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

A tube at your choice
The rest of the material



For the tube thanks Brenda.
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)




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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 materiale.

1. Choose from your tubes a light and a dark color.

For me, here below the colors choosen for the borders.



For the tutorial:
set your foreground color to the light color,
and your background color to the dark color



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



Open a new transparent image 900 x 600 pixels.
Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

Selections>Select All.
Open your background image hhangrove_stnicksvillage_ice

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

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, Side by Side.



Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur.



2. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



Set your foreground color to white #ffffff.

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

Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask Masque-Tuto-Noel-Bleu-TCH



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

Edit>Paste as new layer - your background image is still in memory.
Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

Image>Resize, if necessary
et place correctly the tube.



3. Open Fairy_Dust_Silvie_07.01

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

K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: -186,00 - Position Y: 43,00.



Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.

Position X: 268,00 - Position Y: -69,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

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



4. Activate again your top layer.

Open 655 PNG (32)

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

Image>Resize, to 80%, resize all layers not checked.

K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 0,00 - Position Y: 0,00.



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



Open Cardinal Flower

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

Move the tube at the upper right.

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



5. 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.

Place correctly the tube.

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





For the bords, set your choosen colors



Selections>Select All.

Image>Add Borders, 40 pixels, symmetric, color white.
Selections>Invert.

6. Selections>Modify>Contract - 5 pixels.
Flood Fill the selection with the red color.

Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel.



Selections>Select None.

Open TCH-Tuto-53-Cadre

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

Colorize with one of the choosen colors.

Sign your work.

Image>Add Borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, color red.

Save as jpg.

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13 November 2025