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Conditions of use of the material provided
It is forbidden to modify, 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 and I use PSP2020 Ultimate
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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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

Supplies

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
place the selections into the folder « selections » of Corel PSP general folder

Merydesig chose these colors

Plugins
Artistic - Alien Skin Xenofex 2

Realization
1
open a new image => transparent =>  900 * 700 px
flood fill selection with the following linear gradient / colors 1 & 2

2
effects => plugins => Artistic / Sponge

3
copy / paste « merydesign_paysage » as new layer
layers => new raster layer
flood fill with color 1

3
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 2 / Tick « invert selection » at the bottom
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
selections => select none

4
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Paper Texture / Wallpaper Coarse

effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 4 / -4 / 100 / 55 / color 3
blend mode of the layer : Dissolve

5
copy / paste « décor » as new layer
enable the Pick tool with the following settings, to move the layer acurately => position X : 15 / position Y : 11

6
layers => duplicate
rename both layers « constellation 1 » and « constellation 2 » (from bottom to top in the layers stack)
highlight « constellation 1 »
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation

layers => new raster layer
highlight « constellation 2 »
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation
click on « random seed » at the bottom
close the eye of « constellation 2 »
highlight top layer

7
layers => new raster layer
flood fill layer with the Gold Tile provided

8
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 2 / Tick « invert selection » at the bottom

hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
selections => select none

9
blend mode of the layer : Luminance (Legacy)
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1/ 100 / 2 / color 3

10
layers => duplicate
rename both layers « lace 1 » and « lace 2 » (from bottom to top in the layers stack)
highlight « lace 1 »
adjust => add-remove noise => add noise

highlight « lace 2 »
adjust => add-remove noise => add noise => 35
close the eye of « lace 2 »
highlight top layer

11
copy / paste « rideau » as new layer / colorize if necessary
selections => select all
layers => new raster layer
effects => 3D effects => cutout

selections => select none

12
layers => new raster layer
image => canvas size

selections => select all
selections => modify => contract => 25 px
selections => invert
flood fill selection with the following linear gradient / colors 1 & 2

effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Paper Texture / Wallpaper Coarse

selections => select none

13
copy / paste « contour » as new layer
layers => duplicate
rename both layers « frame 1 » and « frame 2 » (from bottom to top in the layers stack)
highlight « frame 1 »
adjust => add-remove noise => add noise

highlight « frame 2 »
adjust => add-remove noise => add noise => 35
close the eye of « frame 2 »
highlight top layer

14
blend mode of the two layers => Luminance (Legacy)
copy / paste the character tube as new layer
place as shown on final result
drop a shadow of your choice (optional)
copy / paste « coin » as new layer
drop a shadow of your choice (optional)

15
apply your watermark or signature
write your licence number if you used a licenced tube
your layers palette looks like this

16
ANIMATION
edit => copy special => copy merged
open Animation Shop => paste as new animation
back into PSP
close the eyes of « constellation 1 »  « lace 1 »   « frame 1 »
open the eyes of « constellation 2 »  « lace 2 »   « frame 2 »
edit => copy special => copy merged
back into Animation Shop => paste after current frame
animation => image properties => 10
save your work as... type .gif

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