This tutorial, created with PSP2019, was translated with PSPX9 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:
Tube at your choice (3 persons tube and a deco tube)
The rest of the Material



For the tubes of my versions thanks Gerda.
For a mask thanks Narah.
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)



consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here
Mura's Seamless - Emboss at Alpha here
Filters Mura's Seamless 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 them with the rest of the materiale.

1. Choose from your tubes a light and a dark color.



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



Open a new transparent image 1000 x 650 pixels.

Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror horizontal.
Reduce the opacity of this layer to 50%.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Open CLUSTER FRAME_AI CREATIONS_BG 72

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 60%, resize all layers not checked.

K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 35,00 - Position Y: 32,00.



2. Open CLUSTER FRAME_AI CREATIONS_BG 12

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 60%, resize all layers not checked.

Position X: 605,00 - Position Y: 15,00.



Selection Tool
(no matter the type of selection, because with the custom selection your always get a rectangle)
clic on the Custom Selection
and set the following settings.



Activate the layer Raster 1.
Layers>New Raster Layer.

Open Beautiful Life pp(2)

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

Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

3. Activate your top layer.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

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



Activate the layer Raster 1.
Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling.



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

Activate again the layer Raster 1.

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

4. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask MASQUE16.



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.
Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

K key to activate your Pick Tool
Keep Position X: 0,00 and set Position Y: -100,00.



Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your white foreground color.

Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window
and select the mask Narah_mask_0503.



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.
Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

5. K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: -58,00 - Position Y: 120,00.



Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Open Hängende Blumen1 (7)

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Pick Tool
Position X: 271,00 - Position Y: -15,00.



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



Open deco 1

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Position X: -3,00 - Position Y: 220,00.



6. Effects>Plugins>Mura's Seamless - Emboss at Alpha, default settings.



Activate your top layer.

Open fuenf

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Place the tube on the left frame.

Open SIM

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Place the tube on the right frame.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Layers>Arrange>Move Down (under the frames layer).

7. Activate again your top layer.

Open your main tube and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, if necessary, resize all layers not checked.

Place the tube in the center, leaving part of the background clearly visible.

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

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



Open your deco tube and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, if necessary, resize all layers not checked.

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.

Move the tube to the right or to the left.
Optonal: Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.

8. Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, dark color.

Selections>Select All.
Image>Add borders, 70 pixels, symmetric, dark color.
Selections>Invert.

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 select the mask TIME TO BLOOM_BG 8



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

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



Edit>Repeat Drop shadow.

8. Selections>Select None.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, color white.

Image>Resize, 1030 pixels width, resize all layers checked.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Sign your work and save as jpg.

For the tubes of these versions thanks
Gerda



Guismo






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25 June 2024