This tutorial was translated with PSP09 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
Your versions here




For this tutorial, you will need:



Thanks for the tube Kamil.
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)




consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Carolaine and Sensibility - CS_Texture here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here
FM Tile Tools - Saturation Emboss here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Perspective Shadow 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 and the golden pattern in PSP and minimize them with the rest of the material.

1. Open a new transparent image 900 x 600 pixels.

2. Set your foreground color to #5fdde9,
and your background color to #047a8d.



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



Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

3. Effects>Plugins>Carolaine and Sensibility - CS Texture, default settings



4. Selection Tool
(no matter the type of selection, because with the custom selection your always get a rectangle)
clic on the Custom Selection
and set the following settings.



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.
Selections>Select None.

5. Effects>Geometric Effects>Spherize



6. Effects>Distortion Effects>Curlicues.



7. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color #000000.



8. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Vertical.

9. Layers>Merge>Merge Down.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

10. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, default settings.



11. Effects>Plugins>FM Tile Tools - Saturation Emboss, default settings.



12. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Darken.

13. Layers>Duplicate.

Activate your bottom layer, Raster 1.

14. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Selections>Select All.

15. Open the image KamilTube-2500-BG

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

16. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask 20-20.



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

17. Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



18. Activate again your background layer, Raster 1.

Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Arrange>Move Up (over the landscape's layer).

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



20. Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



21. Activate your Magic Wand Tool , tolerance 0 and feather 20



Click on the transparent part to select it.
Press 3 times CANC on the keyboard

Selections>Select None.

Don't forget to set again the feather of your Magic Wand Tool to 0.



22. Activate your top layer.

Open the tube KamilTube-1984

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

Image>Resize, 1 time to 80% and 1 time to 90%, resize all layers not checked.

Move the tube to the left side.

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



24. Open the tube Kamil-755

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

Image>Resize, 1 time to 70% and 1 time to 80%, resize all layers not checked.

Move the tube to the right side.

25. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Perspective Shadow.



If necessary, adapt the shadow with the tool of the Filter



the shadow change according to the position of your tube;
if you use the supplied tube, before applying the Filter,
Pick Tool
Position X: 684,00 - Postion Y: 355,00





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

27. Layers>Merge>Merge All.

28. Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, background color #047a8d.
Image>Add borders, 5 pixels, symmetric, color #ffffff.

Activate your Magic Wand Tool , tolerance and feather 0,
and click in the white border to select it.

29. Set your Foreground color to Pattern and select the goldern pattern goldfill1



Flood Fill the selection with your golden pattern.

Selections>Select None.

30. Image>Add borders, 40 pixels, symmetric, color #01288f, .

Select this border with your Magic Wand Tool

31. Effects>Texture Effects>Weave
weave color #ffffff
gap color #01288f.



32. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel.



33. Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, color #f5d08f

34. Save as jpg.

For the tubes of this version thanks Kamil and Katrina






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.

17 August 2024