POSER ANIMATION
PSP8 to PSPX3


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

SEPTEMBER 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

solid bg.pspimage
PitcherOfFlowers~V.tub
cleaned mask.pspimage
text master.pspimage
val2.psp
val9.psp
val14.psp
posers images available here...
http://www.psptubedepot.com/artists/im/jecajo30.htm
Save to a folder on your computer

Checkerboard large.pspimage
Save to your PSP Patterns folder
PSP8: C:\Program Files\Jasc Software\Paint Shop Pro 8\Patterns
PSP9: C:\Program Files\Jasc Software\Paint Shop Pro 9\Patterns
PSPX: C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel Paint Shop Pro X\Patterns
PSPXI / X2: C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2\Corel_08
PSPX3: C:\Program Files\Corel\X3\PSPClassic\Corel_08

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.


Plugins

** CYBIA **

http://www.cybia.co.uk/theworks.html


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You can drag this hand down the page with you to keep your place in the tut.





Note: Remember to save often in PSP and to Edit >> Empty Clipboard in PSP when
you come out of ANIMATION SHOP and back into PSP.
STEP 1

Open up the downloaded images in your PSP workspace and minimize.
Open solid bg tube in your PSP workspace
WINDOW >> DUPLICATE
Close the original image
This is now our working image
STEP 2

Open cleaned mask tube 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.

STEP 3

With your MAGIC WAND
Mode = Replace
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Feather = 0
Antialias = UNchecked
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED
PSP9 - X3: Check CONTIGUOUS
PSPX - X3: There is no " Sample Merged"
PSPX - X3: Use all layers = UNChecked

Click outside your white hold down the shift key to get everything
selected, it will look like all the beige is selected.

LAYERS >> MERGE >> MERGE VISIBLE.

STEP 4

LAYERS >> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood Fill selected area with #d3bca3
STEP 5

EFFECTS >> PLUGINS >> Cybia >> Screenworks
use these settings.

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STEP 6

EFFECTS >> 3D EFFECTS >> INNER BEVEL

EDIT>> Repeat Inner Bevel

DESELECT

STEP 7

In your MATERIALS PALETTE
Load the '
Checkerboard large ' pattern in your foreground
using these settings.
STEP 8

LAYERS >> NEW RASTER LAYER

SELECTIONS >> SELECT ALL

Flood Fill with black
SELECTIONS >> MODIFY >>CONTRACT =2

Keyboard Delete


STEP 9


Flood Fill with pattern

DESELECT

Choose your SELECTION TOOL
Selection Type = Rectangle
Mode = Replace
Feather = 0
Antialias = Checked

Draw inside the first grid as shown by red lines

STEP 10

Flood Fill with black

SELECTIONS >> MODIFY >>CONTRACT =2

Keyboard Delete

DESELECT
STEP 11

Open text master tube 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.

Reposition with your Mover Tool

STEP 12

Open PitcherOfFlowers~V tube 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.

IMAGE >> RESIZE = 75%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED

ADJUST >> SHARPNESS >> SHARPEN

Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow
Vertical and Horizontal = 5
Opacity = 50
Blur = 5.00
Color = Black

Reposition with your Mover Tool
STEP 13

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.


Minimize tag for now.
NOTE:
These particular tubes were found here


http://www.psptubedepot.com/artists/im/jecajo30.htm

http://www.psptubedepot.com/artists/im/jecajo31.htm

There are many more to select from should you wish to use different posers.


NOTE: we will now work with premade poser images to make an animation.

Open all the poser images zoom them down to fit into your workspace.



We want poses that are close together don't go from her arms down
to arms up unless you have some in between arm movements.

If your lady will turn from one side to the other then add the front
pose in between the 2 As layer. You may need to mirror a pose to make
it fit into your plan. Think of how you actually move
.


STEP 14

Select Val2

Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options.

In ANIMATION SHOP

Right click the workspace and select
'Paste As New Animation' from the options.
STEP 15

Back to PSP.

Select Val 14

Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options.

In ANIMATION SHOP

Right click top of frame image and select
'Paste After Current Frame' from the options.

STEP 16

Back to PSP.

Select Val 9
IMAGE >>> MIRROR

Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options.

In ANIMATION SHOP

Right click top of frame image and select
'Paste After Current Frame' from the options.

STEP 17


Select the gray edge around frame 1 (F:1)
Edit >> Copy

Select the gray edge around frame 2 (F:1)

Edit >> Paste After Current Frame

 

STEP 18


Animation >> Resize Animation

 



View Animation...
think of her walking down a runway and showing off the dress. Is it ok?

STEP 19

Back to PSP.
Activate the minimized working image

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.

Hold down the Ctrl and hit the L (Upper case) until you have 4 frames.


STEP 20

Activate the Val animation frames

Edit >> Select All
Edit >> Copy
Edit >> Propagate Paste

Select the working image
Edit >> Select All

ZOOM in on frame 1 (F:1)

Edit >> Paste into selected frame

The frame will be attached to the mouse move into place and click the mouse to set it down.



STEP 21

Right click on Title Bar of frames
Select 'Frame Properties' from the options
Display time =75

STEP 22

Animation >> Resize Animation

STEP 23

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 working with poser images.

Rebba


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