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 (the tube used by Inge-Lore is under licence).
The rest of the material


For the tube of my version thanks AigenbyCaz
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)



consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass 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



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

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



You will often have to alternate the foreground color with the white color.
I recommend making sure your colors are stored in a palette.
Click on Add to Palette and in the window that opens click OK.
(If you are using an existing palette, make note of the Swatch number.



To begin, set the foreground color to white.



Open Alpha-Cheyenne
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.

Selections>Select All.

Open your background image 7f593i2

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

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, default settings.



Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 40.



2. 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 11325



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

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



3. Selections>Modify>Expand - 3 pixels.

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

Selections>Modify>Contract - 3 pixels.


Set your foreground color with the light color.



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



Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass.
Glass Color: #acacac



Selections>Select None.

4. Layers>Duplicate.

K key to activate your Pick Tool
Set Position X: 29,00 and Position Y: 588,00.



Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

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



Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection Selection #2



Layers>New Raster Layer.

Right-click on the foreground color and set the foreground color to white color.



Flood Fill the layer with color white.

5. Selections>Modify>Contract - 3 pixels.


Click on the small palette of the foreground color to place the light color,
and open the palette menu to place the gradient in the foreground.



Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass, same settings.

Selections>Select None.

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.



Press CANC on the keyboard
Selections>Select None.

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

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection Selection #3



Layers>New Raster Layer.
Right-click on the foreground color and set the foreground color to white color.



Flood Fill the layer with color white.

6. Selections>Modify>Contract - 3 pixels.

Click on the small palette of the foreground color to place the light color,
and open the palette menu to place the gradient in the foreground.



Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass, same settings.
Selections>Select None.

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

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection Selection #4



Layers>New Raster Layer.
Right-click on the foreground color and set the foreground color to white color.



Flood Fill the layer with color white.

7. Selections>Modify>Contract - 3 pixels.

Click on the small palette of the foreground color to place the light color,
and open the palette menu to place the gradient in the foreground.



Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass, same settings.
Selections>Select None.

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

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection Selection #5



Layers>New Raster Layer.
Right-click on the foreground color and set the foreground color to white color.



Flood Fill the layer with color white.

Selections>Modify>Contract - 3 pixels.

Click on the small palette of the foreground color to place the light color,
and open the palette menu to place the gradient in the foreground.



Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

8. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass, same settings.
Selections>Select None.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Activate the layer Group-Raster 2.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection Selection #6



Press CANC on the keyboard .

Selections>Select None.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection Selection #7



Press CANC on the keyboard.

Selections>Select None.

9. 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.



Layers>New Raster Layer.

Your background image is still in memory:
Edit>Paste into Selection.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 10.



Effects>Texture Effects>Weave
weave color: light color



Layers>New Raster Layer.

Custom Selection



Layers>New Raster Layer.

Effects>3D Effects>Cutout.



Selections>Select None.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

10. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection Selection #8



Layers>New Raster Layer.

Right-click on the foreground color and set the foreground color to white color.



Flood Fill with color white.

Selections>Modify>Contract - 3 pixels.

Click on the small palette of the foreground color to place the light color,
and open the palette menu to place the gradient in the foreground.



Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass, same settings.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection Selection #10



Layers>New Raster Layer.

Edit>Paste into Selection - your background image is always in memory.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Layers>New Raster Layer.

Effects>3D Effects>Cutout, same settings.



Selections>Select None.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

11. Activate again the layer Group-Raster 2.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection Selection #11



Press CANC on the keyboard.

Selections>Select None.

Activate the layer Raster 1.

Layers>New Raster Layer.

Selections>Select All.

Open your background tube

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

Move the tube to the right.



12. Activate 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.

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.
Place correctly the tube.

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



Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, light color.
Image>Add borders, 45 pixels, symmetric, dark color.

Open the text

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

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



13. Open deco-1

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

K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 4,00 and Position Y.: 5,00.



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



Sign your work on a new layer.

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

Save as jpg.

For the tubes of this version thanks AigenbyCaz and Monique.






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.

1 June 2024