Power of Elements

© by Christa 09.03.2010
This tutorial was written and designed by me
The © copyright for this tutorial belongs to me alone
The © for the translation belongs to me and Petra
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My thanks for the lovely material, for without it these pictures would not be possible
thank you Guismo , Magie , Irene for the Tubes
© All copyrights belongs to the original artists
This tutorial was written with PSP 9

My thanks to all the tutorial testers that test my creations
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Material 
Plugins : HIER
AlienSkin Xenofex 2.0/ Constellation : HIER
Graphics Plus_Cross Shadow
Xero Improver
Nik Color Efex Pro 3.1 : HIER
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You may take this little figure
along for your orientation
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Step :1
New Canvas 860 x 640 px transparency
FG Gradient
BG dark color from Tub #4e327f
fill layers with the Gradient
Effects Texture Effects Blinds BG color

Step : 2
New Raster layer - Selections - select all - Modify - contract 30 px
layers fill with the Gradient - Adjust Gaussian Blur 20,00
Blend Mode Hard Light
New Raster layer - copy " image2_cg - paste as into selection -
Blend Mode Hard Light - ( you colorize the layer.)
New Raster layer - copy image3_cg - paste into selection
Colorize - Blend mode Hard Light
activate Raster 2 - Selection - select all - selctions Modify -
Select selection Borders
New Raster layer - Layers - arrange send to top - fill BG color
Plugin Graphics Plus Cross Shadow ( default 128/128 )
Effects Texture Effects Tiles
Effects Edge Effects - Enhance More - select none

Step : 3
New Raster layer - arrange - layer send over the Layers Raster 3
Selection - Load selection from Disc
copy " DI-tube 1255 - paste as into selection-
Layers - Blend Mode - Luminance L
select none - copy " glass_cg - paste as new Layer.
arrange over the Tub
Layers - Merge - Merge down + repeat Merge down
repeat Load selections from Disc - Edit - Cut-
select none - Edit - paste as new Layer
arrange over the empty places
Blend Mode Luminance L
The first two layers bacame invisible
( Borders and image 3 )

Step : 4
activate Raster 2 - selections - select all - Selection Float- selection Defloat
Seletions Invert
copy Tube " 091009115055475881 - Magie Tub
paste as new layer - arrange to the right side
delete - layers arrange under the the invisible layers
Blend mode Hard Light
copy " calguistctoosdragon - paste as new layer
Image Resize 90 % - arrange to the left side - see Screen
delete - select none - Blend Mode Luminance L
all layer became visible
send the layers from ""image 3"" under the Tub layers
Plugin Xero Improver 10/10/10 to the two Tub layers

Step : 5
New Raster layer - Arrange - Send to top - selction - select all
copy " Frame(834) paste into the Selection - select none
Colorize
F : 184 + S : 111
Blend Mode Hard Light
Arrange the layers from smal borders - send to top
activate the Pick Tool - pull slightly to the right side .
copy the Text from Material - paste as new layer
paste your Watermark as new Layer
Layers merge all
Image Resize to 800 px Width

Step : 6 Animation
duplicate the layers 2 x
the last copie is activ
Plugin AlienSkin Xenofex 2.0_Constellation
Plugin Nik Color Efex Pro 3.1_ Contrast Color Range
Layers - became invisible
1. copie activ - repeat Xenofex and click to Random Seed
repeat Nik Color see screen
became invisible
the Background layer activ - repeat Xenofex and Random Seed
Open all layers - became visible
Save your Images as
Animation Shop ( psp )
Open the AniShop - File - open search your image
Edit - select all-
animation - Frameproperties to 35
save as GIF

I hope you enjoyed the tutorial

Sincerely Christa
