© 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