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:



For the tubes thanks Virginia.
The rest of the material is by Yedralina
(The links of the tubemakers here).






consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Two Moon - Emboston here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass here
AAA Foto Frame - Foto Frame / AAA Filters - Custom here
Filters Two Moon 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 preset in the folder of the plugin Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact>Settings>Glass.
One or two clic on the file (it depends by your settings), automatically the preset will be copied in the right folder.
why one or two clic see here



Copy the preset in the Presets Folder

Copy the selection in the Selections Folder.

Set your foreground color to #e7b4f5
and your background color to #6c32a2.



color 3 #ffffff

Prepare the foreground color with a Foreground/Background Gradient, style Radial



Prepare the background color with a Foreground/Background Gradient, style Linear.



1. Open a new transparent image 1000 x 700 pixels.
Flood Fill the transparent image with your foreground Gradient.

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

3. Open your misted CV_2203_001

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

4. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



5. Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur.



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



7. Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

8. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Two Moon - Emboston, default settings.



Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



9. Open the tube tube Deco00364©Yedralina

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Don't move.

Open the tube Deco00365©Yedralina

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Don't move.

10. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection ©Yedralina_Sel0900



Set your foreground color to the color white.



Flood Fill the selection with the color white.

11. Selections>Modify>Contract - 4 pixels.
Press CANC on the keyboard
Selections>Select None.

12. Layers>Duplicate.

K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 643,00 - Position Y: 371,00.



13. Activate your Magic Wand Tool , tolerance and feather 0,
and click in the last rectangle to select it.



14. Activate again your misted and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.

15. Effects>Plugins>AAA Filter - Custom (Fracture)



Keep selected.

16. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass.
Select the preset ©Yedralina_Glass4



Selections>Select None.

17. Edit>Paste as new layer - your misted is still in memory.
Image>Resize, if necessary.
In my case I did not resize, but I moved it a little lower.

18. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Soft Light,
or reduce the opacity +/-75/80%, according to the colors of your tube.

Layers>Arrange>Move Down - 2 times.

19. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Resize, to 50%, resize all layers not checked.

Move the tube at the upper right:
Position X: 590,00 - Position Y: -13,00



Image>Flip>Flip Horizontal

This command mirrors, but keeps the image in the same position.
If you do not have this command in your PSP:
Image>Mirror and place as before.



Blend Mode or opacity as in the previous step

20. Open the text Text-LUNA DE FLORES_MAYO_Yedra

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

If you want to write the text in your language using and adapting the text:
Luna de Flores
Font Rabelan, size 95 pixels, color white.



MAYO
Font Gothic (attention, in PSP it can look like as Century Gothic),
dimensioni 40 pixels, colore bianco.



Move the tube as in my example,
or Position X: 568,00 - Position Y: 120,00.



21. You should have this



22. Activate your bottom layer.

Edit>Copy

**To be safe, you can paste this layer as a new image,
and set it aside.



23. Set again your foreground color with the first color,
to have the Linear background Gradient you prepared before starting



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

Selections>Select All.

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

Selections>Invert.

Flood Fill the selection with your Linear background Gradient.

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



26. Selections>Select All.

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

Selections>Invert.

27. Edit>Paste into Selection - the image minimized at step 22 is still in memory.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 15.



28. Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame, width to 25.



Selections>Select none.

29. Open your main tube CV_1903_009

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 110%.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, at your choice; for me 0/0/75/25, background color.



30. Move the tube as in my example,
or use the preset 319©Yedralina



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

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

33. Sign your work on a new layer.

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

For the tubes of this version thanks Virginia and Yedralina






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.

24 May 2025