Queen of Ice

Conditions of use of the material provided
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.

Sybel has the permission of the creators to use their tubes, masks and decorations
Thank you to all of them.
Without their beautiful creations, no tutorials could be written.

Sybel uses PSPX6 to create her tags
I use PSPX7 to create my tags
but you can realized these tutorials with any other version of PSP

Matérial
tubes & misted images - masks -fractal image

open all tubes
window/duplicate. Close the originals and work with the copies
open the masks and minimize them

Plugins
User Defined Filter - Alien Skin Xenofex 2 - Graphic Plus

Colors palette
foreground color -> color 1 -> #58819a (blue)
background color -> color 2 -> #b782ab (purple)
color 3 -> # 1f2b37 (dark blue)
color 4 -> #ffffff (white)
color 5 -> #000000 (black)

Use the pencil to follow the steps left click to grab it

Step 2
copy/paste the tube « sVb Winters 26 » as new layer (don’t forget to erase the watermark)

Step 3
copy/paste the tube « pays-1367-Azalee » as new layer
place it in the lower right corner
adjust/sharpness/sharpen
layers/duplicate
image/mirror/horizontal mirror

Step 4
layers/new raster layer and fill white
layers/new mask layer/from image

layers/merge/merge group
adjust/sharpness/sharpen

Step 5
duplicate « Raster 4 » twice (you obtain 3 identicals layers)
rename Raster 4 -> « animation 1 »
rename Copy of Raster 4 -> « animation 2 »
rename copy 2 of Raster 4 -> « animation 3 »
close the eyes of « animation 2 » and «animation 3 »
activate « animation 1 »
your work and you layers palette look like this

Step 6
effects/plugins/Alien Skin Xenofex 2/Constellation

close the eye of « animation 1 »
open the eye of « animation 2 » and activate this layer
effects/Alien Skin Xenofex 2/Constellation/click on « random seed »
close the eye of « animation 2 »
open the eye of « animation 3 » and activate this layer
effects/Alien Skin Xenofex 2/Constellation/click on « random seed »

Step 7
copy/paste the tube « sudam » as new layer
move it to the left (see example)

Step 8
copy/paste the tube « misted fractal sybel » as new layer
move it to the right
adjust/sharpness/sharpen

Step 9
copy/paste the tube « misted personnage sybel » as new layer
move it to the right

Step 10
layers/new raster layer, and paint black
selections/select all
selections/modify/contract/2 pixels and hit the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none
effects/3D effects/buttonize

apply this effect once more with the same settings

Step 11
selecitons/select all
image/crop to selection
image/canvas size

with the magic wand

select the empty frame
selections/promote selection to layer
selections/select all

fill with color 3 (dark blue)
selections/modify/contract/2 pixels/hit the delete key of your keyboard

fill with color 4 (white)
selections/modify/contract/2 pixels/hit the delete key of your keyboard

fill with color 3 (dark blue)
selections/modify/contract/2 pixels/hit the delete key of your keyboard

fill with a contrasting color
selections/modify/contract/50 pixels/hit the delete key of your keyboard

fill with color 3 (dark blue)
selections/modify/contract/2 pixels/hit the delete key of your keyboard

fill with color 4 (white)
selections/modify/contract/2 pixels/hit the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none

Step 12
select the large border (50 pixels) with the magic wand tool
in the materials palette, set color 1 and 2 as foreground and background colors
prepare a radial gradient

fill the selection with the gradient
effects/texture effects/mosaic-glass

effects/plugisn/Graphic Plus/Cross Shadow/default settings
selections/select none
apply your signature on a new layer

ANIMATION with Animation Shop
close the eye of « animation 3 » and « animation 2 »
activate the layer « animation 1 » and open the eye
edit/copy special/copy merged

open Animation Shop
edit/paste as new animation

back into PSP
close the eye of « animation 1 »
activate « animation 2 » and open the eye
edit/copy special/copy merged

in AS
edit/paste after current frame

in PSP
close the eye of « animation 2 »
activte « animation 3 » and open the eye
edit/copy special/copy merged

in AS
edit/paste after current frame
edit/select all
animation/frame properties, and set on 10
view the animation
if you are satisfied with the result, save as ... type gif

ANIMATION with Ulead Gif Animator
in PSP
merge together the 6 layers at the top of the stack and leave the eye opened
leave the 3 animations layer
 close the eyes of « animation 3 » and « animation 2 » and open the eye of « animation 1 »
merge together the 5 layers at the bottom of the stack and leav the eye opened
your layers palette looks like this

save as.... type PSP Animation Shop in a folder of your choice
open UGA
open PSP files -> choose your tag

at the bottom left, left click once on « duplicate frame »

in the layers (top right), close the eye of « animation 1 » and open the eye of « animation 2 »
at the bottom left, click on « duplicate frame  once
in the layers (top right), close the eye of « animation 2 » and open the eye of « animation 3 »
frame/frame properties/ choose 10

click on « synchronize objects »

with the following settings

view your animation by clicking on the « view » tab
if you are satisfied, save as... type gif

your tag is finished
Thank you to have realized it

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