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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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

Supplies
tubes - selection

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
place the selection into the folder « selections » of Corel PSP general folder
double click on the preset to install, or import

Plugins
Alien Skin Pack
Animation Shop to create the animation

Realization
1
open a new transparent image 900 * 700 px
selections => select all
copy / paste into selection « fond-dragons »
selections => select none

2
layers => duplicate

3
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection « MD_dragons »

hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
selections => select none

4
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal

5
layers => merge => merge down

6
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow

7
effects => distortion effects => wave

8
copy / paste as new layer « merydesig_paysage »
effects => image effects => offset

9
copy / paste as new layer « dragons »
effects => image effects => offset

10
enable the selection tool => smart selection brush => with the following settings

11
work with the dragon on the right => select this way

12
selections => promote selection to layer
layers => duplicate
rename layers « fire 1 » and « fire 2 » from bottom to top
keep selection active

13
highlight « fire 1 » => effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Nature => Fire => direction : 332

keep selection active
close the eye of the layer

14
highlight « fire 2 » => effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Nature => Fire => direction : 332
click on « random seed » at the bottom
selections => select none

15
highlight the layer with the dragons  again
work with the dragon on the left => select the same way as for the dragon on the right (step 11)
redo step 12 => rename layers « fire 3 » and « fire 4 » from bottom to top

16
highlight « fire 3 »
apply the plugin => fire : direction 215
close the eye of the layer
highlight « fire 4 »
click on « random seed » at the bottom
selections => select none

17
highlight the dragons layer => layers => arrange => bring to top

18
your layers palette looks like this

19
copy / paste as new layer « merydesig_femme »
effects => image effects => offset

20
copy / paste as new layer « merydesig_cadre_dragons »
blend mode of the layer : Luminance (Legacy)

21
layers => duplicate
remane layers « frame 1 » and « frame 2 » from bottom to top
highlight  « frame 1 » => adjust => add-remove noise => add noise

close the eye of the layer

22
highlight  « frame 2 » => adjust => add-remove noise => add noise => replace 45 by 35

23
apply your watermark (or signature) on a new layer

24
edit => copy => copy special => copy merged
open Animation Shop => edit => paste as new animation
back into PSP
close the eyes of « fire 2 » and « fire 4 » and « frame 2 »
open the eyes of « fire 1 » and « fire 3 » and « frame 1 »
edit => copy => copy special => copy merged
back into Animation Shop => edit => paste after current frame
file => save as... type .gif

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