This tutorial was written with PSPX8 and translated with PSPX7 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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italian translation here
Your versions here



For this tutorial, you will need:



For the tubes and the mask thanks Kamil and Narah.
The rest of the material is by Moi-Même.
(The links of material creators here).





consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 qui
Funhouse - Angulate qui
AP [Lines] - Lines SilverLining qui
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling qui
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass qui
Filters Funhouse 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 Selections Folder.

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

Set your foreground color to #85d8e5,
and your background color to #167ada.



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



Open a new transparente image 950 x 550 pixels
Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



2. Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 40 pixels.
Selections>Invert.
Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Funhouse - Angulate, default settings.



Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black,
shadow on a new layer checked.



Selections>Select None.

Stay on the shadow's layer.

Effects>Plugins>AP [Lines] - Lines SilverLining - Dotty Grid.



Activate the layer above.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

4. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, default settings.



Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

5. Activate your background layer, Raster 1.
Set your foreground color to white.
Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with color white.

Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask NarahsMasks_1765



Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay.

6. Activate again the layer Raster 1.

Open the landscape's tube KamilTube-1157-Landscape

Erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Reduce the opacity of this layer to 60%.

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



7. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Funhouse - Angulate, same settings.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay and reduce the opacity to 50%.



8. Activate your background layer.
Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Funhouse - Angulate, same settings.



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



Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black, shadow on new layer not checked.



9. Activate again your background layer.

Open déco givre_tubeMM

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Reduce the opacity of this layer to 80% (adapt the Blend Mode according to your colors).

10. For the borders, set again your foreground color to #85d8e5.



Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, foreground color.
Image>Add borders, 5 pixels, symmetric, background color.
Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, foreground color.
Image>Add borders, 5 pixels, symmetric, color white.
Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, foreground color.
Image>Add borders, 5 pixels, symmetric, background color.
Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, foreground color.

11. Selections>Select All.

Image>Add borders, 30 pixels, symmetric, color white.

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, default settings.



Selections>Invert.

12. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 20.



Effects>Texture Effects>Mosaic Antique.



Selections>Invert.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.
Selections>Select None.

13. Open déco latérale gauche

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Move to the left: Objects>Align>Left.
Or K key to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X and Y to 0,00.



M key to deselect the Tool

(Duplicate and Merge Down, if necessary).

Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



14. Activate your background layer.

Open the deco neige

Erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Move the tube down: Objects>Align>Bottom.

15. Open déco_hiver

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Move at the bottom right:
Objects>Align>Bottom and Objects>Align>Right
or K key to activate your Pick Tool
and Set Position X: 672,00 and Position Y: 275,00.



M key to deselect.

16. Activate your top layer.

Open your main tube KamilTube-1183

Erase the watermark 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 checked.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.
Move the tube to the left,
or K key to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: 27,00 and Position Y: 55,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

17. Activate again your background layer, Raster 1.

Open titre

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
It is in its place.

18. If you use another tube, this step is optional

Activate your background layer, Raster 1:
Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection bientôt l'hiver 1



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.
Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Funhouse - Angulate, same settings.

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass.
Select the preset Bientôt l'hiver and ok.



(If you are problems with the filter, in the material you find the tube déco glass)

Selections>Select None.

Image>Resize, to 70%, resize all kayers not checked.

Place the star as in my example.
Or K key to activate your Pick Tool
and set X: 410,00 e Posizione Y: 322,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

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

20. Sign your work on a new layer.
Add the author and the translator watermark.

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

Image>Resize, 950 pixels width, resize all layers checked.

Save as jpg.

For the tubes of this version thanks Tigre Blanc and Gabry






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 November 2023