This tutorial was created using PSP9 and
Animation Shop 3

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~TERMS OF USE ~
Thanks for reading

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SUPPLIES zip
-Font :Wolf (Install in fonts folder)
-Background ivice_snowbackground
-Snowbarn_background
-Tube Dean Yeagle_by Moonstar

PLUGINS
-Mezzo Force Ice
-VDL Adrenaline - Snowflakes

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1.-New image transparent 500x350 pixel

2.-SELECTIONS-->SELECT ALL

3.-Copy and PASTE INTO SELECTION "ivice_snowbackground"

4.-With the selection still running
LAYER-->ADD NEW RASTER LAYER

5.-Copy and Paste INTO SELECTION "winterbarn_background"

With the MOVE TOOL let's place it to the left side of the tag
SELECTIONS-->SELECT NONE

This is what we have until now

5.-In the layers palette set the OPACITY of layer "ivice_snowbackground" to 66%

6.-MENU LAYERS-->MERGE ALL FLATTEN

7.-Copy and paste tube "DeanYeagle_friend.." AS NEW LAYER
Resize at 65% using SMARTSIZE resample

8.-With MOVE TOOL put into it's place
This is what we have until now

9.-EFFECTS -->DROP SHADOW -->Color #4a647e
with the following settings

10.-MENU LAYERS-->MERGE VISIBLE

11.-SELECT TEXT TOOL and add our signature
FOREGROUND--> #ffffff
BACKGROUND-> #567390

12.-LAYERS-->CONVERT VECTOR TO RASTER LAYER

13.-EFFECTS-->3D EFFECTS-->INNER BEVEL
With the following settings

14.-EFFECTS-->DROP SHADOW -->COLOR #4a647e
and using this settings

15.-EFFECTS DROP SHADOW again --> Color #425160
and this time we use this settings

16.-MENU LAYERS-->MERGE VISIBLE.

17.-MENU EFFECTS-->3D EFFECTS-->BUTTONIZE

This is what we have so far

19.-In the layers palette DUPLICATE the merged tag
EFFECTS-->PLUGIN MEZZO FORCE-ICE --> Artica Preset

21.-In the layers palette set BLEND MODE to SOFT LIGTH

This is what we have now

22.-LAYERS-->MERGE VISIBLE
HIT F12 inyour keyboard and save TAG as GIF file
Don't close your tag yet

23.-LAYERS-->ADD NEW RASTER LAYER
RENAME IT-->Snow

24.-And over this empty layer let's apply
PLUGIN-->VDL ADRENALINE-->SNOWFLAKES
With this settings

25.-Low the OPACITY of this layer to 60%

26.-LAYERS-->DUPLICATE LAYER SNOW

27.-MENU IMAGEN -->MIRROR (snow layer)

28.-DELETE LAYER TAG
(we did save it previously..remember)

HIT F12 and save the snow layers without merging
as ANIMATION SHOP FILE

OPEN ANIMATION SHOP

1.-OPEN "TAG file" we saved before
DUPLICATE (we must have 2 frames)

2.-OPEN "snow layers" we saved before
EDIT-->SELECT ALL-->
EDIT-->COPY

3.-And paste them into the TAG
EDIT-->SELECT ALL
EDIT-->PASTE INTO SELECTED FRAMES

4.-ANIMATION -->FRAME PROPERTIES
FRAME 1 AT--> 22
FRAME 2 AT-->30.

And we are done!!

This type of snow we just made today
can be apply no just in graphics but in photos as well
is a very delicate and natural effect
GOOD LUCK

~Created by ®ivice November 2005~

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