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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
 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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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
tubes - texture - presets - gold tile
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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
open the gold tile and minimize to tray. You will use it as a pattern (without installation)
double click on the presets to install, or import
place the texture into the folder « textures » of Corel PSP general folder

Plugins
Unlimited 2 - &<Bkg Kaleidoscope> - Bordermania
Animation Shop

use this pencil to mark your place along the way
hold down Left click to grab and move
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Realization
1
open a new transparent image 900 * 700 px
selections => select all
copy / paste into selection « image_1 »
selections => select none

2
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 20

3
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => &<Bkg Kaleidoscope> => @BlueBerry Pie

apply this effects once more

4
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => &<Bkg Kaleidoscope> => Cake Mix

5
effects => texture effects => Texture
choose the texture « emboss014 » provided

6
layers => new raster layer
selections => select all
copy / paste into selection « image_1 »

7
opacity of the layer : 32%

adjust => sharpness => sharpen TWICE

8
layers => new raster layer
flood fill with the gold tile

9
selections => contract => 30 px

DELETE on your keyboard
selections => select none

10
effects => geometric effects => skew

11
effects => plugins => Simple => Zoom Out and Flip

12
selections => select all
selections => float  -  selections => defloat
selections => contract => 3 px
DELETE on your keyboard
selections => select none

13
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
layers => merge => merge down

14
layers => new raster layer
flood fill with the gold tile
selections => select all
selections => contract => 3 px

15
DELETE on your keyboard
selections => select none

16
layers => merge => merge down

17
adjust => hue and saturation => colorize => 22 / 74

translator’s note : I didn’t colorize
layers => duplicate
rename layers « deco 1 » and « deco 2 » from bottom to top
highlight « deco 1 » => adjust => add-remove noise => add noise

highlight « deco 2 » => adjust => add-remove noise => add noise => change 30% by 40%
close the eye of « deco 2 »

18
layers => new raster layer
selections => select all
copy / paste into selection « image_1 »
selections => select none

19
effects => plugins => Bordure Mania => Bouton Rond n°3

20
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 70%

21
effects => image effects => offset

22
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact => Perspective Shadow => use the preset « hivernal » provided
adjust => hue and saturation => colorize

24
enable the Smart Selection Brush

select parts of the water

selections => promote selection to layer

25
layers => duplicate
rename layers « water 1 » and « water 2 » from bottom to top
highlight « water 1 » => adjust => add-remove noise => add noise => 30%
highlight « water 2 » => adjust => add-remove noise => add noise => change 30% by 40%
close the eye of « water 2 »
selections => select none

26
layers => new raster layer
image => canvas size

27
selections => select all
selections => contract => 25 px
selections => invert
copy / paste into selection « image_1 »

28
effects => texture effects => Texture
choose the texture « emboss014 » provided as in step 5
selections => select none
layers => arrange => move down and place this layer second place from the bottom

29
layers => new raster layer
flood fill with the gold tile
selections => select all
selections => contract => 3 px
DELETE on your keyboard
selections => select none

30
layers => duplicate
rename layers « frame 1 » and «frame 2 » from bottom to top
highlight «frame 1 » => adjust => add-remove noise => add noise => 30%
highlight «frame 2 » => adjust => add-remove noise => add noise => change 30% by 40%
close the eye of «frame 2 »

31
highlight top layer
copy / paste into selection « merydesig_femme »
move left (see final result)

32
copy / paste into selection « décor »
effects => image effects => offset

33
add a new layer => apply your watermark or signature
edit => copy special => copy merged

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open Animation Shop
edit => paste as new animation
back into PSP
close the eyes of « deco 1 »   « water 1 »   frame 1 »
open the eyes of « deco 2 »   « water 2 »   frame 2 »
edit => copy special => copy merged
back into Animation Shop
edit => paste after current frame
image property => 10 (default setting)
file => save as ... type .gif

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