~*~ Winter ~*~
(Version française ici)
 

 





 

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You can drag and drop it and use it as a marker to help with following the tutorial.
Martine









Tube(s) of your choice, free or not but the credit for all the tubes must be added to your tag. I used a tube ©Alicia Mujica - aliciamujicadesign.com.

  • Scrapkits : Miz_WinterWhispers by Miz Teeque available on her blog: Mizteeques digital designs. Download here.

  • Mask: DD_NWM1 by Dee - Dangerously Delicious Designz - Download here.

  • Snow - I am not sure who it belongs to. If it is yours, please let me know so I can credit you properly. Download here.


  • Fonts: Chasing Snowflakes for the text & Pixelette for the credits.

  • Drop Shadow: I used 3, 3, 45, 7.
You can download my E-Book which will let you work without being connected.





STEP 1 - Mask and some elements

Open an image 800x800 and fill with white. Resize later if necessary.

Copy paste Miz_WW_paper6 as a new layer.

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image and choose DD_NWM1.

Click on OK.

Layers > Merge Group.


Duplicate.

Miz_WW_element44 - On the right, at the bottom.

Duplicate. Place on the left. Image > Mirror Horizontal. Image > Miroir Vertical.

Duplicate. Image > Mirror Horizontal.

Miz_WW_element28 - 45%. Rotate left 45°.

Duplicate. Image > Mirror Horizontal. Image > Miroir Vertical.

Miz_WW_element56. Objects > Align > Horizontal Center.

Miz_WW_element29 - 90%.

Duplicate - 90%.

Selections > Select All. Selections > Float. Selections > Defloat.

Add a layer. Fill with white. Properties > Blend mode on Screen. Opacity 75%.

Merge > Merge Down.

Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel.


Merge > Merge Down. Rename Frames.



STEP 2 - Other elements and Tube

Miz_WW_element57 - 45%. Bottom.

Miz_WW_element14 - 30%. Adjust > Sharpen > Sharpen More.

Miz_WW_element10 - 40%. Image > Rotate left 90°. Bottom right.

Duplicate and place lower on the left.

Miz_WW_element4 - 35%. Bottom right.

Miz_WW_element9 - 35%. Left.

Miz_WW_element51 - 45%. Left.

Add Tube.

Miz_WW_element11 - 45%. Left.

Miz_WW_element6 - 20%.

Miz_WW_element8 - 45%.

Miz_WW_element39 - 50%. Image > Mirror Horizontal.

Miz_WW_element41 - 30%.

Miz_WW_element40 - 40%.

Miz_WW_element7 - 30%.

Miz_WW_element42 - 45%.

Miz_WW_element7 - 30%.

Miz_WW_element16 - Colorize. Hue on 153 and Saturation on 193. 30%. Top right.



STEP 3 - Elements in the Smaller Frame

With the Magic Wand, click inside the Smaller Frame.
Selections > Modify > Increase 5 pixels. Copy Paste Miz_WW_paper1 Into Selection.

Keep selected.

Add Miz_WW_element3 - 30%. On the left.
Selections > Invert > Delete.

Miz_WW_element1 on the right.

Miz_WW_element34 - 45%. On the right. Delete.

With the Paint Brush, color white, partially color the paws of the mother deerto give the impression that the paws are sinking into the snow.

I resized all layers to 85%.



STEP 4 - Credits

Credits: with a small pixel font like Pixelette or any other small font.



STEP 5 -  Animation snow if you want to add it.

Another option is to make a Forum tag if you so wish. If you don't want to animate but want to make a tag, then go straight to STEP  6.

Unzip and open the snow animation in PSP.

There are 10 frames. We will paste them one after the other on our work.

Activate the layer we named Frames.
With the Magic Wand, click inside.

Click on the snow animation.
Edit > Copy Frame 1.
Back on your work, paste Frame 1.
Name this layer Snow 1.
Selections > Invert > Delete.

Click on the snow animation.
Edit > Copy Frame 2.
Back on your work, paste Frame 2.
Name this layer Snow 2.
Selections > Invert > Delete.

Click on the snow animation.
Edit > Copy Frame 3.
Back on your work, paste Frame 3.
Name this layer Snow 3.
Selections > Invert > Delete.

And keep on until you have pasted all 10 frames onto youyr working image. Each time, rename each layer.

Selections > Select None.

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Close all Snow layers 1 to 10.

Open Snow 1.
Edit > Copy Special > Copy Merged.
Copy Paste in Animation Shop.

Back to PSP. Close Snow 1. Open Snow 2.
Edit > Copy Special > Copy Merged.
Copy Paste in AS After Current Frame.

Back to PSP. Close Snow 2. Open Snow 3.
Edit > Copy Special > Copy Merged.
Copier coller dans AS après l'image active.

And repeat. Use all the Snow layers until your have 10 frames in Animation Shop.

Animation Shop :

You now have 10 frames.

If you feel the file will be too heavy, then you can resize it.
Click on the first frame > Edit > Select All.
Animation > Cull Animation.
In the new window, enter 3. You will be left with 7 frames instead of 10.


Click on File > Animation Wizard and save as a gif.



STEP 6 -  Signature Tag Forum si vous le souhaitez


Close the credits layer and these: Miz_WW_element3; Miz_WW_element56 and Miz_WW_element16.

Then move most of the elements towards the top

Look at my print screen: the 2 horizontal lines show which parts of the main tag will show in my Forum sig.

Edit > Copy Special > Copy Merged.

Open an 600x250.  Fill with white.

Edit > Copy as New Layer.

Resize this layer to 85%, resize all layers unchecked.

Add your credits.

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Borders

Add a layer.

Selections > Select All. Fill with white.
Selections > Contract 1 pixel. Delete.

 Fill with blue = #3E62C0.
SSelections > Contract 5 pixels. Delete.

 Fill with white.
Sélections > Contracter 1 pixel. Supprimer.

Remplir de bleu = #3E62C0.
Selections > Contract 1 pixel. Delete.

I used Chasing Snowflakes for my name, in blue #3E62C0.

Apply Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow

 



Martine

12 January 2021

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me