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Tutorial written by ©charlieonline graphics

I write this tutorial also in PS er.....HERE

Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

Written using PSP 9 and AnimationShop

but may be done with other versions.

Some basic PSP knowledge is needed for this tutorial.

Tubes made by  Gini, MC, JB(Judy) and CherSwitz

Copyright belongs to them.

This page's tile is ©charlieonline graphics

You can find other Tiles or Textures HERE

Use the arrow to mark your place while you do the tutorial.



If you like to print it click below:

Let's begin!

Effects - Plugins - <I.C.Net Software>/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Render/Clouds(fore/background color)

with these settings

2 - Add a New Raster Layer

and rename as sun

Change the foreground to #d7d18b

and background to #f3edbb

Click at your Selection Rectangle Tool

choose Circle

and draw out a selection like this

Repeat Filter Unlimited/Render/Clouds with these settings

Your image should look like this

Select - None

3 - Add a New Raster Layer

and rename as basicsnow

Change your foreground to white

Open the Free hand selection tool

and draw out a selection like this

flood fill the selection with foreground color

Effects - Plugins - EyeCandy4/Jiggle

match the settings to mine

Image - Resize 105%

Resize all layers not checked

with the Move tool move the white image

and using the freehand selection tool delete all the surplus

as in the follow image

when you have to delete all that superfluous

deselect and replace it in the right position

4 - Add a New Raster Layer

Rename it Snow

Effects - Plugins - VDL Adrenaline - SnowFlakes with these sectings

repeat 4 times

changing the Random Seed and the Size range end

and if you like the Hardness too

5 - Return on your basicsnow layer

with your Smudge and Push tool you have to push a little your snow

using various sizes of your brush

I used sizes 2 - 3 and 4

Your image should look like this

Layers - Merge visible

This will be your working canvas!

6 - Open the  ChristmasScene_MistedByGini_12-16-05.tub

copy, return on your working image, and paste as new layer.

Image - Mirror

place it on the left of the sun of your image,

as the finished work.

*Effects - Plugins - AlienSkin EyeCandy 5 - Nature - SnowDrift - Small, First Flakes

with default settings*

Open the mailbox.pspimage,

copy, return on your working image, and paste as new layer

place it on the mail box of the landscape,

as the finished work.

Repeat from * to *

7 - Open the CherSwitz_SnowmanTiredTopper.psp,

copy, return on your working image, and paste as new layer

Resize at 40%

And place it below the mail box,

as the finished work.

Aply the Snow Drift plugin again

Open the CherSwitz~doyouseewhatisee2.psp,

copy, return on your working image, and paste as new layer

Resize at 50%

And place it on the left of the snowman,

as the finished work.

8 - Open the trees_tutorials.pspimage

copy and paste on your working image

Use finished as example

(Unfortunately I don't remember where I downloaded these trees,

so I attached at the supplies my reworking)

Open the JB_tiny Santa.psp and the gift_tutorial.pspimage

Image - Mirror

Copy and paste on your working image

as the finished work.

9 - Open the MC_Love Christmas-Holly&Stars_10-06~pjs.tub

Copy and paste on your working image

Use finished as example

Put all the other elements in the right position

and apply the Snow Drift plugin to all the elements haven't snow

Here it is!

Put your name or watermark

Add a little border if you like

I add 2 px with a gold pattern

Then

Merge all the layer

Copy

10 - Open Animation Shop

 and Paste as new Animation(Ctrl+V)

Go to the  snow2006Bieke,

 you have already open on Animation

As you see the animation consist of 10 frames,

so you need to duplicate your image until you get 10 frames

Click on the 1st frame of your image to select it.

 (Make sure the frame is turning blue)

Edit - Select All (Ctrl + A)

Activate again sneeuw2006Bieke animation,

Click on the 1st frame to select

Edit - Select All (Ctrl + A)

Edit - Copy (Ctrl + C)

Back on your image

Edit - Paste - Paste the selected frame (Ctrl + V)

Attached to the tip of the cursor

you'll see the image of the animation.

Click the left mouse button,

and find the correct position, over your image.

When you have found it,

release the mouse button,

and repeat as many times as needed

to fill the entire landscape

To check if all goes well go on

View - Animation or click on the menu

View Animation

When you are satisfied with the result,

controls the speed of the animation,

I left the default

and if it is too big, resize it.

At this point save as .gif

Thought up for Christmas 2010

finished to write the 6th of february 2011

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

If you have questions or need clarification

post a message to my Contacts.

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