32 - Happy Easter - English


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I made it with PSP: &

Supplies:

 

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 Sharlimar for your wonderful tubes:

Ok, let's start:

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

set your FGC to: light colour (#e6dbbb)
and your BGC to: dark colour (#bc9b65)

flood fill your picture with your dark BGC

Effects / Texture Effects / Texture:

02) Layers / New Raster Layer

activate your selection tool / custom selection:

flood fill with your light FGC

Effects / Texture Effects / Texture:
same settings

Deselect

open tube: lace_03.pspimage

minimize it

Image / Resize: 20%

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

position as shown below:

FGC:

Adjust / Hue and Saturation / Colorize:
H: 31 / S: 118

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
1 / 1 / 100 / 1 / colour: #7E6336

Layers / Merge / Merge Down

Layers / Duplicate

Image / Flip

Layers / Merge / Merge Down

03) Layers / New Raster Layer

activate your selection tool / custom selection:

flood fill with your light FGC

Effects / Texture Effects / Texture:
same settings

Deselect

activate tube: lace_03.pspimage

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

Image / Rotate / Free Rotate:
right / 90 degrees

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Adjust / Hue and Saturation / Colorize:
H: 31 / S: 118

position as shown below:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
1 / 1 / 100 / 1 / colour: #7E6336

Layers / Merge / Merge Down

Layers / Duplicate

Image / Mirror

Layers / Merge / Merge Down (twice)

rename this layer: frame

04) activate bottom layer

open tube: NS_74_0409.pspimage

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

position as shown below:

set opacity of this layer to: 55

05) open tube: misted_daffodildance-joanlawler-foxleap.psp

Image / Resize: 80%

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

position as shown below:

06) open tube: MMDesignz_Si 317250.pspimage

Image / Mirror

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

position as shown below:

07) open tube: anna.br_pluma_25-04-09.psp

Image / Resize: 70%

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

position as shown below:

rename this layer: feather

08) activate top layer

open tube: MMCreation_0130309_Ostern.pspimage

Image / Mirror

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

position as shown below:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
0 / 0 / 100 / 20 / colour: #7E6336

09) Layers / New Raster Layer

Selections / Select all

flood fill with this gradient:

Selections / Modify / Contract by: 5

Edit / Cut (delete key)

Selections / Invert

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel:

Deselect

10) activate your text tool

Font: Black Jack / Vector

write: Happy Easter

Layers / Convert to Raster Layer

position to your liking

and add your watermark and name

11) Edit / Copy Merged

open Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / As new animation

back to PSP

12) activate layer: feather

Image / Rotate / Free Rotate:
left / 50 degrees

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Effects / Image Effects / Offset:

Edit / Copy Merged

back to Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

back to PSP

13) Image / Rotate / Free Rotate:
right / 30 degrees

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Effects / Image Effects / Offset:
0 / -50

Edit / Copy Merged

back to Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

back to PSP

14) Image / Rotate / Free Rotate:
left / 30 degrees

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Effects / Image Effects / Offset:
10 / -50

Edit / Copy Merged

back to Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

back to PSP

15) Image / Rotate / Free Rotate:
right / 50 degrees

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Effects / Image Effects / Offset:
0 / -50

Edit / Copy Merged

back to Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

back to PSP

16) layer: feather

Layers / Arrange / Move up

17) Image / Rotate / Free Rotate:
left / 30 degrees

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Effects / Image Effects / Offset:
30 / -50

Edit / Copy Merged

back to Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

back to PSP

18) Image / Rotate / Free Rotate:
right / 10 degrees

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Effects / Image Effects / Offset:
0 / -50

Edit / Copy Merged

back to Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

back to PSP

19) Image / Rotate / Free Rotate:
left / 10 degrees

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Effects / Image Effects / Offset:
-10 / -50

Edit / Copy Merged

back to Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

back to PSP

20) Effects / Image Effects / Offset:
-30 / -50

Edit / Copy Merged

back to Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

21) back to PSP

repeat step 20

the feather is at the bottom now

Animation Shop:

we have ten animation frames now

Edit / Select all

Animation / Frame Properties: display time: 40

File / Save as... *.gif

You are done!

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Copyright tutorial: Sille
Copyright translation: Waldlichtelfe Sissy
Translation by Waldlichtelfe, March 09, 2010