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:


Image KamilTube-1493-BG. Thanks.
Mask Cameron. Thanks. 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
Simple - Top Left Mirror here
PhotoEffex - Scanlines here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here
Mura's Seamless - Emboss at Alpha here
AAA Frames - Foto Frame here
Filters 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 selection in the Selections Folder.

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

Open layer-base-MJ.
This image will be the basis of your work.

Colorize to your liking.

Choose 2 color from your image layer-base-MJ
For the example:
set your foreground color to the dark color #311203,
and your background color to the light color #bb9059.



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



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

2. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask maskzephir2-camerontags.



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

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



4. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



5. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Selections>Select All.

6. Open the graphic KamilTube-1493-BG

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

7. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window
and select again the mask maskzephir2-camerontags.



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

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



9. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



10. Effects>Texture Effects>Soft Plastic.



Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

11. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

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



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



13. Open deco-lucrecia-MJ

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

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



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



15. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

Selections>Modify>Contract - 25 pixels.
Press CANC on the keyboard

16. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Open the misted misted-lucrecia-MJ

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

17. Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

Activate the layer above, Raster 3.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

18. Keep selected.
Layers>New Raster Layer.

Effects>3D Effects>Cutout.



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

19. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

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



20. Activate the layer Raster 1.

Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise.



Effects>Plugins>PhotoEffex - Scanlines



Repeat Effects>Plugins>PhotoEffex - Scanlines Vertical Toggle not checked.



21. Activate your top layer, Raster 4.
Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merged.

22. Edit>Paste as new layer.

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



24. Activate your Magic Wand Tool , tolerance 0 and feather 80,
and click in the transparent part to select it.
Press +/- 10 times CANC on the keyboard.
Selections>Select None.

don't forget to set again the feather of your Magic Wand Tool to 0

25. Image>Mirror>Mirror horizontal.

26. Open deco_1_mj

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

Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

27. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay.

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



28. Activate your top layer.

Open the tube AI-tube-MJ

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

Image>Resize, if necessary, for the provided tube I didn't do it.

Place correctly the tube.

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

29. Image>Add Borders, 1 pixels, symmetric, light background color.

30. Selections>Select All.
Edit>Copy

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

31. Selections>Invert.

Edit>Paste into Selection - the image of step 30.

32. Effects>Texture Effects>Soft Plastic, same settings.



33. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

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



Selections>Select None.

34. Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame.



35. Sign your work.
Layers>Merge>Merge All.

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

Save as jpg.

For the tube of this version thanks Wieske, the misted is mine.






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.

4 September 2025