44 - Magic and peace in the air - English

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I made it with PSP:
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note:
- put file: 2010_BERUTHIEL_MASQUE.png into your PSP folder: masks
Filters / Plugins:
Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow: ![]()
MuRa's Meister / Copies:
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Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:
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 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
