This tutorial was created with PSPX9 and translated with PSPX2 and PSPX3 and PSPX7, 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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French translation here
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For this tutorial, you will need:
Material here
Thanks: for the tubes: AngelStar (As tube 90a-e27; AS tube-4ee82b), LisaT (paysages_0147_lisat),
Nicole (nicole-deco4-2020).
for the masks Tine (creation.tine_masque078), Narah (NarahsMasks_1640).
The rest of the material is by Lica Cida.
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)



Plugins
consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
&<Bkg Designer sf10I> - Circus Maximus (to import in Unlimited) here
Mehdi - Fur here
DSB Flux - Electrosphere here
FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Perspective Shadow here
Mura's Seamless - Emboss at Alpha here
AAA Frames - Texture Frame 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

If you don't find in your PSP the Gradient Metallic Gold 02, or Corel_06_022,
copy the supplied gradient in the Gradients Folder.

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

1. Open the image backbeautifulnature.
This image will be the basis of your work.

Layers>Promote Background Layer.

(if you want, you can colorize the image).

2. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Bkg Designer sf10I> - Circus Maximus



3. Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Fur.



Layers>Duplicate.

4. Effects>Plugins>DSB Flux - Eletrosphere.



5. Adjust>Remove Noise>Add Noise.



Effects>Plugins>FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss, default settings.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Darken.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Edit>Copy and Edit>Paste as new image;
minimize this image; we'll use it later.

6. Go back to your work.
Layers>New Raster Layer.

Set your foreground color to Gradient and select the Gradient Metallic Gold 02, or Corel_06_022, style Linear.



Flood Fill the layer with your Gradient.

Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask creation.tine_masque078.



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

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



Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Perspective Shadow.
Select the preset Drop Shadow, Blurry and ok.



8. Activate your Magic Wand Tool , tolerance and feather 0,
and click in the frame of the mask to select it.



Activate the layer Raster 1.
Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

9. Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Texture Frame, default settings.



Selections>Select None.

Activate the top layer.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

10. Activate again the layer Raster 1.

Open the tube AS tube-4ee82b and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Optional: Image>Resize, at your choice (for me 80%), resize all layers not checked.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.
Move the tube to the left side, in the mask.

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Hard Light, or at your choice.



11. Open the tube paysages_0147_lisat and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, 3 times to 80%, resize all layers not checked.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

Move the tube to the right side.

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay.



12. Open the tube nicole-deco4-2020, keep selected and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Redimensionner, at your choice, for me 1 time to 80 and 1 time to 90%, resize all layers not checked.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.
Move the tube at the upper right.

If necessare, arrange the images on the background.

The layers, Blend Modes and opacities.



13. Stay on the layer Raster 4.

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Set your foreground color to white #ffffff.

Flood Fill the layer with color white.

Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window
and select the mask NarahsMasks_1640.



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

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color #ffffff.



Edit>Repeat Drop Shadow.

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Perspective Shadow.
Select the preset Drop Shadow, Blurry and ok.



Layers>Merge>Merge Visible.

14. Image>Canvas Size - 1200 x 900 pixels.



Effects>3D Effets>Drop Shadow, color #000000.



15. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Selections>Select All.
Active the image minimized at step 5 (you'll find a copy of this image also in the material).
Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Selections>Select None.

Layers>Arrange>Send to Bottom.

16. Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Texture Frame, default settings.



17. Open the image image minimizadareduzida and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

18. Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Texture Frame, default settings.



Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black #000000.



19. Activate the top layer.
Open the woman tube AS Tube 90a-e27 and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Image>Resize, at your choice (for me 125%), resize all layers not checked.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.
Move the tube to the right side.



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

20. Open the tube elementomask and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Image>Free Rotate - 90 degrees to left.



Move the tube at the bottom left.

21. Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, color black #000000.

Sign your work on a new layer.
Add, if you want, the auteur and translator's watermarks.

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

Layers>Merge>Merge All and save as jpg.

Version with tubes by Luz Cristina



Your versions here




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.

2 June 2021