38 - Happy Easter 01 - English

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I made it with PSP:
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note:
- put file: 2Frame.jpg into your PSP folder masks
Filters / Plugins:
Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation: ![]()
Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow: ![]()
FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss: ![]()
Animation Shop: ![]()

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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:


Ok, let's start:
01) File / New / 700 x 550 px / transparent
set your FGC to: light colour
and your BGC to: dark colour
flood fill with this gradient:
Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius 20

02) open tube: M.Sandritter_08_T_M_316.pspimage
Image / Mirror
Edit / Copy
Edit / Paste as new layer
position as shown below:
set blend mode to: Luminance (Legacy)
Effects / Illumination Effects / Sunburst:

Effects / Plugins / FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss:
default settings

03) open tube: MMCreation_0190309_Ostern.pspimage
Image / Resize: 70%
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Edit / Copy
Edit / Paste as new layer
position as shown below:

04) open tube: MMDesignzSi089149.pspimage
Image / Resize: 80%
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Edit / Copy
Edit / Paste as new layer
position as shown below:
Layers / Duplicate
activate layer under it
Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius 20
activate layer over it again
Layers / Merge / Merge down

05) Layers / New Raster Layer
flood fill with your dark colour
Layers / Load/Save Mask / Load mask from disk:

Layers / Merge / Merge Group
activate your selection tool / custom selection:
Edit / Cut (delete key)
Deselect
Effects / Plugins / Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow:
default settings
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
rename this layer: frame

06) open tube: SE_Thankful_Bow.pspimage
Image / Resize: 60%
Image / Mirror
Edit / Copy
Edit / Paste as new layer
Image / Rotate / Free rotate:
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
BGC:
Adjust / Hue and Saturation / Colorize:
H: 42 / S: 85
position as shown below:
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:


07) Layers / New Raster Layer
Selections / Select all
Selections / Modify / Contract by: 5
Selections / Invert
flood fill with dark BGC
Effects / Plugins / Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow
default settings
Deselect

08) open tube: MMCreation_Si0240309_Ostern.pspimage
Image / Mirror
Image / Resize: 70%
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Edit / Copy
Edit / Paste as new layer
position as shown below:

Layers / Duplicate
activate layer under it
Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius 20
activate layer over it again
Layers / Merge / Merge down

09) activate text tool
font: dnahand.ttf = Douglas Adams Hand (vector)
Layers / Convert to Raster Layer
add your watermark and name

10) activate layer: frame
Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:
Edit / Copy Merged
open Animation Shop
Edit / Paste / As new animation

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

12) back to PSP
repeat last step: 11
Animation Shop:
Edit / Save as... *.gif

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

Copyright tutorial: Sille
Copyright translation: Waldlichtelfe Sissy
Translation by Waldlichtelfe, March 30, 2010
