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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For this tutorial, you will need:



For the mask thanks Silvie
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
&<Bkg Designer sf10III> - VPC Factorize (to import in Unlimited) here
Simple - Top Left Mirror here
Mura's Meister - Copies 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



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

Set your foreground color to #8bdd17
and your background color to #114d0f



color 3 #0a2f06
color 4 #53da02

Colors 3 and 4 are obtained in step 10.

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



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

2. Open your main tube 4541©Yedralina

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, so that the tube doesn't extend beyond the top and bottom edges.



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

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



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



6. Effects>Plugins>Simple - Top Left Mirror



7. Layers>New Rster Layer.

Selections>Load/Save selection>Load selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection ©Yedralina_Sel0151



Flood Fill the selection with your Linear Gradient.

Selections>Select None.

8. Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Copies



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



10. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Bkg Designer sf10III> - UPC Factorize.
(These settings are specific to this tutorial;
In your case, if the colors are different, you'll need to adjust them.)


11. From this layer, take your colors 3 and 4.



12. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Vertical (Image>Flip)

13. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



14. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



15. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



16. Open the tube Deco00393©Yedralina

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

K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position x: 51,00 - Position Y: 0,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

17. Effects>Plugins>Simple - Top Left Mirror



If you're using different colors, you have several options:
Change the Blend Mode to Luminance (legacy),
or change the color with the Adjust>Variation filter,
or change the color with Adjust>Hue and Saturation>Colorize.
These are the settings I used for my second version.



18. Set your foreground color to the color 3,
and your background color to the color 4



19. Layers>New Rster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your background color (color 4).
Remember: this color will be the lightest one that appears here.



20. 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_Decor7QX



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

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



22. Re-open and activate your top layer of the tube.



Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

23. Image>Add Borders, 2 pixels, symmetric , background color (color 4).
Image>Add Borders, 15 pixels, symmetric , colore di primo piano (color 3).

Image>Add Borders, 2 pixels, symmetric , background color (color 4).
Image>Add Borders, 30 pixels, symmetric , colore di primo piano (color 3).

Image>Add Borders, 2 pixels, symmetric , background color (color 4).
Image>Add Borders, 2 pixels, symmetric , colore di primo piano (color 3).

Image>Add Borders, 2 pixels, symmetric , background color (color 4).
Image>Add Borders, 40 pixels, symmetric , colore di primo piano (color 3).

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

25. Sign your work and add - if necessary - the credits.

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








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28 Maggio 2026