This tutorial has been 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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For this tutorial, you will need:


Images Pinterest - Tube Maria José
(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
Richard Rosenman - Grain Generator here
Simple - Top Left Mirror here
Flaming Pear - Flexify 2 here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass here
Toadies - Weaver here
Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-LDots; CS_Texture here
L&K's - L&K's Zitah, L&K's Adonis here
Filters Toadies 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

Copy the preset in the folder of the plugin Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact>Settings>Glass.
One or two clic on the file (it depends by your settings), automatically the preset will be copied in the right folder.
why one or two clic see here



Choose 2 colors to your liking.
For the example:
Set your foreground color to #1e1302
and your background color to #cfaa86c.



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



1. Open a new transparent image 1000 x 700 pixels.
Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

2. Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Weaver



3. Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.
Layers>Duplicate.

4. Image>Mirror>Mirror Vertical (Image>Flip).
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.
Reduce the opacity of this layer to 50%.

5. Effects>Plugins>Richard Rosenman - Grain Generator



6. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

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

8. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Tile & Mirror - Kaleidoscope 2, default settings.



9. Activate your Magic Wand Tool
Click in the white zones to select them.



If you are using the version Unlimited 2.3, les zones will have a different color (your background color)



Press CANC on the keyboard
Selections>Select None.

Layers>Duplicate.

10. Effects>Reflection Effects>Kaleidoscope.



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

12. Effects>Geometric Effects>Circle.



13. Effects>Plugins>Flaming Pear - Flexify 2.



14. Selections>Select All.
Selections>Float.
Selections>Defloat.

Selections>Modify>Contract - 10 pixels.

15. Effects>Texture Effects>Soft Plastic



16. Open misted-chat-MJ

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Place correctly the tube over the selection.

17. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass
select the preset claudiacats-MJ



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

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



19. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



Place the image as in my example.



20. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Resize, to 75%, resize all layers not checked.

Place the image as in my example.



21. Activate the layer Copy of Raster 1.

Effects>Plugins>Toadies - Weaver.



22. Effects>Plugins>Simple - Top Left Mirror



23. Effects>Plugins>Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-LDots



24. Effects>Texture Effects>Mosaic - Antique.



25. Effects>Geometric Effects>Skew.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Multiply, or other.

26. Open deco-1-MJ

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

27. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

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

28. Activate the layer Raster 1.

Effects>Plugins>L&K's - L&K's Zitah (optional).



29. Effects>Plugins>L&K's - L&K's Adonis (optional).



Your tag and the layers - adapt Blend Mode and opacity according to your colors.



Activate your top layer, Copy (3) of Raster 1.

30. Open your main tube cats-MJ

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

Image>Resize, if necessary - for the supplied tube I did 1 time to 75% and 1 time to 80%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube to the right side.

31. Open the texte

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

Move the text to your liking.

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen, or other.

32. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, background color.
Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, foreground color.

33. Selections>Select All.

Edit>Copy

Image>Add borders, 50 pixels, symmetric, color white.

34. Selections>Invert.

Edit>Paste into Selection - the image copied at step 33.

35. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 30.



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



36. Effects>Plugins>Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-Texture, default settings.



37. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror, default settings.



38. Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 35 pixels.

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

Selections>Select None.

39. Sign your work on a new layer.

Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, foreground color.

40. Image>Resize, 1000 pixels width, resize all layers checked.

Save as jpg.

For the tube of this version thanks Tatty's Thingies






If you have problems or doubts, or you find a not worked link,
or only for tell me that you enclaudiacatsed this tutorial, write to me.

7 April 2025