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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

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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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

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 « dorado » and minimize to tray. You will use it as a pattern (without installation)
place the gradient into the folder « gradients » of Corel PSP general folder

Plugins
Unlimited 2
Animation Shop (or any other software of your choice) for the animation
translator’s note : I used Easy Gif Animator (edited by Blumentals  )

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

Realization
1
open a transparent image 900 * 700 px
flood fill with the gradient provided

2
layers => duplicate
effects => Unlimited 2 => FunHouse / Chaos Mirror

3
effects => distortion effects => ripple

4
enable the magic wand tool with the following settings

select the transparent parts
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with the pattern « dorado » (angle 0 - scale 100)
selections => select none

5
layers => new raster layer
flood fill with the pattern « dorado »
selections => select all  -  selections => contract => 3 px
DELETE on your keyboard
selections => select none

6
layers => merge => merge down
layers => duplicate
rename both layers « gold 1 » and « gold 2 » (from bottom to top)

7
highlight « gold 1 » => adjust => add-remove noise => add noise

highlight « gold 2 » => adjust => add-remove noise => add noise => change 25 by 40
close the eye of « gold 2 »

8
layers => new adjustment layer => brightness and contrast => brightness/contrast

9
layers => arrange => move under the two gold layers
highlight top layer

10
copy / paste as new layer « feuilles_or »
don’t move it

11
selections => select all
selections => float  -  selections => defloat
opacity of the layer : 50 % (or other)
selections => select none

12
layers => duplicate
rename both layers « leaves 1 » and « leaves 2 » (from bottom to top)
highlight « leaves 1 » => adjust => add-remove noise => add noise => 25
highlight « leaves 2 » => adjust => add-remove noise => add noise => 40
close the eye of « leaves 2 »

13
copy / paste as new layer the woman’s misted face
don’t move it

14
enable the freehand selection tool => point to point
select around the two big leaves as shown below

15
selections => promote selection to layer
selections => select none

16
layers => duplicate
rename both layers « selection 1 » and «selection 2 » (from bottom to top)
highlight «selection 1 » => adjust => add-remove noise => add noise => 25
highlight «selection 2 » => adjust => add-remove noise => add noise => 40
close the eye of «selection 2 »

17
add a new layer => apply your watermark or signature
your layers palette looks like this

18
animation
edit => copy special => copy merged
open Animation Shop => paste as new animation
back into PSP
close the eyes of « gold 1 »  « leaves 1 » « selection 1 »
op the eyes of « gold 2 » « leaves 2 » « selection 2 »
edit => copy special => copy merged
open Animation Shop => paste after current frame
image porperty : 10 (default speed)
file => save as => type .gif

your tag is finished
Thank you for following this tutorial
My tag with misted tube and other colors (I modified the colors of the gradient according to my misted image)

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