Tutorial written 1/1/12 using Paint Shop Pro 9 and Animation Shop 3. Any similarity to another tutorial is purely coincidental. Please do NOT claim as your own. My tutorials are for personal use only, please do not use them for monetary gain. If you use my tutorials in your group please link back to my blog and leave a comment saying you are using it.

Supplies Needed

Zlata_M’s EMOstyLe tube available at The PSP Project

Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

Xero Fritillary available here

Pauls Esther Font available here

Open Tube

New Image 800x300

Flood fill New Image with #3ab9d5

Duplicate x2

Rename layers 1,2, and 3

Select 1

Effects > Xero > Fritillary

5,30,10,15

Select 2

Effects > Xero > Fritillary

5,30,10,16

Select 3

Effects > Xero > Fritillary

5,20,10,17

Copy Close Up layer of tube

Paste as New Layer

Resize by 50%

Position to far left

Set layer properties to Luminance Legacy 100% Opacity

Duplicate

Image > Mirror

Copy Tube

Paste as New Layer

Resize by 40%

Position in middle

New Raster Layer name it Border

Make sure its top layer

Select All

Selections > Modify > Select Selection Borders with following settings

Flood fill with black

New Raster Layer name it Border 2

Select > Modify > Expand by 4

Flood fill with #3ab9d5

New Raster Layer name is Border 3

Selections > Modify > Expand by 2

Flood fill with white.

Select none

On Border 2

Adjust > Add noise > Uniform 75% Monochrome unchecked

Add Credits

Add Name

Add Gradient Glow in #3ab9d5 2 times with the following settings

Gradient Glow in black once with same settings

If using for Facebook Cover or want unanimated STOP here.

For animation continue.

Open Animation Shop.

In PSP hide layers 2 and 3

Copy merged layer 1

Paste as new animation in AS

Back in PSP reshow layer 2

Copy merged

Paste after current frame

Reshow layer 3

Paste after current frame

Edit > Select All

Animation > Frame Properties

Change to 25