53 - La Luna - English


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I made it with PSP: &

Supplies:

Filters / Plugins:
Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:
FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss:
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:

Ok, let's start:

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

set your FGC to: light colour (#ABABAB)
and your BGC to: dark colour (#4F4D4E)

flood fill with this gradient:

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius 40

Effects / Texture Effects / Mosaic - Glass:

02) Layers / New Raster Layer

Selections / Select all

open tube: MMDesignz_Si071199.pspimage

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste into selection

Deselect

Image / Mirror

position as shown below:

set blend mode of this layer to: Luminance (Legacy)

rename this layer: Moon

03) open tube: MMDesignz_Si187188.pspimage

Image / Resize: 70%

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Layers / Load/Save Mask / Load Mask from Disk:

Layers / Merge / Merge Group

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

position as shown below:

set blend mode of this layer to: Luminance (Legacy)

04) open tube: Misted 126 220709.pspimage

Image / Resize: 80%

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Layers / Load/Save Mask / Load Mask from Disk:

Layers / Merge / Merge Group

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

position as shown below:

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

set blend mode of this layer to: Luminance (Legacy)

rename this layer: feather

05) open tube: MMDesignz_Si187199.pspimage

Image / Resize: 80%

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

Edit / Copy

Edit / Paste as new layer

position as shown below:

06) Layers / New Raster Layer

Selections / Select all

flood fill with this gradient:

Selections / Modify / Contract by: 2

Edit / Cut (delete key)

07) Layers / New Raster Layer

flood fill with same gradient

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

Effects / Texture Effects / Mosaic - Glass:

Selections / Modify / Contract by: 15

Edit / Cut (delete key)

Effects / 3D Effects / Cutout:
colour: #404040

Layers / Arrange / Move Down

08) activate top layer again

flood fill selection with gradient

Selections / Modify / Contract by: 2

Edit / Cut (delete key)

Deselect

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel:

09) activate your text tool

write your text

Layers / Convert to Raster Layer

add your watermark and name

10) activate layer: Moon

activate your selection tool: Circle

select the moon as shown below:

Adjust / Brightness and Contrast / Brightness/Constrast:
-5 / 0

Deselect

activate layer: Feather

Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:

Edit / Copy Merged

open Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / As new Animation

back to PSP

11) Edit / Undo Constellation

Edit / Undo Layer Selection

Edit / Undo Select None

Edit / Undo Adjust Brightness Contrast

Adjust / Brightness and Contrast / Brightness/Constrast:
-10 / 0

Deselect

activate layer: Feather

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

Edit / Copy Merged

back to Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

back to PSP

12) Edit / Undo Constellation

Edit / Undo Layer Selection

Edit / Undo Select None

Edit / Undo Adjust Brightness Contrast

Adjust / Brightness and Contrast / Brightness/Constrast:
-15 / 0

Deselect

activate layer: Feather

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

Edit / Copy Merged

back to Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame

Edit / Select all

Animation / Frame properties: display time: 25

File / Save as... *.gif

You are done!

 I hope you enjoyed doing this tutorial.

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Copyright tutorial: Sille
Copyright translation: Waldlichtelfe Sissy
Translation by Waldlichtelfe, July 13, 2010