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 KaD (KaD_WinterWoman22) and Beatriz (2725-Deco-LBTUBES).
for the mask Narah (NarahsMasks_1630).
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
Filter Factory Gallery L - Bonny Tiler here
Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-Linear-H here
Mura's Meister - Pole Transform here
Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Perspective Shadow here
Nik Software - Color Efex Pro here
Filters VM Toolbox, VM Natural, Graphics Plus, Mura's Seamless and Simple 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 preset araraligtdw in the Presets Folder.
Copy the selection in the Selections Folder.

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

Set your foreground color to #151109,
and your background color to #8b7440.



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



1. Open the image backdora, that will be the basis of your work.
Colorize, if you use other colors.

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

3. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask NarahsMasks_1630.



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

4. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Filter Factory Gallery L - Bonny Tiler.



the version of Unlimited used for this tutorial is the version composed of files in 8bf format,
that doesn't need installation (you find it here).
At the bottom of the tutorial, the result with this version

Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



5. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Change the Gradient's settings, Invert not checked.



Flood Fill the layer with your Gradient.

6. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window
and select again the mask NarahsMasks_1630, invert checked.



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

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



7. Effects>Plugins>Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-Linear-H.



Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.
Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

8. Activate the top layer.
Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Pole Transform.



Image>Flip.

9. Effects>Texture Effects>Weave
the two colors: foreground color.



10. Effets>Distortion Effects>Warp.



11. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection dora.PspSelection



12. Change again the Gradient's settings, Angle 90, Invert not checked.



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

13. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel.



Selections>Select None.

14. Effects>Distortion Effects>Warp, same settings.



15. Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



16. Effects>Plugins>Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow, default settings.



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

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



Repeat the Effects on the 3 layers below
(copy of Group-Raster2 and the two layers Group-Raster2).

Stay on the first layer Group-Raster 2.



Effects>Plugins>Nik Software - Color Efex Pro
Bi-Color Filters - to the right Color Set Brown1, default settings.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (legacy).

18. Activate the layer above (Group-Raster 2)

Effects>Illumination Effects>Lights,
select the preset araraligtdw and ok.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (legacy).

19. Activate the layer above Copy of Group-Raster 2.

Edit>Repeat Lights.

On the same layer:
Effects>Plugins>Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow, default settings.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer Luminance (legacy)

20. The tag and the layer (adapt Blend Modes and opacities at your choice).



The layers with the version software of Filters Unlimited



21. Activate the top layer.

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

Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



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

22. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Perspective Shadow, preset Drop Shadow Blurry.

23. Open the tube 2725-Deco-LB TUBES (2) and copy the layer Raster 2.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Move the tube at the bottom left.

24. Open the tube 2725 KaD_WinterWoman22 and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 80%, resize all layers not checked.
Image>Mirror.
Move the tube to the right side.

25. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, foreground color.
Selections>Select All.
Image>Add borders, 50 pixels, symmetric, background color.

Selections>Invert.

Effects>Illumination Effects>Lights - preset araraligtdw.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur, radius 48.



Selections>Invert.

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



Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 25 pixels.

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



Selections>Select None.

Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, foreground color.

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

Add, if you want, the watermarks of the author and of the translator.

Layers>Merge>Merge All and save as jpg.

Result with the version software of Unlimited



Version with tubes by Luz Cristina and Nena Silva



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.

15 April 2021