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This tutorial, created with PSP2020, was translated with PSPX8, 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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italian translation here
french translation here
your versions here


Necessary



For the tube and the masks thanks Luz Cristina and Narah.
(The links of the tubemakers here).


Plugins
consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Graphics Plus - Horizontal Mirror, Cross Shadow here
Toadies - Weaver here
Filters Graphics Plus and Toadies 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.



Copy the selections in the Selections Folder.

Open the masks in PSP and minimize them with the rest of the material.

Colors



1. Open a new transparent image 650 x 500 pixels.

Set your foreground color to the light color #b95256
and your background color to the dark color #044f67.



Flood Fill the transparent image with your background color.

2. Selections>Select All.

Open the tube 9056-LuzCristina

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

3. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, default settings



4. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 40.



5. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection joana-1-cre@nnie



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

6. Effects>Plugins>Graphics Plus - Horizontal Mirror.



Note: if you use this filter in Unlimited, you'll notice a difference.
You can change it later, after step 48.



7. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Dodge.

Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.

8. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Plugins>Graphics Plus - Horizontal Mirror, same settings.



(If you use the filter in Unlimited,
you'll need to set the settings because Unlimited doesn't keep them in memory).

9. Image>Mirror>Mirror Vertical (Image>Flip).

10. Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

11. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection joana-2-cre@nnie



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

12. Effects>Texture Effects>Weave
weave color: foreground color
gap colo: background color



Selections>Select None.

13. Effects>Plugins>Graphics Plus - Horizontal Mirror, same settings.



(in Unlimited, you have to place the settings)

14. Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.

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



16. Selections>Select All.

Image>Add Borders, symmetric not checked, background color.



17. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, same settings.



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

19. Effects>Plugins>Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow.



20. Effects>Plugins>Graphics Plus - Horizontal Mirror, same settings.



(In Unlimited, you had to place the settings)

21. Activate your 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.



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

22. Effects>Plugins>Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow, same settings.



in Unlimited the result doesn't change

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

24. Selections>Modify Selection - and the red zone turns red



25. Image>Mirror>Mirror horizontal.



26. Selections>Modify Selection - and the red zone turns normal



27. Activate your bottom layer.
Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

28. Image>Mirror>Mirror Vertical (Image>Flip).
Selections>Select None.

29. Effects>Plugins>Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow, same settings.
(in Unlimited the result doesn't change)



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

31. Selections>Select All.

Image>Add Borders, symmetric not checked, foreground color.



32. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, same settings.



33. Selections>Invert.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur, same settings.

34. Effects>Plugins>Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow.
(in Unlimited the result doesn't change)



35- Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.
Selections>Select None.

36. Effects>Plugins>Graphics Plus - Horizontal Mirror.



You should have this



37. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection joana-3-cre@nnie



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

38. Effects>Plugins>Toadies - Weaver



39. Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.

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

41. Set yur foreground color to the color 3 #91be62.



42. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your foreground color.

43. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask NarahsMasks_1721.



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

44. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay.

45. Set your foreground color to the color 4 #ce6a34.



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

46. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window
and select the mask NarahsMasks_1547



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

47. Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay.

48. Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

*****Note: With the Graphics Plus filter in Unlimited, everything is brighter.
Add a new layer.
Fill it with the background color and set the blend mode to Overlay.****

49. Activate again the tube 9056-LuzCristina and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 75%, resize all layers not checked.

50. K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 7,00 - Position Y: 4,00.



51. Layers>Duplicate.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur, same settings.
Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Burn.

52. Set again your foreground color to color 3 #91be62.



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

53. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window
and select the mask Narah_Masks_1321



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

54. Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.
Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.

55. Open the tube tekst-joana

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

56. K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 512,00 - Position Y: 328,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

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



58. Selections>Select All.
Image>Add Borders, 25 pixels, symmetric, background color.

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



Selections>Select None.

60. Sign your work on a new layer.

61. Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, background color.

62. Image>Resize, 800 pixels width, resize all layers checked.

Save as jpg.

For the tubes of these versions thanks
Virginia



Aria






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5 December 2025