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 tubes Tocha and Edwige.
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
Mehdi - Sorting Tiles here
Mura's Seamless - Tiling Part, Emboss at Alpha here
Carolaine and Sensibility - CS_Halloween2 here
Simple - Top Left Mirror here
Unplugged Tools - Renaissance here
Plugins AB 21 - Bit of Target Practise here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass here
Filters Mura's Seamless, Unplugged Tools, Plugins AB 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



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

Set your foreground color to #796649
and your background color to #191309.



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



1. Open alphachannel.
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>Mehdi - Sorting Tiles



3. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



4. Effects>Plugins>Mura's Seamless - Tiling Part.



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



6. 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.

7. Effects>Plugins>Carolaine and Sensibility - CS_Halloween2, default settings.



8. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

9. Effects>Plugins>Unplugged Tools - Renaissance.



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



Selections>Select None.

10. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror.
Image>Flip.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

11. Activate the layer Raster 1.

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



12. Effects>Plugins>Carolaine and Sensibility - CS_Halloween2, same settings.



Selections>Select None.

13. Effects>Reflexion Effects>Rotating Mirror, default settings.



Stay on this layer.

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



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.
15. Effects>Plugins>Plugins AB21 - Bit of Target Practise, default settings.



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

16. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass.
Select the preset glass-khadija-mj.



Selections>Select None.

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

18. Activate the layer Raster 1.

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



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.
19. Effects>Plugins>Plugins AB21 - Bit of Target Practise, default settings.



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

20. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass - preset glass-khadija-mj.

Selections>Select None.

21. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

22. Activate the layer Promoted Selection 1.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

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

24. Activate your top layer.

Open the tube deco-khadija 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 (legacy)

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

26. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask 232-mask-MJ.



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

27. Effects>Plugins>Mura's Seamless - Emboss at alpha, default settings.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen.

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



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

29. Selections>Select All.

Édition>Copier

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

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

31. Adjust>Blur>Motion Blur.



Repeat Adjust>Blur>Motion Blur.



32. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

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



Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



34. Selections>Invert.
Repeat Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.

Selections>Select None.

35. Open the woman tube Tocha 24494 and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 70%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube to the left side.

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

36. Open the tube @Edwige vase fleurs 127 and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 85%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube at the bottom right.

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

37. Sign your work on a new layer.

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

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

For the tubes of this version thanks Maryse



For the tubes of this version thanks Guismo



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.

20 October 2022