This tutorial was created with PSPX9 and 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 tubes and the mask thanks Suizabella, Renée, Callitubes.
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)





consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-HLines, CS-LDots here
AAA Frames - Foto Frame / AAA Filters - Custom 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



1. Choose two colors from your tubes.

Set your foreground color to #e5ad59,
and your background color to #1f2229.



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



2. Open a new transparent image 900 x 800 pixels.

3. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection carnival1



Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

The selection is nuanced: click once to fill.



Selections>Select None.

4. Effects>Plugins>Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-HLines, default settings.



5. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Load again the selection carnival1



6. Effects>3D Effects>Chisel - foreground color #e5ad59.



Selections>Select None.

Objects>Align>Top.

7. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror vertical (Image>Flip)
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

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

9. Effects>Geometric Effects>Cylinder Horizontal.



10. Effects>Geometric Effects>Skew.



11. Adjust>Hue and Saturation>Hue Map



Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror horizontal (Image>Mirror).
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Reduce the opacity of this layer to 50%.

12. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your Gradient.

13. Selections>Select All.

Open the tube mentali-misted2963

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

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



15. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 30.



Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Layers>Duplicate.
Close this layer for a moment.



16. Activate the layer below, Raster 2.

Effects>Geometric Effects>Circle.



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

17. Activate your Magic Wand Tool , tolerance 20 and Feather 200



Click outside the circle
(Don't worry about the small internal selection, it's not a problem).



Selections>Invert.
Press CANC on the keyboard
Selections>Select None.

Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.

18. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection carnival2



19. Edit>Paste as new layer (the tube mentali-misted2963 is still in memory).
Place the tube in the center of the selection.



20. Effects>3D Effects>Chisel, same settings.



Selections>Select None.

21. Effects>Distortion Effects>Lens Distortion.



Activate the layer Raster 2.
Edit>Repeat Lens Distortion.

22. Activate the layer above.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.

Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



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

Image>Mirror>Mirror horizontal (Image>Mirror).

23. Open and activate your top layer.

Layers>Arrange>Send to bottom.

24. Layers>Duplicate.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Difference and reduce the opacity to 51%.

25. Effects>Plugins>Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-LDots, default settings.



Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

26. Effects>Plugins>AAA Filters Custom - Landscape or Grain, according to your work.



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



28. Open deco1-lc

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Move the tube at the upper right.

29. Open bolinha brancalc

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Layers>Duplicate.
Move the tubes at the upper right, or to your liking.



30. Open the tube SuizaBella_Ref_AG-003755

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 to the left side.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, at your choice.

31. Open the tube Renee-TUBES-Carnaval2023-36

Copy the selected image.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Image>Mirror>Mirror horizontal (Image>Mirror)
Image>Resize, to 70%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube to the right, or to your liking.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop shadow, at your choice.

31. Open the tube Renee-TUBES-Carnaval-46

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Image>Mirror>Mirror horizontal (Image>Mirror)
Image>Resize, to 90%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube to the right, or to your liking.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop shadow, at your choice.

The tube by Callitubes is optional.

34. Sign your work on a new layer.

If you choose to add the author's watermark,
it is a sign of respect don't forget the translator's.

Layers>Merge>Merge All and save as jpg.

For the tubes of this version thanks Renée and Mentali.



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.

7 January 2024