20 - Avec tout mon coeur - 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: #f2dee0
and your BGC to: #ae1526
flood fill your picture with this gradient:

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius 20

02) Layers / New Raster Layer
flood fill the layer with your BGC: #ae1526
open the file: 39
minimize it
back to your picture
Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image:
Invert mask data: checked!!!!

Layers / Merge / Merge Group
close the file: 39; we don't need it anymore
back to
your picture
Effects / Plugins / FM Tile Tools /
Blend Emboss:


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

Layers / Duplicate
Effects / Distortion Effects / Wind:

change the opacity of this layer to: 80
and the blend mode to: Screen
Layers / Arrange / Move Down
activate the top layer: Raster 2
change the blend mode of this layer to: Luminance (Legacy)

04) open the tube: cadeaux_fleurs
Image / Resize: 65% (all layers NOT checked)
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Edit / Copy
close it again; we don't
need it anymore
back to your picture
Layers / Paste / Paste as new layer
place it as shown below:

Layers / Duplicate
Effects / Distortion Effects / Wind:

change the opacity of this layer to: 65
and the blend mode to: Screen
Layers / Arrange / Move Down
activate the top layer: Raster 3
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

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

activate your freehand selection tool / Point to Point
draw up a selection like me here:

Selections / Modify / Expand to: 5

06) Layers / New Raster Layer
flood fill the selection with your
gradient:

Selections / Modify / Contract to: 3
Edit / Cut
flood fill the selection with your BGC: #ae1526
Selections / Modify / Contract to: 2
flood fill the selection with your gradient
Selections / Modify / Contract to: 3
Edit / Cut
Deselect
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
colour: #d2af64
& 
Layers / Merge / Merge visible

07) activate your text tool (T)
Font: SinglesvilleScript / colour: #d2af64 / size: 72
write your text: Pour toi ma
Valentine avec tout mon coeur et mon amour
(For you
my Valentine with all my heart and my love)
Layers / Convert to Raster Layer
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop
Shadow:

Effects / Plugins / FM Tile Tools / Blend
Emboss:

Layers / Merge / Merge visible

08) open the tube: HRTCHAINNKEY
Image / Resize: 35% (all layers NOT checked)
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Edit / Copy
minimize it
back to your picture
Layers / Paste / Paste as new layer
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:

place it as shown below:


09) Image / Add borders / 2 px / colour: #d0a15a
Selections / Select all
Selections / Modify / Contract to: 2
Selections / Invert
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
& 
Deselect

10) Image / Add borders / 25 px / colour: #ae1526
activate your magic wand
select the red border with it
Effects / Plugins / Graphics Plus / Cross
Shadow:

Effects / Artistic Effects / Enamel:

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


11) Image / Add borders / 2 px / colour: #d0a15a
activate your minimized / resized tube: HRTCHAINNKEY
Edit / Copy
close it again; we don't
need it anymore
back to your picture
Layers / Paste / Paste as new layer
Image / Mirror
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:

place it as shown below:

add your watermark and name
Layers / Merge / Merge visible
Edit / Copy

12) open your Animation Shop
Edit / Paste / As new Animation
Edit / Paste / After Current Frame
once again:
Edit / Paste / After Current Frame
and once again:
Edit / Paste / After Current Frame
Edit / Select all

13) open the file: coeur.gif
Edit / Select all
draw the first lower picture
into the first upper picture
hold left mouse button
repeat step 13 with the other heart
place both hearts like me here:

Animation / Frame Properties: display time: 20
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, February 04, 2009
