MERRY CHRISTMAS 2023

Thank you Aliciar for your invitation to translate your tutorials:

This tutorial was written with PSPX7 and translated with PSPX9 and PSP2020, but it can also be made using other versions of PSP.
Since version PSP X4, Image>Mirror was replaced with Image>Flip Horizontal,
and Image>Flip with Image>Flip Vertical, there are some variables.
In versions X5 and X6, the functions have been improved by making available the Objects menu.
In the latest version X7 command Image>Mirror and Image>Flip returned, but with new differences.
See my schedule here
French translation here
Your versions here


Thanks for the tubes Wiskies, CibiBijoux, Guismo, Kitty.
(The links of the tubemakers here).
Plugins:
consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 ici
Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow ici
VDL Adrenaline - Snowflakes ici
Filters Graphics Plus can be used alone or imported into Filters Unlimited.
(How do, you see here)
If a plugin supplied appears with this icon it must necessarily be imported into Unlimited
Animation Shop here

You can change Blend Modes according to your colors.
In the newest versions of PSP, you don't find the foreground/background gradient (Corel_06_029).
You can use the gradients of the older versions.
The Gradient of CorelX here

Copy the Selections in the Selections Folder.
1. Open a new transparent image 950 x 650 pixels .
Set your foreground color to #000000,
and your background color to #ce391b.

Flood Fill the transparent image with your color black.
2. Effects>Plugins>VDL Adrenaline - Snowflakes

3. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Selections>Load/Save selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection 1christmas2023_aliciar

Selections>Modify>Select Selection Borders.

Flood Fill the selection with your background color #ce391b.
Selections>Select None.
4. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Resize, to 90%, resize all layers not checked.
Activate your Magic Wand Tool 
and click in the frame to select it.

5. Open the misted calguisblmist31208 
Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Selections>Select None.
Set the Blend Mode of this layer to Hard light.

6. Open Deco Rojo aliciar 
Erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Colorize, if necessary.
7. Open Deco Amarillo aliciar 
Erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Colorize, if necessary.
8. Open Deco Estrellas aliciar 
Erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
K key to activate your Pick Tool 
and set Position X: 13,00 et and Position Y: 47,00

M key to deselect the Tool.
9. Image>Add borders , 6 pixels, symmetric, background color #ce391b.
Image>Add borders, 3 pixels, color #f8c338.
Image>Add borders, 6 pixels, symmetric, background color #ce391b.
10. Image>Add borders, 50 pixels, symmetric, color #000000.
Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 50 pixels.
Selections>Invert.
Edit>Paste into Selection.
11. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 20.

12. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Photo Aging Kit - Cracked Paper, default settings.

13. Effects>Plugins>Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow, default settings.

Selections>Select None.
14. Image>Add Borders, 10 pixels, symmetric, color #f8c338.

15. Open Word Art_aliciar 
Erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
K key to activate your Pick Tool 
and set Position X: 10,00 and Position Y:28,00

M key to deselect the Tool.
16. Open the tube Christmas_tree_CibiBijoux 
Erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Move the tube at the bottom left over the last border.
Adjust>One Step Photo Fix.
17. Open Wieskes tube 1153 
Erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 45%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube near the tree.
Adjust>One Step Photo Fix.
18. Open the tube Kittys-Rae T. 
Erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 60%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube at the bottom right.
Adjust>One Step Photo Fix.
19. Open tubeKerstbellen-200901 
Erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 25%, resize all layers not checked.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.
Move the tube up.

20. Sign your work on a new layer.
Add the watermarks of the author and of the translator.
Layers>Merge>All.
Image>Resize, 1000 pixels width, resize all layers checked.
21. Repeat Effects>Plugins>VDL Adrenaline - Snowflakes.

If you don't want to do the animation, save as jpg.
If you want to do the animation, go on.
ANIMATION (optional).
22. Copy your work: Edit>Copy.
Open Animation Shop and go to Edit>Paste>Paste as new animation.
23. Go back to PSP.
Edit>Undo Snowflakes.
Repeat Effects>Plugins>VDL Adrenaline - Snowflakes, Random seed to 10.

24. Edit>Copy.
Go back to Animation Shop and go to Edit>Paste>Paste after current frame.
25. Again go back to PSP.
Edit>Undo Snowflakes.
Repeat Effects>Plugins>VDL Adrenaline - Snowflakes, Random seed to 15.

24. Édition>Copier.
Go back to Animation Shop and go to Edit>Paste>Paste after current frame.
25. Edit>Select All.
Animation>Frame Properties and set to 20

Check the result cliking on View animation 
and save as gif.
For 2 tubes of this versions thanks Tineke and Valerie


If you have problems or doubts, or you find a not worked link, or only for tell me that you enjoyed this tutorial, write to me.
5 December 2023
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