This tutorial was translated with PSPX7 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.
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French translation here
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For this tutorial, you will need:
Material here
Tube calguisPurpleBeauty03122015 by Guismo
Mist_scenery-017 by Lana
Tube pingouins_couple_CibiBijoux
Tube WinterFun_el15
Tube nieve_ac
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)



Plugins
consult, if necessary, my filter section here
VDL Adrenaline - Snowflakes here


Animation Shop here




You can change Blend Modes according to your colors.

1. Set your foreground color to #772499,
and your background color to #e9b3ff.



2. Open a new transparent image 1000 x 700 pixels.
Flood Fill the transparent image with your foreground color #772499.

3. Open scenery-017, erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

4. Activate the Pick Tool
and pull a bit the tube to right and left.



5. Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

6. Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 50 pixels.

7. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill with your foreground color #772499.

8. Selections>Modify>Contract - 10 pixels.
Press CANC on the keyboard
Selections>Select None.

9. Activate your Magic Wand Tool
and click on the border to select it.



10. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel.



11. Click on the frame with your Magic Wand Tool



12. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill with your foreground color #772499.

13. Selections>Modify>Contract - 10 pixels.
Press CANC on the keyboard.
Selections>Select None.

14. Click on this border with your Magic Wand Tool



Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel, same settings.

15. Layers>Merge>Merge down.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black.



16. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, default settings.



17. Open the tube calguisPurpleBeauty03122015, erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Image>Resize, to 80%, resize all layers not checked.

19. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black.



20. Close the background layer.
Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

21. Open and activate the bottom layer.

22. Selection Tool
(no matter the type of selection, because with the custom selection your always get a rectangle)
clic on the Custom Selection
and set the following settings.



23. Layers>Duplicate - 2 times.
and rename these layers landscape1/landscape2/landscape3.



24. Activate the layer landscape 1.

Effects>Plugins>VDL Adrenaline - Snowflakes.



25. Activate the layer landscape 2.

Effects>Plugins>VDL Adrenaline - Snowflakes - Random Seed 20 and ok



Close this layer and activate the layer landscape 3.

26. Effects>Plugins>VDL Adrenaline - Snowflakes - Random Seed 30 and ok.



Close this layer.
Selections>Select None.

27. Open the tube nieve_ac - and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Activate your Pick Tool
and pull a bit the tube, about as below



Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (legacy).

28. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill with your foreground color #772499.

29. Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 2 pixels.
Press CANC on the keyboard.

Flood Fill with your background color #e9b3ff.

Selections>Modify>Contract - 5 pixels.
Press CANC on the keyboard.
Selections>Select None.

30.Open the tube pingouins_couple_CibiBijoux and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Image>Resize, to 50%, resize all layers not checked.
Erase the watermark.
Move the tube at the bottom right.

31. Open the tube WinterFun_el15 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.

Animation

1. Your layers palette - the layer landscape 2 and landscape 2 are closed.



2. Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merged.
Open Animation Shop and Edit>Paste>Paste as new animation.

3. Go back to PSP.
Close the layer landscape1 and open landscape 2.

Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merged.
Go back to Animation Shop and Edit>Paste>Paste after current frame.

4. On PSP.
Close the layer landscape2 and open landscape 3.

Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merged.
Go back to Animation Shop and Edit>Paste>Paste after current frame.

5. Edit>Selection All.
Animation>Resize the animation - to 90%.

Check the result clicking on View animation
and save as gif.

Your versions here




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.

7 Janvier 2019