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 and the mask thanks Yvonne, Riet and 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
Visual Manipulation - Transmission (da importare in Unlimited) here
Mura's Meister - Copies here
AAA Frames - Foto Frame here
Filters Visual Manipulation 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.

If you have problems with the alpha channel,
open a new transparent image 1000 x 700 pixels,
and use the selections from disk.

Colors



Set you foreground color to the color 2 #425e74,
and your background color to the color 3 #f0d2ac



color 1: white #ffffff
color 4 #243340.br>
Set your foreground color to a Foreground/Background Gradient, style Linear.



To begin, set your foreground color to Color,
and set your background color to color white (we'll use it for the mask).



1. Open CanalAlphaRECUERDOSV.
This image, 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 the foreground color 2.

2. Selections>Select All.

Open the misted Riet 1205 misted landschap-160625

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

3. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



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



5. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
(or selection from disk Sel_0924)
Open the selections menu and load the selection #1



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

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



Keep selected.

7. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 45 pixels.

8. Edit>Paste into Selection - the tube Riet 1205 misted landschap-160625 is still in memory.
Selections>Select None.

9. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color 4 #243340 or black, at your choice.



10. Layers>Duplicate (the misted)



Layers>Merge>Merge Down - 2 times.

11. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Copies.



Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

12. Activate again your top layer.

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





13. Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Layers>Duplicate.

14. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Visual Manipulation - Transmission



15. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



16. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Soft Light.
Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

17. Activate your background layer.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
(or selection from disk Sel_0925
The selection #2 is immediately available.
You just have to click Load.



18. Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.
Selections>Invert.

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



Selections>Invert.

20. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Edit>Paste into Selection - the misted Riet 1205 misted landschap-160625 is still in memory.

Selections>Select None.

21. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



22. Open Deco00368©Yedralina

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
It not necessary to move it.

The Blend Mode is setted in Multiply.

23. Open Deco00369©Yedralina

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
It is not necessary to move it.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (legacy).

Activate again the layer below of the first deco.

24. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with the white background color.

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_Abstract1L



Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

25. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (legacy).
Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.
We have this



26. For the borders, set again your backgroud color to the color 3 #f0d2ac
and your foreeground color with the gradient prepared at the beginning.



Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, foreeground color 2.
Image>Add Borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, background color 3.
Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, foreeground color 2.

Selections>Select All.

27. Image>Add Borders, 30 pixels, symmetric, foreeground color 2.
Selections>Invert.

28. Flood Fill the selection with your linear gradient.

29. Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise.



30. Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, foreeground color 2.
Image>Add Borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, background color 3.

Selections>Select All.

31. Image>Add Borders, 50 pixels, symmetric, foreground color 2.

Selections>Invert.

Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame.



Repeat Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame, width 10



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



Selections>Select None.

33. Open your main tube yld-misted-children-faye-whittaker-02

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.

Move the tube at the bottom left, see my example.

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

34. Open Titulo_RECUERDOS DE VERANO,Yedra
Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

35. Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance or Luminance legacy.

36. Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, dark color (4) #243340

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, Riet and CupCake.






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.

22 September 2025