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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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italian translation here
french translation here
your versions here






Necessary



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





consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
&< Kaleidoscope - Nomads rug (to import in Unlimited) here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Perspective Shadow here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here
Toadies - Weaver, What are you, Blast'em here
Filters VM Extravaganza 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.

2. Set your foreground color with the light color #eaebe1
and your background color with the dark color #185e96.



Flood Fill the transparent image with your foreground color.

3. Effects>Image Effects>Offset - background color.



4. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



5. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.

6. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Hard Light and reduce the opacity to 50%.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

7. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Plugins>Toadies - Weaver



8. Effects>Geometric Effects>Skew.



9. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Dissolve and reduce the opacity to 50%.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

10. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.

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



12. Selections>Select All.

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



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



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



Selections>Select None.

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



15. Set your foreground color with a different color: #a41d12.



16. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection xmas-2025-1-cre@nnie



Flood Fill the selection with your foreground color.

17. Selections>Modify>Contract - 25 pixels.
Press CANC on the keyboard
Selections>Select None.

18. Effects>Plugins>Toadies - Weaver.



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.

19. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.

Result:



20. Selections>Select All.

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



Selections>Invert.

21. Effects>Plugins>Toadies - What are you.



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.

22. Selections>Invert.

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



Selections>Select None.

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



24. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &< Kaleidoscope - Nomads rug



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Multiply.



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

26. 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_1585



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

27. Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Multiply.

You should have this:



28. Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

29. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.

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

30. Selections>Select All.

Image>Add Borders, 50 pixels, symmetric, first foreground color #eaebe1.
Right-click on the color palette and you'll see the recent colors table:
Click on the initial light color #eaebe1 to set it.



31. Selections>Invert.

Effects>Plugins>Toadies - Blast'em



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

32. Selections>Invert.

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

Selections>Select None.

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



if you have problems with the filter,
copy/paste as new layer the file punt71
Objects>Align>Bottom



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

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



35. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Vertical (Image>Flip).

36. Open the tube deco-x-mas-25

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

37. K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position x: 534,00 - Position Y: 127,00.



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

39. Set again your foreground color to the initial color #eaebe1.



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

41. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window
and select the mask NarahsMasks_1844



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

Reduce the opacity of this layer to 70%.
Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

42. Open the tube emma-kerst

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

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

Position x: 12,00 - Position Y: 55,00.



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

44. Open the tube tekst-x-mas-25

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

Position x: 414,00 - Position Y: 171,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

45. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Perspective Shadow.
Select the preset Drop Shadow, Low.



46. Sign your work on a new layer.

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

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

Save as jpg.

For the tube of this version I used a Pinterest image.






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.

15 October 2025