04 - Joyeux Noël #04 - English


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I made it with PSP: &

Supplies:

Filters / Plugins:
I.C.Net Software / Filters Unlimited 2.0:
VDL Adrenalin / Snowflakes:
Animation Shop:

You are welcome to take this nice sunflower with you,
it shows you always where you are

(just click and drag)

Have Fun!

tutorial tested by:

Ok, let's start:

01) File / New / 600 x 450 px / transparent

 set your FGC to: #D38A3A
and your BGC to: #673D45

flood fill with this gradient:

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius 20

02) Effects / Texture Effects / Blinds:
colour: #502D2C

Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance

03) Image / Add borders / 2 px / colour: #000000

Image / Add borders / 5 px / colour: #ffffff

activate your magic wand

select the white 5 px border with it

flood fill the selection with a gold pattern of your choice

Effects / Plugins / I.C.Net Software / Filters Unlimited 2.0:
Paper Texture / Wallpaper, Fine:

Deselect

04) Image / Add borders / 1 px / colour: #000000

 Image / Add borders / 18 px / colour: #ffffff

activate your magic wand

select the white 18 px border with it

set your FGC to: #6FAF20
and your BGC to: #296826

flood fill the selection with this gradient:

 Effects / Plugins / I.C.Net Software / Filters Unlimited 2.0:
Paper Texture / Wallpaper, Fine:

Deselect

05) Image / Add borders / 1 px / colour: #000000

Image / Add borders / 5 px / colour: #ffffff

activate your magic wand

select the white 5 px border with it

flood fill the selection with a gold pattern of your choice

Effects / Plugins / I.C.Net Software / Filters Unlimited 2.0:
Paper Texture / Wallpaper, Fine:

Deselect

06) Image / Add borders / 1 px / colour: #000000

 Selections / Select all

Selections / Modify / Contract to: 30 px

Selections / Invert

 Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
                                  colour:
#296826
&

 Effects / Plugins / I.C.Net Software / Filters Unlimited 2.0:
Buttons & Frames / 3D Glass Frame 2

Deselect

07) open the tube: fenetre

activate the bottom layer: fond

Edit / Copy
don't close it
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

back to your tube: fenetre

activate the layer: fenetre

Edit / Copy
close it now; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

place the both layers as shown below:

08) activate the layer: Raster 1 (blue BG)

Selections / Select all

  Selections / Float

Layers / New Raster Layer

open the tube: tubes tinnad (33)

keep selected!!!

Edit / Copy
close it again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste into selection

Deselect

activate the layer: Raster 3

Layers / Merge / Merge Down

09) open the tube: rideau

Edit / Copy
close it again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

activate the top layer: Raster 3

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

place it as shown below:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
&

10) open the tube: guirlande

Edit / Copy
close it again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

place it as shown below:

11) open the tube: Christmas_dog01_dédé

Edit / Copy
close it again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

place it as shown below:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
&

12) make the layers: background & Raster 1 invisible

activate the top layer: Raster 5

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

make both layers visible again

13) activate the bottom layer

Layers / New Raster Layer

add on this layer your watermark and name

14) activate layer: Raster 1

Selections / Select all

Selections / Float

Selections / Defloat

Effects / Plugins / VDL Adrenalin / Snowflakes:

Deselect

Edit / Copy Merged

open your Animation Shop (A/S)

Edit / Paste / As new Animation

back to your PSP

15) Edit / Undo Selection None

Edit / Undo Snowflakes

Effects / Plugins / VDL Adrenalin / Snowflakes:
same settings

but change Random Seed to: 1000

Deselect

Edit / Copy Merged

back to your Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

back to your PSP

16) Edit / Undo Select None

Edit / Undo Snowflakes

Effects / Plugins / VDL Adrenalin / Snowflakes:
same settings

but change Random Seed to: 2000

Deselect

Edit / Copy Merged

back to your Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

back to your PSP

17) Edit / Undo Select None

Edit / Undo Snowflakes

Effects / Plugins / VDL Adrenalin / Snowflakes:
same settings

but change Random Seed to: 2545

Deselect

Edit / Copy Merged

back to your Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

18) Edit / Select all

Animation / Frame Properties: Display Time: 20

File / Save as ... *.gif

You are done!
 I hope you enjoyed doing this tutorial.

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Copyright tutorial: Diane B.
Copyright translation: Waldlichtelfe Sissy
Translation by Waldlichtelfe, December 20, 2008