This tutorial was written with PSP2020 and translated with PSPX9 and 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
your versions here




For this tutorial, you will need:



Thanks for the tubes Virginia and Cat and for the masks Franie Margot.
The rest of the material is by Yedralina.
(The links of the tubemakers here).

consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Frischluft - Mosaic Plan 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

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 preset Emboss 3 in the Presets Folder.

Copy the selection in the Selections Folder.
Copy the mask 20-20 in the Masks Folder.

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

1. Set your foreground color to #3571b4,
and your background color to #bce1f2.



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



2. Open a new transparent image 950 x 650 pixels.
Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

3. Effects>Geometric Effects>Spherize.



4. Effects>Plugins>Frischluft - Mosaic Plane



Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.

5. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

6. Open the misted 2024 07 26 Cat mist N14

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

7. Layers>Load/Save mask>Load mask from Disk.
Look for and load the mask 20-20



Layers>Merge>Merge group.

If necessary, change the size of the tube.
For me, to 85%, resize all layers not checked.
If you resize: Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

Don't move the tube yet. You'll do that later.

8. Layers>Duplicate.

Selections>Select All.

9. Edit>Paste into Selection - the misted is still in memory.

Selections>Select None.

10. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



11. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 25.



Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

12. Set your foreground color to white



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

13. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask masque-501-franiemargot



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

14. K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 0,00 - Position Y: -70,00.



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



16. Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.

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

18. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window
and select the mask masque-529-franiemargot



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

19. Optional: change the Blend mode of this layer to Luminance (Legacy).

20. Activate again the layer of the misted, Group Raster 2.



Move the tube a little higher.
or K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 119,00 - Position Y: 0,00.



M key to deselect the Tool.

21. Reset the foreground color to the starting color #3571b4.



Layers>New Raster Layer.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection ©Yedralina_Sel166



22. Flood Fill the selection with your dark foreground color.

Selections>Modify>Contract - 2 pixels.
Flood Fill the selection with your light background color.

23. Selections>Modify>Contract - 4 pixels.
Flood Fill the selection with your dark foreground color.

24. Selections>Modify>Contract - 2 pixels.
Flood Fill the selection with your light background color.

25. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass.
Select the preset ©Yedralina_Glass11



Selections>Select None.

26. Layers>Duplicate.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 25.



27. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Multiply.
Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

28. Open the tube Deco00344©Yedralina

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

29. Pick Tool
Position X: 31,00 - Position Y: -48,00.



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



31. Image>Add borders, 25 pixels, symmetric, dark foreground color.

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



33. Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 35 pixels.

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



Selections>Select None.

35. Image>Add borders, 35 pixels, symmetric, light background color.

36. Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 15 pixels.

37. Set your foreground color to the color 3 #1d3d63.



Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color 3 #1d3d63.



Selections>Select None.

38. Open your main tube tengrai_image_1713299376...

Erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, if necessary. For the supplied tube it is not.

39. Layers>Duplicate.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 25.



40. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Multiply.
Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

41. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, color 3 #1d3d63.

42. Image>Resize, 1000 pixels width, resize all layers checked.

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

For the tubes of these versions thanks Cat and Bea



Adrienne






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18 August 2024