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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For this tutorial, you will need:



Thanks for the tube Beatriz and for the mask Mary LBDM
The rest of the material is by Moi-Même.
(The links of material creators here).





consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1 here
Mehdi - Sorting Tiles here
Mura's Meister - Copies here
Flaming Pear - Flexify 2 here
AAA Frames - Foto Frame / AAA Filters - Good Vibrations here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass here





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 preset for Flexify in a folder of your choice.
From this folder you will import it when you need it.



If you have problems with alpha channel,
open a new transparent image 950 x 600 pixels,
and use the selection from disk.

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

Set your foreground color to #ba7968,
and your background color to #701916.



1. Open canal alpha JM
This image, that will be the basis of your work, is not empty,
but contains the selections saved to alpha channel.

Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1.
This filter creates gradients with the colors of your Materials palette.
The first is your background color, the second is your foreground color.
Change the last two colors created by the filtre:
the third color with #edded7 and the forth color with #6e3724.



Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Sorting Tiles.



Effects>Reflection Effects>Kaleidoscope.



Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Copies.



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

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



Selections>Transformer la sélection en calque.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 20.



Effects>Plugins>AAA Filters - Good Vibrations.
In the original tutorial the version with two parameters was used



If you are using the version with 3 parameters, don't worry about the third parameter.



Keep Selected.

3. Open the main tube 2704-Mom-LB TUBES

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

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

Place the tube on the selection.



Selections>Invert.
Press CANC on the keyboard
Selections>Select None.

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



Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

4. Effects>Plugins>Flaming Pear - Flexify 2
Click on the red button and look for the preset in the folder where you saved it.



Here below the settings in case of problems with the preset.



5. Layers>New Raster Layer.

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



Reduce the opacity of your Flood Fill Tool to 40.
Flood Fill the selection with your background color.
Set again the opacity of your Flood Fill Tool to 100.

Keep selected.
Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

6. Activate your top layer.

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Selections>Modify>Select Selection Borders.



Flood Fill the selection with your foreground color.

Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel.



Selections>Select None.

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

7. Activate the layer Raster 1.



Layers>New Raster Layer.

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



Open the landscape misted printemps-mistedMM

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Keep selected.

8. Activate the layer above, Raster 2.

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass.
Select the preset jolie maman glass



if you have problems with the preset, in the material you find the image déco glass,
Copy/Paste as new layer,
and set Position X: 570,00



Selections>Select None.

9. Close the layer Raster 2.
Layers>Merge>Merge visible.



K key to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: -221,00 and Position Y: 36,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

10. Open and activate the layer Raster 1.

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Open the selections menu and load the selection sélection 3.



Activate again the woman's tube 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 Overlay and reduce the opacity to 80%.
Selections>Select None.

11. Activate the layer Raster 1.
Layers>New Raster Layer.
Set your foreground color to color 3 #edded7.
Flood Fill the layer with your foreground color.

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



Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

12. Activate again the layer Raster 1.

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



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

Effects>Plugins>AAA Filters - Good Vibrations, same settings.
Selections>Select None.

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

13. Activate again the layer Raster 1.

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



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

Effects>Plugins>AAA Filters - Good Vibrations, same settings.
Selections>Select None.

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

15. Activate the layer Raster 1.
Edit>Copy

Edit>Paste as new image, minimize this image (you can save it as a precaution).

16. Image>Add borders, 1 pixels, symmetric, color 4 #6e3724.

Selections>Select All.
Image>Add borders, 4 pixels, symmetric, color 1 #ba7968.

Selections>Invert.

Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel, same settings.
Selections>Select None.

17. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color 4 #6e3724.
Image>Add borders, 15 pixels, symmetric, color 3 #edded7.
Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color 4 #6e3724.

Selections>Select All.
Image>Add borders, 4 pixels, symmetric, color 1 #ba7968.

Selections>Invert.
Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel, same settings.
Selections>Select None.

Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color 4 #6e3724.

18. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Resize, to 20%, resize all layers not checked.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Image>Free Rotate - 20 degrees to left.



K key to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: 616,00 and Position Y: 394,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

19. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Geometric Effects>Circle.



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

20. Activate the layer below.
Edit>Repeat Drop Shadow.

Activate your top layer.

Open noeud

Edit>Copy.
Note: to change the colors of the tubes, you can use your Color Changer Tool

Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

K key to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: 622,00 and Position Y: 349,00.



Layers>Merge>Merge Down.
Image>Mirror.
Set Position X: 8,00 and Position Y: 11,00.





M key to deselect the Tool.

21. Activate your background layer.
Activate your Magic Wand Tool , sfumatura e tolleranza 0,
and click on the 15 pixels border with color 3, to select it.

Activate the image you minimized before



Edit>Copy.
go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

Effects>Plugins>AAA Filters - Good Vibrations, same settings.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.
Selections>Select None.

22. Image>Add borders, 30 pixels, symmetric, color 3 #edded7.

Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame.



according to your colors, change the settings Red,green,bleu

23. Activate your Magic Wand Tool
and click on the color to select it.



Effects>Plugins>AAA Filters - Good Vibrations, same settings.
Selections>Select None.

24. Open the text citation

Edit>copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Move the text at the upper right.

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



25. Open the tube titre

Edit>copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Move this text at the bottom left.

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



26. Sign your work on a new layer.
Add the author and watermark's watermark.

27. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color 4 #6e3724.

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

Adjust>Sharpness>Unsharp Mask - Soft.



Save as jpg.

For the tubes of these versions thanks
Tocha and Jewel



Gabry and Jewel






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.

14 May 2023