This tutorial 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 Luz Cristina
(The links of the tubemakers here).






consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass here
Alien Skin Xenofex 2.0 - Classic Mosaic here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
&<Bkg Designer sf10II> - Facet Offset (to import in Unlimited) here
VM Experimental - Guess What here
Simple - Top Left Mirror here
Simple - Left Right Wrap (bonus) here
Mura's Meister - Copies here
Filters VM Experimental 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.

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

1. Open a new transparent image 850 x 700 pixels.

2. Set your foreground color to #42100f,
and your background color to #b07869.



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 3942-luzcristina

Edit>Copy.
minimize the tube

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

4. Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur



5. Effects>User Defined Filter - Emboss 3



6. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Bkg Designer sf10I> - Facet Offset, default settings.



7. Effects>Plugins>VM Experimental - Guess What



8. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



9. Activate your Magic Wand Tool
and click in the black zones to select them



Layers>New Raster Layer.
Edit>Paste into Selection (the tube is still in memory).

10. Activate the layer Raster 1.



Press CANC on the keyboard
selections>Select None.

11. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Layers>Arrange>Send to Bottom.
Flood Fill the layer with your Gradient.

12. Activate again the layer Raster 1.



Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



13. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill with your light background color #b07869.

Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.

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



Layers>Duplicate.



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

15. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.



16. Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen.



17. Layers>Duplicate.
Effects>Plugins>Simple - Top Left Mirror.



Change the Blend mode of this layer to Soft Light.



18. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Xenofex 2.0 - Classic Mosaic



19. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.



20. Effects>Plugins>Simple - Left right Wrap.

21. Edit>Paste as new layer (the tube is still in memory).
Move the tube at the bottom left.

22. Adjust>Brightness and Contrast>Clarify



in the new versions of PSP you do not find this effect.
From the Adjust menu choose the effect that suits you best, or skip this step.

23. Layers>Duplicate.

Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur, same settings.



24. Effects>Distortion Effects>Wave



25. Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen.



26. Effects>Art Media Effects>Brush Strokes.



27. 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.



28. Flood Fill the selection with your background color #b07869.
Edit>Paste into Selection (the tube is always in memory).

29. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass
Glass Color: background color.



30. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.

Selections>Select None.

31. Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Copies.



32. Layers>Duplicate.

33. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (legacy).



34. Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

35. Edit>Copy.

if you want, for caution: Edit>Paste as new image, and minimize this image

36. Go back to your work.

37. Image>Add Borders, 3 pixels, symmetric, background color #b07869.
Image>Add Borders, 3 pixels, symmetric, foreground color #42100f.
Image>Add Borders, 3 pixels, symmetric, background color #b07869.

Image>Add Borders, 45 pixels, symmetric, foreground color #42100f.
Activate your Magic Wand Tool
and click in the last border to select it.

Edit>Paste into Selection.

39. Effects>Art Media Effects>Brush Strokes, same settings.



Selections>Select None.

40. Image>Add Borders, 5 pixels, symmetric, background color #b07869.
Image>Add Borders, 5 pixels, symmetric, foreground color #42100f.
Image>Add Borders, 5 pixels, symmetric, background color #b07869.
Image>Add Borders, 5 pixels, symmetric, foreground color #42100f.

41. Sign your work and save as jpg.

Version with my tube from Pinterest image



For the tube of this version thanks 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 Janvier 2026