This tutorial was written with CorelX19 and translated with CorelX17, 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
french translation here
your versions here


For this tutorial, you will need:

For the tube thanks Yedralina (2143©Yedralina)
For the mask thanks MJ (MASK-MD-089).
(The links of the tubemakers here).






consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
VM Distortion - Distortion by Transparency here
Simple - Top Left Mirror here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here
Mura's Meister - Copies here
Carolaine and Sensibility - CS_Texture here
Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow here
Almathera - Halo here
AAA Frames - Foto Frame here
Filters VM Distortion, Simple and Graphics Plus 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 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 texture in the Textures Folder.

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

1. Set your foreground color to #292a57,
and your background color to #a3a6f3.



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



For a start, leave the Color in the foreground color.

2. Open CanalAlpha_Halo
Window>Duplicate or, on the keyboard, shift+D to make a copy.



Close the original.
The copy, that will be the basis of your work, is not empty,
but contains the selections saved to alpha channel.

Flood Fill the transparent image with your foreground color.

3. Effects>Texture Effects>Texture - select the texture Exkizz-Texture_Doodles.



4. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - VM Distortion - Distortion by Transparency.



5. Effects>Plugins>Simple - Top Left Mirror.



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



Selections>Promote Selection to layer.

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



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



Selections>Select None.

9. Change the Blend mode of this layer to Overlay, or Luminance (legacy).

10. Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merged
Edit>Paste as new layer.
in the newest version of PSP: Layers>Merge>Merge visible in a layer

11. Effects>Geometric Effects>Perspective vertical.



12. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



13. Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

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



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.

15. Layers>Duplicate.

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



16. Activate your Magic Wand Tool , tolerance and feather 0,
and click in the transparent part to select it.

17. Selections>Modify>Inside/Outside Feather.



Press +/-10 times CANC on the keyboard
Selections>Select None.

18. Activate again your background layer, Merged.
Edit>Copy.
Edit>Paste as new image, and minimize this image.

19. Go back to your work.
Layers>New Raster Layer.
Layers>Arrange>Move Up.

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



21. Edit>Paste into Selection (the image minimized at step 18 is still in memory).

22. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass.
Select the preset Glass 9 and ok.



Sélections>Désélectionner tout.

23. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



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

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



26. Effects>Reflexion Effects>Rotating Mirror, same settings.



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

28. Activate your background layer, Merged.

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



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.
Layers>Arrange>Move Up.

29. Effects>Plugins>Carolaine and Sensibility - CS_Texture, default settings.



30. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



Selections>Select None.

31. Layers>New Raster Layer.

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



32. Edit>Paste into Selection (the image minimized at step 18 is always in memory).

33. Image>Free Rotate - 90 degrees to right.



34. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass, same settings.



Selections>Select None.

35. K key on the keyboard to activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: 178,00 and Position Y: 507,00



M key to deselect the tool.

This will be the sphere 1.

36. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Resize, to 80%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the sphere to the left of sphere 1.

37. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Resize, to 60%, resize all layers not checked.
Move it to the right of sphere 1.

38. Layers>Duplicate.
Move this sphere next the last one.



39. Activate again the layer of sphere 1, Raster 2.

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



40. Activate the layer above of the first copy.
Edit>Repeat Drop Shadow.

Activate the layer above of the second copy.
Edit>Repeat Drop shadow.

Activate the layer above of the third copy.
Edit>Repeat Drop Shadow.

41. Layers>Merge>Merge Down - 3 times, and you'll get the spheres on a only layer.

42. Effects>Plugins>Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow.



43. Activate the top layer.

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill with your background color.

44. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask MASK-MD-089



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.
Image>Flip.

45. K Key to activate your Pick Tool
keep Position X: 0,00 and set Position Y: 1,00



M key to deselect the Tool.

46. Layers>Arrange>Move down - 2 times (over the layer Promoted Selection).
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen.

47. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, default settings.



Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

Change the blend Mode of this layer to Dodge, or according to your colors.
For me



in my second version I left Dodge



48. Image>Add borders, symmetric not checked, background color.



49. Selections>Select All.
Image>Add borders, symmetric not checked, whatever color.



50. Selections>Invert.
Set your foreground color to the Gradient you prepared at the beginning.
Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

51. Effects>Texture Effects>Texture, same settings.



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.
Selections>Select None.

52. Effects>Plugins>Almathera - Halo



53. Open your tube, for me 2143©Yedralina

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, if necessary, for me to 75%, resize all layers not checked.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

54. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black, shadow on a new layer checked.



55. Change the Blend Mode of the Shadow's layer to Luminance (legacy),
or Soft Light, to your liking.

Activate again the layer of the tube.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, at your choice.

56. Image>Resize, at your choice, for me 950 pixels width, resize all layers checked.

57. Sign your work on a new layer.
Layers>Merge>Merge All and save as jpg.

For the tube of these versions thanks
Suizabella



Yedralina






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 November 2022