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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 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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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
brush tip – tubes – decoration tubes – alpha layer - frame

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 pattern into the folder « patterns » of Corel PSP general folder

Plugins
Alien Skin Xenofex 2
Animation Shop

Colors

Use the pencil to mark your place along the way
hold down left click to grab and move it

Realization
1
open the alpha layer « nievealpha », duplicate, close the original and work with the copy
place the pattern provided into the FG box of the materials palette

flood fill the alpha layer with the pattern
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection # 1
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
selections => select none

2
layers => new raster layer
flood fill with color 1
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection # 1
selections => invert
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
selections => select none

3
place the pattern « goldbeads » provided into the FG box of the materials palette
layers => new raster layer
flood fill with the « goldbeads » pattern
enable the Pick tool with the following settings, to move the layer acurately => position X : 0 / position Y : 420
enable the magic wand tool, and select the transparent part at the top
selections => invert
set the opacity of the flood fill tool to 60% and flood fill selection
reset the opacity of the flood fill tool to 100%
layers => arrange => move down
highlight top layer

4
copy / paste « fond » as new layer
layers => new raster layer
enable the brush tool, choose the brush tip provided « anneaux_eau » (water ring)
set size to 725

place the brush bottom right and make a left clic, then immediatly a right click without moving the brush

5
layers => duplicate
rename both layers « ring 1 » and « ring 2 » (from bottom to top)
highlight Ring 1 => adjust => add-remove noise => add noise / 15

highlight Ring 1 => adjust => add-remove noise => add noise / 25
close the eye of « ring 2 »

6
layers => new raster layer
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection # 2
flood fill selection with the « goldbeads » pattern
selections => modify => contract => 2 px

flood fill selection with color 1
keep selection active

7
effects => texture effects => Fine Leather

selections => select none

8
copy / paste « HALO » as new layer
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » =>  60%
place in the middle of one of the dark blue part of the decoration (see final result)
layers => duplicate 3 times, and place the copies in the middle of the 3 other blue parts
layers => merge => merge down 3 times => the 4 halos are now on the same layer

9
layers => duplicate
rename both layers and rename « halo 1 » and « halo 2 » from bottom to top
« halo 2 » (top layer) is highlighted
effets => illumination effects => lights

close the eye of « halo 2 »

10
copy / paste « butterfly » as new layer
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » =>  70%
place in the middle of bottom halo
duplicate 3 times and place each copy in the middle of the three other halos
layers => merge => merge down 3 times => the 4 butterflies are now on the same layer

11
copy / paste « meridesig_fantasy_mariposa » as new layer (the fairy)
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » =>  60%
place as shown on final result (the hand of the fairy above the middle of the ring)
layers => duplicate
rename both layers « fairy 1 » and « fairy 2 » (from bottom to top)

12
highlight fairy 1
enable the selection tool => point to point => mode : Add

select the wings and the gloves of the fairy

13
effects => plugins => Alien Skin => Xenofex 2 / Constellation

14
highlight fairy 2
effects => plugins => Alien Skin => Xenofex 2 / Constellation =>
same settings, but click on the « random » button at the bottom
selections => select none
close the eye of « fairy 2 »

15
copy / paste « frame » as new layer
apply your watermark or signature
write your licence number if you used a licensed tube
save your work as... type .PSP Animation shop
your layers palette looks like this ( TN : this is a sceenshop that matches my personal tag)

16
edit => copy special => copy merged
open Animation Shop => paste as new animation
back into PSP
close the eyes of « ring 1 » and « halo 1 » and « fairy 1 »
open the eyes of « ring 2 » and « halo 2 » and « fairy 2 »
edit => copy special => copy merged
back into Animation Shop => paste after current frame
animation => image properties => 10
translator’s note : I set this property to 20
save your work as... type .gif

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