original tutorial in french. Click on MeryDesig’s banner

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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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

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
VanDerLee / Snowscape
Mura’s Meister
Alien Skin Xenofex 2

Animation Shop to create the animation

Use the pencil to follow the steps hold down left click to grab and move it

Realization
1
open a new transparent image 900 * 750 px
selections => select all
copy / paste into selection « fond_nuit »
keep selection active

2
layers => new raster layer
copy / paste into selection « blue »
selections => select none

3
effects => geometric effects => Perspective Horizontal

4
image => mirror => mirror horizontal

5
effects => geometric effects => Perspective Horizontal
same settings as step before

6
effects => plugins => Mura’s Meister / Copies

7
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy Nature / Snow Drifts => preset provided

8
layers => duplicate 4 times (to obtain 5 layers)
rename layers « decoration 1 » « decoration 2 » ..etc..... from bottom to top
highlight « decoration 1 »
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation / preset provided

9
apply the same effects on the other 4 copies
clicking each time on « random seed » at the bottom
close the eyes of « decoration 2...3...4...5... »
highlight «decoration 5 » before going on

10
copy / paste as new layer the window tube

11
effects => plugins => VanDerLee / Snowscape

12
enable the magic wand tool
select ouside the window
selections => invert
selections => contract => 40 px

13
layers => new raster layer
layers => arrange => move down
copy / paste into selection « noel »

14
layers => new raster layer => 5 times => you have 5 empty layers
rename « snow 1 »  « snow 2 » ..etc... from bottom to top
highlight « snow 1 »
open the animation .psp named « snow » provided => it is composed of 5 layers => Raster 1, 2 etc.....
highlight Raster 1
copy / paste into selection on raster « snow 1 » on your tag

15
highlight Raster 2 on the animation
copy / paste into selection of layer « snow 2 » on your tag

16
highlight Raster 3 on the animation
copy / paste into selection of layer « snow 3 » on your tag

17
highlight Raster 4 on the animation
copy / paste into selection of layer « snow 4 » on your tag

18
highlight Raster 5 on the animation
copy / paste into selection of layer « snow 5 » on your tag

19
close the eyes of « snow 2 ...   3  ... 4 ... 5 »
highlight top layer
selections => select none

20
copy / paste as new layer « neige »
objects => align => bottom

21
copy / paste as new layer « decor_1 »
objects => align => bottom
optional => drop a light shadow of your choice

22
copy / paste as new layer « Christmas bell01_dhedey4 »
effects => image effects => offset

optional => drop a light shadow of your choice

23
adjust => hue and saturation => colorize (optional) (I didn’t apply this effect on my tag)

24
copy / paste as new layer « decor_3 »
effects => image effects => offset

25
copy / paste as new layer « decor_hneige »
effects => image effects => offset

optional => drop a light shadow of your choice

26
layers => new raster layer
selections => select all
copy / paste into selection « md_cadre_n » (frame)
selections => select none
layers => duplicate 4 times (to obtain 5 layers)
rename « frame 1 » « frame 2 »  ...etc..... from bottom to top

27
highlight « frame 1 »
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation / preset provided as in step 8

28
apply the same effects on the other 4 copies
clicking each time on « random seed » at the bottom
close the eyes of « frame  2...3...4...5... »
highlight « frame 5 »

29
apply your watermark or signature on a new layer

30
edit => copy special => copy merged
open Animation Shop => paste as new animation
back into PSP

31
close the eye of « decoration 1 » « snow 1 »  « frame 1 »
open the eyes of
open the eye of « decoration 2 » « snow 2 »  « frame 2 »
edit => copy special => copy merged
into  Animation Shop => paste after current frame
back into PSP

32
close the eye of « decoration 2 » « snow 2 »  « frame 2 »
open the eyes of
open the eye of « decoration 3 »» « snow 3 »  « frame 3 »
edit /> copy special => copy merged
into  Animation Shop => paste after current frame
back into PSP

33
close the eye of « decoration 3 » « snow 3 »  « frame 3 »
open the eyes of
open the eye of « decoration 4 » « snow 4 »  « frame 4 »
edit /> copy special => copy merged
into  Animation Shop => paste after current frame
back into PSP

34
close the eye of « decoration 4 » « snow 4 »  « frame 4 »
open the eyes of
open the eye of « decoration 5 » « snow 5 »  « frame 5 »
edit => copy special => copy merged
into  Animation Shop => paste after current frame
back into PSP

35
the animation is composed of 5 frames
image property => 10 (default setting)
file => save as... => type .gif

your tag is finished

here is my tag

Thank you for following this tutorial

if you have any problem with this translation, or notice any error, mistake or oversight
Don’t hesitate to write to me, I’ll fix the problem as quickly as I can

Back to the board of MeryDesig’s tutorials

board 1  board 2  board 3   board 4