44 - Magic and peace in the air - English


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I made it with PSP: &

Supplies:

note:
- put file: 2010_BERUTHIEL_MASQUE.png into your PSP folder: masks

Filters / Plugins:
Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow:
MuRa's Meister / Copies:
Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:
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:

Ok, let's start:

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

set your FGC to: light colour (#82b0bf)
and your BGC to: dark colour (#5c640f)

flood fill with this gradient:

02) Layers / New Raster Layer

Selections / Select all

open tube: 4133.pspimage

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste into selection

Deselect

03) Layers / New Raster Layer

flood fill with this gradient:

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius 40

Effects / Plugins / Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow:

Adjust / Add/Remove Noise / Add Noise:

Layers / Load/Save Mask / Load Mask from Disk:
2010_BERUTHIEL_MASQUE.png

Layers / Merge / Merge Group

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
-5 / 5 / 80 / 5 / black

04) open tube: ial_sf_flowerspray.pspimage

Image / Resize: 25%

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

Effects / Plugins / MuRa's Meister / Copies:

05) Layers / Duplicate

activate layer under it again

Effects / Texture Effects / Mosaic / Antique:

rename this layer: Constellation

activate top layer again

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
0 / 0 / 60 / 10 / black

Image / Mirror

06) open tube: MMDesignz_Si 319290.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 top layer again

Layers / Merge / Merge down

rename this layer: Constellation 01

07) Layers / New Raster Layer

Selection / Select all

flood fill with your dark BGC (green)

Selections / Modify / Contract by: 5

Edit / Cut (delete key)

08) Layers / New Raster Layer

flood fill with your light FGC (blue)

Selections / Modify / Contract by: 5

Edit / Cut (delete key)

09) activate layer under it again

flood fill with your dark BGC (green)

Selections / Modify / Contract by: 5

Edit / Cut (delete key)

10) activate top layer again

flood fill with your light FGC (blue)

Selections / Modify / Contract by: 5

Edit / Cut (delete key)

11) activate layer under it again

flood fill with your dark BGC (green)

Selections / Modify / Contract by: 5

Edit / Cut (delete key)

Deselect

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel:

activate top layer again

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel:
same settings

12) open tube: MMDesignz_Si109159.pspimage

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

position as shown below:

Layers / Duplicate

activate layer under it

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius 20

activate top layer again

Layers / Merge / Merge down

13) activate your text tool

write your text (vector)

Layers / Convert to Raster Layer

add your watermark and name

14) activate layer: Constellation 01

activate your freehand selection tool

select as shown below:

Window / Duplicate (Shift +D) (twice)

minimize your copies

Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:

Deselect

activate layer: Constellation

repeat Xenofex 2 / Constellation (same settings)

Edit / Copy Merged

close this picture; we don't need it anymore

open Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / As new animation

back to PSP

15) activate one of your minimized copies

activate layer: Constellation 01

Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:
hit Random Seed

Deselect

activate layer: Constellation again

repeat Xenofex 2 / Constellation (same settings)

Edit / Copy Merged

close this picture; we don't need it anymore

back to Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

16) back to PSP

repeat last step 15

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, May 15, 2010