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.
Tubes 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
RCS Filter PAK - RCS-Triple Exposure ici
Richard Rosenman - Grain Generator here
AP 01 [Innovations] - Mirror-Reflections, Mirror-BothSide here
Mura's Seamless - Emboss at Alpha here
Simple - Top Left Mirror here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here
Artistiques - Eponge, Pastels here
Filters RCS, Mura's Seamless 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



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

Choose 2 colors to your liking.
For the example:
Set your foreground color to the dark color #3c4437
and your background color to the light color #dfa925.



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>Mehdi - Sorting Tiles.



3. Effects>Plugins>RCS Filter Pak - Triple Exposure



4. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



5. Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

6. Effects>Plugins>Richard Rosenman - Grain Generator.



7. Effects>Distortion Effects>Wind - from right, strength 100.



Image>Mirror>Mirror vertical (Image>Flip).

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

8. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your light background color.

9. 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-50-MJ



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

10. Effects>Plugins>Mura's Seamless - Emboss at alpha, default settings.



11. Activate the layer Raster 1.

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



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

12. Effects>Plugins>Artistiques - Éponge.
if you use the english version of this filtre (the result doesn't change):
Effects>Plugins>Artistic - Sponge.



13. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

14. Selections>Modify>Contract - 15 pixels.

15. Effects>Texture Effects>Weave
weave color: background color
gap color: light color.



16. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass
select the preset letizia-glass-MJ



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



Selections>Select None.

Activate the layer Raster 2.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

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



17. Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merged.
Edit>Paste as new layer.

Image>Mirror>Mirror vertical (Image>Flip).

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



19. Activate your Magic Wand Tool , tolerance 0 and feather 80,
and click in the part transparent to select it.
Press +/-10 times CANC on the keyboard

Selections>Select None.

don't forget to set again the feather to 0

Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

20. Activate the layer Raster 1.

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Selections>Selectionner All.

21. Open the misted misted-letizia-MJ

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

22. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



Reduce the opacity +/-83%, if necessary.

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



24. Open deco-letizia-MJ

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Layers>Arrange>Move up.

25. Objects>Align>Top.
Objects>Align>Right.

26. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror horizontal.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

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



27. Open deco-1-letizia-MJ

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay.

Layers>Arrange>Bring to top.

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



29. Open your main tube femme-MJ

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 75%, resize your work not checked.
Move the tube to the left, or to your liking.

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

30. Open the deco tube vasodeco-MJ

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

Move the tube to the right side.
The tube has already its drop shadow.

31. Activate the layer Raster 1.

Edit>Copy
Edit>Paste as new image, and minimize it.

Image>Add borders, 1 pixels, symmetric, dark foreground color.

32. Selections>Selectionner tout.

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

33. Selections>Invert.

Edit>Paste into Selection - the image minimized at step 28 is still in memory.

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



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



35. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

36. Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 25 pixels.

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



Selections>Select None.

37. Sign your work on a new layer.

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

38. Image>Redimensionner, 1000 pixels width, resize all layers checked.

Save as jpg.

For the tubes of this version thans Mentali






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or only for tell me that you enjoyed this tutorial, write to me.

14 May 2025