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 3570-girl-LB TUBES
Misted jcw_winter_garden_Barbaa Felisky
Seleccion/sel.90navidad.nines
Texto_Feliz Navidad_nines
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)


Plugins
consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Mehdi - Sorting Tiles here
Alien Skin Xenofex 2 - Constellation 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

Copy the Selection in the Selections Folder.

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

2. Set your foreground color to #cdd4ea,
and your background color to #4e587c.



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



Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

3. Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Sorting Tiles.



4. Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise.



5. Layers>Duplicate.

6. K key on the keyboard to activate your Pick Tool
Mode Scale
go down from the top to 200 pixels and from the bottom go up to 300 pixels.



7. Effects>Reflection Effects>Feedback.



8. Activate your Warp Brush Tool with these settings.



Place the mouse to 450 pixels width - 350 pixes hight



Hold down the left mouse button without moving it,
until you get this





9. Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



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



11. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror.
Image>Flip.

12. Activate your bottom layer.

Open the misted jcw_winter_garden_Barbaa Felisky and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

13. Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



14. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror.

15. Activate your top layer.

Open the tube 3570-girl-LB TUBES and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Image>Resize, to 90%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube down over the border.

16. Open the tube Texto_Feliz Navidad_nines and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Move the text at the bottom right.

17. Sign your work on a new layer.
Layers>Merge>Merge All.

18. Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, background color #4e587c.
Image>Add borders, 30 pixels, symmetric, color #ffffff.

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

Flood Fill the selection with your Gradient.

20. Effects>Texture Effects>Weave
weave color: background color #4e587c
gap color: foreground color #cdd4ea.



21. Selections>Invert.

22. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, background color #4e587c.



Edit>Repeat Drop Shadow.

Selections>Select None.

23. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection sel.90navidad.nines.



if you use another tube, activate your Freehand Selection Tool
and select the zone you want to animate

24. Layers>Duplicate - 2 times (to get 3 layers)
Rename the layers, from the bottom, "1" "2" e "3".



Activate the layer "1".

26. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Xenofex 2 - Constellation.



27. Activate the layer "2".
Repeat Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Xenofex 2 - Constellation, click on Random Seed and ok.



28. Activate the layer "3".
Repeat Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Xenofex 2 - Constellation, click on Random Seed and ok.



Selections>Select None.

28. Save your work en format PSP Animation Shop.



29. Open Animation Shop and the work you have saved.
Check the result clicking on View Animation
Save as gif.

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If you are problems with this method, you can do as below.

1. Activate the layer "1".
Edit>Copy.
Open Animation Shop and go to Edit>Paste>Paste as new animation.

Go back to PSP.
Activate the layer "2".
Edit>Copy.
Go back to Animation Shop and go to Edit>Paste>Paste after the current frame

On PSP.
Activate the layer "3".
Edit>Copy.
On Animation Shop go to Edit>Paste>Paste after the current frame.

Check the result clicking on View Animation
Save as gif.

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For the tubes of this version thanks Gini and Isa



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.

22 November 2020