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.
See my schedule here

For this tutorial, you will need:



Thanks for the tubes Cibi-Bijoux and for the masks Narah and Silvie
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)

consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Mehdi - Weaver here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass here
Mura's Meister - Copies here
AAA Frames - Foto Frame here




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 masks in PSP and minimize it with the rest of the material.

1. Set your foreground color to #fcf9f6
and your background color to #a39378.



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



2. Open a new transparent image 900 x 550 pixels.
Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Selections>Select All.

Open Bridge_of_Paris_CibiBijoux

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

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, default settings.



3. Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Weaver.



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

Activate the layer Raster 1.
Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.

4. 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_1842 .



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

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color #2e2920



Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

5. We have this



Edit>Paste as new layer - the tube Bridge_of_Paris_CibiBijoux is still in memory.

Objects>Align>Left.

Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

7. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection HNY2025_sel_1



Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

Selections>Modify>Contract - 10 pixels.
Flood Fill the selection with your background color.

Selections>Modify>Contract - 2 pixels.
Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

Selections>Modify>Contract - 10 pixels.
Presser CANC sur le clavier

8. Keep selected.
Reduce the opacity of your Flood Fill Tool to 70%.

Placer en avant plan la couleur.
Flood Fill the selection avec la couleur d'avant plan #fcf9f6.

Set again the opacity of your Flood Fill Tool to 100%.

Layers>New Raster Layer.

Open the tube WomanCham (the tube has already a selection) .

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

9. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen more.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass, with these settings.
Select the preset Clear



Selections>Select None.

10. Effets>Modules Externes>Mura's Meister - Copies.



Effects>Distortion Effects>Lens Distortion.



11. Effects>3D Effects>Drop shadow, color #000000.



Repeat Drop shadow, vertical and horizontal 6/-6



Move the image slightly to the left.



13. Open deco_boules_Xmas_CibiBijoux

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 70%, resize all layers not checked.

Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



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



Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Result:



15. Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your background color #a39378.

Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window
and select the mask Silvie_MasDeco5XX .



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Dodge

Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



17. We have this



18. Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merged.
Edit>Paste as new image, and minimize this image for the moment.

Go back to your work.

Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color #000000.
Selections>Select All.
Image>Add borders, 50 pixels, symmetric, color #ffffff.

Selections>Invert.

19. Edit>Paste into Selection - the minimized image is still in memory.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 10.



Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame.



20. Again Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame - width 10



Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror, default settings.



Selections>Select None.

Apri WomanCham_1

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

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

Move the tube to the left side.



21. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.
Layers>Duplicate.
Activate the layer below of the original.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 30.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen.

22. Open LTDStudio_NHY2025_Texto

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.
Move the text up, or to your liking.

23. Sign your work on a new layer.
Add the author and the translator's watermarks.

Layers>Merge>Merge All and save as jpg.

For the tubes of this version thanks Elfairy






Your versions. Thanks



Kika



Nelly




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.

22 December 2024