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
your versions here




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
Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-Linear-H here
Simple - Zoom out and flip, Top Left Mirror here
Mura's Seamless - Emboss at Alpha here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling 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.

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 #b6909f
and your background color to #35242a.



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



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

2. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Vertical (Image>Flip)
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal (Image>Mirror)

Reduce the opacity of this layer to 50%.
Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

3. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection louise-MJ



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



5. Selections>Invert.

Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise.



6. Effects>Edge Bords>Erode.

7. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

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



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

Selections>Select None.

9. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Reflection Effects>Kaleidoscope.



10. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



11. Effects>Plugins>Simple - Zoom Out and Flip
This effect works without window; result



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay, or according to your colors.

12. Activate the layer Merged.
Repeat Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



13. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.

Set your foreground color to Color.

Flood Fill the layer with your light foreground color.

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 Flower mask 3



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

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



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen.

16. Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merged.

17. Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Mirror>Mirror horizontal (Image>Mirror).

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



19. Activate your Magic Wand Tool , tolerance 0 and feather 50,
click on the transparent part to select it.

Press +/-10 times CANC on the keyboard

Selections>Select None.

don't forget to set to 0 the feather of your Magic Wand Tool

Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

20. Open the graphic KamilTube-1617-BG (950x633px)

and stay on this image:

Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window
and select the mask @nn_130912_mask_163_tdstudio



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

21. Effects>Plugins>Mura's Seamless - Emboss at Alpha



Edit>Copy.

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

23. Objects>Align>Top
and Objects>Align>Left
or move at the upper left

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



24. Activate your top layer.

Open your main tube ai-mariajose-MJ-24

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 to the right.

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

25. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color black.

26. Selections>Select All.

Edit>Copy

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

27. Selections>Invert.
Edit>Paste into Selection (the image of step 26 is in memory).

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



29. Effects>Reflection Effects>Pattern.



30. Effects>Plugins>Simple - Top Left Mirror



31. Selections>Modify>Contract - 15 pixels.

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



33. Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise, same settings.



34. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

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



35. Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 50 pixels.

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

Selections>Select None.

36. Signe your work.
Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color black.

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

Save as jpg.

For the tubes of this versions thanks Kamil.






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.

6 April 2024