Click
HERE
for the original tutorial
Materials download
HERE
Plugins:
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 /Impact
Richard Rosenman - Scanlines
Unlimited 2,0 / Special
Effects1
FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss
Alien Skin Xenofex 2 /
Constellation
You need Jasc Animation Shop for the animation
Preparations:
Double click on the EyeCandy 5 preset. It will install
itself.
Foregroundcolor:
#312e37
Backgroundcolor: #ffffff
This translation is
written with PSP13
but can also be made
with earlier PSP
versions.
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01.
Set
your foregroundcolor to Gradient:
Open a
new image of 700 x 500 px
Fill
with the gradient
Layers
- New Raster Layer
Fill
with the backgroundcolor
Effects - Plugins - Filters
Unlimited 2.0 - Special effects1 -
Binoculars - Default setting
Set
the layer opacity of this layer to 20
Layers
- Duplicate
Effects - Geometric effects - Circle
- Transparent
02.
Layers
- New Raster Layer
Selection tool - Rectangle - Custom
selection
Fill
with the backgroundcolor
Selections - Modify - Contract - 2
Fill
with the gradient
Effects - Plugins - Richard Rosenman
- Scanlines:
Selections - Select None
Effects - 3D effects - Dropshadow - 4
- 4 - 40 - 4 - Black
Effects - 3D effects - Dropshadow -
Minus 4 - Minus 4 - 40 - 4 - Black
Set
the layer opacity to 30
Layers
- Merge - Merge Visible
03.
Layers
- New Raster Layer
Selection tool - Rectangle - Custom
selection
Fill
with the backgroundcolor
Effects - Plugins - Richard Rosenman
- Scanlines - Click ones on the U/V
button
Selections - Select None
Effects - 3D effects - Dropshadow - 4
- 4 - 40 - 4 - Black
Effects - 3D effects - Dropshadow -
Minus 4 - Minus 4 - 40 - 4 - Black
Layers
- Duplicate
Image
- Mirror
Layers
- Merge - Merge Down
Set
the layer opacity to 30
Layers
- Merge - Merge Visible
Adjust
- Brightness and Contrast -
Brightness/Contrast - Minus 50 - 0
04.
Layers
- New Raster Layer
Selection tool - Rectangle - Custom
selection
Effects > Plugins -
Alien Skin Eye Candy
5 Impact -
Perspective Shadow
- Settings Tab -
Preset Kordas_Winter
Selections - Select
None
Layers - Duplicate
Effects - Image
Effects - Offset
Layers - Duplicate
Effects - Image
Effects - Offset -
Same settings
Layers - Merge -
Merge Down
Repeat the last step
Layers - Duplicate
Image - Mirror
Layers - Merge -
Merge Visible
05.
Open tube "tanne_korda_2009.pspimage"
- Copy and paste as
new layer on your
image
Move like this:
Effects - Plugins - FM Tile
Tools - Blend Emboss
- Default setting
Layers - Merge -
Merge Visible
Adjust -
Brightness and
Contrast -
Brightness/Contrast
- Minus 30 - 0
06.
Open Tube "schrift_korda.pspimage"
- Copy and paste as
new layer on your
image
Move like this:
Layers - Merge -
Merge Visible
07.
Layers - New Raster
Layer
Fill with the
backgroundcolor
Selections - Select
All
Selections - Modify
- Contract - 2px
Hit the delete key
of your keyboard
Selections - Select
None
Image - Add Borders
- Symmetric - 1px -
Foregroundcolor
Add your name or
watermark
You can save it as
JPG file now or go
further with the
animation
The animation:
08.
Layers - Promote
background layer
Magic Wand Tool -
Mode to Add/Shift -
Tolerance 7 -
Feather 0
Select the bright
starts of the three:
Effects - Plugins -
Alien Skin Xenofex -
Constellation:
Selections - Select
None
Edit - Copy
Open Animation Shop
(AS)
Edit - Paste as new
animation
09.
Go
back to PSP
Click twice on
Undo last command (
you have only the
selected stars)
Effects - Plugins -
Alien Skin Xenofex -
Constellation -
Click once on random
seed:
Selections - Select
None
Edit Copy
Back to AS
Edit - Paste - After
Current Frame
10.
Go back to PSP
Click twice on
Undo last command (
you have only the
selected stars)
Effects - Plugins -
Alien Skin Xenofex -
Constellation -
Click once on random
seed
Selections - Select
None
Edit Copy
11.
Back to AS
Edit - Paste - After
Current Frame
You have 3 frames in
total
Edit - Select All
Animation - Frame
Properties - 50
Save as Gif File
Merry Xmass!! xoxo
Anya
Thank
you Angelika for testing this
translation!
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