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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For this tutorial, you will need:
Material here
Thanks for the tubes Jeanne (Jeanne_Woman_May_20_02_2021),
Syl (SvB Zee 40 misted) and Luz Cristina (6518-Luz Cristina, 6577-Luz Cristina.pspimage _back)
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
Simple - Top Left Mirror here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Perspective Shadow here
AAA Filters - Custom here
Filters 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 presets in the folder of the plugin Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact>Settings>Shadow/Motion Trail.
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

1. Open a new transparent image 1000 x 700 pixels.

Set your foreground color to #4f3b3d,
and your background color to #dacecf.



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



Flood Fill the transparent image with your gradient.

2. 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.



3. Change the settings of your gradient.



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

4. Activate your Eraser Tool with these settings.



Starting from the top, lower the tool to the bottom,
by keeping the left mouse button pressed without moving it.



Selections>Select None.
Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

5. Effects>Geometric Effects>Skew.



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

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

6. Activate the layer Raster 1.



Image>Canvas Size - 1000 x 800 pixels.



Activate your Pick Tool
mode Scale
pull the lower central knot down to the edge.



7. Activate the layer Raster 2.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, background color.



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



8. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Motion Trail.
Select the preset Riviera 2 and ok.



9. Effects>Plugins>Simple - Top Left Mirror.



10. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Perspective Shadow.
Select the preset Riviera 1 and ok.



11. Effects>Distortion Effects>Punch.



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

12. Activate the layer Raster 1.

Selections>Select All.
Open the tube SvB Zee 40 misted and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Selections>Select None.

13. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, default settings.



14. Effects>Art Media Effects>Brush Strokes.



15. Edit>Paste as new layer (the tube SvB Zee 40 misted is still in memory).
Place correctly if necessary.

16. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Layers>Arrange>Send to bottom.
Selections>Select None.

Open the tube 6577-Luz Cristina.pspimage_back (raster 2) and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Selections>Select None.

Change the Blend Mode of the layer above, Raster 1, to Overlay.



17. Oèem the tube decor_nmcriacoes_135 and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.
Image>Negative image.

Place the tube to the left side, in the center.



Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Flip.

Place correctly the déco.



Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

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

18. Open the tube 6518-Luz Cristina 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 cheched.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Move the tube at the bottom right.



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



19. Open the tube Jeanne_Woman_May_20_02_2021 and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Image>Resize, 2 times to 95%, resize all layers not checked.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Move the tube to the left side.

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

20. Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, foreground color.
Image Add borders, 60 pixels, symmetric, color #ffffff.

Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 30 pixels.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, foreground color.



Selections>Modify>Contract - 30 pixels.

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



Selections>Select None.

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

21. Optional: Effects>Plugins>AAA Filters - Custom, clic on Landscape Landscape and ok.



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

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

Layers>Merge>Merge All and save as jpg.

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.

29 June 2021