This tutorial was written with PSPX8 and 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:



Thanks for the misted Cal and for the mask LBDM
Material by Moi-Même
(don't use for other tutorials)
Other theme's tubes qui
(The links of material creators here).





consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 - here
Filters Unlimited 2.3 here
&<Background Designer IV> - @Lakeside Reflection MMMM (da importare in Unlimited) here
&:<Bkg Designer sf10I> - Cruncher (da importare in Unlimited) here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here
**
Déformation - Shatter / Déformations - Mosaïque de verre (hr) here
the individual effects are in the material






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



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

If you have problems with the Alpha Channel,
open a new transparent image 950 x 550 pixels, and use the selections from disk.

Colors



Set your foreground color to #f8b1ad,
and your background color to #db4b71.



color 3: #f9ba58,
color 4: #ffffff.

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



1. Open Canal_alpha Flowers
This image, 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>Select All.

Open the tube Lady_flowers_AIgenMM

Erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Minimize the tube.

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

3. Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur.



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

Effects>Distortion Effects>Twirl - Right 180



Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Background Designers IV> - @Lakeside Reflection MMMM,
default settings.



4. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Vertical (Image>Flip).
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Soft Light.

Activate your Selection Tool
(no matter the type of selection, because with the custom selection your always get a rectangle)
clic on the Custom Selection
and set the following settings.



Press CANC on the keyboard
Keep selected.

5. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Open the misted CAL-1574-102117.pspimage

The tube is already selected and there is no need to delete the watermark, because it is outside:
Edit>Copy.
Minimize the tube.

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

if you use another tube, select the center as I did for the second version



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Hard Light.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

Selections>Select None.

Your tag and the layers.



6. Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Distortion Effects>Pixelate.



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

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



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



Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Déformation - Shatter, default settings.



Please note: this tutorial was created with Unlimited version 2.3.
If you're using Unlimited 2.0, you may experience different results with some effects.
This is one of those cases; here's the result with Unlimited 2.0.



If you don't want to replace your Unlimited version,
you'll find the effettoshatter file in the material.
Copy/Paste this file as a new layer and then Objects>Align>Bottom



Stay on this layer.

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



Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, with the previous settings.



Selections>Select None.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Bkg Designer sf10I> - Cruncher.



Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, with the previous settings.

8. Activate your bottom layer, Merged.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Déformations - Mosaïque de verre (hr)



9. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Set your foreground color to color 3 #f9ba58



Flood Fill the layer with your foreground color.

Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask lbdm-masque-182



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

Image>Resize, to 93%, resize all layers not checked.

Objects>Align>Top

K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position x: 33,00 - Position Y: 0,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

10. Activate the layer below.

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection sélection 2



Edit>Paste into Selection - the misted is still in memory.

Layers>Duplicate.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay.

Keep selected
Layers>New Raster Layer.

11. Open déco 1

Edit>Copy.

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

Author's Note: Optional, for the following effect:
Depending on your colors, set the background color to a more contrasting color.
Example of my second version, color 3 becomes the background color



12. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Déformations - Mosaïque de verre (hr), default settings



Be careful, even in this case, with Unlimited 2.0 you'll get a different result;
With any color set as the background color, I've always gotten this result:



In the material, you'll find the tube with the filter applied deco1confiltro

Copy/Paste this file into the selection

Selections>Select None.

13. Activate the layer above, Group-Raster 1.



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



Activate again the misted CAL-1574-102117.pspimage and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Déformations - Mosaïque de verre (hr), with the previous settings



Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel.



Selections>Select None.

14. Stay on this layer (Group-Raster 1).

Close the bottom layer and the top layer.



Layers>Merge>Merge Visible.

Layers>View>All.

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





15. Activate your bottom layer.

Open Déco 2

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

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Hard Light.
Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

16. Open the tube fleurs

(colorize if necessary)
Erase the watermark and go to 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 (or according to your colors)

Position: Objects>Align>Top,
or Pick Tool (K)
Position X e Y: 0,00.



17. Activate your top layer.

Open the tube bouquetMM

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

(According to your tube, apply a Drop Shadow at your choice)

Pick Tool (K)
Position X: 494,00 e Y: 267,00.



Adapt to your tube.

18. Open titre

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

Pick Tool (K)
Position X: 332,00 - Y: 25,00.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance legacy.

19. Activate again the tube Lady_flowers_AIgenMM and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Image>Resize, to 45%, resize all layers not checked.

Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.

Move the tube to the left,
or Pick Tool
Position X: 10,00 - Posizione Y: 95,00.



Adapt to your tube.

20. Layers>Duplicate.
Activate the layer below.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 30.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Multiply and reduce the opacity to 80%.

21. For the borders,
set again you background color to the color 2 #db4b71.



Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, background color#db4b71 .
Image>Add Borders, 3 pixels, symmetric,foreground color #db4b71.
Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, background color #db4b71 .

Image>Add Borders, 3 pixels, symmetric, color 3 #f9ba58.
Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, background color #db4b71.

Selections>Select All.

22. Image>Add Borders, 40 pixels, symmetric, color white.

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, default settings.



Selections>Invert.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 30.



Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Déformations - Mosaïque de verre (hr), with the previous settings



Selections>Invert.

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



Repeat Drop Shadow, vertical -10.



Selections>Invert.

23. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Open déco pour cadre

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

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Hard Light, or other.
Selections>Select None.

24. Sign your work on a new layer.
Add the author and translator watermarks.

25. Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, background color #db4b71.

Image>Resize, 950 pixels width, resize all layers checked.

26. Adjust>Sharpness>Unsharp Mask, Soft.



Save as jpg.



Version with Unlimited 2.3. Thanks My Tagging Addiction.



Version with Unlimited 2.0. Thanks ElFairy





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.

13 March 2026