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.
See my schedule here


French translation here
your versions here






For this tutorial, you will need:


For the tubes thanks Calli (Callitubes-2632mulheres, Callitubes-69natal, Callitubes-322decor.pspimage, Callitubes-319decor.pspimage).
The rest of the material is by Lica Cida.
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)





consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Backlight, Glass, Perspective Shadow here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Nature - Snow Drift here
Flaming Pear - Flexify 2 here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here
Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-Texture, CS-DLines here
Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow here
AAA Filters - Custom here
Filters VM Distortion 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 in the folder of the plugin Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact>Settings>Glass.
One or two clic on the file (it depends by your settings), automatically the preset will be copied in the right folder.
why one or two clic see here



to understand some variations and additions made to my translation,
see the final tag by Lica Cida at the end of the tutorial.

1. Set your foreground color to dark color #202a3e,
and your background color to light color #356795.



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



2. Open alphachannelnatalby_lc
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.

Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

2. Open Layered_Sphere_by_Kabuchan_56624

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

3. Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur.



Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.

Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror.
Layers>Merge>Merge down.

Layers>Duplicate.

4. Effects>Modules Externes>Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling.



5. Effects>Distortion Effects>Polar coordinates.



Image>Resize, to 80%, resize all layers not checked.

6. Activate your Magic Wand Tool , tolerance et feather 0,
and click in the circle to select it.



7. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Open Renee-TUBES-Novembre-2022-3

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

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

8. Activate the layer below of the circle.

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Perspective Shadow, at your choice.

Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Resize, to 80%, resize all layers not checked.

Layers>Arrange>Move Up.

Repeat Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Perspective Shadow, at your choice.

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



10. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Set your background color to #ffffff.
Flood Fill the selection with color #ffffff.

11. Selections>Modify>Contract - 2 pixels.
Press CANC on the keyboard
Selections>Select None.

12. Activate your Magic Wand Tool , tolerance and feather 0,
and click in the rectangle to select it.

Reduce the opacity of your Flood Fill Tool to 40,
and flood fill the selection to color #ffffff.
Selections>Select None.

Don't forget to set again the opacity of your Flood Fill to 100.

13. Effects>Plugins>Carolaine and Sensibility - CS_Texture, default settings.



Effects>Edge>Effects>Enhance.

Layers>Duplicate.

14. Image>Free Rotate - 90 degress to left.



15. Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Perspective Shadow, at your choice.

Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror.

16. Effects>Plugins>Flaming Pear - Flexify 2.
Attention: Flip is checked



Image>Flip.

17. Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

18. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Backlight.



Under Colors, before applying the filter, check the colors.
Click on each inkwell icon to choose the corresponding color.
Adjust Opacity according to your colors;
the result of this filter may change depending on your version of PSP



Move the effect to the right.



19. Activate the layer Raster 1.

Effects>Plugins>Carolaine and Sensibility - Cs_Texture, par défaut, same settings.



20. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Nature - Snow Drift.



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



22. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Keep the background color to #ffffff,
and set your foreground color to a Foreground/Background Gradient, style Sunburst.



Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

23. Effects>Modules Externes>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass,
Select the preset Gold and ok.



Selections>Select None.

24. Effects>Texture Effects>Mosaic Glass.



Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Multiply.

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

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



26. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with the last gradient.

27. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass, setting Gold.

Selections>Select None.

28. Effects>Texture Effects>Mosaic Glass, same settings.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Darken; for me, I made Burn.

Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror.



Optional: Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

29. Open decoadorno_mp

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

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

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For my translation I added this step (see at the bottom the Lica Cida's final tag).

Selections>Load/Save selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection se lica merrychristmas option



Press CANC on the keyboard.



Selections>Select None.

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30. Open space_hole_by_paulinemoss-d71vqf6

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

Place at your choice (optional).
For my version I just made, without moving the tube:
Image>Free rotate, 20 degrees to left





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

34. Effects>Plugins>AAA Filters - Custom - click on Landscape and ok.



35. Image>Add borders, 30 pixels, symmetric, foreground color.
Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color #000000.

Selections>Select All.

Image>Add borders, 30 pixels, symmetric, foreground color.

Selections>Invert.

36. Effects>Plugins>Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-DLines.



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



Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color #000000.
Selections>Select None.

38. Repeat
Image>Add borders, 30 pixels, symmetric, foreground color.
Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color #000000.

Selections>Select All.

Image>Add borders, 30 pixels, symmetric, foreground color.

Selections>Invert.

Effects>Plugins>Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-DLines, comme précédemment.

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

Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color #000000.
Selections>Select None.

39. Add your tubes: for me:
a. Open the tube Renee_TUBES-Fetes-2022-39

Édition>Copier.
Revenir sur votre travail et Édition>Coller comme nouveau calque.

Image>Resize, to 90%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube at the upper left.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, or Perspective Shadow Filter at your choice.

b. Ouvrir le tube Renee_TUBES-Fetes-2022-8

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

Image>Resize, to your liking, for me 75%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube at the bottom left.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, or Perspective Shadow Filter at your choice.

c. Open tube Renee_TUBES-Fetes-2022-20

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

Image>Mirror.
Move the tube to the right side.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, or Perspective Shadow Filter at your choice.

d. Open the tube Renee_TUBES-Fetes-2022-6

Activate the layer Raster 2 of the wordart and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Move the text up.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, or Perspective Shadow Filter at your choice.

40. Sign your work on a new layer.
Add, if you want, the author and translator watermarks.

Layers>Merge>Merge All.

Image>Resize, 1024 pixels width, resize all layers checked.

Save as jpg.

La tag finale de Lica Cida



For the tubes of this version thanks Renée and Cibi-Bijoux



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.

6 December 2022