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Conditions of use of the material provided
It is forbidden to modifiy, change the name, take off the watermarks or alter the tubes.
It is forbidden to share them in groups or offer them on your site, blog or forum.
If you want to use them to create a tutorial, you must ask the permission of the authors.
MaryDesig has the permission of the creators to use their tubes, masks and decorations
Thank you to all of them for their work
Without their beautiful creations, no tutorials could be written.

translator’s note : Merydesig uses PSPX9 and I use PSP2018 to create our tags
but you can follow this tutorial with any other version of PSP
according to the version you use, the results might be slightly differents
Merydesig uses Animation Shop to create her animations
 I use Ulead Gif Animator

Hints & Tips
TIP 1 -> if you don’t want to install a font -->
open it in a software as « Nexus Font » (or other font viewer software of you choice)
as long as both windows are opened (software and font), your font will be available in your PSP
TIP 2 -> from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by -->
« Mirror » --> image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
« Flip » --> image -> mirror -> mirror vertical

Material
tubes - preset - gradient - pattern
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open all tubes and duplicate them (window -> duplicate)
Close original tubes and work with the copies (to preserve the originals)
don’t forget to erase tubes’ watermarks before using them
copy / paste gradient(s) into « gradient » folder of Corel PSP folder
open « dorado » and minimize it to tray. You will use it as a pattern (without installation)
double click on the preset to install it
duplicate the tubes and work with the copies to preserve origianls images
copy / paste the gradient into the folder « gradients » in Corel PSP general folder

Plugins
Unlimited 2
&Bkg Kaleidoscope
Screenworks

Use the pencil to follow the steps hold down left click to grab it and move it

Realization
1
open a new transparent image 900 * 700 ppixels
flood fill with the gradient provided with the following settings

2
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> &Bkg Kaleidoscope / 4QFlipUpper R

3
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> &Bkg Kaleidoscope / @BlueBerryPie

4
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> &Bkg Kaleidoscope / Flip Sides Lsf

5
enable the Warp Brush ( size 531 / expand)

view -> rulers
place the brush right in the middle of the tag (450 in the horizontal rule - 350 in the vertical ruler)
press the left click of your mouse, hold it down without moving the mouse until the effect doesn’t progress any more.

6
enable the magic wand tool and select the middle part of plain brown
DELETE on your keyboard
selections -> invert
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> Paper Textures / Hemp paper 2

keep selection active

7
effects -> plugins -> Alien Skin Eye Candy 5-Impact / perspective Shadow -> preset provided

keep selection active

8
selections -> invert
layers -> new raster layer
flood fill with the « Dorado » pattern
selections -> modify -> contract / 5 pixels
DELETE
selections -> select none

9
layers -> new raster layer
selections -> select all
flood fill selection with « dorado »
selections -> modify -> contract / 5 pixels
DELETE
selections -> select none
layers -> merge -> merge down

10
effects -> plugins -> Screenworks / Block Tile
layers -> duplicate
rename both layers « frame 1 » and « frame 2 » from bottom to top
highlight « frame 1 » -> adjust -> add-remove noise -> add noise

highlight « frame 2 » and add noise -> 48%
close the eye of « frame 2 »

11
layers -> new raster layer
selections -> select all
copy / paste into selection « image animal »
effects -> distortion effects -> pinch

selections -> select none
layers -> arrange -> send to bottom
highlight top layer

12
copy / paste as new layer « fleurs »
objects -> align -> bottom
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> -10 / 5 / 65 / 25 / black

13
copy / paste as new layer « merydesig_femme »
effects -> image effects -> offset

effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> -10 / 5 / 44 / 40 / black

14
selections -> select all
copy / paste « arvre » into selection  (thefoliage)
selections -> select none
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> -10 / 5 / 65 / 25 / black

15
copy / paste as new layer « soricate »
effects -> image effects -> offset

effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> -10 / 5 / 65 / 25 / black

16
copy / paste as new layer « oiseau »
effects -> image effects -> offset

effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> -10 / 5 / 65 / 25 / black

16
copy / paste as new layer « perroquets »
effects -> image effects -> offset

effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> -10 / 5 / 65 / 25 / black

17
apply your watermark on a new layer

18
edit -> copy special -> copy merged
open Animation Shop and paste as new animation
Back in PSP
close the eye of « frame 1 » and open the eye of « frame 2 »
edit -> copy special -> copy merged
back in  Animation Shop and paste after current frame
image property : 10
file -> save as... type .gif

your tag is finished
Thank you for following this tutorial

My tag with my tube (woman) - google images and scrap element ( blue parrot ) by Joëlle Nibula

if you have any problem with this translation, or notice any error, mistake or oversight
Don’t hesitate to write to me, I’ll fix the problem as quickly as I can

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