This tutorial

is a creation of mine and is copyrighted to me.

Any resemblance to other tutorials is accidental.

Translation into English by Shad.

NB. The material used has been found on the web

and it's copyrighted to the respective authors.

This tutorial has been created with PSP 10 and AnimationShop.

Material: HERE

(it contains: woman tube, ring tube and "Capacitor regular" font)

Plugins: Unlimited 2 plastic surface, Alien Skin Xenofex Constellation e Dsb Flux bright noise.

File > New image > 550x550 pixels

Foreground color: #bec1cd
Background color: #9091c1

Gradient settings:

Flood fill canvas with gradient.

Effects>Plugins >Unlimited>Special Effects 1> Plastic Surface

Effects > Reflection effects > Feedback

Rename this layer "background"

Open the "woman" tube
Edit >Copy

Click on "background" layer
Edit > Paste as new layer

Move the woman tube in the correct position.

Rename this layer "woman"

Open the "ring" tube
Edit >Copy

Click on "woman" layer
Edit > Paste as new layer

Move the tube in the correct position
Rename this layer "ring"

Click on "ring" layer
Layers > New raster layer

Fill this layer with color #8c8dbb
Selections > Select all > Selections > Modify > Contract > number of pixels: 4

Press the "Delete" key

Selections > Invert

Selections > Load/save selction > Save selection to Alpha channel
(Selection #1)

Selections > Select none

Rename this layer "Frame"
Prepare the text tool with following settings
(I've used "Capacitor" font)

Background color #8c8dbb
No foreground color

Write your name or something else
Move and rotate

Layers > Convert to raster layer
Effects > 3D Effects > Drop shadow with following settings, color: white

Repeat drop shadow, setting vertical and horizontal offset to negative values (-2)

Layers > Merge > Merge visible

Prepare the freehand selection tool with following settings:

and select the gems of the earrings
Selections > Load/save selection > Save selection to Alpha channel
(Selection #2)
Selections > select none

Prepare the selection tool with following settings:

and select the diamonds of the ring
Selections > Load/save selection > Save selection to Alpha channel
(Selection #3)
Selections > select none

Duplicate the "merged" layer twice
and rename the layers "layer 1", "layer 2" and "layer 3"

Click on Layer 1
Selections >Load / save selection > Load selection from Alpha channel
Load Selection #1 (frame)

Effects > Plugins >Alien Skin Xenofex > Constellation

Click on layer 2
Effects > Plugins >Alien Skin Xenofex > Constellation
Same settings as before
but click once on "random seed"

Click on Layer 3
Effects > Plugins >Alien Skin Xenofex > Constellation
Same settings as before
but click once on "random seed"

Selections > select none

Click on Layer 1
Selections > Load/save selection > Load selection from Alpha channel
Load selection #2 (earrings)

Effects > Plugins >dsb flux > Bright Noise

Click on Layer 2
Effects > Plugins > dsb flux > Bright Noise
Intensity 39

Click on Layer 3
Effetti > Effetti plugin > dsb flux > Bright Noise
Intensity 44

Selections > select none

Click on Layer 1
Selections > Load/Save selection > Load selection from Alpha channel
Load Selection #3 (diamonds)

Effects > Plugins >Alien Skin Xenofex > Constellation

Click on Layer 2
Effects > Plugins >Alien Skin Xenofex > Constellation
Use same settings as before but click once on Random seed

Click on Layer 3
Effects > Plugins >Alien Skin Xenofex > Constellation
Use same settings as before but click once on Random seed

Selections > Select none

Save as .psp (AnimationShop)

Open the file with AnimationShop
Save as .gif

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