This tutorial, created with PSP9, 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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French Translation here
Your versions here






For this tutorial, you will need:


(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)




consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Mura's Meister - Copies, Perspective Tiling here
Simple - Top Left Mirror here
FM Tile Tools - Saturation Emboss here
Artistiques - Pastels here
VM Distortion - Broken Mirror here
Filters VM Distortion and 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. Open a new transparent image 1000 x 900 pixels.

2. Set your foreground color to #e7bf77,
and your background color to #7a2723.



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



Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

3. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Selections>Select All.

Open your jpg image imágen JPG

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

4. Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur.



5. Image>Mirror>Mirror Vertical (Image>Flip).

6. Effects>Plugins>Simple - Top Left Mirror.



7. Effects>Plugins>Artistiques - Pastels
if you use the english version of this filter (the result doesn't change):
Effects>Plugins>Artistic - Rough Pastels



8. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Plugins>VM Distortion - Broken Mirror.



9. Effects>Plugins>Artistiques - Pastels, same settings



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



11. Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Copies.



12. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



13. Image>Mirror>Mirror Vertical (Image>Flip).

Layers>Duplicate.

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



15. Effects>Distortion Effects>Polar Coordinates.



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

17. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



18. Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

19. Effects>Distortion Effects>Warp.



20. Effects>Distortion Effects>Pinch.



21. Effects>Artistic Effects>Halftone.
ink: dark color
background: light color



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

23. Activate again your jpg image.

Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask 20-21.



Layers>Duplicate - 2 times (to apply the mask 3 times).
Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

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

Place correctly the image.

24. Effects>Plugins>FM Tile Tools - Saturation Emboss, default settings.



25. Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.
Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.

26. Open the text Texto

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

Move the text at the bottom or to your liking.

27. Image>Add Borders, 5 pixels, symmetric, dark color.

Edit>Copy

Image>Add Borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, light color.
Image>Add Borders, 5 pixels, symmetric, dark color.
Image>Add Borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, light color.

Image>Add Borders, 60 pixels, symmetric, dark color.

28. Activate your Magic Wand Tool
click on the last border to select it.

Edit>Paste into Selection - the image of step 27.

28. Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur, same settings.



29. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel.



30. Effects>Plugins>Artistiques - Pastels, same settings.



Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror, same settings.

Selections>Select None.

31. Image>Resize, to 82%, resize all layers checked.

32. Sign your work and save as jpg.










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.

5 Maggio 2025