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.
Frame by Renée. Thanks.
Material by MJ
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)





consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
&<Background Designers IV> - sf10 Slice N Dice (to import in Unlimited) here
&<Bkg Designer sf10I> - Cut Glass 02 (to import in Unlimited) here
&<Bkg Kaleidoscope> - Kaleidoscope 5 (to import in Unlimited) here
Mura's Seamless - Emboss at Alpha here
Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-Linear-H here
VM Natural - Speed here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Extrude here
Flaming Pear - Flexify 2 here
Mura's Meister - Copies here
Eye Candy 4000 - Motion Trail here
Filtres Mura's Seamless and VM Natural 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>Extrude.
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

Copy the Flexify preset in a folder of your choice.
I usually leave it in the material folder.
You will import it from this folder when you need it.



Copy the selections in the Selections Folder.

Open the mask in PSP and minimize it with the rest of the material.

Choose two colors to your liking.
For the example:
Set your foreground color to #a17430,
and your background color to #111111.



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



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

2. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Background Designers IV> - sf10 Slice N Dice



3. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Bkg Designer sf10I> - Cut Glass 02.



4. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Bkg Kaleidoscope> - Kaleidoscope 5.



5. Effects>Plugins>Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-Linear-H



6. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

7. Effects>Plugins>VM Natural - Speed, default settings



8. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection helena-MJ



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

9. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Selections>Select None.

10. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Extrude
Select the preset extrude-helena-MJ (adjust the colors according to your work).



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



12. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



13. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror horizontal.
Image>Mirror>Mirror vertical (Image>Flip).

Layer>Merge>Merge Down.

14. Effects>Geometric Effects>Circle.



15. Image>Resize, to 90%, resize all layers not checked.

16. Effects>Plugins>Flaming Pear - Flexify 2
Click on the red button and look for the preset in the folder where you copied it.





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



18. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection helena-1-MJ



If all is ok:



19. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

20. Open the misted misted-noir-MJ

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

21. Vous positionner sur le calque Sélection transformée.



Layer>Merge>Merge Down.

Selections>Select None.

Image>Miroir>Miroir horizontal.

Image>Resize, to 95%, resize all layers not checked.

22. K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: -110,00 - Position Y: 170,00



M key to deselect the Tool.

23. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, default settings.



Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen (Optional).

24. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Set your foreground color to Color.
Flood Fill the layer with your light foreground color #a17430.

25. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask mask-tuto-4-MJ



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

26. Effects>Plugins>Mura's Seamless - Emboss at Alpha, default settings.



27. Effects>Plugins>Eye Candy 4000 - Motion Trail



Your tag and the layers - adjust according to your work.



28. Open the tube femme-noir-MJ

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

Image>Resize, to 63%, resize all layers not checked.

Move the tube to the right.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, at your choice.

29. Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

Edit>Copy

30. Activate cadre-renee

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



31. Edit>Paste as new layer - the image copied at step 29.

Layers>Arrange>Move Down.
Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

32. Sign your work.

Layers>Merge>Merge All.

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

Save as jpg.

Version avec my tubes by Pinterest images.






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.

23 October 2025