This tutorial, created with PSP2022, was translated with PspX7, 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:



Thanks for the tube Luz Cristina.
(The links of the tubemakers here).






consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Extrude here
FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss, Saturation Emboss here
&<Bkg Designer sf10II> - (to import in Unlimited) here
Virtual Painter 4 here
Mehdi 2 - Flat Median here
Simple - Zoom out and flip here
Artistic - Rough Pastels here
Filters 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



The Picture tube Building or Corel_10_034 is standard in PSP.
If you don't find it in your PSP, copy the supplied tube in the Picture Tubes Folder.

1. Open a new transparent image 1000 x 900 pixels.

2. Set your foreground color to #e09800,
and your background color to #1212be.



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



Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

3. Selections>Select All.

Open the tube 5398-luzcristina

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

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



5. Effects>Plugins>Mehdi 2 - Flat Median.



6. Effects>Plugins>Virtual Painter 4 - Virtual Painter 4
Filter: Oil Painting - Material - Canvas (Fine)



7. Effects>Plugins>Artistic - Rough Pastels
if you use the french version of this filter:
Effects>Plugins>Artistiques - Pastels



8. Layers>New Raster Layer.

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.



9. Activate your Picture Tubes Tool
Look for and load the tube Buildings or Corel_10_034, standard in PSP.



Apply the tube on the selection to your liking.



Selections>Select None.

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance or to your liking.



10. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



11. Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

12. Adjust>Blur>Motion Blur.



Edit>Repeat Motion Blur.

13. Change the Blend mode of this layer to Difference, or to your liking.



14. Repeat Effects>Plugins>Artistic - Rough Pastels, same settings.

15. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.
Flood Fill the layer with your Gradient.

16. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Bkg Designer sf10II> - Hinzeberg's Mirror 02.



in the original tutorial the blue area is located on the sides.



To get the same result, you have to change the gradient and uncheck Invert



It's up to you; this version is at the bottom of the tutorial

17. Effects>Geometric Effects>Perspective horizontal.



18. Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.

19. Effects>Geometric Effects>Perspective horizontale, same settings.
Result:



20. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Extrude.



21. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



22. Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



23. Effects>Plugins>Simple - Zoom Out and Flip.

24. Move the image over the border.



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



26. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



27. Edit>Paste as new layer (le tube is still in memory).
Image>Resize, to 84%, resize all layers not checked.
Layers>Arrange>Move Down.
Place correctly the tube.



28. Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

29. Image>Free Rotate - 60 degrees to right.



30. Image>Resize, to 84%, resize all layers not checked.
Place correctly the tube.
Reduce the opacity of this layer to 26%.



31. Activate the original layer of the tube.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.

32. Image>Add Borders, 3 pixels, symmetric, dark color.
Image>Add Borders, 3 pixels, symmetric, light color.
Image>Add Borders, 3 pixels, symmetric, dark color.
Image>Add Borders, 3 pixels, symmetric, light color.
Image>Add Borders, 40 pixels, symmetric, dark color.

33. Activate your Magic Wand Tool
and click in the border of 40 pixels to select it.

34. Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise.



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



36. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel.



Optional: Edit>Repeat Inner Bevel.

37. Image>Resize, to 84%, resize all layers checked.
Sign your work and save as jpg.

Variant of the step 16



Version with tube by Luz Cristina








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 July 2025