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:



Thanks for the mask 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
Filter Factory Gallery S - Itsa Edge Thing here
Lokas Software - Aqua here
if you have problems with the Lokas Artistic Filter, see my notes here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass here
AAA Frames - Foto Frame here
Alien Skin Xenofex 2 - Constellation here
Filters Factory Gallery 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



Animation Shop 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 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 selections in the Selections Folder

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

Set your foreground color to #b0522a,
and your background color to #cc9c6f.



color 3: #ffffff.

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



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

2. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 20.



3. Selections>Select All.

Open the misted 1932©Yedralina

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.

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



Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, Side by Side



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



6. Effects>Artistic Effects>Email.



7. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Resize, to 80%, resize all layers not checked.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 20.



8. Set your foreground color to white.
Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with 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_Abstract55L



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

9. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen.



10. Open the tube DecoCorazones_yedra

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

It is not necessary to move it.
Keep the Blend Mode to Luminance (legacy) and reduce the opacity +/-65%.

11. Activate again your misted and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Image>Resize, if necessary, for the first tube it is not;
for the second tube I resized to 65%.

12. Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merged.
Edit>Paste as new image and minimize this image.

13. Go back to your work.
We have this



14. Set again your foreground color to #b0522a.

Image>Ajouter des bordures, 2 pixels, symmetric, dark foreground color.
Selections>Select All.

15. Image>Add Borders, 100 pixels, symmetric, whatever color.
Selections>Invert.

Edit>Paste into Selection - the image minimized in step 12 is still in memory.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 20.



16. Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame



Selections>Invert

17. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black.



Selections>Invert.

18. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Filter Factory Gallery S - itsa Edge thing, default settings.



19. Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

Selections>Select None.

20. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection ©Yedralina_Sel09387).



If you think you can't see anything, it's because the selections are so small;
look at the top right and bottom left.

Flood Fill the selection with your dark foreground color.

21. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass
select the preset ©Yedralina_Glass10



Selections>Select None.

22. Open the text Text My All_yedra

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

23. Effects>Plugins>Lokas Software - Aqua - color #b0522a.



If you have problems with Lokas Artistic filter, see my notes here

24. K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 307,00 - Position Y: 662,00.



M key to deselect the tool.

25. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings, but color white.



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

27. Sign your work on a new layer.

Layers>Merge>Merge All and save as jpg.



28. If you want to realize the animation:

Layers>Duplicate - 3 times and you'll have 4 equal layers,
rename the layers 1,2,3 and 4 and activate the layer 1.



29. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection ©Yedralina_Sel09386).



Set your foreground color to white.
Flood Fill the selection with color white.
Keep selected.

30. Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Arrange>Move up



31. Repeat two times Layers>Duplicate
Layers>Arrange>Move Up and stai on the top layer of the third copy.



32. Effects>Plugins>Xenofex 2 - Constellation



Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

33. Activate the layer below of the second copy.



Effects>Plugins>Xenofex 2 - Constellation, click on Random Seed and ok.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

34. Activate the layer below of the first copy.



Effects>Plugins>Xenofex 2 - Constellation, click on Random Seed and ok.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

35. Activate the layer below of the original.



Effects>Plugins>Xenofex 2 - Constellation, click on Random Seed and ok.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Selections>Select None.

36. Save your work to PSP Animation Shop (*psp)



37. Open Animation Shop and open the image you saved,
and you'll have an animation composed by 4 frames



38. Keep the display time to 10

Check the result clicking on View animation
and save as gif.

For the tubes of these versions thanks Yedralina



Version with my tube from Pinterest image






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.

6 February 2025