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:


Material 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
Ormente's Filter - Metalizer, Grain Maker here
Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1. here
RCS Filter Pak 1.0 - RCS-TripleExposure here
AP [Lines] - Lines SilverLining here
AAA Frames - Foto Frame here
Mura's Seamless - Emboss at Alpha here
Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow here
Blur - Radial Blur here
Simple - Top Left Mirror here
Filters RCS Filter Pak, Mura's Seamless, Graphics Plus 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 the dark color #1f1c17,
and your background color to the light color #acaba7.



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



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



2. 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. Effects>Plugins>Ormente's Filter - Metalizer.



4. Effects>Plugins>Ormente's Filter - Grain Maker



5. Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Sorting Tiles.



6. Effects>Plugins>RCS Filter Pak - RCS-TripleExposure



7. Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.

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



Selections>Promote Selection to Layer.

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



10. Effects>Texture Effects>Blinds, foreground color.



11. Effects>Geometric Effects>Perspective Vertical - background color.



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

The new selection replaces the previous one.



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



Selections>Select None.

14. Selections>Select All.
Selections>Float.
Selections>Defloat.

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



Selections>Select None.

16. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



17. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Vertical (Image>Flip).
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

18. Activate the layer Promoted Selection.
Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Vertical (Image>Flip).
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

19. Activate your top layer, Copy of Promoted Selection.
Layers>Duplicate.

20. Effects>Geometric Effets>Circle.



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



22. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Open the misted misted-MJ

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Selections>Select None.

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

24. 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-star-MJ.



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

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



26. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen and reduce the opacity to 80%.

27. Layers>Arrange>Move Down - 2 times.

Your tag and your layers - Adapt Blend Mode and opacity according to your work.



28. Activate your top layer, Raster 2.

Open the tube 1-femme-MJ

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

Image>Resize, to 63%, resize all layers not checked.

Move the tube to the left side.

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

29. Open the tube deco-vase-MJ

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

Move the tube at the bottom right.

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

30. Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, background color.
Image>Add borders, 3 pixels, symmetric, foreground color.
Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, background color.

31. Selections>Select All.

Edit>Copy

Image>Add borders, 50 pixels, symmetric, color white.

32. Selections>Invert.

Edit>Paste into Selection - the image copied at step 31.

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



34. Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise.



35. Effects>Plugins>Blur - Radial Blur.



36. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

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



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



39. Selections>Invert.

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



Selections>Select None.

40. Open deco-1

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

41. Sign your work.
Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, foreground color.

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

Save as jpg.

For the tubes of this version thanks Felinec31 and Franie Margot.






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

23 February 2025