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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Una pallina-souvenir per il vostro Albero di Natale
Une boule-souvenir pour votre Arbre de Noël







For this tutorial, you will need:
Material
here
Tube Winter_Girl1 by Silvie
Misted Christmas1_28.11.2015 by Silvie
wiesken tube 946
WinterWord_Laufey
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)

Plugins
consult, if necessary, my filter section here
AAA Frames - Foto Frame here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here
VDL Adrenaline - Snowflakes here


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



1. Open a new transparent image 900 x 600 pixels.

2. Set your foreground color to #131347,
and your background color to #337b8a.



Set your foreground color to a Foreground/Background Gradient, style Linear.



Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

3. Open the tube Christmas1_28.11.2015 by Silvie and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

4. Layers>Mege>Merge visible.

5. Layers>Duplicate, and close this layer for the moment.
Activate the layer below.

6. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 10



7. Effects>Art Media Effects>Brush Strokes, color #c0c0c0.



8. Open and activate the layer above of the copy.

Effects>Plugins>AAA Frames - Foto Frame.



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

10. Activate again the bottom layer.
Layers>Duplicate.

11. Image>Canvas Size - 900 x 700 pixels.



12. Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling.



13. Layers>Merge>Merge All.

14. Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, foreground color #131347.
Image>Add borders, 20 pixels, symmetric, color #ffffff.
Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, foreground color #131347.

15. Layers>Promote Background Layer.

16. 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.



17. Layers>Duplicate (and you'll get 3 layers)
Rename the layers from the bottom back 1/ back 2 /back 3.



Keep selected.

18. Activate the layer Back 1.

Effects>Plugins>VDL Adrenaline - Snowflakes
if you use the new version of the plugin, the result doesn't change:
Effects>Plugins>VanDerLee - Snowflakes.



19. Activate the layer back 2.
Effects>Plugins>VDL Adrenaline - Snowflakes, Random Seed 60 and ok



Close this layer and activate the layer Back 3.

20. Effects>Plugins>VDL Adrenaline - Snowflakes, Random Seed 70 and ok.



Selections>Select None.

21. Open Winter_Girl1 by Silvie and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Image>Resize, 2 times to 80%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube at the bottom left.

22. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color #000000.



23. Activate your Erase Tool
and soften a bit the snow to the right and the left sides



24. Open wiesken tube 946 and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Image>Resize, 2 times to 80%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube at the bottom right.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.

25. Open WinterWord_Laufey and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Place the wordart on the white zone of the previous tube.



26. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color #000000.



27. Layers>Merge>Merge Down.
Sign your work on a new layer.



Animation

1. Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merged.
Open Animation Shop and go to Edit>Paste>Paste as new animation.

2. Go back to PSP.
Close the layer Back 1 and open the layer Back 2.



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

3. Again go back to PSP.
Close the layer Back 2 and open the layer Back 3.



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

4. Selections>Select All.
Image>Resize, 90%.

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

Version with tubes by Wieske and Luz Cristina



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.

18 November 2019