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translator’s note : Merydesig uses PSPX9 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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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
tubes - gradient - preset

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
open the gold tile (« or » or other) and minimize to tray. You will use it as a pattern (without installation)
double click on the preset to install, or import
place the gradient into the folder « gradients » of Corel PSP general folder

Plugins
Unlimited 2
Toadies
AP01_complet
Animation Shop to create the animation

Realization
1
open a new image => transparent =>  950 * 700 px
flood fill layer with the gradient provided (defautlt settings)

2
effects => plugins => AP Lines => Lines Silverlining

3
effects => plugins => User Defined Filter => Emboss 3

4
adjust => hue and saturation => colorize

5
adjust => hue and saturation => hue/saturation/lightness

6
effects => distortion effects => warp

7
layers => new raster layer
copy / paste « Steam Memories Cluster 3 (2) » as new layer
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » =>  70%

8
adjust => Brightness and Contrast => Brightness/Contrast

9
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Glass => preset provided
TN => I changed the color to White, Merydesig set another color (orange)

11
layers => duplicate
effects => plugins => VM Distortion => Broken Mirror

layers => arrange => move down

12
work with this duplicated layer
selections => select all / selections => float  /  selections => defloat

13
selections => save selection to Alpha Layer
name this selection

14
selections => select none

16
effects => plugins => Toadies => Blast’n Blur

17
selections => load-save selection => load selection => from alpha channel => choose selection created in step 13

18
selections => invert
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard

19
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with the « or » texture (angle 0 / scale 100)
selections => invert

20
selections => modify => expand => 2 px
Translator’s note => I asked for 3 px on my personal version

21
selections => invert
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
selections => select none

22
blend mode of the layer : Luminance (Legacy)
adjust => sharpness => sharpen

23
layers => duplicate
rename layers « outlines 1 » and « outlines 2 » from bottom to top in the layers stack
highlight « outlines 1 »
adjust => add-remove noise => add noise

highlight « outlines 2 »
adjust => add-remove noise => add noise => 40
close the eye of the layer

24
copy / paste « TheMagicofAutumn » as new layer
effects => image effects => offset => H :  0 / V : 237 / tick « custom » and « transparent»

25
copy / paste « decor_notes » as new layer
effects => image effects => offset => H :  0 / V : -211 / tick « custom » and « transparent»

26
copy / paste «MD_cadre » as new layer
blend mode of the layer : Luminance (Legacy)

27
layers => duplicate
rename layers « frame 1 » and « frame 2 » from bottom to top
highlight « frame 1 »
adjust => add-remove noise => add noise => 30 (same settings as in step 23)
highlight « frame 2 »
adjust => add-remove noise => add noise => 40
close the eye of the layer

28
apply your watermark or signature
write your licence number if you used a licenced tube
your layers palette looks like this

29
edit => copy special => copy merged
open Animation Shop => paste as new animation
back into PSP
close the eyes of « outlines 1 » and « frame 1 »
open the eyes of « outlines 2 » and « frame 2 »
edit => copy special => copy merged
back into Animation Shop => paste after current frame
save your work as... type .gif

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