This tutorial was translated with PSPX, PSPX2, PSPX3, 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 qui
French translation here
Your versions ici


Material:
Tubes at your choice (the tubes used by Inge-Lore are under licence)
The rest of the material here
Thanks for the tubes and a mask Guismo and Silvie.
For the tubes of my version thanks Adrienne.
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)



consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Mehdi - Sorting Tiles here
AFS IMPORT - sqborder2 here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here
AAA Frames - Foto Frame / AAA Filters - Good Vibrations here
Filters AFS IMPORT 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 Selections in the Selections Folder.

Open the masks in PSP and minimize them with the rest of the material.

1. Choose two colors from your tubes
Set your foreground color to the light color,
and your background color with the dark color.



Open a new transparent image 1000 x 650 pixels.
Flood Fill the transparent image with one of your colors.

Layers>New Raster Layer.

Selections>Select All.

Open calguismistedautomne3109

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

If necessary, change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (legacy).
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

2. Effects>Plugins>Mehdi – Sorting Tiles



Effects>Plugins>AAA Filters - Good Vibrations.



Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your light 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 Jhn7Ykehlj



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

3. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection halloween©ILR.



Press CANC on the keyboard

Open the second background tube calguismisthalloween22109

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

Image>Resize, if necessary - for me 70%, resize all layers not checked.
Place the tube on the selection.
Selections>Invert.
Press CANC on the keyboard

Selections>Invert.

4. Selections>Modify>Select Selection Borders.



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

Effects>Texture Effects>Blinds, light color.



Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel.



Selections>Select None.

Activate your Magic Wand Tool
and click in the center of the image to select it.



5. Effects>3D Effects>Cutout, with a dark color of your image.



Selections>Select None.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Activate the layer of the mask.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection halloween2©ILR.



Press CANC on the keyboard

Selections>Select None.

Effets>Effets de texture>Weave
weave color: light foreground color
gap color: dark background color.



Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



6. Set your foreground color to white.
Activate your bottom layer.

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

Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window
and select the mask Silvie_Mask_Deco44HZ



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

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

7. Effects>Distortion Effects>Wave.



Effects>Texture Effects>Blinds, same settings.

Open the tube mentali-decor173

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

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

Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merged.
Edit>Paste as new layer.

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



Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.





8. Activate your bottom layer.

Effects>Plugins>[AFS Import] - sqborder2



Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames – Foto Frame



Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror, standard settings.



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

K key to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: 176,00 and Position Y: 25,00.



Activate the layer Raster 4 (the Mura Effect)
Edit>Copy.
Edit>Paste as new image and minimize this image.

Go back to your work.

Selections>Select All.
Image>Canvas Size - 1100 x 750 pixels.



Activate your top layer.
Layers>New Raster Layer.

Selections>Invert.

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



Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

10. Effects>Plugins>(AFS Import) – sqborder2, same settings.



Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames – Foto Frame



Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror, same settings.



Selections>Select None.

The minimized image of step 9 is still in memory



Edit>Paste as new layer.

Effects>Plugins>MuRa’s Meister–Perspective Tiling, same settings.



11. Open deco1-

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Move the tube up.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



11. Copy/Paste as new layer your main tubes.
Image>Resize, if necessary, resize all layers not checked.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



Layers>Merge>Merge All.

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

Sign your work.

Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, light or dark color, to your liking.

Save as jpg.

For the tubes of this version thanks Adrienne






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.

18 Ottobre 2023