This tutorial was written with PSP2020 and translated with PSPX9, 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.
See my schedule here


italian translation here
french translation here
your versions here


For this tutorial, you will need:



Thanks: for the tubes thanks Cat Dana and for a mask Silvie.
The rest of the material is by Yedralina
(The links of the tubemakers here).






consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1. here
Photoeffex - Scanlines here
AAA Foto Frame - Foto Frame here






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



Copy the presets in the Presets Folder

Copy the selection in the Selections Folder.

Open the masks in PSP and minimize them with the rest of the material.

Colors:



Set your foreground color to #bf81b3
and your background color to #f9e8bc.



color 3 #e0c2db
color 4 (for the Drop shadow) #66345d

1. Open a new transparent image 1000 x 700 pixels.

2. Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1.
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 with the color 3 #e0c2db.



3. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



4. Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur.



5. Effects>User Defined Filter - preset Emboss 7.



6. Effects>Plugins>Photoeffex - Scanlines.



7. Set your foreground color to white.
Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with the color white.

Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask Silvie_Mask_Tropicl_Paradise99U



Layers>Duplicate.



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

8. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color 4 #66345d.



9. Effects>User Defined Filter - preset Find all edge (legacy)



Reduce the opacity of this layer to 65%.

10. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection ©Yedralina_Sel0885



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.
Selections>Select None.

11. Effects>User Defined Filter - preset Emboss 7.



12. Open deco 1ADP

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

13. K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 121,00 - Position: 0,00.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen.

14. Open deco 2ADP

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

It is not necessary to move it; it should be to Position X: 144,00 and Position Y: 34,00.



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

Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

Activate again your top layer.

15. Open the misted 2025 04 05 Cat Dana N7

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

Resize, if necessary, or use the preset Preset_Pick_316-©Yedralina



Move the tube slightly to the right:
Position X: 230,00 - Position Y: -7,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

Reduce the opacity of this layer +/-52%, or according to the colors of your tube.

16. Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merged.

Edit>Paste as new image, and minimize this image.

17. Set your foreground color to the first one #bf81b3
background color #f9e8bc.



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



Note: In her first version, Yedralina used the Invert gradient here unselected,
and selected at point 30.
I did the same. You decide what you prefer.
See the two examples under the title



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

18. Selections>Select All.

Image>Add Borders, 50 pixels, symmetric, whatever color.

19. Selections>Invert.

Edit>Paste into Selection - the image minimized at step 16 is still in memory.

20. Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur, same settings.



21. Effects>User Defined Filter - preset Emboss 7



Selections>Invert.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color 4 #66345d.



22. Selections>Invert.

Effetti>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame.



Selections>Select None.

23. Layers>Duplicate.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 20.



24. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window
and select the mask Empty_1400x1050)



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

25. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color 4 #66345d.



Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.

26. K key to activate your Pick Tool
open the presets menu and select the preset 318©Yedralina



27. Selections>Select All.
Image>Add Borders, 50 pixels, symmetric, whatever color.

Selections>Invert.
Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

28. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 20.



29. Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 25 pixels.

30. Selections>Modify>Select Selection Borders.



Uncheck Invert to invert the gradient colors.



Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color 4 #66345d.



Selections>Select None.

31. Open your main tube 2025 04 27 Cat Dana N1

Erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, if necessary, I resized to 120%.

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Place correctly the tube.

32. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color 4 #66345d.



33. Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, foreground color.

34. Image>Resize, 1000 pixels width, resize all layers checked.

35. Sign your work on a new layer.

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

For the tubes of this version thanks Cat Dana



For the tubes of this version thanks Kamil and Mentali






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.

16 May 2025