This tutorial has been 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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For this tutorial, you will need:


For a tube merci Kamil.
The rest of the material is by Maria José
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)





consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
VM Distortion - Distortion by Transparency here
Sapphire Filters 1c - ShudderBars, Cross Hatch Wobble here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here
Mura's Seamless - Emboss at Alpha here
Simple - Top Left Mirror here
Filters VM Distortion, Mura's Seamless, Sapphire and Simple 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



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

Choose 2 colors to your liking.
For the example:
Set your foreground color to #002f37
and your background color to #cb8a0c.



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



1. Open alphachannel-lilivianne.
Window>Duplicate or, on the keyboard, shift+D to make a copy.



Close the original.
2. 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. Open deco-verde-MJ

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

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen, or other.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

4. Effects>Plugins>VM Distortion - Distortion by Transparency.



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



6. Effects>Plugins>VM Distortion - Distortion by Transparency, same settings.



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



8. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

9. Effects>Distortion Effects>Pixelate.



Selections>Select None.

10. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Sapphire Filters 1c - ShudderBars, defaut settings.



11. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

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



13. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Open the misted misted-MJ

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.

Reduce the opacity of this layer (if necessary +/-79%)

Selections>Select None.

14. Activate the layer Raster 2.

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



Activate the layer Raster 1.

Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise.



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



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

16. Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling, default settings.



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



Selections>Select None.

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



18. Open deco-lilivienne-MJ

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

Layers>Arrange>Bring to top.

19. K key to activate your Pick Tool
Position X: 662,00 - Position Y: -11,00



M key to deselect the Tool.

20. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your light background color.

21. 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-moi-30-MJ



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

22. Effects>Plugins>Mura's Seamless - Emboss at Alpha, default settings.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen.

23. Layers>Arrange>Move Down - 2 times.
24. Open the tube remove-tube-MJ

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 68%, resize all layers not checked.
Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top.
Move the tube to the left.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, at your choice.

25. Open the tube KamilTube-1001-Deco

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 65%, resize all layers not cheked.
Move the tube at the bottom right.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, at your choice.

Your tag and the layers - adapt Blend Mode and opacity according to your colors.



26. Image>Add Borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, dark color.

27. Selections>Select All.

Edit>Copy

Image>Add Borders, 50 pixels, symmetric, whatever color.

28. Selections>Invert.

Edit>Paste into Selection - the image of step 27.

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



30. Effets>Modules Externes>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Sapphire Filters 1c - Cross Hatch Wobble, default settings.



31. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

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



33. Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 25 pixels.

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



35. Sign your work.
Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, dark color.

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

Save as jpg.

For the tubes of this version thanks Lady Valella






If you have problems or doubts, or you find a not worked link,
or only for tell me that you enlilivienneed this tutorial, write to me.

17 March 2025