58 - Mirage - English

I have permission to translate the tutorials of Diane B.
Thank you Diane
for allowing me to translate your tutorials.
Visit Diane here:


I made it with PSP:
& ![]()
(Poser made by: WLE Sissy)
Filters / Plugins:
Greg's Factory Output
Vol. II / Pool Shadow: ![]()
Filters Unlimited 2.0: ![]()
Eye
Candy 4000 / Jiggle: ![]()

|
|
(just click and drag) Have Fun! |

Ok, let's start:
01) File / New / 600 x 450 px / transparent
set your FGC to: #b7e5ff 
and your BGC to: #385221 
flood fill with your FGC:
Effects / Plugins / I.C.NET Software /
Filters Unlimited 2.0:
Paper Texture / Cotton Paper, Fine:
50 / 82

02) open tube: Landscape_misted.pspimage
Edit / Copy
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position as shown below:


03) open tube: Leny-lands70.psp
Edit / Copy
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position as shown below:

Layers / Duplicate
Image / Mirror

04) open your tube of your choice
resize if needed
Edit / Copy
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position as shown below:

Layers / Duplicate
Image / Flip
set opacity of this layer to: 40
position as shown below:


05) Image / Add borders / 2 px / dark BGC
Image / Add borders / 20 px / light FGC
select the white border with your magic wand
flood fill selection with this colour: #aa3e0b 
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
3 / 3 / 50 / 5 / black
-3 / -3 / 50 / 5 / black
Effects / Plugins / I.C.NET
Software / Filters Unlimited 2.0:
Paper Texture / Cotton
Paper fine:
128 / 96
Effects / Plugins / Greg's Factory Output
Vol. II / Pool Shadow:
default settings
Deselect
Image / Add borders / 2 px / dark BGC

06) activate your text tool
set your FGC to: #4B5949 
and your BGC to: #b7e5ff 
change your FGC to gradient:
write your text (vector)
Layers / Convert to Raster Layer
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
3 / 3 / 50 / 5 black
-3 / -3 / 50 / 5 black

07) add your watermark and name
Layers / Merge / Merge visible
activate your freehand selection tool / point to point
draw a selection as shown below:
Layers / Duplicate (twice)
we have three layers now
rename all layers: L 01 / L 02 / L 03

08) hide layer 02 & 03
activate layer 01
Effects / Plugins / Eye
Candy 4000 / Jiggle:

hide layer 01

09) activate layer 02 unhide this layer again
Effects / Plugins / Eye
Candy 4000 / Jiggle:
hit: Random Seed
hide layer 02 again

10) activate layer 03 unhide this layer again
Effects / Plugin / Eye Candy 4000 / Jiggle:
hit: Random Seed
Deselect
hide layer 03 again

11) activate layer 01
Edit / Copy
open your Animation Shop
Edit / Paste / As new Animation
back to PSP

12) hide layer 01
activate layer 02 unhide it again
Edit / Copy
back to Animation Shop
Edit / Paste / After Current Frame
back to PSP

13) hide layer 02
activate l ayer 03 and unhide it again
Edit / Copy
back to Animation Shop
Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

14) 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, August 19, 2010
