06 - Nouvelle Anné # 01 - English

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Thank you Diane
for allowing me to translate your tutorials.
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I made it with PSP:
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Important:
save the files: blanc-soie.jpg & gold5a.jpg & goldbeads.jpg into your PSP folder: Pattern
Filters / Plugins:
Xeroset 1 / Porcelain: ![]()
Eye Candy 4000: ![]()
Alien Skin Xenofex 2: ![]()
Animation Shop: ![]()

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You are welcome to take this nice sunflower with you, (just click and drag) Have Fun! |

Ok, let's start:
01) File / New / 600 x 450 px / transparent
change
your FGC to: #392d1f
and your BGC to: #cf7541
flood fill your picture with this gradient:

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius 5

02) Effects / Plugins / Eye Candy 4000 / Swirl:


03) open the tube: 1219072691_femmes
Edit / Copy
close it again;
we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
Image / Resize: 80% (all layers NOT checked)
place the tube as shown below:


04) open the tube: in_the_attic
Edit / Copy
close it again;
we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
place the tube as shown below:

change the opacity of this layer to: 50

05) Image / Add borders: 2 px / colour: #392D1F
Image / Add borders: 3 px / colour: #ffffff
activate your magic wand tool
select the white 3 px border
flood fill selection with this pattern: goldbeads ![]()
(Angel: 0 / Scale: 100)
Deselect

06) Image / Add borders: 18 px / colour: #ffffff
activate your magic wand tool
select the white 18 px border
flood
fill with this gradient:

Effects / Plugins / Xero / Porcelain:

Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance
Edit / Repeat Enhance Edges
Deselect

07) Image / Add borders / 2 px / colour: #392D1F
Image / Add borders / 3 px / colour: #ffffff
activate your magic wand tool
select the white 3 px border
flood fill selection with this pattern: goldbeads ![]()
(Angel: 0 / Scale: 100)
Deselect

08) open the tube: feu_artifice
Edit / Copy
close it again;
we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
place the tube as shown below:


09) activate the text tool (T):

change your FGC to: blanc-soie.jpg
and your BGC to: gold5a.jpg

write your text
place it as shown below:

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
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10) open the tube: etoiles_cdb
Edit / Copy
close it again;
we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
place the tube as shown below:


11) open the tube: coupes
Edit / Copy
close it again;
we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
place the tube as shown below:


12) open the tube: barre1_cdb
Edit / Copy
close it again;
we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
place the tube as shown below:


13) add your watermark and name
activate the layer: Raster 1 (fireworks)

Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:

Edit / Copy Merged

14) open your Animation Shop (A/S)
Edit / Paste / As new Animation
back to your PSP
Edit / Undo Constellation
Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation: same settings
just hit once: Random Seed
Edit / Copy Merged
back to your A/S

15) Edit / Paste / After Current Frame
back to your PSP
Edit / Undo Constellation
Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation: same settings
just hit once: Random Seed
Edit / Copy Merged
back to your A/S
Edit / Paste / After Current Frame
Edit / Select all
Animation / Frame Properties: display time: 15
File / Save as ... *.gif

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

Copyright tutorial: Diane B.
Copyright translation: Waldlichtelfe Sissy
Translation by Waldlichtelfe, December 27, 2008
