47 - Frisson Hivernal - English

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I made it with PSP:
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Filters / Plugins:
FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss: ![]()
VM Natural / Splash!: ![]()
Alien Skin Eye Candy5: Nature: ![]()
Ulead Effects /
Particle: ![]()
Animation Shop: ![]()

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(just click and drag) Have Fun! |

Ok, let's start:
01) File / New / 700 x 550 px / transparent
set your FGC to: #3e5392
and your BGC to: #e6e6e8
flood fill with this gradient:

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius 10

02) open tube: majaka5.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close it again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
Image / Mirror
position it as shown below:

Effects / Plugins / FM Tile Tools /
Blend Emboss:
default settings

03) open tube: mist_hiver_5.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close it again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position it as shown below:


04) open tube: T2009_angie104.pspimage
Image / Resize: 90%
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Edit / Copy
close it again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position it as shown below:

activate your freehand selection tool / point to point :
feather: 18
draw a selection as shown below:

Edit / Cut (delte key)
Deselect
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

05) Image / Add borders /35 px / color: #542b13
select the 35 px border with magic wand:
Feather: 0!!!
set your FGC to: #d3b3a4
and your BGC to: #542b13
flood fill with this gradient:

keep selected
Effets / Plugins / VM Natural / Splash!:

Selection / Convert to Raster Layer
Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Eye Candy5: Nature / Icicles:
Large, Ice on Selection:

Basic :
keep selected
Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Eye Candy5: Nature / Icicles:
Large, Weird Color, Frozen Goo

Basic:

keep selected
Layers / New Raster Layer
flood fill selection with this gradient:

Selections / Modify / Contract by: 5 px
Edit / Cut (delte key)
Deselect

06) Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel:

Layers / Merge / Merge Down
Selections / Select all
Selections / Modify / Contract to: 34 px
Selections / Invert
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
&
Deselect

07) activate your text tool (T) Fond: American Pop two
write your text (vector)
Layers / Convert to Raster Layer
Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:

add your watermark and name
hide bottom layer (Background)
Layers / Merge / Merge visible

08) activate bottom layer (Background)
unhide it again
activate your freehand selection tool / point to point :
draw a selection as shown below:

Effects / Plugins / Ulead Effects /
Particle:
Deselect
Edit / Copy Merged
open your Animation Shop
Edit / Paste / Paste as new animation
back to PSP

09) Edit / Undo Deselect
Edit / Undo Particle
Effects / Plugins / Uleads Effects /
Particle:
Random
Deselect
Edit / Copy Merged
back to Animation Shop
Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

10) back to PSP
repeat step: 9
Animation Shop:
Edit / Select all
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, January 20, 2010
