This tutorial was translated with PSP2020 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:
Material
here
Thanks for the tube Tocha.
The rest of the material is by Gerrie.
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)

Plugins
consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
&<Bkg Kaleidoscope - 4QFlipUpperR, BlueBerry Pie (to import Unlimited) here
Toadies - What are you here
AP [Lines] - Lines SilverLining here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass, Extrude, Perspective Shadow here
Filters Toadies 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 presets in the folders of the plugin Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact>Settings>Shadow.
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 Emboss 3 in the Presets Folder.
Copy the selection in the Selections Folder.

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

1. Choose two colors from your tube.
Set your foreground color to light color, for me #ffd738,
and your background color to dark color, for me #4a0207.



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



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

3. Open the background image red abstract and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Selections>Select None.

If you use other colors:
Adjust>Hue and Saturation>Colorize
and set the codes of your background color



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



Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, default settings.



Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Bkg Kaleidoscope> - 4QFlipUpperR.



Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Blue Berry Pie.



5. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your gradient.

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



Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask Monaiekje mask 17.



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

Effects>User Defined Filter - select the preset Emboss 3 and ok.



6. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection Gersel A



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



Selections>Select None.

Effects>Plugins>Toadies - What are you, default settings.



You should have this



Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, default settings.



7. Effects>Distortion Effects>Lens Distortion.
Select the preset Fisheye offset and ok.



8. Open the tube Buddha and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Move the tube to the right side.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Soft Light.



9. Layers>New Raster Layer.

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.



Change the Gradient settings.



Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

Selections>Select None.

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Extrude
Select the preset Gerrie buddha
and change the colors with your background color #4a0207



if you have a different color, adjust it at your own discretion

Effects>Geometric Effects>Skew.



Move the image down (under the Buddha);
for me: Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror.

Move the image up;
for me Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



Make sure the Buddha is nicely placed between the 2 beams.

Will some of your tube of Buddha come out from under the beams?:
activate your Freehand selection tool point to point

and select



Press CANC on the keyboard.
Selections>Select None.

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

10. Open ElementGerrie and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Move the tube to the left side.

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



Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror.

11. Open the tube of the woman - Tocha24274 - and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Image>Resize, to 75%, resize all layers not checked.
Mover the tube to the left side.

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Perspective Shadow
Selectionner the preset Gerrie buddha and ok
Color: background color #4a0207.



if you have a different color, adjust it at your own discretion.

12. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, background color.
Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, foreground color.
Image>Add borders, 25 pixels, symmetric, background color.

Activate your Magic Wand Tool



and click in the last border to select it.

Selections>Invert.

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



Selections>Select None.

13. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, foreground color.
Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, background color.
Image>Add borders, 25 pixels, symmetric, foreground color.

Activate your Magic Wand Tool
and click on the last border to select it.
Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

Effects>Reflection Effects>Kaleidoscope.



Selections>Select None.

Activate your Magic Wand tool with these settings



click on the yellow top and bottom borders to select them.



Effetcs>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass
Select the preset pspmagnifiqueglas and ok.



Selections>Select None.

Sign your work on a new layer.

Layers>Merge>Merge All and save as jpg.

Version with tube by Guismo; the landscape is mine.



Your versions here




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.

8 August 2021