13 - Plein d'Amour - English

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I made it with PSP:
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Filters / Plugins:
Fm Tile Tools / Blend Emboss: ![]()
Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow: ![]()
Filters Unlimited 2.0: ![]()

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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
set your FGC to: #6F3035
and your BGC to: #FCFBFB
flood fill your picture with this gradient:


02) open the tube: la_space-07.png
Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
change the opacity of this layer to: 70
Effects / Plugins / Fm Tile Tools / Blend Emboss
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

03) open the tube: Leny-lands68.png
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:

change the blend mode of this layer to: Luminance (Legacy)
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

04) open the tube: valentine_angel_rtallamy.png
Image / Resize: 60% (all layers NOT checked)
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
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
Effects / Distortion Effects / Wind:
From right / Wind strength: 100
Layers / Arrange / Move Down
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

05) open the tube: lettres.png
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:


06) Image / Add borders / 2 px / colour: #FFFFFF
Image / Add borders / 18 px / colour: #000000
activate your magic wand tool
select the black border with it
set your FGC to: #f45151
and your BGC to: #000000
flood fill the selection with this gradient:

Effects / Plugins / Graphics
Plus / Cross Shadow:

Effects / Plugins / I.C.NET
Software / Filters Unlimited 2.0:
Paper Texture / Structure Paper 2

Deselect

07) Image / Add borders / 2 px / colour: #FFFFFF
Effects / Plugins / I.C.NET
Software / Filters Unlimited 2.0:
Buttons & Frames / 3D Glass Frame 1


08) Selections / Select all
Selections / Modify / Contract to: 23 px
Selections / Invert
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
& 
Deselect
add your watermark and name
Layers / Merge / Merge visible

09) open the tube: coeur1.png
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:

rename it: heart1

10) Layers / Duplicate
Effects / Distortion Effects / Pinch: Strength: 30
place it directly over the first heart
rename it: heart2

11) Layers / Duplicate
Effects / Distortion Effects / Pinch: Strength: 30
place it directly over the second heart
rename it: heart3
all three hearts lie on top of each other

12) open the tube: hartjes.png
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 Down
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:

rename it: 1

13) Layers / Duplicate
rename it: 2

14) Layers / Duplicate
rename it: 3

15) make all these layers invisible
activate the layer: 1

activate your eraser tool
erase all these hearts:

Edit / Copy Merged
open your Animation Shop (A/S)
Edit / Paste / As new Animation
back to your PNG

16) make all these layers invisible
und activate the layer: 2

activate your eraser tool
erase all these hearts:

Edit / Copy Merged
back to your A/S
Edit / Paste / After Current Frame
back to your PNG

17) make all these layers invisible
and activate the top layer:

Layers / Merge / Merge visible
Edit / Copy
back to your A/S
Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

18) Edit / Select all
Animation / Frame Properties: Display time: 50
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 26, 2009
