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translator’s note : Merydesig and I use PSPX9 to create our tags and translations
but you can follow this tutorial with any other version of PSP
Merydesig uses Animation Shop to create her animations
 I use Ulead Gif Animator. I added explanations for this software with Merydesig’s kind permissions

Material
selections - tubes - decorations - pattern and gradients

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

Plugins
Photo Aging Kit  -  User defined filter  -  Eye Cady 4000  -  Alien Skin Eye Candy 5-Impact
optional : explaniations with Animation Shop or  UGA included

use this pencil to follow the steps hold down Left click to grab it and move it

Realization
1
open a new transparent image 900  *  700 pixels
selections -> select all
copy / paste « PinkLotty_Autumn_On_The_Way_pp_07 » into selection
selections -> select none
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> Photo Aging Kit / Cracked Paper

2
effects -> User Defined Filter -> Emboss 3

3
copy / paste as new layer « décor_Au »
layers -> duplicate -> duplicate 2 times (your now have 3 identical layers)
rename these 3 layers « noise 1 »  -  « noise 2 »  &  « noise 3 »

4
highlight « noise1 » -> adjust -> add-remove noise -> add noise

highlight « noise 2 » -> adjust -> add-remove noise -> add noise

highlight « noise 3 » -> adjust -> add-remove noise -> add noise

5
copy / paste as new layer « AutumnBreeze_MoleminaScrap_el (74) »
select inside the frame with the magic wand tool
selection -> expand -> 2 pixels

6
layers -> new raster layer
copy / paste into selection « image_Aut »
layers -> arrange -> move down
selections -> select none

7
using Freehnad selection tool -> point to point -> tolerance and smoothing : 1 ->  select the river of the image

selections -> promote selection to layer
layers -> duplicate 2 times (you now have 3 identical layers)
rename these 3 layers « river 1 »  -  « river 2 »  -  « river 3 »

8
highlight « river 1 » -> effects -> Eye Candy 4000 -> Jiggle

highlight « river 2 » -> effects -> Eye Candy 4000 -> Jiggle

highlight « river 3 » -> effects -> Eye Candy 4000 -> Jiggle

selections -> select none

9
copy / paste « PinkLotty_Autumn_On_The_Way_ep014 » as new layer
effets -> image effects -> offset

10
copy / paste « autumn dreams by_mago74 PNG (2) » as new layer
effets -> image effects -> offset

11
on the 3 decoration elements (the frame and the 2 decorations), apply the following effet
Alien Skin Eye Candy-Impact / Perspective Shadow

12
make sure Top layer is highlighted
layers -> new raster layer -> apply your watermark
in the layers palette, close the eyes of « noise 2 » -  « noise 3 » - « river 2 » - « river 3 »
your layers palette looks like this

13
animation with Animation Shop
edit -> copy special -> copy merged
open Animation Shop -> paste as new animation
back into PSP
in the layers palette, close the eyes of « noise 1 » -  « noise 3 » - « river 1 » - « river 3 »
open the eyes of « noise 2 » and « river 2 »
edit -> copy special -> copy merged
back into Animation Shop -> paste after current frame
back into PSP
in the layers palette, close the eyes of « noise 1 » -  « noise 2 » - « river 1 » - « river 2 »
open the eyes of « noise 3 » and « river 3 »
edit -> copy special -> copy merged
back into Animation Shop -> paste after current frame
image properties : set the speed to 20
edit -> save as... type .gif

14
animation with Ulead Gif Animator
at the end of step 12, save your work type.PSD
open it into UGA - duplicate frame

close the eyes of « noise 1 » -  « noise 3 » - « river 1 » - « river 3 »
open the eyes of « noise 2 » and « river 2 »

close the eyes of « noise 1 » -  « noise 2 » - « river 1 » - « river 2 »
open the eyes of « noise 3 » and « river 3 »

select all frames, right click on one of them -> frame properties
choose the speed (higher is the number, lower is the speed) -> 20
save your work as... type .gif

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