This tutorial has been translated with PSPX2 and 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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French translation here
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For this tutorial, you will need:
Material here
For a mask thanks Ket.
Images from the net.
The rest of the material is by Maria José
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)



Plugins
consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Sapphire Filters 03 - SapphirePlugin_0268 here
Artistiques - Pastels here
Mura's Seamless - Emboss at Alpha here
Simple - Top Left Mirror here
FM Tile Tools - Saturation Emboss here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here
AAA Filters - Custom here
Filters Unplugged Tools, Simple, Toadies and 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

Copy the mask !!!.mask.ket-fadesuave-1 in the Masks Folder.
Open the second mask in PSP and minimize it with the rest of the material.

We will need three abstract graphics, floral or others of your choice.

Set your foreground color to #0d3556,
and your background color to #db6602.



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



1. Open alphachannelartgallery.
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. Selections>Select all.
Layers>New Raster Layer.

3. Open the image graficonew2.
Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Selections>Select None.

4. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



5. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 25.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Hard Light, or other.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

6. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Sapphire Filters 03 - SapphirePlugin_0268.



7. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your background color.

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



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

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



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



11. Set your foreground color to Color.
Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your foreground color.

12. Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise.



13. Selections>Modify>Contract - 30 pixels.
Press CANC on the keyboard
Selections>Select None.

14. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel.



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



16. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your background color.

17. Effects>Texture Effects>Tiles



18. Selections>Modify>Contract - 30 pixels.
Press CANC on the keyboard
Selections>Select None.

Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel, same settings.

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



20. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your foreground color.

21. Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise.



22. Selections>Modify>Contract - 30 pixels.
Press CANC on the keyboard.
Selections>Select None.

Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel, same settings.

23. Stay on the top layer, Raster 4.



Layers>Merge>Merge Down - 2 times.

24. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, same settings.



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



25. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection #4.



26. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Open the image graficonew1 - Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.

27. Effects>Plugins>Artistiques - Pastels
If you use the english version: Effects>Plugins>Artistics - Rough Pastels



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



Selections>Select None.

28. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection #5.



29. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Activate again the image graficonew2 and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection

30. Repeat Effects>Plugins>Artistiques - Pastels

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



Selections>Select None.

31. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection #6.



32. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Open the image floreabstrat1 and Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.

33. Repeat Effects>Plugins>Artistiques - Pastels

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



Selections>Select None.

34. Stay on the top layer, Raster 5.



Layers>Merge>Merge Down - 3 times.

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



36. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



37. Activate the layer below of the mask, Group-Raster 2.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.
Layers>Duplicate.

38. Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling.



Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.

39. Layers>Load/Save Mask>Load Mask from Disk.
Look for and load the mask !!!.mask.ket-fadesuave-1



Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

40. Open the tube decofinal_mj and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen, or other.



Activate the layer Raster 1.
Edit>Copy.
Edit>Paste as new image and stay on this image

41. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror, default settings.



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



Minimize this image for the moment.

Go back to your work
(adapt Blend Modes and opacities according to your colors).



43. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color black.

44. Selections>Select All.
Image>Add borders, 30 pixels, symmetric, color white.

45. Selections>Invert.
Activate the image of step 42 and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.

46. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

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

Selections>Invert.
Repeat Drop Shadow.

47. Selections>Select All.
Image>Add borders, 20 pixels, symmetric, color white.

48. Selections>Invert.
Edit>Paste into Selection (the image is still in memory).

49. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur, radius 25.



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



Selections>Invert.
Repeat Drop Shadow.
Selections>Select None.

51. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color black.

52. Optional: Effects>Plugins>AAA Filters - Custom - click on Landscape and ok.



53. Open the woman tube and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 98%, resize all layers not checked.
Image>Mirror.
Move the tube to the left side.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, at your choice.

54. Sign your work on a new layer.
Layers>Merge>Merge All.

55. Image>Resize, 1000 pixels width, resize all layers checked.
Save as jpg.

Version with tube 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.

13 April 2021