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:


Tubes 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 - Diamonds here
VM Natural - Speed here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass here
Mura's Seamless - Emboss at Alpha here
Kiwi - Zig-Zack here
AAA Frames - Foto Frame here
Filters Simple, VM Natural, Mura's Seamless and Kiwi 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.

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



Copy the selection in the Selections Folder.

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

Set your foreground color to the dark color #526162,
and your background color to the light color #e6b4b6.



1. Open a new transparent image 1000 x 700 pixels.

Selections>Select All.

2. Open the image grafico-monique

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

3. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



4. Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur.



5. Effects>Plugins>Simple - Diamonds
This Effect works without window; result



6. Effects>Distortion Effects>Wave



7. Effects>Plugins>VM Natural - Speed.



8. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

9. Open deco-MJ

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

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen or other



10. Effects>Texture Effects>Weave
weave color: foreground color
gap color: background color



11. Effects>Reflection Effects>Kaleidoscope.



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



Layers>New Raster Layer.

13. Open the tube misted-monique

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

14. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass
preset monique-glass-MJ



15. Selections>Invert.

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



Layers>Arrange>Move Down.
Selections>Select None.

Activate the layer Raster 2.
Repeat Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black.



16. Effects>Plugins>Kiwi - ZigZack, default settings.



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



18. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

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

20. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask kw-mask-03.010-21-38_orig.



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

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



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

22. Layers>Arrange>Move Down - 2 times.

23. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, dark color.



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



24. Activate your top layer, Raster 2.

Open the tube image-AI-58-tube-MJ

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

Image>Resize, to 70%, resize all layers not checked.
Position correctly the tube.

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

25. Open the tube remove-tube-MJ

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

Image>Resize, to 40%, resize all layers not checked.
Position correctly the tube.

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

26. Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, dark color.
Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, light color.
Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, dark color.

27. Selections>Select All.

Edit>Copy

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

28. Selections>Invert.
Edit>Paste into Selection - the image of step 27.

29. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 25



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



31. Repeat Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame, width 15.



32. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

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



Selections>Select None.
33. Sign your work.

Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, dark color.

34. Image>Resize, 1000 pixels width.
Save as jpg.

Version with my tubes from 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.

28 August 2026