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.
See my schedule here


italian translation here
Your versions here



For this tutorial, you will need:



Thanks for the tube Luz Cristina and for the mask Silvie.
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 here
AlphaWorks - in the material (to import in Unlimited)
Artistiques - Fresque here
Mura's Meister - Copies here
AAA Filters - Custom here






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



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

If you have problems with alpha channel,
open a new transparent image 950 x 550 pixels,
and use the selections from disk.

Note: According to your tube and your colors, you may have a slightly different result.

Choose a color from your tube.

1. Set your foreground color to #b1cdc0,
and your background color to white #ffffff.



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



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

Selections>Select All.

Open your main tube 8160-LuzCristina

Edit>Copy.
Minimize the tube.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Selections>Select None.

3. Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur.



Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 30.



Note Checking the screenwhots of the original tutorial,
in my example, I didn't apply Gaussian Blur

Effects>Plugins>AAA Filters - Custom - click on Landscape and ok.
repeat if your colors are less vivid



Effects>Art Media Effects>Brush Strokes, color white.



Result:



4. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - AlphaWorks - Alphaworks



Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, Side by Side.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Soft Light, or according to your colors
(in my second version Overlay)



Effects>Plugins>Artistiques - Fresque
if you use the english version of this filter (the result doesn't change):
Effects>Plugins>Artistics - Fresco



Effects>Art Media Effects>Brush Strokes, same settings.



You should have this



5. Layers>New Raster Layer.

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



Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

Edit>Paste into Selection (your main tube is still in memory).

Selections>Modify>Select Selection Borders.



Set your foreground color to Color.
Flood Fill the selection with your foreeground color.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Load again the selection sélection #1
The new selection will replace the previous one



Selections>Modify>Select Selection Borders.



Flood Fill the selection with your background color #ffffff.

Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel.



Selections>Select None.

6. Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Copies.



Again Effects Effetti>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Copies.



Image>Free Rotate - 90 degrees to right



Image>Resize, to 60%, resize all layers not checked.

K key to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: 827,00 and Position Y: 15,00.





M key to deselect the Tool.

7. Layers>Duplicate.
Effects>Distortion Effects>Wave.



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



Layers>Arrange>Move Down.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay.

8. Activate your top layer.

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



Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

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

Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel, same settings.

Selections>Select None.

Your should have this



9. Activate the layer Copy of Raster 1 (the second from the bottom).

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill tha 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 Masque Silvie_Mask_Deco2UU



Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Merge>Merge Group.
Image>Mirror.

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



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay.

Layers>Duplicate.

10. Activate the layer below.

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



Layers>New Raster Layer.

Open the misted misted paisage_par MM

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

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Hard Light
(according to your misted you can reduce the opacity, if necessary)

Selections>Select None.

11. Activate your top layer.

Activate again your main tube 8160-LuzCristina 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 at the bottom left.
(Objects>Align>Bottom and Objects>Align>Left) (adapt to your tube)



Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Art Media Effects>Brush Strokes, default settings.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay
and reduce the opacity to 70% (or according to your tube).

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

You should have this



12. Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, color white.
Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, foreground color.

Selections>Select All.

Image>Add borders, 7 pixels, symmetric, color white.

Selections>Invert.

Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel, same settings.



Selections>Invert.

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



Selections>Select None.

13. Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, foreground color.

14. Sign your work on a new layer.
Add the author and translator watermarks.

15. Selections>Select All.
Image>Add borders, 40 pixels, symmetric, color white.

Selections>Invert.

Effects>Art Media Effects>Brush Strokes, default settings.



Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 15 pixels.

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



Selections>Select None.

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

17. Adjust>Sharpness>Unsharp Mask - Soft



Save as jpg.

For the tubes of this version thanks Wieskes and Mentali






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.

2 November 2023