Balancing Act

BALANCING ACT
PSP8 to PSPX3

This tutorial was written by Rebba to be shared with the Artistry Master Group.

JULY 2012

I write these tutorial more in steps and I don't expound on the design or PSP part of the tutorial.
You need a working knowledge of the PSP program as many are advanced tutorials.
The tubes used are not mine and the copyright belongs to the artist.
The supplies have been recieved from group shares or from the internet.

No infringement intended.

Note: Remember to save often in PSP and to Edit >> Empty Clipboard in PSP when

you come out of AS and back into PSP.

You will need the following to complete this tutorial

ANIMATION SHOP

MATERIALS

frame.pspimage
dot image.pspimage
angle sides.pspimage
box b act.pspimage
bg .pspimage
text1.pspimage
apcz4y98.png
Save to a folder on your computer

Images are from purchased cd's, groups or downloads from the internet.

If I have used an artist image that is not covered under:

"Title 17, Chapter1, Section 107 Under Fair Rights" please contact me

and I will gladly resolve the use. No copyright infringement is intended.

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STEP 1 Open up the downloaded images in your PSP workspace and minimize. Open a new image 650 x 600 Transparent background PSPX - X2: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel PSPX3: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel
STEP 2 SELECTIONS >> SELECT ALL Open bg .pspimage in your PSP workspace Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options. Right click on the Title Bar of your 'working' image and select PASTE INTO SELECTION from the options. DESELECT Rename this layer bgd
STEP 3 Open dot.pspimage in your PSP workspace Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options. Right click on the Title Bar of your 'working' image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. Rename this layer dots
STEP 4 Open angle sides.pspimage in your PSP workspace Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options. Right click on the Title Bar of your 'working' image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. Rename this layer angle sides
STEP 5 Open frame.pspimage in your PSP workspace Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options. Right click on the Title Bar of your 'working' image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. Rename this layer frame
STEP 6 Open apczy98.png in your PSP workspace Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options. Right click on the Title Bar of your 'working' image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. Rename this layer tube
STEP 7 VIEW >>> RULERS VIEW >>> CHANGE GRID, GUIDE & SNAP PROPERTIES Click GUIDES Tab Click OK
STEP 8 VIEW >>> GUIDES Draw a guide by placing your cursor on the left ruler and dragging to the 335 across top ruler Line up the base of the tube as shown VIEW >>> GUIDES To close guides
STEP 9 Open text1.pspimage in your PSP workspace Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options. Right click on the Title Bar of your 'working' image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. Center at top Rename this layer text
STEP 10 LAYERS >> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT TOOL with font and settings of your choice add your name to the bottom left corner of the layer. Rename this layer name.
STEP 11 Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown
STEP 12 Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options In ANIMATION SHOP Right click the workspace and select 'Paste As New Animation' from the options. Depress your CTRL key and press the letter L (Upper Case) 6 times so that you have 7 frames
STEP 13 Back to PSP. Open box b act.pspimage in your PSP workspace Activate AS1 All other layers closed Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options In ANIMATION SHOP Right click the workspace and select 'Paste As New Animation' from the options.
STEP 14 Back to PSP. Close AS1 Open & Activate AS2 Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options In ANIMATION SHOP Right click top of frame image and select 'Paste After Current Frame' from the options
STEP 15 Back to PSP. Continue copy merging each of the 5 remaining AS layers in the same manner and in ANIMATION SHOP Right click top of frame image and select 'Paste After Current Frame' from the options. In ANIMATION SHOP Select the box frames Edit >> Select All Animation >> Resize Animation 35%
STEP 16 Edit >> Select All Edit >> Copy Edit >> Propagate Paste Select the working bgd frames EDIT >> Select All Edit >> Paste into selected frame ZOOM in on the first frame (F:1) and place the image as shown then release your mouse button The box will be attached to the mouse place it on the hand and click to place it down.
STEP 17 If you want two boxes. Repeat.... Edit >> Paste into selected frame The box will be attached to the mouse place it on the lower box and click to place it down.
STEP 18 Edit >> Select All Right click on top of frames Select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time = 20
STEP 19 View >> Animation and while it is still running, File >> Save As Locate the folder in which you wish to save it. Name your animation. With the Gif Optimiser keep pressing NEXT until you get to the last one... click FINISH Close the Animation Close the frames. Close Animation Shop

I hope you have enjoyed the tutorial Rebba

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