This tutorial was written with CorelX19 and translated with CorelX17, 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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italian translation here
french translation here
your versions here


For this tutorial, you will need:
Tubes to your liking.
The rest of the material here
For the tubes not supplied thanks Tocha (Tocha23680) and Maryse (MR_X-mas Deco).
For two masks thanks Narah and Nikita.
The rest of the material is by Yedralina.
(The links of the tubemakers here).




Plugins:
consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 (software version) here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 (version that doesn't need installation) here
AP 01 [Innovations] - Lines SilverLining here
Funhouse - Ring Tile herei
Mura's Seamless - Emboss at Alpha here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass here
Optional AAA Filters - Custom here
Filtres Funhouse 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 preset in the folder of the plugin Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact>Settings>Glass.
One or two clic on the file (it depends by your settings), automatically the preset will be copied in the right folder.
why one or two clic see here



Copy the presets in the Presets Folder.
Open the masks in PSP and minimize them with the rest of the material.

Set your foreground color to #0d1537,
and your background color to #4d5ac0.



1. Open CanalAlpha_Estrella.
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 Fills the transparent image with your dark foreground color.

Effects>Plugins>AP 01 [Innovations] - Lines SilverLining.



2. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Selections>Select All.

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

3. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur, radius 15.



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

Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask Masc137©Yedralina.



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

5. Effects>Geometric Effects>Skew.



6. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror.
Image>Flip.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.
Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Multiply, or to your liking.

7. Activate your bottom layer, Raster 1.

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



Selections>Modify>Feather - 50 pixels.



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

8. Effetti>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Funhouse - Ring Tile, default settings.



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Important note:
The version of Unlimited used for this tutorial is the version that does not install,
because it is composed by files in 8bf format.
(the link to download it in the filters list)
If you are using the Software version that is installed, you will have a different result.



Unfortunately the problem is not solved by using the filter alone.



To obtain a good result, it is necessary to replace the software version in the File Locations with the 8bf file version.

Attention, this is not an uninstall of the filter.
At any time you can replace the files 8bf version with the software version.

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Selections>Select None.

Reduce the opacity of this layer +/-45%, according to your colors.

9. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.
Reduce the opacity of this layer to +/-65%.

10. Close this layer (Promoted Selection) and the layer below (Group-Raster 2)
and activate the layer Raster 2.



11. Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merged.
Edit>Paste as new layer.
Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.

12. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window
and select the mask 1250181684_nikita_masques.



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

13. K key on the keyboard to activate your Pick Tool
open the presets menu and select the preset 305-©Yedralina.



Here below the settings, in case of problems with the preset.



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



14. Activate again the landscape misted and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

K key to activate your Pick Tool
open the presets menu and select the preset 306-©Yedralina.



Here below the settings



M key to deselect the Tool.

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

15. Set your foreground color to white #ffffff.

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with color white.

Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window
and select the mask Narah_Mask_0998.



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

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



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (legacy)
and reduce the opacity to +/-75%.

17. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror.

Effcts>Image Effects>Offset.



Keep the Blend Mode and the opacity of this layer to Luminance (legacy), 75%.

18. Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merged.

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection #2.



Edit>Paste into Selection.

19. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass
Select the preset ©Yedralina_Glass4 and ok.



Selections>Select None.

20. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



Layers>Arrange>Move Down (between the two masks by Narah)

21. Open your main tube and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Image>Resize, if necessary, resize all layers not checked. Move the tube to the right side.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, to your liking.

22. Open your deco tube and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Image>Resize, if necessary, resize all layers not checked. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.
Move the tube to the left side.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, to your liking.

Layers>Arrange>Move down - 2 times.

23. Re-open the closed layers (Promoted Selection and Group-Raster 2).



24. Set again your foreground color to the dark color #0d1537.



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



Image>Add borders, 10 pixels, symmetric, light color.

Selections>Select All.
Image>Add borders, 10 pixels, symmetric, whaever color.
Selections>Invert.
Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.
Selections>Select None.

25. Image>Add borders, 10 pixels, symmetric, dark color.

Selections>Select All.
Image>Add borders, 10 pixels, symmetric, whaever color.
Selections>Invert.

Change the Gradient settings, Invert not checked.



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

Image>Add borders, 10 pixels, symmetric, dark color.

26. Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 50 pixels.
Selections>Invert.

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



Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



Selections>Promote Selection to layer.

27. Effetti>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass, same settings.

Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



Selections>Select None.

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

29. Sign your work on a new layer.
Layers>Merge>Merge All.

Optional: Effects>Plugins>AAA Filters - Custom - click Landscape and ok.



Save as jpg.

Version with tubes by Tine and Maryse.






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 October 2021