I made it with PSP: & &

Supplies:

Filters / Plugins:
Filters Unlimited 2.0:
Xenofex 1.1 / Crumple:
Xero / SuperSmooth:
Adjust / Variation:
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:

01) File / New / 600 x 400 px / transparent

set your FGC to: black
and your BGC to: #808080 (light colour)

flood fill your picture with this gradient:

02) open the tube: Marif_2006_octobre_misted_fantasy099.pspimage

Edit / Copy
minimize it
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

Image / Rotate / Free rotate:

Image / Flip

position it to the lower, left corner:

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

03) Layers / Duplicate

put this layer invisible

activate layer under it: Raster 2

Effects / Plugins / I.C.NET Software / Filters Unlimited 2.0:
Convolution Filters / Engraver

position it as shown below:

04) Layers / Duplicate

Image / Mirror

Layers / Duplicate

Image / Flip

activate top layer: Copy of Raster 2

put it visible again

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

05) Layers / New Raster Layer

flood fill with your dark FGC: black

Layers / Arrange / Move Down

activate top layer

set the opacity of this layer to: 48

Layers / Duplicate

set the opacity of this layer to: 86

Effects / Plugins / Xenofex 1.1 / Crumple:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:

06) activate minimized tube: Marif_2006_octobre_misted_fantasy099.pspimage

Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

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

Image / Rotate / Free rotate:

Image / Flip

Effects / Illumination Effects / Sunburst:
colour: #c0c0c0

position it as shown below:

07) open the tube: TriziaTubed_A_Distant_Figure_by_TheTragicTruth_Of_Me.psp

Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

position it as shown below:

Adjust / Digital Camera Noise Removal:

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

 Effects / Plugins / Xero / SuperSmooth:

08) open the tube: complemento_soleil_311006.pspimage

Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

position it as shown below:

add your watermark and name now

09) Image / Add borders / 1 px / colour: #202020

Image / Add borders / 3 px / colour: #000000

Image / Add borders / 1 px / colour: #202020

Effects / Plugins / Adjust / Variation:

hit once on: More Yellow

hit: OK

10) activate your selection tool: circle

select the inside of the flower

Tip - editing a selection:
when you make a selection, you may need to edit to make the selection cleaner
go to: Selections / Edit / Selection
the selected portion of your image will have a red overlay on top of it
now you can change it with your deform / pick tool
after changing your selection

go to: Selections / Edit Selection

your selection should look like this:

Edit / Copy

Deselect!!!

11) open your Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / As new Animation

Effects / Insert Image Effects:

we have six frames now

select the first frame

Edit / Cut (Delete key)

back to your PSP

12) your picture is activated (none selection)

Edit / Copy

back to your Animation Shop

Edit / Paste / As new Animation

Edit / Paste / After Current Frame (four times)

or hit four times on these symbol:

we have five frames now

13) activate the animated circles again

Edit / Select all

Edit / Copy

back to your large picture (five frames) (Animation Shop not PSP)

Select the first frame

Edit / Select all

Edit / Paste / Into Selected Frame

position it as shown below:

all the frames should paste over the animation

File / Save as.... *.gif