This tutorial, created with PSP9, was translated with PspX9, 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 tubes thanks AnaRidzi and LuzCristina.
(The links of the tubemakers here).






consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Mura's Meister - Pole Transform here
Flaming Pear - Flood here
Transparency - Eliminate Black here
Simple - Blintz here
FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss here
AAA Frames - Texture Frame here
Filters Transparency and Simple 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



Copy the preset Emboss 3 in the Presets Folder.

Copy the pattern Gold in the Patterns Folder.

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

1. Open a new transparent image 1000 x 100 pixels.

2. Set your foreground color to #b4773d,
and your background color to #3f2815.



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



Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

3. Activate your Erase Tool with these settings.



Move the mouse from left to right without releasing the cursor.



4. Effects>User Defined Filter - select the preset Emboss 3 and ok.



3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



6. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Layers>Arrange>Send to Bottom.
Flood Fill the layer with your dark background color #3f2815.

Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

7. Image>Canvas Size - 1000 x 800 pixels.



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

9. Effects>Geometric Effects>Skew.



10. Image>Resize, to 80%, resize all layers not checked.

11. Layers>Duplicate.

12. Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

13. Activate your Warp Brush Tool with these settings



We're going to join the ends:
Place the cursor at 100 x 700 pixels



Hold down the cursor until the ends close



Do the same thing at the bottom: place the cursor at 100 x 700 pixels


Hold down the cursor until the ends join.





14. Activate your Magic Wand Tool
and click inside the shape to select it.



Selections>Modify>Expand - 4 pixels.
Flood Fill with your dark background color #3f2815.
Keep selected.

15. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill again with your dark color.

16. Effects>Artistic Effects>Halftone.



17. Effects>Plugins>Transparency - Eliminate Black.

18. Effects>Texture Effects>Sculpture - select the pattern Gold



19. Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.
Selections>Select None.
Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

20. Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Pole Transform.



21. Effects>Distortion Effects>Lens Distortion.



22. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



23. Image>Redimensionner, to 80%, resize all layers not checked.

24. Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



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



Selections>Modify>Expand - 4 pixels.

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

Change the settings of your Gradient



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

26. Effects>Texture Effects>Weave
weave color: dark color
gap color: light color



Selections>Select None.

27. Effects>Plugins>FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss, default settings.



Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

28. Effects>Plugins>Simple - Blintz.
Edit>Repeat Blintz.

29.- Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



30. Activate your Pick Tool
mode Scale
and pull the lower central node



up, to 400 pixels.



31. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



32. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror vertical (Image>Flip).

33. Effects>Image Effects>Offset, last settings.



Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

34. Effects>Plugins>Flaming Pear - Flood



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



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

Optional, according to your colors: apply the mask another time.

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

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

37. Open the landscape pajsagem-LuzC

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Move the tube at the upper left.
Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror horizontal.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

38. Activate your Pick Tool
and pull the image down roughly like below



39. Activate your top layer.

Open the woman's tube ar264

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

Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window
and select again the mask !!!mask.ket-fadesuave.



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

40. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



41. Activate your bottom layer, Raster 1.

Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Texture Frame.



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

For the tubes of this version thank Luz Cristina



Vos versioni ici



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.

19 June 2025