Long Hot Summer

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This tutorial was made in PSP X2, but can also be made in the other versions.

For this tutorial you need Animation Shop (AS)

and the following plugin:

Filter Ulead GIF Animatior 5 (in zip)

Write the serial number down, so you have it if you need it.

Install this plugin.

It doesn't appear in PSP but on your desktop.

you can download the materials.

It contains: 6 plugins - 1 filter.

Permission to use the tubes

The tubes are by Angie, Aquarius Design, Chica@mamen, Guismo and Roxanne.

Thank you so much for the beautiful tubes.

The other tubes are unknown to me.

If they are yours, please let me know so I can give you the proper credit.

Please don't remove the watermark.

The Copyright belongs to the original artist.

Let the credit to the maker.

Step 1

Open the tubes in PSP - minimize them for now.

Set your foreground color to #d7ebf2 (or at your choice).

Set your background color to #5794b0 (or at your choice).

Open a transparent image of 700 x 550 pixels.

Effects - Plugins - MuRa's Meister - Cloud - with these settings:

Step 2

Layers - New raster layer.

Selections - Select all.

Copy tube 'landschaft'.

Paste into the selection.

Selections - Select none.

Move it upper left - see main image.

Step 3

Open tube 'PAY_S2007_04'.

Image - Resize - Height 500 pixels.

Edit - Copy.

Paste as a new layer on your working image.

Place it against the right edge - see main image.

Step 4

Open tube 'calguiscouple1249'.

Image - Resize - Height 400 pixels.

Edit - Copy.

Paste as a new layer on your working image.

Place them in the upper left corner - see main image.

Effects - 3D effects - Drop shadow - at your choice.

Set the Blend mode of this layer to Soft light.

Step 5

Activate layer 2.

Open tube '_misted_beach_rm'.

Image - Resize - Width 500 pixels.

Edit - Copy.

Paste as a new layer on your working image.

Place it in the lower left corner - see main image.

Set the Blend mode of this layer to Multiply.

Step 6

Activate your top layer.

Open tube 'chica@mamen'.

Image - Resize - Width 375 pixels.

Edit - Copy.

Paste as a new layer on your working image.

Image - Mirror.

Place her in the lower right corner - see main image.

Effects - 3D effects - Drop shadow - at your choice.

Step 7

Open tube 'lilly'.

Image - Resize - Height 665 pixels.

Edit - Copy.

Paste as a new layer on your working image.

Image - Mirror.

Place it on the right side, in the middle against the edge - see main image.

Image - Rotate - Free rotate - Left - 5 - nothing checked.

Effects - 3D effects - Drop shadow - at your choice.

Step 8

Layers - New raster layer.

Add your name and/or watermark.

Layers - Merge - Merge all (Flatten).

Step 9

Image - Add borders - Symmetric - 3 pixels - foreground color.

Step 10

Save your crea as a jpg file.

LONG HOT SUMMER 2

Step 11

Open plugin 'Ulead GIF Animator 5'

Step 12

Open the yellow folder and search your just saved image.

Step 13

Click on top on 'Frame' - click now 'Add Banner Text' - see image below:

Step 14

In the screen you got next, choose font Champagne (or at your choice) - Size 30 - see image below:

Step 15

Click on tab 'Effect'.

Choose an effect, one on the left side and one on the right side.

I choose for 'Drop' on both sides - see image below:

Step 16

Hit the button 'Start preview'.

If you like it, click 'Preview stop'.

Click 'Create as banner text (recommended)' - see image below:

Step 17

Save your crea as a gif file and you're done!

I hope you enjoyed making this tutorial :-)

This lesson was written by Gerrie on August 1, 2009.

This lesson is and remains the property of Gerrie.

You are not allowed to copy or distribute my lessons without my written permission.

All my lessons are self designed ... so any agreement is purely coincidental.

All my lessons are registered with TWI.

Translated by Zial on October 16, 2015

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