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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 PSP2019
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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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
preset - tubes

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
double click on the preset to install, or import

Plugins
Unlimited
Xenofex
Alien Skin Splat
Animation Shop to create the Animation

Realization
1
open a new transparent image 950 * 700 px
selections => select all
copy / paste into selection « 14pp »
selections => select none

2
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Buttons & Frames => 3D Glass Frame 2

3
adjust => brightness and contrast => Brightness/Contrast

4
layers => new raster layer
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Splat => Border Stamp
browse => Frangipani pink

5
adjust => hue and saturation => colorize

6
copy / paste as new layer « bas »
effects => image effects => offset

7
enable Smart Selection Brush

select parts of the water

selections => promote selection to layer

8
layers => duplicate
rename layers « water 1 » and « water 2 » from bottom to top
highlight « water 1 » => adjust => add-remove noise => add noise

highlight « water 2 » => adjust => add-remove noise => add noise => change 45 by 55
close the eye of « water 2 » and make sure this layer is highlighted before going on
selections => select none

9
copy / paste as new layer « jojo_heaven_on_earth_element104 »
effects => image effects => offset

layers => duplicate

10
rename layers « earth 1 » and « earth 2 » from bottom to top
highlight « earth 2 » => effects => plugins => Alien Skin Xenofex 2 => Constellation

highlight « earth 1 » => effects => plugins => Alien Skin Xenofex 2 => Constellation => click on « random seed »
close the eye of « earth 2 » and make sure this layer is highlighted before going on

11
copy / paste as new layer « haut »
effects => image effects => offset

12
enable Smart Selection Brush / same settings as in step 7
select parts of the lights
selections => promote selection to layer

13
layers => duplicate
rename layers « light 1 » and « lights 2 » from bottom to top
highlight « light 1 » => adjust => add-remove noise => add noise

highlight « lights 2 » => adjust => add-remove noise => add noise => change 45 by 55
close the eye of « lights 2 » and make sure this layer is highlighted before going on
selections => select none

14
copy / paste as new layer « merydesig_licorne »
effects => image effects => offset

15
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Perspective Shadow => preset provided

16
enable Smart Selection Brush / same settings as in step 7
select parts of the unicorn

selections => promote selection to layer

17
layers => duplicate
rename layers « unicorn 1 » and «unicorn 2 » from bottom to top
highlight «unicorn 1 » => adjust => add-remove noise => add noise

highlight «unicorn 2 » => adjust => add-remove noise => add noise => change 45 by 55
close the eye of «unicorn 2 » and make sure this layer is highlighted before going on
selections => select none
add you watermark or signature on a new layer
your layers palette looks like this

18
edit => copy special => copy merged
open Animation Shop => edit => paste as new animation
back into PSP
close the eyes of « water 1 »  « earth 1 »  « lights 1 »  « unicorn 1 »
open the eyes of « water 2 »  « earth 2 »  « lights 2 »  « unicorn 2 »
edit => copy special => copy merged
open Animation Shop => edit => paste after current frame
image properties => 10 (default setting)
saves your work as ... type .gif

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