This tutorial has been translated with PSPX9 and PSP2019, 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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French translation here
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For this tutorial, you will need:


The material is by Maria José.
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)





consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Mehdi - Sorting Tiles here
Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-Linear-HTexture here
Simple - Top Left Mirror here
Mura's Seamless - Emboss at Alpha here
AAA Filters - Custom / AAA Frames - Foto Frame here
Filters Simple 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.



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

Choose two colors from your main tube.
Set your foreground color to #bf6f28
and your background color to #153530.



1. Open alphachannel-giselle
Window>Duplicate or, on the keyboard, shift+D to make a copy.



Close the original.
The copy, that will be the basis of your work, is not empty,
but contains the selections saved to alpha channel.

Flood Fill the transparent image with your dark color.

2. Selections>Select All.

Open the tube image-AI-tube-MJ

Erase the watermark and Edit>Copy.
Minimize the tube.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Selections>Select None.

3. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



4. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 50.



5. Open the mask masksoft-MJ

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

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Soft Light.



Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

6. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, same settings.



7. Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Sorting Tiles.



8. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, same settings.



9. Effects>Plugins>Simple - Top Left Mirror.



10. Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

11. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your light color.

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-1-MJ



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

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



14. Effects>Plugins>Simple - Top Left Mirror.



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



Activate the layer Merged.

15. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
The selection Selection #1 is immediately available.
You just have to click Load.



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.
Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.

16. Effects>Plugins>Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-Linear-H



17. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

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



Selections>Select None.

18. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your dark color.

19. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window
and select the mask mask-MJ-1



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

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



21. Effects>Plugins>Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-Linear-H, same settings.



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



Activate the layer Merged.



22. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection Selection #2



23. Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.
Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.

24. Effects>Plugins>Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-Linear-H, same settings.



25. Selections>Float.

Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame.
Select White and change Width 20 and Matte 2



Selections>Select None.

26. Effects>Plugins>Simple - Top Left Mirror.



27. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection Selection #3



28. Flood Fill the selection with your light color.

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



Selections>Select None.

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

30. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection Selection #4



31. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Open the misted mistedtuto-MJ

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Selections>Invert.

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



Selections>Select None.

32. Image>Free Rotate - 8 degrees to left.



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



33. Open deco-MJ

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Don't move it.

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen.

Your tag and the layer - adapt Blend Mode and opacity to your liking.



34. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, dark color.
Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, light color.

35. Selections>Select All.
Image>Add borders, 50 pixels, symmetric, dark color.

36. Selections>Invert.
Layers>New Raster Layer.

37. Open bordas-tuto-MJ

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.

According to your color set the Blend Mode to Luminance (L) or colorize.

Layers>Merge>Merge visible.
Selections>Select None.

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



39. Activate again your main tube image-AI-tube-MJ

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

Move the tube to the right, or to your liking.

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

40. Sign your work on a new layer.
Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, dark color.

41. Image>Resize, 1000 pixels width, resize all layers checked.

Save as jpg.

For the tubes of these versions thanks
Mentali



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.

16 March 2024