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
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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 my tube thanks Silvie
(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
AAA Frames - Foto Frame here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here


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 material.

1. Choose 2 colors from your material;
set your foreground color to the light color; for me #ddadbb
and your background color to the dark color; for me #a83c60



Open a new transparent image 1000 x 650 pixels.

Selections>Select All.

Open the background image facf259ab1f97...

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 50.



2. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your dark 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 @ildiko_create_mask_free_045



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

K key to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: 35,00 (keep Position Y: 0,00).



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

3. 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.
Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

Edit>Paste into Selection (your background image is still in memory).

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Effects>3D Effects>Cutout, with a darker color, for me #401300.



4. Effectsi>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass.
Select the preset Clear and ok.



Selections>Select None.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

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

Activate your top layer.

Effects>Texture Effects>Weave
weave color: light color
gap color: dark color.



Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



5. Activate your bottom layer.
Layers>New Raster Layer.
Selections>Select All.

If you used the supplied background image,

copy the misted facf259ab1f97...

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If your used another background image, activate again this image.
Work on this image:
Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window
and select the mask 20-20.



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

Edit>Copy.

***

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

Reduce the opacity of this layer to 30%.

6. Set your foreground color to color white #ffffff.

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 mask-Narah-mask-0892.png



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

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



You should have this



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 Narah_mask_0591.jpg



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

7. K key to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: 146,00 and Position Y: 54,00.



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

Reduce the opacity of this layer to 70%.

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

K key to activate your Pick Tool
mode Scale

use the central nodes to pull the mask up and down until the borders.



8. Activate the layer 1.
Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.

Effects>Texture Effects>Textile
couleur du tissage: darker color, for me #401300.



Image>Canvas Size - 1000 x 750 pixels.



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



Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow



Open your tube - for me Cute_Baby_Panda_Bear_Silvie_16.03.2023

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

Image>Resize, if necessary, resize all layers not checked.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

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

Open the deco deko_ILR

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

K key to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: 6,00 and Position Y: 27,00.



Your tag and the layers.



9. Set again your foreground color to your light color.

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



Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, dark color.
Selections>Selec All.
Image>Add Borders, 30 pixels, symmetric, light color.

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

Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame.



Selections>Selec All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 32 pixels.
Effects>3D Effects>Cutout, same settings.

10. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass - preset Clear.



Image>Rotate to right - 2 times, the whole image rotates.



Repeat Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass - preset Clear.

Repeat Image>Rotate to right - 2 times.
Selections>Select None.

11. Sign your work on a new layer.

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

Save as jpg.

For the tube of this version thanks Saturnella






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 2023