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:

For the misted thanks Luz Cristina.
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
Déformations - Bulging Edge Average, Scrambler, Sphéritation - in the material.
Simple - Top Left Mirror here
Unplugged Tools here
Penta.com - VTR2 here
Filters Mura's Seamless and 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 Selection in the Selection Folder.

1. Set your foreground color to #8f7271,
and your background color to #38201d.



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



Open a new transparent image 1000 x 700 pixels.
Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

2. Effects>Plugins>Déformation - Bulging Edge Average



3. Effects>Plugins>Déformation - Scrambler.



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



5. Effects>Plugins>Unplugged Tools - Renaissance.



6. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

7. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection metropole-MJ



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

8. Effects>Plugins>Déformation - Sphérisation.



9. Selections>Modify>Contract - 40 pixels.

Repeat Effects>Plugins>Déformation - Sphérisation.

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



Selections>Select None.

11. Objects>Align>Top
or with your Pick Tool
set Position X and Y 0,00.





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

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



14. Activate the layer Raster 1.

Effects>Plugins>Penta.com - VTR2, default settings.



15. Open the misted 7173-luzcristina

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Reduce the opacity of this layer to 50%.

16. Open the tube deco-1-MJ

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.

17. K key to activate your Pick Tool
keep Position X: 175,00 and set Position Y: 52,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

18. Open the tube deco-MJ

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen.

Your tag and the layers - adapt to your liking, according to your colors.



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

20. Selections>Select All.

Edit>Copy

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

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

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



23. Effects>Plugins>Déformation - Sphérisation.



24. Effects>Distortion Effects>Wind - from left, strength 100.



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



26. Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise.



27. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

28. Selections>Invert.

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



Selections>Select None.

29. Open the woman's tube mariajoseMJ-349

Erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 82%, resize all layers not checked.
Place the tube to your liking.

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

30. Sign your work on a new layer.

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

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

For the tubes of this version thanks Maryse and Nara Pamplona






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.

12 April 2023