I made it with PSP: &

Supplies:

Filters / Plugins:
Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow:
Animation Shop:

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:

Thank you Denise Worisch for your wonderful mask:

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

set your FGC to: light colour (#cfb136)
and your BGC to: dark colour (#7d6845)

flood fill with this gradient:

02) open tube: calguismisted27410.pspimage

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

position as shown below:

03) open tube: MMDesignz_Si 319290.pspimage

Image / Resize: 80%

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

position as shown below:

set opacity to: 60

04) open tube: MMDesignz_Si 320290.pspimage

Image / Resize: 90%

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 you light FGC

open file: pspcybermask007.pspimage

minimize it, back to your picture

Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image:

Layers / Merge / Merge Group

position as shown below:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
1 / 1 / 100 / 1 / color: dark colour (#776245)

Layers / Duplicate

Image / Mirror

Layers / Merge / Merge Down

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

06) Layers / New Raster Layer

Selections / Select all

flood fill with this gradient:

Selections / Modify / Contract by: 2

Edit / Cut (delete key)

keep selected

07) Layers / New Raster Layer

flood fill with your dark BGC

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

Effects / Texture Effects / Mosaic - Antique:

Selections / Modify / Contract by: 15

Edit / Cut (delete key)

Layers / Arrange / Move Down

activate top layer again

flood fill selection with gradient

Selections / Modify / Contract by: 2

Edit / Cut (delete key)

Deselect

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel:

08) activate your text tool

write your text (vector)

Layers / Convert to Raster Layer

add your watermark and name

09) activate layer: Group - Raster 5

Effects / Plugins / Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow:

Edit / Copy Merged

open Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / As new animation

back to PSP

10) mask layer:

Edit / Undo Cross Shadow

Effects / Plugins / Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow:

Edit / Copy Merged

back to Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

back to PSP

11) mask layer:

Edit / Undo Cross Shadow

Effects / Plugins / Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow:

Edit / Copy Merged

back to Animation Shop

select first frame picture: F:1

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

Edit / Select all

Animation / Frame properties: display time: 20

File / Save as ... *.gif