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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French translation here
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For this tutorial, you will need:


For the tube thanks Steffi Buscher.
The rest of the material is by 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 - Sorting Tiles here
Toadies - Blur'em, What are you here
Andrew's Filter 3 - Odd Pool here
Mura's Seamless - Emboss at Alpha here
Kiwi's - Zig-Zack here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here
L&K's - L&K's Jouri here
Simple - Top Left Mirror here
AAA Frames - Texture Frame here
Filtres Toadies, Andrew's, Kiwi, Simple and Mura's Seamless 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 selections in the Selections Folder.

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

1. Choose two colors from the tube;
for me:
set your foreground color to #aba3ec,
and your background color to #0d0a35.



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



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

3. Effects>Plugins>Toadies - Blur'em



4. Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Sorting Tiles.



5. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Andrew's Filter 3 - Odd Pool



6. Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Sorting Tiles.



7. Effects>Plugins>Kiwi's - Zig Zack, default settings.



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



9. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

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



11. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your Gradient.

12. Effects>Plugins>L&K's - L&K's Jouri.



13. Effects>Texture Effects>Weave - weave color: dark background color.



14. Effects>Reflection Effects>Kaleidoscope.



15. Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Texture Frame.



Selections>Select None.

16. The What Are You Effect may produce different results depending on the background color.
If you want, set the background color to the light color.
To decide what to do, this is the result with the light color

Effects>Plugins>Toadies - What are you



and this is the result with the dark color.



17. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Load again the selection ingelore-1-MJ



18. Open the misted misted

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, if necessary.
Place the misted to your liking on the selection.

19. Selections>Invert.
Press CANC on the keyboard

Selections>Invert.

Layers>New Raster Layer.

20. Effects>3D Effects>Cutout.



Selections>Select None.

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

22. 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-MJ1



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

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



24. On the same layer:
Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Load another time the selection ingelore-1-MJ



Press CANC on the keyboard

Selections>Select None.

Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

25. Open deco-mj

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

26. K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 775,00 - Position Y: 0,00



M key to deselect the Tool.

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

Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merged

28. Image>Canvas Size - 1000 x 800 pixels.



29. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection ingelore-2-MJ



30. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Edit>Paste into Selection - the image in memory from step 27.

31. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



32. Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling, default settings.



Selections>Select None.

33. Layers>Arrange>Send to Bottom.

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



34. Activate your top layer.

Open the tube SBWebdesignsCreation-steffibuscher

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Move the tube to the right, or to your liking.

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

35. Open the tube déco vase-deco-lilas

Erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 50%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube to the left.

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

36. Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, light foreground color.

37. Selections>Select All.

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

38. Selections>Invert.
Set again your foreground color to Gradient
Flood Fill the layer with your Gradient.

39. Effects>Plugins>L&K's - L&K's Jouri, last settings.



40. Effects>Texture Effects>Weave, last settings.



41. Effects>Reflection Effects>Kaleidoscope, last settings.



42. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

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



43. Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Cotract - 25 pixels.

44. Selections>Invert.

Effects>Reflection Effects>Kaleidoscope, last settings.



45. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

46. Selections>Invert.

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



Selections>Select None.

47. Sign your work.

Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, light foreground color.

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

Save as jpg.



For the tubes of this version thanks Lady Valella, Ema and Wieske






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.

12 March 2026