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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French translation here
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For this tutorial, you will need:
Material here
For a tube thanks Coly.
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
AP 01 [Lines] - Lines SilverLining here
Textures - Craquelure - Placage de texture here
Mura's Seamless - Emboss at Alpha here
Filters 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

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

1. Set your foreground color to #ffffff,
and your background color to #000000.



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



Open Alphachannel_mj.
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 Gradient.

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



3. Flood Fill the selection with your background color #000000.

Selections>Select None.

4. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



5. Effects>Geometric Effects>Skew - foreground color #ffffff.



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



7. Effects>Plugins>AP [Lines] - Lines SilverLining.



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



Selections>Select None.

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



Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

10. Effects>Plugins>Textures - Craquelure



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

Selections>Select None.

11. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror, default settings.



12. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Flip.
Reduce the opacity of this layer to 50%.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

13. Activate the layer Raster 1.

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



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

14. Effects>Texture Effects>Tiles.



Effects>3D Effects>Drop shadow, same settings.
Selections>Select None.

15. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror, default settings.



16. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



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

17. Activate the layer Raster 1.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection #5.



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

18. Effects>Plugins>AP [Lines] - Lines SilverLining.



Effects>3D Effects>Drop shadow, same settings.
Selections>Select None.

19. Activate the layer Raster 1.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection #6.



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

20. Effects>Plugins>AP [Lines] - Lines SilverLining.



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

Change the Blend M of this layer to (legacy).

Selections>Select None.

21. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Flip.
Image>Mirror.

22. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection #7.



Layers>New Raster Layer.
Set your foreground color to Color.
Reduce the opacity of your Flood Fill Tool to 80%.
Flood Fill the layer with your foreground color #ffffff.

(don't forget to set again the opacity to 100).

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



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

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



Selections>Select None.
Reduce the opacity of this layer +/-73%.

Layers>Arrange>Move Up.



25. Activate your top layer.

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

in the material you find the font, if you want to write your text;
for me size 90 pixels, background color #ffffff.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop shadow, to your liking; for me



Your tag and the layers - adapt Blend Modes and opacities to your liking.



26. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, dark background color.
Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, light foreground color.
Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, dark background color.

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

Selections>Invert.
Set again your foreground color to Gradient.
Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

27. Effects>Plugins>Textures - Placage de texture.



28. Effects>Distortion Effects>Wind - from left, intensity 100.



29. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror, default settings.



30. Selections>Invert.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop shadow, color black.



Selections>Select None.

31. Open the woman tube and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Mirror.
Image>Resize, to 95%, resize all layers not checked.

Move the tube to the right side.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop shadow, to your liking.

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

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

Save as jpg.

Version with tubes by
Anna.br



Luz Cristina



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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.

18 October 2021