Black'n'White forum set

Tutorial is made in PSP10 and Animation Shop 3

Supplies

My supplies HERE

(these are my elements, not to be used for other tuts)

Artwork used is a Verymany exclusive from PFD

Plugins used;

Alien skin Xenofex 2 - constellation

font used is Oxida, you find it HERE

Let's start

Open the "vaybstutbackground",selections - select all, 

selections - modify - contract 5,

selections - invert,

add a new raster layer and flood fill #c0c0c0,

selections - modify - contract 1

add a new raster layer and flood fill black

deselect

On the light grey frame; Adjust - Add noise, Random, 80, monochrome.

Add leafs 1, 2 and 3, doodle, rose1, locket and rose2

move them all to the left side and arrange them like 

shown below

When you're happy with them, duplicate all elements and mirror them.

Add a closeup of your tube of choice in the middle, effects - photo effects - 

black and white film, chose the filter color that suits your tube best, strength 100.

Merge down the 2 big roses so they share a layer, duplicate it twice and add

Alien skin Xenofex 2 - constellation with these settings to all 3 layers.

(Remember to hit the random seed button to the other 2 layers)

Do the same to the 2 small roses as you did to the big ones.

Add proper ©

My name is down on the right, typed with the font Oxida, size 48, color #c0c0c0.

Ready to animate?

Close 2 of each of the rose layers, copy merged (Ctrl+Shift+C)

open animation shop3

Paste as new animation 

back in PSP open the next rose layers, closing the ones you've used

copy merged again and paste after current in ani shop3

do the same with the last rose layers too.

you now have 3 frames in ani shop3

view animation and save as...

To make an easy avatar for it open a new image 150x150

selections - select all 

selections - modify - contract 5,

selections - invert,

add a new raster layer and flood fill #c0c0c0,

selections - modify - contract 1

add a new raster layer and flood fill black

deselect.

Copy merged the banner and paste as a new layer below the frame.

Resize 80-75% depending on the size of your tube and fit it to your liking in 

the little avatar.

Remember proper © and i've only used my first letter V, size 36 on this one.

Save as jpeg.

And you're done

Hope you've had fun.