~*~ Winter : Ice Queen ~*~
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Martine









Tube(s) of your  choice, free or not but the credit for all the tubes must be added to your tag. I use un tube ©Kajenna - www.PicsForDesign.com.
  • Plugins: Xero > Clarity.

    Eye Candy 5 : Impact > Glass
    1 Preset Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 - PSP4ALL_MF_WinterSQ_mf22 - download here. The snow is also in the zipped file.

    Unzip the preset. To import it in Alien SKin Eye Candy 5: Double click on the preset and it will install itsef in Settings in Alien Skin Eye Candy 5.

  • Scrapkit: SYHO November Blog Train Freebie by Mythical Designs. Download here.

  • Font: Pixelette for the credits.



STEP 1 - Under the snow

Open an image 800x800. Fill with #FFFFFF. Rename Background. You can resize at the end.

Frost_Fr2 - Paste As New Layer.

Activate the Background.

Frost_El-24 - Ttop, left. Rename Frame.

Frost_El-6 - Bottom, left. Duplicate.  > Merge visible.

Frost_El-29 - Top, right. Duplicate. Free Rotate 90°, right.

Back onto the top layer - the Frame.

Click once inside with the Magic Wand.

Selections >Modify > Expand 3 pixels.

Paste the background which is included with your tube or a background paper of your choice.

Selections > Invert. Image > Cut.

Slide this layer underthe frame and rename Frame Background.

Still on the paper background - Selections > Invert

Add the Tube - Selections > Invert . Image > Cut.

Selections > Select None.

Effects > Xero > Clarity. Default settings.



STEp 2 -  §Snow layers

Open the Snow image. Paste each layer on your work one at a time. Rename the layers S1, S2, S3 etc... in order to have 10 Snow layers in all.

Activate the  Background layer.

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

Selections > Inverter.

Activate S1. Edit > Cut.

Activate S2. Edit > Cut.

Activate S3. Edit > Cut.

Repeat until you have done all 10 Snow layers.

Close all 10 Snow layers.

Selections > Invert.

Add a layer.

Apply Eye Candy 5. Impact > Glass.

Under Settings, choose PSP4ALL_MF_WinterSQ_mf22. OK.

Selections > Select None.



STEP 3 -  Other elements above the Frame

Activate the Frame layer.

Frost_El-34 - Bottom right.

Frost_El-19 - Bottom left.

Frost_El-27 - On top.

Frost_El-26 - Top right.

Frost_El-7 - 45%.

Frost_El-20 - 45%.

Frost_El-22 - 45%.



STEP 4 -  Credits

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


STEP 5 -  Animation

Check that all the Snow layers are closed.

Activate S1. Open S1.

Edition > Copy Special > Copy Merged.

Open Animation Shop.

Edit > Paste As New Animation.

Back to PSP.

Close S1. Activate S2 and open.

Edition > Copy Special > Copy Merged.

In Animation Shop, Edit> Paste After Current Frame.

Back to PSP.

Close S2. Activate S3 and open.

Edition > Copy Special > Copy Merged.

In Animation Shop, Edit> Paste After Current Frame.  

Repeat for all the layers Snow, up to and including S10.

You now have 10 images in Animation Shop.

Click on View Animation for a last check and save as a gif.



Martine

12 janvier 2022

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