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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For this tutorial, you will need:

Thanks for the mask Ildiko and for the gradient @nn-Tdstudio.
The rest of the material is by Maria José.
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)





consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Simple - Top Left Mirror here
VM Stylize - Zoom Blur here
the version of this effect used in the tutorial is in the material
Filter Factory Gallery H - Stigmatism here
Unplugged Tools - Renaissance here
Toadies - Weaver here
Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-LDots here
Mura's Meister - Pole Transform here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here
Mura's Seamless - Emboss at Alpha here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass here
Filters Simple, VM Stylize, Factory Gallery, Unplugged, 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.


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



Copy the gradient in the Gradients Folder.

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

Set your foreground color to #d9b485
and your background color to #364017.



Set your foreground color to Gradient and select the gradient @nn_170410_GR_Omani_studio, style Linear.



Colorize to your liking.
For the example use the Plugin Adjust Variations.

1. Open alphachannelhalima.
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. Effects>Plugins>Simple - Top Left Mirror.



3. Effects>Plugins>VM Stylize - Zoom Blur.



This version of the effect with more settings, which I added in the material,
is different from the one usually used with two settings.
The result of the effect does not change.



4. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Plugins>VM Stylize - Zoom Blur.



Also in this case the result doesn't change



5. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Hard light and reduce the opacity to 50%.



Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

6. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Filter Factory Gallery H - Stigmatism, default settings.



Repeat the effect another time.

7. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



8. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



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



10. Effects>Plugins>Unplugged Tools - Renaissance.



11. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

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



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.
Selections>Select None.

13. Effects>Plugins>Toadies - Weaver, default settings.



14. Effects>Plugins>Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-LDots.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen.

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

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



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

18. Effects>Plugins>Unplugged Tools - Renaissance.



Reduce the opacity of this layer to 50%.



19. Open deco-halima-1-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 Luminance.

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

21. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask @Ildiko_Mask_free_034.



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

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



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen.

23. Open deco-halima-MJ and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Move the tube up in the center.

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



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



24 Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merged
Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Flip.

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



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



Press +/- 10 times CANC on the keyboard
Selections>Select None.

27. Again Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merged

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



29. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Edit>Paste into Selection.

30. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass.
Select the preset glass_majo and ok.



Selections>Select None.

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

K key on the keyboard to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: 77,00 and Position Y: 254,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

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

Your tag and the layer - adapt Blend Modes and opacity to your liking.



33. Open the woman tube mariajoseMJ-289, erase the watermark, and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Move the tube to the right side.

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

34. Open the tube déco decodourado_mj, erase the watermark, and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 45%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube at the bottom left.



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

35. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, dark color.

36. Selections>Select All.
Edit>Copy.

Image>Add borders, 50 pixels, symmetric, color white.

37. Selections>Invert.
Edit>Paste into Selection.

38. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 30.



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



Keep selected.

Layers>New Raster Layer.

40. Open newframe_mj and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance.

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.
Selections>Select None.

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



42. Sign your work on a new layer.

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

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

Save as jpg.

For the tubes of this version thanks Luz Cristina and Naise M.



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.

7 October 2022