This tutorial was 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:



Thanks for the tubes Laurette and Emilse
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)




consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Mehdi - Sorting Tiles here
Simple - Top Left Mirror, Zoom out and flip here
Mura's Meister - Pole Transform here
AAA Frames - Foto Frame, Texture Frame here
Filters 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



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

2. Set your foreground color to #1b4078,
and your background color to #9cdeee.



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



Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

3. Selections>Select All.

Open the tube 13 @ by Emi

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

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



5. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 30.



6. Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Sorting Tiles.



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



8. Layers>Duplicate and stay on this layer.

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.



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

9. Selections>Modify>Select Selection Borders.



Set your foreground color to Color.
Flood Fill the selection with your foreground color #1b4078.
Selections>Select None.

10. Open divers_femmes_visage05_laurette

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

Image>Resize, 1 time to 50% and 1 time to 80%, resize all layers not checked.
Place the tube as below



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



12. Activate the layer Copy of Raster 1



Custom Selection



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

13. Activate again the tube 13 @ by Emi and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.



Selections>Select None.

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



15. Effects>Plugins>Simple - Top Left Mirror



16. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Simple - Zoom out and flip.



17. Activate your background layer, Raster 1.



18. Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Pole Transform.



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



20. Move this layer under your top layer.



21. Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

22. Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Texture Frame.



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



24. Edit>Copy

25. Image>Resize, to 90%, resize all layers not checked.

Activate your Magic Wand Tool
and click in the transparent part to select it.

26. Edit>Paste into Selection

27. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 30.



28. Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Texture Frame.



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



30. Selections>Invert.

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



Selections>Select None.

31. Sign your work.
Add the author's watermark, without forgetting the translator's

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

Version 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.

28 February 2026