This tutorial was written with PSP2020 and translated with PSPX9, PSPX8 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.
See my schedule here


italian translation here
french translation here
your versions here


For this tutorial, you will need:



Thanks for the tubes Colybrix and Mentali.
(The links of the tubemakers here).






consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Simple - Offset 3 here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass here
Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow here
Frischluft - Mosaic Plane here
Filters 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>Shadow.
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



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

Set your foreground color with #efdcb9,
and your background color with #3b5042.

color 3: white #ffffff.



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



Set your background color to a Foreground/Background Gradient, style Rectangular.



1. Open a new transparent image 1000 x 700 pixels.
Flood Fill the transparent image with your background Radial Gradient.

2. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



3. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Simple - Offset By 3.



4. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



5. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, default settings.



6. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Soft Light, or to your liking.
Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.

7. Layers>New Raster Layer.

For the mask, set your foreground color to Color, or set the color white, if you like better.
Flood Fill the layer with your foreground color.

don't forget to set again your foreground color to the first color to get again your Radial Gradient.

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



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

8. Open the misted mentali-misted3458

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.
Move the tube to the left, see my example.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Soft Light.



9. Open your main tube carnaval21-coly

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, if necessary, for me to 90%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube to the right, or to your liking.

10. Layers>Duplicate, and activate the layer below of the original.

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 25.



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Multiply.

11. Activate your background layer.

Effects>Plugins>Frischluft - Mosaic Plane



Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

12. If you want, you can add a deco tube, I did it in my second version.
I resized to 40%.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

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

13. Image>Add Borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, background color.
Image>Add Borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, foreground color.
Image>Add Borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, background color.

Selections>Select All.

14. Image>Add Borders, 10 pixels, symmetric, color white.

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



15. Image>Add Borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, background color.
Image>Add Borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, foreground color.
Image>Add Borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, background color.

Selections>Select All.

16. Image>Add Borders, 40 pixels, symmetric, whatever color.
Selections>Invert.

Flood Fill the selection with your foreground Radial Gradient.

17. Effects>Plugins>Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow, default settings.



18. Image>Add Borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, background color.
Selections>Select None.

19. Open the text Texto Sueños de Carnaval

Copy the layer with the chosen color.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Place correctly the text.
The provided text has already been applied with Shadow effect.

If you prefer to write text in your own language, these are the fonts used:

Carnaval: font Antariska, 128, background color.
adapt the size according to your text and your PSP version

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Perspective Shadow,
select the preset EC5_DS4-©Yedralina



Sueños de: font Bahnschift Light, 36, Background color
adapt the size according to your text and your PSP version

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

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

For the tubes of this version thanks AigenbyCaz, Mentali and Lady Valella



For the tube of this version thanks Sandy49 (from a scrap KZ Designs), the misted is mine






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.

20 February 2025