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 tubes Vera Mendes.
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
Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1. here
Mura's Meister - Copies here
Nik Software - Color Efex Pro here
AAA Filters - Custom / AAA Frames - Foto Frame here
RCS Filter Pak 1.0 - RCS Un-Earthly Vortex, RCS TripleExposure here
VanDerLee - Unplugged-X here
Toadies - What are you here
Filter Meister - FM Sample ConvoLine here
Filters RCS and Toadies 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 masks in PSP and minimize it with the rest of the material.

Colors



For the Mehdi plugin:
Set your foreground color to the color 2 #a6c5d9,
and your background color to the color 1 #41678b



color 3 #0b3a6b
color 4 #9d7456.

1. Open Canal Alpha
This image, that will be the basis of your work, is not empty,
but contains the selections saved to alpha channel.

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:
the third color with color 3 #0b3a6b, the fourth with color 4 #9d7456.



3. Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur.



4. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



5. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Toadies - What are you, default settings.



6. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - RCS Filter Pak 1.0 - RCS TripleExposure, default settings.



7. Adjust>Sharpness>High-Pass Sharpen.



8. Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.

9. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



10. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



11. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



12. Effects>Plugins>Filter Meister - FM Sample ConvoLine



13. Effects>Plugins>VanDerLee - Unplugged-X - Deinterlace.



14. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
The selection #1 is immediately available.
You just have to click Load.



(or Selection from Disk Sel 0929)



15. Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

16. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - RCS Filter Pak 1 - RCS Un-Earthly Vortex



Repeat this Effect another time.



I noticed that this effect gives different results, perhaps due to the PSP version,
or the palette colors, or something else.
You can verify this by checking the other translations.

17. Selections>Modify>Contract - 20 pixels.



18. Selections>Modify>Select Selection Borders.



19. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel.



20. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color 3 #0b3a6b.



Selections>Select None.

21. Image>Resize, to 40%, resize all layers not checked.

22. K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 572,00 - Position Y: 31,00.



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



24. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color 3 #0b3a6b.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (legacy), or to your liking.

25. Now to erase the little marks at the top and bottom:
Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection #2 (from disk ©Yedralina Sel 0931).



Press CANC on the keyboard
Selections>Select None.

26. Open the misted 1903-vmtubes

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 - for the provided tube it is not.

Position correctly the tube, see the final example.

Reduce the opacity of this layer +/-65%.

Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

27. Set your foreground color to color 1 #41678b,
and your background color to color 2 #a6c5d9



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



Image>Add Borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, color 3 #0b3a6b.
Selections>Select All.

28. Image>Add Borders, 100 pixels, symmetric, color 3 #0b3a6b.

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

29. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, last settings.



30. Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 20 pixels.

Repeat Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, last settings.

Again Selections>Modify>Contract - 35 pixels.

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

Again Selections>Modify>Contract - 35 pixels.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, last settings.

Selections>Select None.

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



32. Open the text Deco00375©Yedralina

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

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (legacy).

33. Open the tube Deco00376©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: 738,00 - Position Y: 101,00.



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Soft Light.

34. Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color 3 3 #0b3a6b.

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

36. Optional: Effects>Plugins>Nik Software - Color Efex Pro 3.0
Bi-Color Used Defined - color 2 #a6c5d9 and color 4 #9d7456



37. Effects>Plugins>AAA Filters - Custom - Landscape



38. Open your main tube 2005-vmtubes

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, for the provided tube I resized to 120%.
Move the tube to the left.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, at your choice - for me with color 3 #0b3a6b



39. Sign your work on a new layer.

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

For the tubes of this version thanks 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.

11 March 2026