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.
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italian translation here
french translation here
your versions here




For this tutorial, you will need:
Tubes at your choice.



The tube used and not supplied is by pngwing.
For the masks thanks Maria José (01-mask_MJ), Narah (Narah_Mask_0998) and Silvie (Silvie_Masks_Deco3d4)
The rest of the material is by Yedralina
(The links of the tubemakers here).






consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Mehdi - Sorting Tiles here
&<Bkg Designer sf10III> - VMT Instant Tile (to import in Unlimited) here
VanDerLee - Unplugged X here
L&K's - L&K's Zitah here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass here
Filter Factory Gallery J - Whirl Blur here
Filters Factory Gallery 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 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 preset Emboss 4 in the Presets Folder.

Open the masks in PSP and minimize them with the rest of the material.

1. Set your foreground color to #d7d5cf,
and your background color to #736b69.



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



2. Open CanalAlpha .
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 Gradient.

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



4. Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Sorting Tiles.



5. Effects>Geometric Effects>Skew.



6. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Bkg Designer sf10III> - VMT Instant Tile, default settings.



7. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Filter Factory Gallery J - Whirl Blur, default settings.



8. Layers>New Raster Layer.

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



Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

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



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

11. Effects>Plugins>VanDerLee - Unplugged-X



12. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Load again the selection #1.



(we will only use this selection, as a reference to place the tube).

13. Open your tube - for me
Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, if necessary, so that it does not exceed the selection too much.
In my case, I did it at 80%.



14. Selections>Select None.

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



16. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your Gradient.

17. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask 01-mask_MJ



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

19. Optional: Layers>Duplicate.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

20. Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance more.

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



22. Activate the layer of the tube, Raster 3.



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



Selections>Promote Selection to layer.

**In my second version, I have pasted in this selection the complete tube

24. Selections>Invert.

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



Selections>Select None.

25. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



26. Activate again the layer of the misted.

Reduce the opacity of this layer +/-50%.



27. Activate the layer Raster 2.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.



28. Set your foreground color to white.
Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with color white.

29. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window
and select the mask Silvie_Masks_Deco3d4



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

30. Effects>User Defined Filter - select the preset Emboss 4 and ok.



Layers>Arrange>Move Up.



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

32. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window
and select the mask Narah_Mask_0998



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

33. Repeat Effects>User Defined Filter - Emboss 4.



For my example: Layers>Arrange>Move up
It's up to you to decide, according to the images used.



34. Activate your bottom layer, Raster 1.

Effects>Plugins>L&K's - L&K's Zitah.



35. Open your deco tube - for my version I used the same tube

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, if necessary, for me 40%, resize all layers not checked.

36. Layers>Arrange>Bring to top.
Move the tube at the bottom left.

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



37. Layers>New Raster Layer.

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



Set your foreground color with the initial color and gradient.



Flood Fill the selection with your gradient.

38. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 10.



39. Activate again your main tube and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.

40. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass.
Select the preset ©Yedralina_Glass12



41. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass.
Select the preset ©Yedralina_Glass13



Selections>Select None.

42. Optional: change the Blend Mode of Raster 2 to Multiply.
For my exemple, I left Normal.

43. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, background color.

Selections>Select All.
Image>Add borders, 45 pixels, symmetric, background color.

44. Selections>Invert.
Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

45. Selections>Modify>Select Selection Borders



Flood Fill the selections with your background color.

46. Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise.



Selections>Select None.

47. 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.



Flood Fill the selection with your dark color.

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

49. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror, default settings.



50. Image>Resize, 1000 pixels width, resize all layers not checked.

51. Sign your work on a new layer.

Layers>Merge>Merge All and save as jpg.

For the tube of this version thanks Sonia (SoniaTubes_0275_22); deco by pngwing.






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.

1 November 2022