This tutorial, was created with PSPX9 and translated with 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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For this tutorial, you will need:



Thanks for the tubes Clo, Beatriz and Silvie.
For the gif thanks Simone.
The rest of the material is by Lady Tess.
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)

consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1. here
Simple - 4 Way Average here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling 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



Animation Shop here





You can change Blend Modes according to your colors.



1. Set your foreground color to #ebcc81
and your background color to #272921.



color 3 #ad821b
other colors: white #ffffff and black #000000

2. Open a new transparent image 900 x 550 pixels.

Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1
This filter creates gradients with the colors of your Materials palette.
The first is your background color, the second is your foreground color.
Change the last two colors created by the filter both with the color 3 #ad821b



Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, default settings.



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



Layers>Duplicate.

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Selections>Select All.

Open Albero6_byClo

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

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



Adjust>Blur>Motion Blur



Edit>Repeat Motion Blur - 2 times (total 3 times).

Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror, default settings.



5. Effects>Plugins>Simple - 4 Way Average.

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

6. We have this



7. Open 1282-Night-misted-LBTUBES

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

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

Objects>Align>Left.

8. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

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



Adjust>Brightness and Contrast>Brightness and Contrast



Objects>Align>Top.

10. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Vertical (Image>Flip).
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

11. We have this



12. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling



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



13. Open Woman3090_byClo

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

Image>Resize, to 55%, resize all layers not checked.
Reduce the opacity of this layer to 65%.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

Objects>Align>Right.

14. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.

15. We have this



16. Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color #000000.

Edit>Copy.
Edit>Paste as new image, and minimize this image.

Go back to your work.
Selections>Select All.

17. Image>Add Borders, 55 pixels, symmetric, color #ffffff.
Selections>Invert.

Edit>Paste into Selection - the image minimized at step 16 is still in memory.

18. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 15.



Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame.



Repeat Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame, width 10



Selections>Select None.

19. Open Woman3082_byClo

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

Image>Resize, to 70%, resize all layers not checked.

Objects>Align>Bottom.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

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



Open Bicchieri14_byClo

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

Image>Resize, to 55%, resize all layers not checked.

K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 760,00 - Position Y: 395,00.



Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color #000000.



21. Open Golden_Christmas_Star74R_Silvie_24.11.2024

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

Image>Resize, to 85%, resize all layers not checked.

Pick Tool
Position X: -166,00 - Position Y: -16,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

22. Open LTDStudio_Happy 2026_Texto

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

Place the text to your liking.

Sign your work on a new layer.
Add the watermarks of the author and of the translator.

Layers>Merge>Merge All and save as jpg.



ANIMATION

1. Copy your work: Edit>Copy.
Open Animation Shop and go to Edit>Paste>Paste as new image.

Edit>Duplicate and repeat until you get an animation composted by 16 frames.

2.Choose one of the gif, for me SimoneAni-NewYearFirework-1, also composted by 16 frames.

Edit>Select All.
Edit>Copy.

3. Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste>Paste into Selected Frame.

Check the animation clicking on View animation
and save as gif.

Version with my tubes from images by Pinterest.








Your versions. Thanks



Irene



Marygraphics



Margit



Kika




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.

26 December 2025