This tutorial was translated with PSPX, PSPX2, 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 qui
French translation here
Your versions ici


For this tutorial, you will need:
Tube at your choice

For the tubes not supplied thanks Beatriz and GranGran.
For the landscape thanks Mentali.
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)



consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Mehdi - Sorting Tiles here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here
Alien Skin Xenofex 2 - Constellation here




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 two colors from your tube.
Set your foreground color to the light color,
and your background color to the dark color.



2. Open a new transparente image 1000 x 600 pixels.
Flood Fill the transparent image with your dark color.

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Selections>Select All.

Open your landscape tube mentali-misted803
and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Selections>Select None.

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, default settings.



Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 20.



2. Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Sorting Tiles.



Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

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 maske112©ILR



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

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

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Layers>Arrange>Move Down.
Flood Fill the layer with your dark color.

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Edit>Paste into Selection (the landscape tube is still in memory).
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

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



Activate your top layer, Group Raster 3.



4. Selections>Modify>Select Selection Borders.



Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel.



Selections>Select None.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down- 3 times.



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

Objects>Align>Top
or activate your Pick Tool
and set Position Y to 0,00.



Actvivate the layer Raster 2.



Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Layers>Duplicate.

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



Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



Activate your top layer.

Open the main 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.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

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

Open your deco tube 177vmtubes 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.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



6. Activate the layer Raster 1.
Selections>Select All.

Image>Canvas Size - 1100 x 700 pixels



Selections>Invert.

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



Flood Fill the selection with your gradient.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Buttons & Frames - Rectangular Button.



Selections>Invert.

Activate your top layer.

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Effects>3D Effects>Cutout, same settings.

Selections>Select None.

7. Sign your work on a new layer.

Activate the layer Raster 4 (the tube Jewels).



Layers>Duplicate - 2 times,
and rename the layers 1-2-3.

Stay on the layer 3.

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Xenofex 2 - Constellation.



Close this layer.

8. Activate the layer below, 2.

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Xenofex 2 - Constellation.
Click on Random Seed and ok.



Close this layer
and activate the layer below, 1.

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Xenofex 2 - Constellation.
Click on Random Seed and ok.

9. Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merge.
Open Animation Shop and go to Edit>Paste>Paste as new animation.

Go back to PSP.

Close the layer 1 and open the layer 2.
Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merged.
Go back to Animation Shop and go to Edit>Paste>Paste after the current frame.

Again in PSP.
Close the layer 2 and open the layer 3.
Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merged.
In Animation Shop: Edit>Paste>Paste after the current frame.

Check your result clicking on View and save as gif.

For the tubes of this version thanks Tine and Elaine



For the tubes of this version thanks Wieske and Colybrix






Your versions here




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.

4 October 2022