Spring Smile

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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.
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Without their beautiful creations, no tutorials could be written.

translator’s note : I use PSPX9 to create my tags when translating
but you can follow this tutorial with any other version of PSP

Material

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 selection(s) into « selection » folder of Corel PSP folder
copy / paste pattern « dorado » into folder « patterns » of PSP folder

Plugins
Unlimited 2 -> Forrest’s filter
L en K’s
Animation Shop

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 * 700 pixels
selections -> select all
copy / paste into selection « merydesig_fleurs245 »
selections -> select none

2
layers -> new raster layer
flood fill with color #674c22
layers -> arrange -> move down

3
layers -> merge -> merge visible

4
effects -> image effects -> seamless tiling

5
adjust -> blur -> radial blur

6
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> Forrest’s Filters/ Wallpaper Tool

7
effects -> plugins -> L en K ‘s / Zitah

8
copy / paste as new layer « décor_1 »

9
copy / pasteas new layer « merydesig_fleurs245 »

10
layers -> new raster layer
flood fill with color #674c22
load-save selection -> from disk -> selection « MD_sourire »

DELETE
selections -> select none

11
layers -> new raster layer
flood fill with pattern « dorado »

load-save selection -> from disk -> selection « MD_sourire_1 »

DELETE

12
selections -> contract -> 2 pixels

selections -> select none

13
layers -> duplicate
highlight original layer -> adjust -> add-remove noise -> add noise

highlight copy ->  adjust -> add-remove noise -> add noise

14
copy / paste as new layer « merydesig_femme »
effects -> image effects -> offset

15
selections -> load-save selection -> from disk -> selection « MD_sourire_1 »
selections -> invert
activate eraser Tool

erase bottom parts of the character tube that are inside selection

16
copy / paste as new layer « décor_5 »
effects -> image effets -> offset

17
copy / paste as new layer « décor_56»
effects -> image effets -> offset

18
copy / paste as new layer « décor_7 »
effects -> image effets -> offset

19
copy / paste as new layer « décor_4 »
effects -> image effets -> offset

20
copy / paste as new layer « décor_2 »
effects -> image effets -> offset

21
copy / paste as new layer « décor_3 »
effects -> image effets -> offset

22
layers -> new raster layer -> apply your watermark

Animation
close the eye of layer [ copy with « noise » ]
edit -> copy special -> copy merged
open Animaiton shop -> paste as new animation
back into PSP
close the eyes of original layer with noise and open the eye of Copy
edit -> copy special -> copy merged
back into Animation Shop -> paste after current frame
iamge property : 10
file -> save as... type .gif

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