I made it with PSP: &

Supplies:

Filters / Plugins:
MuRa's Meister / Cloud:
Xero / Porcelain:
Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:
Animation Shop:

You are welcome to take this nice sunflower with you, it shows you always where you are (just click and drag) Have Fun!

tutorial tested by:

Thank you Margit for your wonderful tubes:

Thank you Gismo for your wonderful tubes:

01) File / New / 700 x 600 px / transparent

set your FGC to: light colour (#CDA1A2)
and your BGC to: dark colour (#805c70)

Effects / Plugins / MuRa's Meister / Cloud:

02) open tube: calguismited1069.pspimage

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

position as shown below:

set your blend mode of this layer to: Luminance

Effects / Plugins / Xero / Porcelain:

03) Layers / New Raster Layer

flood fill this layer with this gradient:

Layers / Load/Save Mask / Load Mask Layer from Disk:

Layers / Merge / Merge Group

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
1 / 1 / 100 / 1 / colour: #483338

rename this layer: Mask

04) open tube: MMDesignz_SI002199.pspimage

Image / Mirror

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

position as shown below:

dark colour:

Adjust / Hue and Saturation / Colorize:
H: 231 / C: 44

05) open tube: lizztish_pegasus-arising5.psp

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

position as shown below:

06) Layers / New Raster Layer

activate your paint brush tool

paint a few lines on the mane of the horse

as shown below:

rename this layer: horse

07) Layers / New Raster Layer

Selections / Select all

flood fill with your dark BGC

Selections / Modify / Contract by: 2

flood fill with your light FGC

Selections / Modify / Contract by: 2

flood fill with your dark BGC

Selections / Modify / Contract by: 2

Edit / Cut (delete key)

Effects / 3D Effects / Cutout:
colour: #573b4b

Deselect

08) activate your text tool

write your text (vector)

ad your watermark and name

09) activate layer: mask

Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:

activate layer: horse

Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:

Edit / Copy Merged

open Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / As new Animation

back to PSP

10) Edit / Undo Constellation

Edit / Undo Layer Selection

Edit / Undo Constellation

layer: mask

Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:
hit Random seed
and activate: Keep original image!!!

activate layer: horse

Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:
activate: Make selection transparent

Edit / Copy Merged

back To Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / After current Frame

11) back to PSP

repeat last step 10

Animation Shop:

File / Save as... *.gif