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 and I use PSP2018 too, to create our tags
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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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
selection - tubes - pattern

to prevent from the theft of tubes, they are no longer provided with the material
but you may download Lisa T’s tube for free HERE
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
copy / paste pattern into « pattern » folder of Corel PSP folder
copy / paste selection into the dedicated folder of Corel PSP folder

Plugins

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 * 750 pixels
selections -> select all
copy / paste into selection « fond 1 »

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

3
effects -> plugins -> Filter Attacks -> Filter Attacks / Border : Zuckeryu B

4
layers -> new raster layer
flood fill with the pattern « dorado » provided

5
load / save selection -> from disk
choose « MD_selection_bluepersan » / tick «  invert selection »

DELETE ono your keyboard
selections -> select none

6
layers -> duplicate
rename both layers « gold 1 » and « gold 2 » (from bottom to top)
bland mode of the layers -> Lumincance (Legacy)
translator’s note : if you animate with UGA, don’t change the blend mode,
the best method is to colorize -> H : 187 / S : 22)

7
highlight « gold 1 » -> adjust -> add-remove noise / add noise / 40

highlight « gold 2 » -> adjust -> add-remove noise / add noise / 50
close the eye of « gold 2 »

8
copy / paste as new layer « MD_decor_1 » (curtains)

9
copy / paste as new layer « cm_el155 »
effects -> image effects -> offset

blend mode of the layer -> Luminance (Legacy)
translator’s note : if you animate with UGA, don’t change the blend mode,
the best method is to colorize -> H : 187 / S : 22)

10
copy / paste as new layer « Lavender Dusk » (5 jewels)
effects -> image effects -> offset

11
copy / paste as new layer « MD_decor_2 » (small stars)

12
copy / paste as new layer « femmes_0429_lisat »
effects -> image effects -> offset

13
copy / paste as new layer « Lavender »
effects -> image effects -> offset

14
copy / paste as new layer « Lavender Dust » (bird)
effects -> image effects -> offset

15
copy / paste as new layer « MD_cadre » (frame)
thisz layer’s blend mode is already set on « Luminance (Legacy) »
layers -> duplicate
rename both layers (from bottom to top) « frame 1 »  and  « frame 2 »
add noise on both layers as in step 7
close the eye of « frame 2 »
translator’s note : if you animate with UGA, set the blend mode of htese layers on « Normal »,
and the best method is to colorize -> H : 187 / S : 22)

16
layers -> new raster layer -> add your watermark
your layers palette looks like this

17
to animate with Animation Shop
edit -> copy special -> copy merged
into Animation Shop, edit -> paste as new animation
back into PSP
close the eyes of « gold 1 » and « frame 1 »
open the eyes of « gold 2 » and « frame 2 »
edit -> copy special -> copy merged
into Animation Shop, edit -> paste after currentt frame
image property -> 10
save as -> type .gif

your tag is finished
Thank you for following this tutorial

My tag with one of my tubes (special occasions - page 6)

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

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