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.
See my schedule here


French Translation here
Your versions here






For this tutorial, you will need:



For the tubes thanks Tocha and Luz Cristina.
(The links of the tubemakers here).






consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Andromeda - Perspective here
FM Tile Tools - Saturation Emboss here
Flaming Pear - Flexify 2 here
Flaming Pear - Flood here
AAA Frame - Foto Frame 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



Copy the texture TablaLC in the Textures Folder.

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

1. Open a new transparent image 1000 x 800 pixels.

2. Set your foreground color to #d99b51,
and your background color to #083136.



Set your foreground color to a Foreground/Background Gradient, style Linear,
click on Texture and select the texture TablaLC, with these settings.



3. Activate your Selection Tool
(no matter the type of selection, because with the custom selection your always get a rectangle)
clic on the Custom Selection
and set the following settings.



4. Activate your Airbrush Tool with these settings.



5. Brush over it so it looks more or less like this



The colors will depend on how you apply the brush.

6. Effects>Plugins>FM Tile Tools - Saturation Emboss, default settings.



Selections>Select None.

7. Effects>Plugins>Andromeda - Perspective
click on Presets



Set the settings and click on the sign at the bottom right to apply



Again click on the sign at the bottom right to close.



8. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



9. Effects>Reflection Effects>Feedback.



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

11. Effects>Distortion Effects>Wave.



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

13. Effects>Plugins>Flaming Pear - Flexify 2.



14. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



15. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More (optional).

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

Uncheck the texture in the gradient; just click on the palette icon,
to have the gradient without the texture



Flood Fill the layer with your Gradient.

17. Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise.



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



19. Open the misted paisajeLC

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

20. Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



21. Activate your Pick Tool

and pull the tube to the left, as below.



22. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Vertical (Image>Flip).
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.

23. Effects>Plugins>Flaming Pear - Flood.



24. 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-fadesuave.



Layers>Duplicate, to apply the mask two times.
Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

25. Layers>Duplicate.
Effects>Distortion Effects>Twirl.



Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings

26. Close the layer Raster 1.
Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

27. Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame, default settings.



For my example I repeated the Effects on the bottom layer.
At your choice, according to your colors .

28. Activate your top layer.

Open the woman's tube Tocha23761

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

Place correctly the tube.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow



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

For the tube of this version thanks Luz Cristina (the landscape is mine).



Vos versioni 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.

19 June 2025