This tutorial, was translated with PSPX9, PSPX8 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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Material

1 tube
1 background image
The rest of the material



Versions with my tubes from Pinterest image.
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)



consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Simple - Top Left Mirror here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass here
AAA Frames - Foto Frame here
Filters Simple 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



Open the mask in Psp and minimize it with the rest of the material.

1. Choose from your tubes a light and a dark color.
Set your foreground color to the light color,
and your background color to the dark color



Open a new transparent image 1000 x 750 pixels.
Flood Fill the transparent image with your dark color.

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your light 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 EF_Maks_94



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

2. 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.



Press CANC on the keyboard



Selections>Modify>Select Selection Borders



Layers>New Raster Layer.

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



Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel.



Selections>Select None.

3. Activate your Magic Wand Tool
and click in the frame to select it.



Activate the layer Raster 1.
Layers>New Raster Layer.

Open your background image and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Activate your top layer.
Layers>New Raster Layer.

Effects>3D Effects>Cutout.



4. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact – Glass



Selections>Select None.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Activate again the layer Raster 1.



Selections>Select All.
Layers>New Raster Layer.
Edit>Paste into Selection - your background image is still in memory.
Selections>Select None.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 10.



Effects>Art Media Effects>Brush Strokes.



5. Activate the Mask's layer, Group-Raster 2.



Effects>Texture Effects>Weave
weave color: dark color
gap color: light color



Effects>3D Effects>Drop shadow, color black



Open deco-1

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

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



Activate your top layer.

Open deco-2

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

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (legacy), or colorize.

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

6. Open deco-3

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

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



Effects>Plugins>Simple – Top Left Mirror



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

Open the text text-babushka

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

or write your text with your colors

size 26 pixels,
foreground color Gradient, background color light color

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

Move the text over the frame



7. Image>Add Borders, 5 pixels, symmetric, dark color.
Selections>Select All.
Image>Add Borders, 50 pixels, symmetric, light color.

Selections>Invert.

flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames – Foto Frame



8. Selections>Invert.

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



Selections>Select None.

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.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Move the tube to the right.

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



9. 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.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Move the tube to the left side.

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



Image>Add Borders, 5 pixels, symmetric, light color.

Image>Resize, 1000 pixels width, resize all layers checked.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Sign your work on a new layer.

Layers>Merge>Merge All and save as jpg.








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11 April 2026