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 tubes thanks Renée
The rest of the material by Moi-Même
(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
&<Bkg Kaleidoscope> - 4QFlipZBottomL (to import in Unlimited) here
Funhouse - Angulate here
AAA Frames - Foto Frame here
Scribe - Doughnutz, 4Way mirror here
AP Lines - Lines SilverLining here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 - Bevel here
Filtre Bruits - Bruit flou zoom (to import in Unlimited) - in the material

Filters Funhouse and Scribe 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.






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.

Set your foreground color to #eac9a0,
and your background color to #493630.



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



1. Open canal alpha Renée
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 Renee_TUBES-Novembre-2025-14
and stay on the tube.

Image>Rotate Right.

Edit>Copy.
Image>Rotate Left, and minimize the tube, that you'll use again.

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

3. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, default settings.



Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, Side by Side.



Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur.



Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited - &<Bkg Kaleidoscope> - 4QFlipZBottomL



Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 25



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

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited - Funhouse - Angulate, default settings.



Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

5. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



Image>Rotate Right.

Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror, last settings.

Image>Rotate Left.

6. Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 50 pixels.
Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

Activate the layer below.
Press CANC on the keyboard

Activate again your top layer,
and keep selected.

Your layers



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



Selections>Modify>Contract - 43 pixels.

Layers>New Raster Layer.

Open the misted Renee-TUBES-Paysage 11

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Stay on this layer and keep selected.

8. Layers>Duplicate.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Soft Light.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down - 2 times.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited - Scribe - Doghnutz, default settings.



Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel.



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



Selections>Select All.

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

Result:



9. 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.



Effects>Image Effects>Page Curl - foreground color.



Selections>Select None.

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



10. Activate the layer below, Copy of Raster 1.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited - Scribe - 4way mirror, default settings.



If you are using the version 2.0 of Unlimited, you have a different result



If you want to get the result of the original tutorial without replacing the Unlimited version in the File Locations,
use the filter alone.

Effetti>Plugins>Scribe - 4way mirror



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay.
Result



Effects>Plugins>AP Lines - Lines SilverLining



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



11. Activate your top layer.

Open Titre-R

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

K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 9,00 - Position Y: 16,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

Note: according to your colors and if you want,
change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (legacy).

12. Activate your background layer, Raster 1.

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



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.
Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Bevel.
Settings: Alleyway
Lighting: set your colors
Hightlight Color: foreground color
Shadow Color: background color



Selections>Select None.

13. Open déco glass

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

K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 899,00 - Position Y: 1,00.



Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Reposition
Position X: 899,00 - Position Y: 6,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

14. Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, background color.
Image>Add Borders, 10 pixels, symmetric, foreground color.
Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, background color.

Selections>Select All.

15. Image>Add Borders, 20 pixels, symmetric, foreground color.
Selections>Invert.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited - Filtre bruits - Bruit flou zoom, default settings.



Selections>Invert.

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



Selections>Select None.

16. Activate again the tube Renee_TUBES-Novembre-2025-14 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.

K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 52,00 - Position Y: 0,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

(adapt to your tube)

17. Layers>Duplicate.
Activate the layer below.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blura, radius 10.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay.

18. Sign your work on a new layer.

Add the author's and the translator's watermarks.

19. Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color black.
Image>Resize, 950 pixels width, resize all layers checked.

Save as jpg.

For the tubes of this version thanks Renée





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.

4 July 2026