This tutorial was translated 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.
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French translation here
Your versions here




For this tutorial, you will need:



Thanks for the tubes Kamil, Dani, Roberta, Guismo.
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)

consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
AAA Frames - Foto Frame here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Extrude here
AP Lines - Lines SilverLining ici
Andromeda - Perspective ici





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.

1. Open a new transparent image 1000 x 600 pixels.

Set your foreground color to #0b5347,
and your background color to #0e9076.



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



Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

3. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection se.427.nines



Promote Selection to Layer.

4. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color #000000.



5. Selections>Modify>Contract - 50 pixels.



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



6. Selections>Modify>Contract - 50 pixels.

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



7. Open the misted Dani@1721

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Selections>Select None.

8. Selection Tool
(no matter the type of selection, because with the custom selection your always get a rectangle)
clic on the Custom Selection
and set the following settings.



9. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.
Selections>Select None.

10. Effects>Plugins>Andromeda - Perspective
Click on Presets



Set the settings and click on the sign at the bottom right to apply



Again click on the sign at the bottom right to close.



11. Effets>Plugins>AP Lines - Lines SilverLining.



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



13. Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



14. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror horizontal.

15. Activate your bottom layer, Raster 1.

Custom Selection



16. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Change the settings of your Gradient, Repeat.12alques>Nouveau calque raster.

Changer les réglages du dégradé, Répét.12



Flood Fill the layer with your Gradient.
Selections>Select None.

Layers>Arrange>Move up.

17. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.

18. Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

19. Custom Selection



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

20. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 25.



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



Selections>Select None.

22. Activate your Magic Wand Tool , tolerance and feather 20



Click on the transparent part to select it.
Press 5 times CANC on the keyboard

Selections>Select None.

23. Custom Selection



24. Change again the settings of your Gradient as at step 2.



Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your Gradient.
Keep selected.

25. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Extrude.



Selections>Select None.

26. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color #000000.



27. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.

28. Open the tube Basket12 by Roberta

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 50%, resize all layers not checked.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.
Move the tube to the right.

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



30. Open the tube calguiszendeco29012014 by Guismo

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 50%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube to the left.

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

31. Open the tube KamilTube-853

Erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, 1 time to 80% and 1 time to 90%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube to the left.



32. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color #000000.



33. Layers>Merge>Merge All.

34. Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, foreground color #0b5347.
Image>Add borders, 3 pixels, symmetric, background color #0e9076.
Image>Add borders, 40 pixels, symmetric, foreground color #0b5347.

Activate your Magic Wand Tool , tolerance and feather 0,
click on the last border to select it.

35. Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame.



36. Repeat Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame - width 5.



37. Selections>Invert.

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



Selections>Select None.

38. Sign your work on a ne layer.
Add the author and the translator's watermarks.

39. Layers>Merge>Merge All and save as jpg.

Your versions here




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8 January 2025