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.
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italian translation here
french translation here
your versions here


For this tutorial, you will need:


Tubes di CatDana
(The links of the tubemakers here).






consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
RCS Filter Pak - RCSTriple Exposure here
VM Stylize - Square Blur here
Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow here
AP 01 [Lines] - Lines SilverLining here
Simple - Top Left Mirror, Half Wrap here
Simple - Top Bottom Wrap here
AAA Filters - Custom - AAA Frames - Foto Frame here
Filtres RCS, VM Stylize, Graphics Plus and 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



Copy the presets Emboss 6 and Pick 202 in the Presets Folder.

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

Colors



Set your foreground color to color 1 #4391a8,
and your background color to color 2 #baf5f6.



color 3 #1f424d
color 4 #ffffff.

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



1. Open a new transparent image 950 x 650 pixels.
Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

2. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius - raggio 5.



3. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



4. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror, default settings.



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



6. Effects>Plugins>AAA Filters - Custom
Click Reset once to clear previous settings, then 1 click on Kirsch



7. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - RCS Filter Pak 1.0 - RCSTriple Exposure, default settings.



8. Effects>Plugins>AAA Filters - Custom
Click Reset once to clear previous settings, then 1 click on High Pass



Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

9. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Selections>Select All.

Open the misted Mer mist 2025 06 12 Cat Dana 8

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

Selections>Select None.

10. K key to activate your Pick Tool
open the Preset's menu and select the preset 202-©Yedralina



Result



M key to deselect the Tool.

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

translator's note:
in my second version, I didn't apply the preset,
and I resized the misted to 80%



11. Layers>Duplicate.
Close this layer and activate the layer below of the original.

12. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - VM Stylize - Square Blur, default settings.



13. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Simple - Left Right Wrap
this effect works without window; once imported into Unlimited, you can see the result immediately



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



15. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Simple - Half Wrap
also this effect works without window; once imported into Unlimited, you can see the result immediately



Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

16. Author's note:
Optional: you can reduce the opacity of this layer to 80%, if necessary
(the background should remain visible)
I didn't do this in my first version,
but in the second one, I reduced the opacity.

17. Re-open and activate your top layer.

Resize the tube is necessary; for me I resized to 80%.

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

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

19. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask Masc184©Yedralina



Layers>Duplicate.



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

20. Effects>User Defined Filter - Emboss 6



21. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color 1 #4391a8



22. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror vertical (Image>Flip)
Image>Mirror>Mirror horizontal.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Multiply.
Layers>Arrange>Move Down.



23. Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color 1 #4391a8 (or 3, at your choice).

Edit>Copy.

24. Selections>Select all.
Image>Add Borders, 15 pixels, symmetric, whatever color.
Selections>Invert.

Edit>Paste into Selection - the image copied at previous step

25. Effects>Plugins>Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow, default settings.



26. Copy this border Edit>Copy

27. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color 3 #1f424d.



28. Image>Add Borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, color 1 #4391a8.
Selections>Select All.

Image>Add Borders, 40 pixels, symmetric, whatever color.
Please note that the chosen color can actually change the result of the border
par example here below will be the result with color white



and here below the result with the foreground color



29. Selections>Invert.

Edit>Paste into Selection - the border in memory from step 26.

Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Vertical (Image>Flip).

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



Selections>Select None.

31. Activate your Warp Brush Tool



Point your mouse to the bottom left



Hold down the left mouse button—for about 10 seconds—to complete the brush rotation.

32. Set the twirl to right



and repeat in the top-right corner



translator's note: in my second version, I played with the size.

33. Open the tube 2024 04 26 Cat N1

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

Move the tube to the right.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color 3 #1f424d (or settings at your choice)



34. Open the text Text_CatDana©Yedralina

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

Move the text to the left.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color 3 #1f424d



if you want to write your text:
font Catcalling Demo, size 90, foreground color closed, background color white.



35. Image>Resize, 1000 pixels width, resize all layers checked.
Sign your work on a new layer.
Layers>Merge>Merge All and save as jpg.

Versions with tubes by Cat Dana








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.

26 August 2026