This tutorial, created with PSP9, was translated with 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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French Translation here
Your versions here






For this tutorial, you will need:



For the tube thanks Denise Worisch.
(The links of the tubemakers here).






consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Filter Factory Gallery T - Tripolis here
Flaming Pear - Flood here
Filters Factory Gallery 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



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

1. Open a new transparent image1024 x 600 pixels.

2. Set your foreground color to #b17778,
and your background color to #653c3a.



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



Flood Fill the transparent image with your gradient.

4. Selections>Select All.

Open your woman's tube pspcybertubes.blogspot.com...

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

5. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 35.



6. Image>Resize, to 70%, resize all layers not checked.

7. Effects>Plugins>Filter Factory Gallery T - Tripolis



8. Effects>Distortion Effects>Pinch.



9. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Distortion Filters - Black Hole.



10. Effects>Distortion Effects>Warp.



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

Selections>Invert.

12. Effects>Reflection Effects>Kaleidoscope.



13. Selections>Invert.
And the circle will be again selected.



14. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Reduce the opacity of your Flood Fill Tool to 50%.
Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

15. Effects>ArtisticEffects>Halftone.



16. Effects>3D Effects>Chisel, dark color.



Selections>Select None.

Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

17. Edit>Paste as new layer (the woman's tube is still in memory). Image>Resize, to 90%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube a little lower.

18. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



19. Activate the layer Raster 1.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



20. Image>Canvas Size - 1024 x 680 pixels.



21. Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

22. Effects>Plugins>Flaming Pear - Flood - light color #b17778.



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



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

24. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Layers>Arrange>Send to Bottom.



Set again the opacity of your Flood Fill Tool to 100.
Flood Fill the layer with your Gradient.

26. Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

27. Open the flower's tube

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, at your choice, for me 70%, resize all layers not checked.
Place correctly the tube on the water.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Vertical (Image>Flip).
Reduce the opacity of this layer to 20% to give it the reflection's effect.



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

For the tube of this version thanks Lady Valella



For the tubes of this version thanks Luz Cristina et Jeanne





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.

20 April 2025