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:



For the tubes thanks Kamil, Lana and Yvonne.
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
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass here
Simple - Top Left Mirror here
Toadies - Metallic Onion, Sucking Toad Bevel III here
Filters Simple 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

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



If you have problems with Alpha Channel, open a new transparent image 950 x 650 pixels,
and use the selection from Disk.

Set your foreground color to #4b4b51,
and your background color to #e0e1e5.



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



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



1. Open CanalAlpha_NOVIEMBRE Window>Duplicate or, on the keyboard, shift+D to make a copy.



Close the original.
The copy, that will be the basis of your work, is not empty,
but contains the selections saved to alpha channel.

Flood Fill the transparent image with your background Gradient.

2. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Geometric Effects>Circle.



3. Image>Free Rotate - 90 degrees to right.



Objects>Align>Left.

4. Layers>New Raster Layer.

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



Flood Fill the selection with your foreground Gradient.

5. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel.



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



Selections>Select None.

7. Layers>Duplicate.
Objects>Align>Right
or K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 480,00 - Position Y: 42,00.



8. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Soft Light.

9. Layers>Arrange>Move Down - 2 times (over the background layer).

10. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection #2 (from Disk ©Yedralina_Sel0112)



11. Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top, to see better.

Flood Fill the selection with your foreground Gradient.

Keep selected.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Simple - Top Left Mirror.



12. Layers>Duplicate.
Activate the layer below, Raster 3.

13. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Toadies - Metallic Onion, default settings.



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

Keep selected.

14. Activate your top layer, Copy of Raster 3.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Toadies - Sucking Toad Bevel III, default settings.



Selections>Select None.

15. K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 828,00 - Position Y: 256,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

16. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.



17. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection #3 (from Disk ©Yedralina_Sel0113)



18. Open the misted yld-misted-abstract-cityscape

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

19. Effetti>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass
select the preset ©Yedralina_Glass2



Selections>Select None.

20. Edit>Copy

Stay on this layer.

21. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection #4 (from Disk ©Yedralina_Sel0114)



Edit>Paste into Selection - the image copied at step 20.

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

22. Continue on this layer.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection #5 (from Disk ©Yedralina_Sel0115)



23. Activate again the misted yld-misted-abstract-cityscape and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

24. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass - preset ©Yedralina_Glass2

Selections>Select None.

25. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection #6 (from Disk ©Yedralina_Sel0116)



26. Edit>Paste into Selection - the misted is still in memory.
Selections>Select None.

27. Layers>Arrange>Move Down - 3 times.

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

You should have this



28. Activate your top layer.

Open your main tube KamilTube-907

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 to 80%, resize all layers not checked.

29. K key to activate your Pick Tool

Position X: 444,00 - Position Y: 24,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

30. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, at your choice

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

32. Selections>Select All.
Image>Add Borders, 25 pixels, symmetric, whatever color.

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



34. Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, simmetriche, foreground color.
Selections>Select All.

Image>Add Borders, 35 pixels, symmetric, whatever color.

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

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

Selections>Invert.

36. Open the tube LD-flowers-vase

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 to 60%, resize all layers not checked.

Move the tube at the bottom left.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, with the settings used for the tube.

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

38. Sign your work on a new layer.

Layers>Merge>Merge All and save as jpg.

For the tubes of this versions thanks Kamil, Kathy e Wieskes.



For the tubes of this versions thanks Virginia and Wieskes.






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.

31 October 2025