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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.
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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 PSP2020 Ultimate
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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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

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 a gold tile (« dorado » or other) and minimize to tray. You will use it as a pattern (without installation)
place the selection into the folder « selections » of Corel PSP general folder
double click on the preset to install, or import
place the gradient into the folder « gradients » of Corel PSP general folder

Plugins
Mura’s Meister
AlienSkin pack

Realization
1
open a new image => transparent =>  900 * 700 px
flood fill selection with the gradient provided « Blood Red-FK »

2
layers => duplicate
effects => plugins => Mura’s Meister => Perspective Tiling

enable the Pick tool and pull down to marker 550

3
copy / paste « MD_déco_1 » as new layer
layers => arrange => move down
layers => new adjustment layer => Brightness/Contrast

4
highlight top layer
layers => new raster layer
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection « MD_rouge »

flood fill selection with the gradient

5
effects = > plugins => Jeux de Ligne => Entrelacement => Default settings

effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Bevel / preset provided « rouge-bevel »

selections => select none
select the bottom part of the shape and delete
selections => select none

move down the shape as shown on the screenshot below

6
effects => distortion effects => wave

layers => duplicate
blend mode of the layer : Multiply / opacity :  59% (adapt to your colors)
layers => merge => merge down

7
selections => select all
selections => float  -  selections => defloat
layers => new raster layer
flood fill with a gold tile
selections => modify => contract => 3 px

hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
selections => select none
layers => duplicate
rename both layers « gold 1 » and « gold 2 » (from bottom to top in the layers stack)

8
highlight « gold 1 »
adjust => add-remove noise => add noise

highlight « gold 2 »
adjust => add-remove noise => add noise => 40
close the eye of the layer

9
copy / paste the character tube as new layer
effects => image effects => offset => H :  -210 / V : -5 / tick « custom » and « transparent»

10
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Perspective Shadow
choose the preset provided « femme_rouge »

11
enable the Smart Selection Tool

select the rose outlines, and the parts of the lady’s dress that you want to make sparkle

selections => promote selection to layer
layers => duplicate
selections => select none
rename both layers « glitter 1 » and « glitter 2 » (from bottom to top in the layers stack)

12
highlight « glitter 1 »
adjust => add-remove noise => add noise

highlight « glitter 2 »
adjust => add-remove noise => add noise => 40
close the eye of the layer

13
copy / paste the flower tube « Dolores » as new layer
effects => image effects => offset => H :  226/ V : -88 / tick « custom » and « transparent»

layers => duplicate
blend mode of the layer : Multiply / opacity :  59%
layers => merge => merge down

14
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Perspective Shadow
choose the preset provided « rouge_rouge »

15
enable the Smart Selection Tool
select the rose outlines

selections => promote selection to layer
layers => duplicate
selections => select none
rename both layers « rose 1 » and « rose 2 » (from bottom to top in the layers stack)

16
highlight « rose 1 »
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 => Nature => Snow Drift
choose preset in the « settings » tab => Dusting Heavy

highlight « rose 2 »
choose preset in the « settings » tab => Dusting Heavy
but in the « basic » tab click on « random seed » at the bottom
close the eye of the layer

17
apply your watermark or signature
write your licence number if you used a licenced tube

18
copy / paste « MD_cadre rouge » as new layer
layers => duplicate
rename both layers « frame 1 » and « frame 2 » (from bottom to top in the layers stack)
highlight « frame 1 »
adjust => add-remove noise => add noise

highlight « frame 2 »
adjust => add-remove noise => add noise => 40
close the eye of the layer

19
your layers palette looks like this

20
ANIMATION
edit => copy special => copy merged
open Animation Shop => paste as new animation
back into PSP
close the eyes of « gold  1 »  « glitter 1 » « rose 1 » « frame 1 »
open the eyes of « gold  2 »  « glitter 2 » « rose 2 » « frame 2 »
edit => copy special => copy merged
back into Animation Shop => paste after current frame
animation => image properties => 10
save your work as... type .gif

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