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 Tocha, Guismo, Maryse
(The links of the tubemakers here).






consult, if necessary, my filter section here
FM Tile Tools - Saturation Emboss here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling, Copies 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 in the Textures Folder.
Copy the preset Emboss 3 in the Presets Folder.

Open the masks in PSP and minimize them with the rest of the material.

1. Open a new transparent image 1000 x 500 pixels.

2. Set your foreground color to #4e2f33,
and your background color to #957b64.



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



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.



Flood Fill the selectino with your Gradient.

4. Effects>Texture Effects>Texture - select the texture Ladrillos pequeños



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



Selections>Select None.

6. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.
Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

7. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



8.- Layers>New Raster Layer.
Layers>Arrange>Send to Bottom.
Flood Fill the layer with your gradient.

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

10. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Selections>Select All.

Open the landscape's tube calguisSanDiegomisted29022012

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

Effects>Plugins>FM Tile Tools - Saturation Emboss, default settings.
Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

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



12. Layers>Duplicate.

13. Effects>Perspective Effects>Perspective Horizontal.



14. Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.
Repeat Effects>Geometric Effects>Perspective Horizontal, same settings



15. Effects>Distortion Effects>Wave



16. Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



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



18. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



19. Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



20. Activate your Pick Tool
in mode Scale
pull the right and left central nodes until the borders,
and the central bottom node up as below



21. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



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



23. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Layers>Arrange>Send to bottom.

Change the Gradient's settings, Angle and Repeats 0



Flood Fill the layer with your Gradient.

24. Effects>Texture Effects>Texture - select the texture Bricks or Corel_15_033.



25. Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling.



26. Activate your Pick Tool
pull the central top node down, until the landscape's layer.



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



Layers>Duplicate, to apply the mask 2 times.
Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

Change the blend Mode of this layer to Hard light.

for my example, I applied 2 times the mask mask-fade-suave

28. Activate the layer Merged.
Apply 2 times the mask mask-fade-suave.



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

for my example I applied 2 times the mask Marge-Topfade.

29. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Layers>Arrange>Send to bottom.
Flood Fill the layer with the last Gradient.



30. Open your woman's tube Tocha2381

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

Image>Resize, to 80%, resize all layers not checked.
Place correctly the tube - see my example.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



31. Open the dog's tube MRtubes-dieren8-mei2009

Image>Resize, to 80%, resize all layers not checked.
Place correctly the tube - see my example.

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

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

For the tubes of this version thanks Luz Cristina and Wieskes








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 December 2025