This tutorial was translated with PSP09 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:



For the tubes thanks Gerda, Renée and Kamil.
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)




consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Winnies - win 0_51 here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Extrude here
Tramages - Pool Shadow here
AAA Frames - Foto Frame here
Filters Winnies and Tramages 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



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

1. Open a new transparent image 900 x 600 pixels.

2. Set your foreground color to #aed2fa,
and your background color to #3679a5.



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



Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

3. Selections>Select All.

Open KamilTube-1220-Landscape

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

4. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 15.



5. Effects>Art Media Effects>Brush Strokes - color #ffffff.



6. Adjust>Add/Remove Noise/Add Noise.



7. Edit>Paste as new layer - the tube KamilTube-1220-Landscape is still in memory.

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

8. Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



9. Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

10. 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.



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

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



12. Selections>Modify>Contract - 15 pixels.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Winnies006 - Win_051



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (legacy).
Selections>Select None.

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If you have problems with this effect, delete this layer (steps 10-11-23)
and copy/paste as new layer l'iamge adorno Win_051)

Objects>Align>Bottom

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

Go the step 14 (the filter Extrude has already applied on the image)

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13. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Extrude
both colors: background color #3679a5.



14. Activate again your bottom layer, Merged.

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Set your foreground color to Color.
Flood Fill the layer with your foreground color #aed2fa.

15. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask sg_decorated-frame9.



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

16. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color #000000.



17. Activate your top layer.

Open the tube Ostern-151-01

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

Move the tube to the left side.

18. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color #000000.



19. Open the tube ReneeTubes-Paques-2024-103

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

Image>Resize, 1 time to 40% and 1 time to 80%, resize all layers not checked.

Image>Mirror>Mirror horizontal.
Move the tube to the right side.

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

20. Layers>Merge>Merge All.

21. Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, background color #3679a5.
Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, foreground color #aed2fa.
Image>Add borders, 20 pixels, symmetric, color #ffffff.

22. Activate your Magic Wand Tool
and click in the white border to select it.

23. Set your foreground color to Gradient
flood fill the selection with your Gradient.

24. Effects>Plugins>Tramages - Pool Shadow, default settings



25. Selections>Invert.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color #000000.



Selections>Select None.

26. Image>Add borders, 30 pixels, symmetric, color #ffffff.
Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, color #3679a5.

27. Sign your work.

Add the author's watermark without forgetting the translator's.

28. Layers>Merge>Merge All and save as jpg.

For the tubes of this version thanks Virginia, AigenbyCaz and 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.

7 April 2025