

© by Christa 23.03.2009
This tutorial was written and designed by me
The © copyright for this tutorial belongs to me alone
The © for the translation belongs to Marlene 23.03.09

This tutorial may neither be copied, nor offered for download at any other site
The material used comes from tube exchange groups, or tube sites from the web
The © copyright for the material belongs to the individual designer
1 Exclusive tube from Margit
Thank you so much for allowing me to use your material

Should I have, unknowingly, violated any copyright, I ask that you notify me via Email
The masks come from Jutta -– thank you
This tutorial was written with PSP9

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Material 
Plugins : HIER
Alien Skin_Xenofex 2.0_Constellation
Graphics Plus _ Cross Shadow
Unlimited 2.0_Alf's Border FX Border Fade I
Place the gradient into the gradient folder – the masks into the mask folder
Open the font – minimize
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You may take this little figure
along for your orientation
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1. )
Open a new canvas 700x580 transparent
FG – gradient – WinniDesign .gr. purple 1a
BG color - #5a1845
Fill the canvas with the gradient

Adjust – blur – Gaussian blur – 20
Effects – Texture effects – Mosaic Antique


2.)
New raster layer – select all
Copy tube “ 1546_black_Rose_misted – paste into selection
Selection – select none
Colorize with the following values

Blend mode – soft light
New raster layer – fill with the dark color
Layers – new mask layer from image

Merge group – effects Plugins – Graphics Plus_Cross Shadow – standard

3.)
Open the tube MMCreation_029159 – Image mirror
Copy – paste as new layer
Move down to the left
Merge all layers visible
Layers – load mask from disk

Merge group
New raster layer – move to last place – fill with color #92476f
Cross Shadow

Repeat Mosaic Antique like above
Activate the mask layer – drop shadow -4 /4 /65 /2 the dark color #5a1845 – repeat with 4 /-4

4.)
Open the tube “DoodlesForals4 – Image resize 50 %
Copy – paste into the top layer as new layer
Move to the bottom left – onto the neck of the tube
Colorize with the established values
Effects 3D – drop shadow -4 /4 /65 /2 the dark color
Blend mode – hard light
Merge all layers

5.)
Image – add border – 2 px white – select with the magic wand – tolerance + feather 0
Fill with the gradient – Cross Shadow – like above – selection - select none
Image – add border – 30 px, a light color from you picture
Select with the magic wand
New raster layer – fill with the dark color – use Cross Shadow like above
Effects – Plugin- Unlimited 2.0_Alf`s Border FX_Border Fade I

Effects – Texture effects – Blinds

Selection – invert – drop shadow
-4 /4 /65 /2 – the color is already selected – repeat with 4 /-4 – select none

6.)
New raster layer – fill with the gradient – Cross Shadow – same settings as used
Layers – load mask from disk

Merge group – drop shadow 1 /1 /65 /2 the dark color – rename this layer Animation
Activate the text tool

FG – gradient like above
BG color – the dark color
Write each word separately – drop shadow-4 /4 /65 /3 the dark color
Arrange the text to your liking
Now add your watermark

7.)
Animation
Activate the layer called animation
Selection select all – selection modify – contract by 10 px – selection invert
Hit the delete button once – selection invert
Effects – plugins – Alien Skin Xenofex 2.0_Constellation

Select none
Edit – copy all layers
Open the animation shop – paste as new animation
Back to PSP – undo select none – undo Constellation
Redo Constellation, click on random seed once – select none
Edit copy all layer
Back to animation shop – paste after current frame
Back to PSP – Repeat this whole procedure one more time
( Make sure that the selection is there before you do constellation )
Ending in the animation shop – pasting the copied layers after current frame
Edit – select all – frame properties 25
Now save your picture as gif

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial
Sincerely Christa
