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translator’s note : Merydesig uses PSPX9 and I use PSP2018 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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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 -  texture
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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 into « selection » folder of Corel PSP folder
open « gldballs » and minimize it to tray. You will use it as a pattern (without installation)

Plugins

Xero  -  Xenofex 2

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

Realization

1
open a new transparent image 900 * 650 pixels
flood fill with a radial gradient

2
effects - Art Media Effects -> brush strokes

3
layers -> duplicate
on the original layer -> effects -> plugins -> Xero -> Sparkles

highlight the copy
effects -> plugins -> Xero -> Sparkles -> change « maximum » setting  to 1000
close the eye of the copy

4
copy / paste as new layer « CAJ.SCR. MUSIC MUSIC EL. 27 »
iamge -> free rotate

5
effects -> Xenofex 2 -> Burnt Edges

6
layers -> new raster layer
flood fill with the « gldballs » pattern (angle : 2  -  scale : 100%)
selections -> load-save selection -> from disk

hit hte DELETE kay of your keyboard

7
layers -> new raster layer
flood fill with the « gldballs » pattern
selections -> modify -> contract -> 3 pixels
DELETE
selections -> select none

8
layers -> merge -> merge down
layers -> duplicate
rename the layers « selection 1 » and « selection 2 »

9
highlight « selection 1 » -> add-remove noise -> add noise

highlight « selection 1 » -> add-remove noise -> add noise

close the eye of « selection 2 »

10
copy / paste « piano » as new layer

11
copy / paste « merydesign femme » as new layer
move it where you like

(translator's note :  I dropped a "perspective shadow" with Alien Skin eye candy 5-impact )

12
copy / paste  « manueelements (64) » as new layer
effects - > image  -> offset -> H : 0  /  V : -69

13
copy / paste  « cisnes » as new layer
effects - > image  -> offset -> H : 234  /  V : -320

14
copy / paste  « beads (3) » as new layer
effects - > image  -> offset -> H : 344  /  V : 65

15
copy / paste  «CAJ.SCR. MUSIC MUSIC EL. 86 » as new layer
effects - > image  -> offset -> H : 344 / V : 0
(translator's note :  I dropped a "perspective shadow" with Alien Skin eye candy 5-impact )
translator’s note : if you want to animate the flower -> ...
 duplicate the flower and rename the layers « rose 1 » and « rose 2 »
enable the Smart selection brush

select the borders of the flower

add noise on both layers like in step 9
close the eye of « rose 2 »

16
apply you watermark
your layers palette looks like this

17 - Animation
edit -> copy special -> copy merged
open Animation Shop and paste as new animation
back into PSP
close thes eyes of « raster 1 »   « selection 1 »     « rose 1 » (if you created this layer)
open the eyes of « copy of raster 1 »   « selection 2 »     « rose 2 » (if you created this layer)
edit -> copy special -> copy merged
back in to Animation Shop and paste after current frame
animation properties -> 10 (default setting)

your tag is finished
Thank you for following this tutorial

My tag with my tube (dancer)

Création   Jeannine

Created by Marj

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