This tutorial has been translated with PSPX2 and PSPX3, 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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For this tutorial, you will need:
Material here
Thanks for the tubes Luz Cristina.
The rest of the material is by Maria José
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)



Plugins
consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Sapphire Filters 04 - SapphirePlugin_0307 here
SapphirePlugin 09 - SapphirePlugin_0804 here
Mura's Seamless - Emboss at Alpha here
AAA Filters - Custom here
Filters Sapphire and Mura's Seamless 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 Selection in the Selections Folder.
Open the masks in PSP and minimize them with the rest of the material.

Set your foreground color to #322505,
and your background color to #dcc36f.



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



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





1. Open a new transparent image 1000 x 700 pixels.
Flood Fill the transparent image with your foreground Gradient.

2. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - SapphirePlugin 04 - SapphirePlugin_0307.



A little advice: never import the entire folder of a filter,
but only the effect you need.
In this way the memory of the filter and the software will not be overloaded



3. Effects>Edge Effets>Enhance.

4. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your background Gradient.

5. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - SapphirePlugin 09 - SapphirePlugin_0804.



If you use other colors, adapt the settings Red, Green, Blue

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Hard Light.



Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

6. Effects>Geometric Effects>Skew.



7. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from disk.
Look for and load the selection sapphire_MJ.



8. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black.



Selections>Select None.



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

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

10. Objects>Align>Top.
If you are working with a previous version that doesn't make the menu Objects available,
activate your Pick Tool
and set Position Y to 0,00.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen.

11. Set your background color to Color.
Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your light background color #dcc36f.

12. 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_piso_sapphire_mj.



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

13. Effects>Plugins>Mura's Seamless - Emboss at Alpha, default settings.



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



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen.

14. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Reduce the opacity of your Flood Fill Tool to 75%.
Flood Fill the layer with your light background color #dcc36f.

Don't forget to set again the opacity to 100.

15. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and select the mask masksapphire_mj.



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

16. Effects>Plugins>Mura's Seamless - Emboss at Alpha, default settings.



Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen and reduce the opacity to +/-80%.

Your tag and your layers (adapt Blend Modes and opacities according to your colors).



Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

17. Effects>Plugins>AAA Filters - Custom - click on Landscape and ok.



18. Open the woman tube and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 90%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube to the left side.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, at your choice.

19. Open the deco tube, erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 80%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube at the bottom right.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, at your choice.

20. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmeteric, color black.

21. Selections>Select All.
Edit>Copy.

22. Image>Add borders, 50 pixels, symmetric, color white.

23. Selections>Invert.
Edit>Paste into Selection.

24. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 20.



Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black.



Selections>Invert.
Repeat Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.

25. Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 25 pixels.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.

26. Selections>Invert.
Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise.



27. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.
Selections>Select None.

28. Sign your work on a new layer.
Layers>Merge>Merge All.
Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color black.

29. Image>Resize, 1000 pixels width, resize all layers checked.
Save as jpg.

Version with tubes by Luz Cristina and Tineke



Your versions 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.

17 March 2021