17 - Sugarbabe - English

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I made it with PSP:
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Filters / Plugins:
Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow: ![]()
Alien Skin Xenofex 2: ![]()
Nik Software / Color Efex Pro 3.0 Complete: ![]()
Animation Shop: ![]()

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You are welcome to take this nice sunflower with you, (just click and drag) Have Fun!
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Thank you Margit for your wonderful tubes:

Thank you Sharlimar for your wonderful tubes:


Ok, let's start:
01) File / New / 700 x 600 px / transparent
set your FGC to: light colour (#c471b5)
and your BGC to: dark colour (#000000)
flood fill your picture with this gradient:

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius 20

02) Layers / New Raster Layer
Selections / Select all
Selections / Modify / Contract by: 50
flood fill selection with your light FGC
Selections / Modify / Contract by: 50
Edit / Cut (delete key)
Deselect

03) Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Burnt Edges:

Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Crumple:

Effects / Plugins / Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow:
default settings

Effects / Plugins / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel:


04) Layers / Duplicate
Image / Rotate / Free Rotate:

Layers / Duplicate
Image / Rotate / Free Rotate:
same settings
Layers / Merge / Merge Down (twice)
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
0 / 0 / 100 / 20 / black

05) activate layer under it (Raster 1)
open your tube: MMDesignz_Si_281239.pspimage
Image / Resize: 80%
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Edit / Copy
close tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
Layers / Duplicate
activate layer under it: Raster 3
Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: 20
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible
Image / Resize: 70% (all layers NOT checked)
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

06) select the transparent border with your magic wand
Layers / New Raster Layer
flood fill selection with this gradient:

Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Crumple:

keep selected
07) Layers / New Raster Layer
flood fill selection with your dark BGC
Selections / Modify / Contract by: 5
Edit / Cut (delete key)
Deselect
rename this layer: Frame
Layers / Duplicate

08) activate layer under it (Frame)
open tube: calguisvectordecor12110.pspimage
Image / Resize: 65%
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Edit / Copy
close tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position it as shown below:

Layers / Duplicate
Image / Mirror
Image / Flip
Layers / Merge / Merge Down
Layers / Duplicate
activate top layer (Copy of Frame)
Layers / Merge / Merge Down
rename this layer: Constellation
set blend mode of the original layer "calguisvectordecor12110" (Raster 2) to: Overlay

09) activate top layer
open tube: calguisparfum7129.pspimage
Image / Resize: 70%
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Edit / Copy
close tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position it as shown below:

Layers / Duplicate
activate layer under it
Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: 20
activate top layer again

10) open tube: Schriftzug.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position to your liking
don't forget your watermark!!!

11) activate layer: Constellation
Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:

Effects / Plugins / Nik Software / Color Efex Pro 3.0 Complete /
Colorize:
colour: #ffc0ff

Edit / Copy Merged
open your Animation Shop
Edit / Paste / Paste as new animation
back to PSP

12) Edit / Undo Color Efex Pro 3.0 Complete
Edit / Undo Constellation
Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:
hit once on Random Seed
Effects / Plugins / Nik Software / Color Efex Pro 3.0 Complete /
Colorize:
same settings
Edit / Copy Merged
back to your Animation Shop
Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

13) back to PSP
repeat step 12
Animation Shop:
File / Save as... *.gif

You are done!
I hope you enjoyed doing this tutorial.

Copyright tutorial: Sille
Copyright translation: Waldlichtelfe Sissy
Translation by Waldlichtelfe, January 16, 2010
