11 - Shine - English

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


I made it with PSP:
& ![]()
Filters / Plugins:
FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss: ![]()
Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation: ![]()
Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow: ![]()
Animation Shop: ![]()

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


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

02) Layers / New Raster Layer
Selections / Select all
open tube: summer-bgr6.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste into selection
Deselect
set blend mode of this layer to: Luminance (Legacy)

03) Layers / New Raster Layer
Selections / Select all
open tube: KLstockVectorBrushes_36.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste into selection
Deselect
set blend mode of this layer to: Overlay
Effects / Plugins / FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss:
default settings

04) open tube: 54.pspimage
Image / Resize: 70%
Edit / Copy
close tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position as shown below:
set opacity of this layer to: 65

05) open tube: MMDesignz_Si 234219.pspimage
Image / Mirror
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 as shown below:

Layers / Duplicate
activate layer under it: Raster 5
Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius 20
activate layer over it: Copy of Raster 5
Layers / Merge / Merge down

06) open tube: kTs_CornersSet2-2.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position as shown below:

light colour:
Ajdust / Hue and Saturation / Colorize:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
colour: dark colour


07) Layers / Duplicate
Image / Mirror
Image / Flip
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

08) Layers / New Raster Layer
Selections / Select all
flood fill with this gradient:
Selections / Modify / Contract by: 5
Edit / Cut (Delete key)
Selections / Invert
Effects / Plugins / Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow:
default settings
Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel:
Deselect

09) open file: aRavenBrush - Shine2.PspBrush
File / Export / Custom brush:

close file again; back to your image

10) Layers / New Raster Layer
activate your brush tool
find brush: aRavenBrush - Shine2
apply the brush to your liking
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
colour: dark colour

add your watermark and name

11) activate layer: Raster 3

Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:

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

12) Edit / Undo Constellation
Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:
hit once on Random Seed
Edit / Copy Merged
back to your Animation Shop
Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

13) back to PSP
repeat last 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, September 27, 2009
