08 - Blue Winter - English

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Filter / Plugins:
L en K landksiteofwonders / L en K's Zitah: ![]()
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Nature: ![]()
Alien Skin Xenofex 2: ![]()
Xero / Soft Vignette: ![]()
Filters Unlimited 2.0: ![]()

Important:
01) put this file: Tuto Winter Blue.f1s into folder : PlugIns\Alien Skin\Eye Candy 5 Nature\Eye
Candy 5 Nature\Settings\SnowDrift
02) put the files: claire_tom_et_lea.PspSelection & butterfly.PspSelection into selection folder of PSP
03) put the files: 1fadebgmsk.jpg, mascaradifuminada.jpg & msk23-23.jpg into mask folder of PSP
04) put the file: gard_argent.pspimage into texture folder of PSP
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(just click and drag Have Fun! |

Ok, let's start:
01) File / New / 620 x 420 px / transparent
set your FGC to: #BFD1DD
and your BGC to: #6F94AA
flood fill with FGC

02) Effects / Plugins / L en K landksiteofwonders / L en K's Zitah:

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen more

03) open the tube: winterscenery8.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close the tube again
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
Layers / Load/Save
Mask / Load Mask from Disk:
msk23-23

Layers /Merge / Merge Group
set blend mode to: Luminance

04) activate your deform tool
(pick tool
)
with these settings:
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Layers / Duplicate
Image / Mirror
lower opacity to: 50
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible
rename this layer: BG

05) Layers / New Raster Layer
flood fill this layer with your BGC: #6F94AA
Selections / Load/Save selection / Load selection from
disk:
claire_tom_et_lea

Edit / Cut
Deselect
Image / Resize: 90 % (all layers NOT checked)
don't move it anymore

06) Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Nature /
Snow Drift:

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

Layers /Merge / Merge Group
rename this layer: Deco 1

07) Layers / Duplicate
rename this layer: Deco 2
once again
Layers / Duplicate
rename this layer: Deco 3
make the layers: Deco 2 & Deco 3: invisible
activate the layer: Deco 1

Effects / Plugins /
Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:
Settings: change to Medium


08) activate the layer over it: Deco 2
make it visible again
Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:
same settings / hit once on: Random Seed

09) activate the layer over it: Deco 3
make it visible again
Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:
same settings / hit once on: Random Seed

10) top layer is activated
open the tube: jet-woman5-oktober-2008.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close the tube again
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

11) Effects / Plugins / Xero / Soft Vignette:

Effects / Image
Effects
/ Offset:

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

Layers /Merge / Merge Group

12) Layers / Load/Save
Mask / Load Mask from Disk:
1fadebgmsk

Layers /Merge / Merge Group
rename this layer: Tube 1

13) Layers / Duplicate
rename this layer: Tube 2
once again
Layers / Duplicate
rename this layer: Tube 3
make the both uppermost layers: invisible
activate the layer: Tube 1

Selections / Load/Save selection / Load selection from
disk:
butterfly

Effects / Plugins /
Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:


14) activate the layer over it: Tube 2
make it visible again
Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:
same settings / hit once on: Random Seed

15) activate the layer over it: Tube 3
make it visible again
Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:
same settings / hit once on: Random Seed
Deselect

16) activate your text tool: Font: JNK Snow / (PSP 8 & 9) Size: 38
(PSP X, X1, X2: Size: 48 / Direction: Text flow)
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turn off your FGC / BGC: white
write: Winter
Layers / Convert to Raster Layer
your picture should
look like this now:

Effects / 3D Effects /
Drop Shadow:
colour: #6F94AA

activate your deform tool
(pick tool
)
with these settings:
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17)
activate your text tool: Font: JNK Snow / (PSP 8 & 9) Size: 38
(PSP X, X1, X2: Size: 48 / Direction: Text flow)
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turn off your FGC / BGC: white
write: Blue
Layers / Convert to Raster Layer
Effects / 3D Effects /
Drop Shadow:
colour: #6F94AA

activate your deform tool
(pick tool
)
with these settings:
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Layers / Merge / Merge Down
rename this layer: Text 1

18) Layers / Duplicate
rename this layer: Text 2
once again
Layers / Duplicate
rename this layer: Text 3
activate the layer: Text 2
Adjust / Brightness and Contrast / Brightness/Contrast:

activate the top layer: Text 3
Adjust / Brightness and Contrast / Brightness/Contrast:


19) Layers / New Raster Layer
flood fill with: white
Selections / Select all
Selections / Modify /
Select Selection borders:

Selections / Invert
Edit / Cut
Selections / Invert
set your FGC to: white
and your BGC to: #6F94AA
flood fill the
selection with this gradient:
Foreground-background


20) Layers / New Raster Layer
flood fill the selection with this gradient:
Foreground-background

set opacity to: 50
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

21) Layers / New Raster Layer
flood fill the selection with this pattern:
gard_agent

set blend mode to: Dissolve
and opacity to: 6
Layers / Merge / Merge Down
Deselect

22) Effects / Plugins / I.C.Net Software / Filters
Unlimited 2.0:
Buttons & Frames / 3D Glass Frame 1

rename this layer: Frame 1
Layers / Duplicate
rename this layer: Frame 2
Layers / Duplicate
rename this layer: Frame 3

23) activate the bottom layer: BG
add your watermark and name
merge down with BG layer
Layers / Duplicate
rename this layer in: BG 2
Layers / Duplicate
rename this layer in: BG 3
activate the bottom layer: BG
make all these layers: invisible

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible
make this layer: invisible

24) activate the layer over it: BG 2
make all these layers: visible

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible
make this layer: invisible

25) activate the layer over it: BG 3
make the last five layers: visible

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

make all layers visible again
File / save as .... *.pspimage
open your Animation Shop
open your *.pspimage
File / save as... *.gif

You are done!
I hope you enjoyed doing this tutorial.

Copyright tutorial:
Dansounette
Copyright translation:
Waldlichtelfe Sissy
Translation by Waldlichtelfe (p.p. Shaitan), November 15, 2008
