I translated this tutorial with PSPX9 and Psp2020, 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


Italian Translation here


For this tutorial, you will need:


For the tube and the frame thanks Kamil.
The rest of the material is by Melodi
(The links of the tubemakers here).



Plugins
consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Mehdi - Sorting Tiles here
Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1. here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass, Perspective Shadow here
Mura's Meister - 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 selections in the Selections Folder.

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

1. Choose from your tube a light color for your foreground color,
and a dark color for your background color.

For the example:
Foreground color #423122,
Background color #cab29c.



STEP 1

1. Open a new transparent image 900 x 550 pixels.

2. Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1.
This filter creates gradients with the colors of your Materials palette.
The first is your background color, the second is your foreground color.
Keep last two colors created by the filtre



3. Layers>Duplicate (Copy of Raster 1).

Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Sorting Tiles.



4. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection Elfida 1



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer (Promoted Selection)

5. Effects>Plugins>AP [Lines - Lines SilverLining.



6. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Multiply.

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



Selections>Select None.



STEP 2

8. Activate your bottom layer, Raster 1.



Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.

9. Activate your Pick Tool
in mode Scale
pull the central node down until 540 pixels.



10. Position X: 0,00 - Position Y: 337,00.



11. Layers>Duplicate.
Position X: 0,00 - Position Y: 220,00.



Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Result:



STEP 3

12. Activate your bottom layer (Copy of Raster 1).

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection Elfida 2



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.
Selections>Select None.

13. Effects>Plugins>AP [Lines - Lines SilverLining.



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



15. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down (Promoted Selection 1).

Result



STEP 4

16. Activate your Top Layer.

Layers>New Raster Layer (Raster 2).

17. Set your foreground color to the color white #ffffff.
Flood Fill the layer with your foreground color #ffffff.

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



Layers>Merge>Merge Group (Group-Raster 2).

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



20. Layers>New Raster Layer (Raster 2).

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



21. Set again your foreground color to #423122.



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



Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

22. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass - preset Clear.



Selections>Select None.

Result



STEP 5

23. Layers>New Raster Layer (Raster 3).

24. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection Elfida 4



Flood Fill the selection with your Linear Gradient .

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



Selections>Select None.

Result



STEP 6

26. Change the settings of your Gradient, style Sunburst.



27. Layers>New Raster Layer (Raster 4).

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection Elfida 5



Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

28. Open the tube Kamil landscape

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

29. Effeti>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass
preset Elfida glass



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



Selections>Select None.

31. Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down (Raster 4).

Image>Resize, to 20%, resize all layers not checked.



32. K key to activate your Pick Tool
Posizione X: 7,00 - Posizione Y: 485,00.



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



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



Result



STEP 7

35. Open Deco @nn

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
(you can change color according to your colors)

36. K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 12,00 - Position Y: -22,00.



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



Result



38. Layers>New Raster Layer (Raster 6).

39. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection Elfida 6



Flood Fill the selection with your Sunburst Gradient .

40. Activate again the tube Kamil landscape and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.

41. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass - Clear



Selections>Select None.

42. Layers>Duplicate.

K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 94,00 - Position Y: 47,00.



43. Layers>Duplicate.

Position X: 184,00 - Position Y: 102,00.



44. Layers>Merge>Merge down - 3 times.

Result



STEP 8

45. Open the woman's tube Kamil 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 73%, resize all layers not checked.

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

46. K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 506,00 - Position Y: 9,00.



(is you use another tube, move this tube to the right).

47. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Perspective Shadow - Drop Shadow
Preset Drop Shadow,Blurry



Result



STEP 9

48. Open the text Elfida text

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

(you can change color, according to yours)

49. K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 314,00 - Position Y: 33,00.



50. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, background color #cab29c.

Edit>Copy.

51. Open Kamil Frame

Edit>Paste as new layer



52. Sign your work on a new layer.

Layers>Merge>Merge All.

53. Image>Resize, 900 pixels width, resize all layers checked.

54. Save as jpg.

For the tubes of these versions thanks
Mina



Luz Cristina






Your versions. Thanks



Tosca dei gatti



Kika












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 March 2025