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
your versions here




For this tutorial, you will need:


Material 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
Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-Linea-H, CS-LDots here
Mura's Seamless - Emboss at Alpha here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Mehdi - Sorting Tiles here
Sapphire Filters 1c - Cross Hatch Wobbie, ShudderBars here
*Kiwi* - Zig-Zack here
Simple - Zoom out and flip, Top Left Right here
Richard Rosenman - Grain Generator 1.2 here
AAA Frames - Foto Frame here
Flaming Pear - Flexify 2 here
MuRa's Meister - Perspective Tiling here
Filtres Sapphire 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 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. Copy the selection in the Selections Folder.

Set your foreground color to the dark color #6f1a37,
and your background color to the light color #e4bace.



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>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Sapphire Filters 1c - Cross Hatch Wobbie, default settings.



3. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

4. Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Sorting Tiles



5. Effects>Plugins>Kiwi - Zig-Zack, default settings.



6. Effects>Plugins>Simple - Zoom Out and Flip.

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



8. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - ShudderBars



9. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

10. Effects>Plugins>Richard Rosenman - Grain Generator v1.2.



11. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Resize, to 80%, resize all layers not checked.

12. Selections>Select All.
Selections>Float.
Selections>Defloat.

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



14. Selections>Modify>Contract - 20 pixels.
Press CANC on the keyboard
Selections>Select None.

15. Effects>Plugins>Flaming Pear - Flexify 2
click on the red button, look for and select, in the folder you copied it,
the preset marijo.q2a



The settings, in case of problems.





16. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



17. Effects>Plugins>Simple - Top Left Mirror



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



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

20. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Sapphire filters 1c - ShudderBars, last settings.



21. Selections>Modify>Contract - 20 pixels.
Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Sapphire filters 1c - ShudderBars, same settings.



22. Selections>Modify>Contract - 20 pixels.
Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Sapphire filters 1c - ShudderBars, same settings.



23. Selections>Modify>Contract - 20 pixels.
Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Sapphire filters 1c - ShudderBars, same settings.



You should have this



Selections>Select None.

24. On every layer: Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black



25. Activate your top layer, Promoted Selection 1.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down - 2 times.

26. Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

Activate your top layer, Copy of Raster 1



Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

27. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling



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



28. Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Edit>Copy

For caution: Edit>Paste as new image, and minimize.
Go back to your work.

Image>Canvas Size - 1000 x 800 pixels



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



30. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Edit>Paste into Selection - the image copied at step 28

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



Selections>Select None.

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



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

34. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel.



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

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



35. Open the tube deco-quiteria-MJ

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

36. Layers>Arrange>Move Down.
Objects>Align>Top.

37. Open deco-quiteria-1-MJ

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Move the tube as in my example.

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

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



39. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.
Flood Fill the layer with your Gradient.

40. Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 20 pixels.
Press CANC on the keyboard.

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



Selections>Select None.

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



Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

41. Selections>Select All.

Edit>Copy

Edit>Paste as new image - for caution - and minimize.
Go back to your work.

42. Image>Add Borders, 20 pixels, symmetric, color white.

43. Selections>Invert.

Edit>Paste into Selection - image copied at step 41.

44. Selections>Invert.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings



Selections>Select None.

45. Open the tube femme-quiteria-MJ

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

Image>Resize, to 85%, resize all layers not checked.
Position correctly the tube.

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

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

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

Save as jpg.

Versions 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.

20 April 2026