12 - Oltre L'Infinito - 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: ![]()
AAA Frames / Texture Frame: ![]()
Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation: ![]()
Animation Shop: ![]()

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(just click and drag) Have Fun! |

Ok, let's start:
01) open the file: backgroundoltrelinfinito_passiongraphic.jpg
Window / Duplicate (Shift+D)
close the original; back to your copy
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen (twice)

02) open the tube: Ai_limiti_dellimmenso.pspimage
Image / Resize: 106%
Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste as new layer
position it as shown below:

Effects / Plugins / FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss:
default settings
Layers / Duplicate
activate layer under it: Raster 1
Image / Flip
Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius 12
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible
03) open the tube: by_stirner_carmen.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste as new layer
position it as shown below:

Layers / Duplicate
activate layer under it: Raster 2
Effects / Distortion Effects / Wind:
From right / wind strength: 91
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

04) open the tube: tube23.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste as new layer
position it as shown below:

set blend mode of this layer to: Luminance (Legacy)

05) Image / Add borders / 1 px / colour: black
Image / Add borders / 15 px / colour: white
select the 15 px white border with your magic wand tool
flood fill selection with this gradient:

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

06) Selections / Invert
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
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Selections / Invert
Effects / Plugins / AAA Frames / Texture Frame:
Selections / Invert
Selections / Modify / Select Selection Borders:
keep selected
07) Layers / New Raster Layer
flood fill selection with this pattern:

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Deselect

08) open the tube: oltrelinfinito_testopassiongraphic.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste as new layer
position it to your liking
add your watermark and name now
Layers / Merge / Merge visible

09) activate your freehand selection tool
select the whole leaf:


10) Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:
Deselect
Edit / Copy
open your Animation Shop
Edit / Paste / As new Animation
back to your PSP
11) Edit / Undo Selection None
Edit / Undo Constellation
Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:
hit once on: Random Seed
Deselect
Edit / Copy
back to your A/S
Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

12) back to your PSP
repeat step: 11
Animation / Resize:

File / Save as... *.gif

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

Copyright tutorial: Passion.Graphic.net
Copyright translation: Waldlichtelfe Sissy
Translation by Waldlichtelfe, July 14, 2009
