Procedure
Let’s get started – Haven Fun!
Remember to save your work often.

Colors :
Foreground: #930900
Background : #31120F
Foreground Gradient : Linear  : 45 – 0 – invert
Background Gradient : Linear : 45 – 3

 

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Open a new image  650x500 – transparent
Fill with background gradient
Selections – select all

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Open tube : MV_Redhair_21-07-09
Edit – copy
Edit – paste into selections
Selections – select none
Adjust – blur – Gaussian : 10
Effects – image effects – seamless tiling – standard

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Effects – distortion effects – Twirl : 333

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Layers – new raster layer
Fill with foreground gradient
Layers – arrange – move to bottom

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Activate top layer
Opacity : 35
Layers – merge down
Effects – distortion effects – pixelate : 275 – 3
Effects – BG Designers – Night Shadow Pool - standard

 

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Layers – new raster layer
Selections – select all
Open tube : 105
Edit – copy
Edit – paste into selection
Blend mode : soft light
Effects – edge effects - enhance

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Open tube :  fall scenery
Edit – copy
Edit – paste as a new layer
Image – resize : 85%, uncheck all layers
Move to the right and up – see example
Blend mode : luminance legacy – opacity : 75
Layers – duplicate
Move left – only the big tree is showing – see example
Layers – merge down

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Open tube : MV_Redhair_21-07-09
Edit – copy
Edit – paste as a new layer
Image – mirror
Move left – see example
Layers – duplicate
Adjust – blur – Gaussian : 10
Blend mode : dodge
Layers – arrange – move down

 

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Activate top layer
Adjust – sharpness – unsharp mask : 1 – 64 – 1
Effects – 3D-effects :  V10 – H8 – 65 – 20

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Layers – merge visible layers
Selections – select all
Selections – modify – contract 25
Selections – invert
Layers – new raster layer

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Fill with background gradient
Effects – Graphics Plus – Crosshadow – standard
Keep selection

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Effects – Two Moon – Scratch & Sniff – standard
Selections – invert
Layers – merge down

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Effects – 3D-effecten – dropshadow – V&H 5 – 50 – 5
Repeat  met V&H -5
Selections – select none

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Layers – new raster layer
Place your name and/or watermark (do NOT put it on the right side)

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Image – add borders – 1 pix background

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Image – resize – 650 pix

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Adjust – sharpness – unsharp mask : 1 – 64 – 4

Let’s make the animation

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Open tube : 181various
Image – mirror
Image – resize : 70% - uncheck all layers
Move it to the right bottom corner – see example
Right mouse click – merged copy

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Open AS
Edit – paste as a new animation

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Back to PSP
Adjust – background light : 64 – 79
Right mouse click – merged copy
Back to AS
Edit – paste after current frame

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Back to PSP
Adjust – background light : 70 – 79
Right mouse click – merged copy
Back to AS
Edit – paste after current frame

 

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Select all (Ctrl+A)
Duplicate

 

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Select frame 4 – 5 and 6
Animation – revert animation
Delete frame 4

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Animation properties- display time :  45

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Click on the movie strip to check your animation

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Save as   .gif

Your image is ready
I hope you enjoyed making it
Hugs,
K@rin – K@D’s Designs
27-02-2010