MERRY CHRISTMAS

Merry Christmas.

Tubes of choice....I have used three by Keith Garvey which you can purchase HERE

Mask.... no.07 by Zuzzana thankyou, HERE

Scrapkit my PTU Christmas Gone Country HERE

Open a new transparent image 600x600

Find paper 10/duplicate/close the original/edit/copy

Edit/paste onto your new image.

Layers/new raster layer/flood fill white.

Find your mask/duplicate/close the original.

On your main image/layers/new mask layer from image/find your mask in the little drop down/invert mask data checked/ok.

Layers/merge group.

Find the Christmas tree/duplicate/close the original/resize 50%/edit/copy.

Edit/paste your tree onto your main image.

Now add any embellishements around your tree bottom/resize as needed.

Find your tubes/duplicate/close the originals./resize 80% or as you prefer.

Edit/paste and position your tubes (see mine).

Add your copyright and licence.

Layers/merge all.

Open a transparent image 600x600.

Find paper 10/duplicate/close the original/edit/copy.

Edit/paste the paper onto your new image/layers/merge all.

Effects/texture/effects-blinds-width 20/opacity-25.

Animation.

Open animation shop.

Back in psp and on your new paper image/edit/copy.

In animation shop/edit/paste as new animation.

Effects/insert image transition/find curtains in the little effects box/0k.

You now have 21 frames.

Back in psp and on your main image/edit/copy.

Back in animation shop/edit/paste as new animation.

Edit/duplicate/continue to duplicate until you have 21 frames.

On your blinds/CTRL&A/CTRL&C.

Click on the first frame of your main image.

CTRL&A/CTRL&E/ position your blinds onto your main image.

Edit/select all/edit/copy.

Click on the last frame of your main image/edit/paste after current frame.

Animation/reverse frames.

View/animation.

If yours looks like mine then you are done.

Save as GIF.

Thankyou for trying my tutorial do send me your results.

Written by a Northern Lass.