This tutorial was written with PSP2020 and translated with PSPX8 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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italian translation here
your versions here





For this tutorial, you will need:



For the misted thanks Silvie.
The rest of the material is by Moi-Même
Other tubes here
(don't use for other tutorials)
(The links of material creators here).





consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Filters Unlimited 2.3 here
Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1. here
Visual Manipulation - Transmission here
Filters Visual Manipulation 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
The author uses version 2.3 of Unlimited.
With this version some effects may give different results.
If necessary, you can check for any differences by comparing the Italian translation made with version 2.0






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



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

Colors



Set your foreground color to color 1 #790076
and your background color to color 2 #ff5ff3



Color 3: #0d2c59
Color 4: #4b6ea9

1. Open canal alpha Cool Pop Art 2
This image, that will be the basis of your work, is not empty,
but contains the selections saved to alpha channel.

Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.
This filter creates gradients with the colors of your Materials palette.
The first is your background color, the second is your foreground color.
Change the last two colors created by the filtre:
the third color with color 3 #0d2c59, the fourth with color 4 #4b6ea9.



2. Open déco-1-Michele_MM

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

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay.

3. Layers>New Raster Layer.

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



Open the misted Colorful_Midnight...

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

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Visual Manipulation - Transmission



as anticipated in the presentation,
this effect can give different results depending on the version of Unlimited,
in this case the difference - very slight - is in the colors of the edges.
Here is the effect with Unlimited 2.3



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

4. Activate your background layer.

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



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Visual Manipulation - Transmission, new settings
To the right the effect with Unlimited 2.3



Selections>Select None.

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



Layers>New Raster Layer.

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



Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Visual Manipulation - Transmission, new settings
To the right the effect with Unlimited 2.3



Selections>Select None.

6. Layers>New Raster Layer.

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



Open the image gracefulrealm-ai-generated-8285125

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Reduce the opacity of this layer to 60%.
Selections>Select None.

7. Activate your background layer, Raster 1.

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



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Visual Manipulation - Transmission, new settings
To the right the effect with Unlimited 2.3



Selections>Select None.

Your tag and the layers



Your tag with Unlimited 2.3



8. Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, foreground color.
Image>Add Borders, 10 pixels, symmetric, background color.
Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color 3 #0d2c59
Image>Add Borders, 10 pixels, symmetric, color 4 #4b6ea9
Image>Add Borders, 3 pixels, symmetric, foreground color.

9. Activate your Magic Wand Tool , tolerance and feather 0,
and click inside the 10 pixel border of color 4, to select it
Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Visual Manipulation - Transmission, default settings.



10. Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 23 pixels.

Effects>3D Effects>Cutout



Selections>Select None.

11. Selections>Select All.

Image>Add Borders, 20 pixels, symmetric, background color.

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, default settings.



Selections>Invert.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 30



Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Visual Manipulation - Transmission, new settings.



Selections>Invert.

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



Selections>Select None.

12. Open the tube Femme_Michele 1_AIgen MM

Erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 60%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube at the bottom right.
(Objects>Align>Bottom and Objects>Align>Right).

or Pick Tool (K)
Position X: 704,00 - Position Y: 36,00



M key to deselect the tool.
(Adjust according to your tube)

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



13. Open déco rose-michele

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Pick Tool (K)
Position X: 46,00 - Position Y: 389,00



M key to deselect the Tool.
(if you use another tube, apply a Drop Shadow at your choice).

14. Open Titre

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

Pick Tool (K)
Position X: 56,00 - Position Y: 67,00



M key to deselect the Tool.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (legacy).

15. Sign your work on a new layer.
Add the author and the translator's watermark.

16. Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color black.

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

Adjust>Sharpness>Unsharp Mask - Soft



Save as jpg.

For the tubes of this version thanks Silvie





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.

5 May 2026