32 - Happy Easter - English

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I made it with PSP:
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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 (#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!
I hope you enjoyed doing this tutorial.

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