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:


For the mask thanks ValyScrapPassion.
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
Toadies - Weaver here
Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-Linear-H, CS-LDots, CS-HLines here
Richard Rosenman - Grain Generator here
Flaming Pear - Flexify 2 here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here
Simple - Top Left Mirror, Half Wrap here
Filters Toadies 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

Placer le preset dans le dossier du filtre Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact>Settings>Glass.
En cliquant sur le preset une ou deux fois (selon vos r glages) automatiquement il se placera directement dans le dossier Settings de Alien Skin Eye Candy.
pourquoi un ou deux clic voir ici

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.



Set your foreground color to the dark color #490303
and your background color to the light color #f3e09b.



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



1. Open alphachannel-papillon-MJ.
Window>Duplicate or, on the keyboard, shift+D to make a copy.



Close the original.
The copy, that will be the basis of your work, is not empty,
but contains the selections saved to alpha channel.

Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

2. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
The selection Selection#1 is immediately available.
You just have to click Load.



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



4. Effects>Texture Effects>Tiles



Selections>Select None.

5. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



6. Effects>Plugins>Toadies - Weaver, default settings.



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



8. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the Selections menu and load the selection Selection #2



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

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



Selections>Select None.

10. Layers>Duplicate.

Image>Free Rotate - 90 degrees to right.



Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Activate the layer Raster 1.

11. Selections>Select All.

Activate the layer Promoted Selection.
Image>Crop to Selection.

12. On the same layer.
Effects>Plugins>Simple - Half Wrap.

13. Effet>Modules Externes>Simple - Top Left Mirror.



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



Edit>Copy.
Edit>Paste as new image.
Minimize this image; we'll use it for the borders.

15. Go back to your work.
Activate the layer Raster 1.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the Selections menu and load the selection Selection #6



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.
Selections>Select None.

16. Effects>Geometric Effects>Skew.



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



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



19. Effects>Plugins>Flaming Pear - Flexify 2.
click on the red button and look for the preset



Here below the settings



20. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the Selections menu and load the selection Selection #3



Press CANC on the keyboard
Selections>Select None.

21. Image>Resize, to 80%, resize all layers not checked.

22. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the Selections menu and load the selection Selection #4



23. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Set your foreground color to Color.
Flood Fill the layer with your dark foreground color #490303.

24. Effects>Plugins>Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-LDots



25. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass
Select the preset papillon-MJ



Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

26. Activate the layer Promoted Selection 1.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.
Selections>Select None.

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



Layers>Duplicate.

28. Effects>Plugins>Flaming Pear - Flexify 2, same settings.



29. Image>Resize, to 93%, resize all layers not checked.
Reduce the opacity of this layer +/-59%, according to your work.
Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

Activate the layer Raster 1.

30. Effects>Plugins>Richard Rosenman - Grain Generator, same settings.



31. On the same layer.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the Selections menu and load the selection Selection #5



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

32. Effects>Plugins>Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-HLines.



33. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.
Selections>Select None.

34. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror, default settings.



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



36. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



Layers>Duplicate.

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



38. Activate your Magic Wand Tool , feather 60,
and click in the transparent part to select it.
Press +/-10 times CANC on the keyboard.

Selections>Select None.

39. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Vertical (Image>Flip).

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



40. Open the tube femme-butter-red

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

Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.

Move the tube to the left.

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

41. Open texto-red

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

Move the tube to the right.

42. Image>Add borders, 40 pixels, symmetric, color white.

43. Activate your Magic Wand Tool , feather 5,
and click in the border to select it.

44. Activate the image minimized at step 14 and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.

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



46. Selections>Sélect None.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 25 pixels.
Selections>Invert.

47. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 35.



48. Effects>Plugins>Richard Rosenman - Grain Generator, same settings



49. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop shadow, last settings.

Selections>Select None.

50. Sign your work.

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

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

Save as jpg.

For this version I used images de Pinterest








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.

29 July 2025