12 - Joyeuse St-Valentin - 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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Filters / Plugins:
VM
Extravaganza / Transmission: ![]()
Penta.com / Jeans: ![]()
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 / 650 x 500 px / transparent
flood fill your picture with this gradient
from my rar file:

Effects / Plugins / VM
Extravaganza / Transmission:

Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance

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

Layers / Duplicate
Image / Mirror
place it as shown below:

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

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

change the opacity of this layer to: 65
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

04) open the tube: Gerry-koppels10 - 22 november 2008p
Edit / Copy
close the tube 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:

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

05) open the tube: romantic-tube-colombe.p
Edit / Copy
close the tube 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:

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

06) open the tube: NoteCards-JBp
Edit / Copy
close the tube 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:

Layers / Duplicate
Image / Rotate / Free Rotate:


Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

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


08) Image / Add borders / 2 px / colour: #FFFFFF
Image / Add borders / 15 px / colour: #000000
activate your magic wand tool
select the black border with it
flood fill the selection with this
gradient:

Effects / Plugins /
Penta.com / Jeans:

Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance
Deselect

09) Image / Add borders / 2 px / colour: #FFFFFF
add your watermark and name
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible
Edit / Copy
open your Animation Shop
Edit / Paste / As new Animation
Edit / Paste / After Current Frame
Edit / Select all

10) open the file: coeurs.gif
Edit / Select all
draw the first lower picture
hold left mouse button
into the first upper picture:

Animation / Frame Properties: Display time: 45
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, January 18, 2009
