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

1. Choose from your tubes a light and a dark color.


Open a new transparente image 1000 x 650 pixels.

Flood Fill the transparent image with your dark color.

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Selections>Select All.

Open Merry Christmas Paper (2)

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Selections>Select None.

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (legacy). Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, default settings.



2. Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur.



Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



Open CJ_Silver Frames 291 Blue

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Colorize with your light color with your Change to Target Tool
or with your Color Changer Tool

Activate your Magic Wand Tool
and click in the circle to select it.



Layers>New Raster Layer.
Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

3. Activate again your background image Merry Christmas Paper (2) and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Effects>3D Effects>Cutout.



Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass
Glass color: color white



Selections>Select None.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Activate your top layer.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



Layers>Merge>Merge Down.



4. Activate the layer Raster 1.
Layers>Duplicate.

Image>Canvas Size - 1000 x 750 pixels.



Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling.



Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



Activate again your top layer.

Image>Resize, to 85%, resize all layers not checked.

K key to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: 74,00 and Position Y: -6,00.



5. Open Merry Christmas Element (99)

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 80%, resize all layers not checked.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Move the tube at the bottom left.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



Open Merry Christmas Element (115)

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 60%, resize all layers not checked.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Move the tube to the left, in front of the packets.



Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.

6. Open your main tube Pretty in Pink Tube (1)

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
For the supplied tube: Image>Mirror.
Image>Resize, if necessary - with the supplied tube I resized to 65%, resize all layers not checked.

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Move the tube to the right.



Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



Activate the layer Raster 1.
Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your light color.

Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask Narahs_Masks_1727



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

7. Selections>Select All.

image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, dark color.

Effects>3D Effects>Cutout.



Selections>Select All.

Image>Add borders, 40 pixels, symmetric, light color.

Selections>Invert.

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



Flood fill the selection with your Gradient.

8. Effests>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame.



Selections>Invert.

Selections>Modify>Select Selection Borders.



Set your foreground color to white.
Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with color white.

Selections>Select None.

Sign your work on a new layer.
Layers>Merge>Merge All and save as jpg.

For the tubes of this version thanks Adrienne.






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23 November 2023