This tutorial was translated with PSPX7 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 tubes and the mask thanks Natascha, Nanhoelzle and OBG.
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)




consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Virtual Painter 4 here
Mura's Meister - Pole Transform here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here
AAA Frames - Foto Frame 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.

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

2. Set your foreground color to #a05cb3,
and your background color to #1f3f00.



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



Flood Fill the transparent image with your gradient.

3. Effects>Plugins>Virtual Painter 4
Filter: Oil Painting - Material: Paper (Smooth)



4. Effects>Art Media Effects>Brush Strokes, color #c0c0c0.



5. Effects>Artistic Effects>Topography, color #ffffff.



6. Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur.



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.

7. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Pole Transform.



8. Activate your bottom layer, Raster 1.

Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.

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



10. 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.

Set again the feather of your Magic Wand Tool to 0

11. Activate the layer Copy of Raster 1 (Pole Transform Effect)
Click on the transparent part (the circle) to select it.



12. Activate your bottom layer, Raster 1.

Effects>Distortion Effects>Pixelate.



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.

13. Activate again the layer Copy of Raster 1 (Pole Transform Effect)

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



Selections>Select None.

14. Activate your top layer.

Open the tube Guitar_Woman

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

15. Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur.



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.

16. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen.

17. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

18. Set your foreground color to #ffffff.
Reduce the opacity of your Flood Fill Tool to 50%.

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with color white.

don't forget to set again the opacity of your Flood Fill Tool to 100

19. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask 0BG_MASK_32



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

20. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

21. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (legacy) and reduce the opacity to 50%.

22. Edit>Paste as new layer (the tube Guitar_Woman by Natascha is still in memory).
Image>Resize, 1 time to 80% and 1 time to 90%, resize all layers not checked.

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



24. Open the tube Tube_nanhoelzle_exclusivo_deco_32

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.

25. Effects>3D Effects>Drop shadow, color #000000.



26. Open the texte text cado

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Move the text at the upper right.

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

27. Layers>Merge>Merge All.

28. Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, color #8242a2.
Image>Add borders, 3 pixels, symmetric, color #1f3f00.
Image>Add borders, 40 pixels, symmetric, color #a88f5b.

29. Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame.



30. Save as jpg.

For the tube of this version thanks Silvina Vanesa Orsi and for the deco thanks Cajoline



Your versions here




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24 September 2023