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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 a masks thanks Linda and Narah.
The rest of the material is by Annie.
(The links of the tubemakers here).


Plugins
consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
[AFS IMPORT] - sqborder2 here
VanDerLee - Snowflakes here
Filters [AFS IMPORT] 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 selection in the Selections Folder.

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

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

Set your foreground color to the light color #efedec
and your background color to the dark color #9fb5b9.



2. Selections>Select All.

Open the image winter

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 30.



5. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Resize, to 60%, resize all layers not checked.

6. Effects>Plugins>[AFS IMPORT] - sqborder2



7. Effects>Distortion Effects>Wind - from right, strength 100



8. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, Horizontal checked



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



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



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.
Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.



11. 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.



12. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.
Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay.



13. Selections>Select All.

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



14. Selections>Invert.
Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the selection with your foreground color.

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



16. Layers>Merge>Merge visible.
Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.

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

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



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

20. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window
and select the mask Narah_mask_0524



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

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



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

23. Layers>Merge>Merge Down.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Dodge and reduce the opacity to 35%.



24. Selections>Select All.

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



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



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

27. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



28. Custom Selection



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

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

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



Selections>Select None.

30. Image>Free Rotate - 90 degrees to left.



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

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

You should have this



32. Layers>New Raster Layer.

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



If all is ok you should have this



33. Open the tube man

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

34. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance and reduce the opacity to 30%.

Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.



35. Selections>Edit Selection - and the selected zone become red.



36. Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Vertical (Image>Flip).



37. Selections>Edit Selection - and the red zone is now normal.



38. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Open the tube LF-WomanWinter-19112014

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

39. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance and reduce the opacity to 40%.

Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.



40. Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

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

Activate again the image winter and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Selections>Select None.

42. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Multiply and reduce the opacity to 50%.



Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

43. Custom Selection



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

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



45. Layers>Duplicate.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Burn.

46. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Open the tube love

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

47. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (legacy).

Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.
Selections>Select None.



48. Layers>Merge>Merge visible

49. Effcts>Plugins>VanDerLee - Snowflakes
if you use the previous version (the result doesn't change):
Effects>Plugins>VDL Adrenaline - Snowflakes



50. Open the tube tekst-winter26

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

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



52. Sign your work on a new layer.

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

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

Save as jpg.

Version with image from Internet






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.

2 January 2026