NEW YEAR 2014
Animated
PSP9 to PSPX6

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ NOVEMBER 2013
Copyright © 2013 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved

This was created using PSP9 but can be adapted for other versions of PSP.

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No artists or copyright infringement is intended on any of the tubes used in this tutorial.
The tubes were acquired in good faith as to their legality.
If there is a problem, please contact the author and the image/s will be removed.

You will need the following to complete this tutorial

Materials

NewYear.jpg
MD_Twinkle7.tub
NY-Frame.pspimage
NY14_WA.pspimage
JF_NY_Shape14.pspimage
mcHT_10[1].24.05_Accents.psp
kjb_harmonysteel_partygirl_smaller.psp
Save to a folder on your computer

Duotone brown.PspGradient
Save to your PSP Gradients folder

ChristmasBalls.png
Save to your PSP Masks folder

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ANIMATION SHOP 3.11
Download HERE

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STEP 1 Open a new image 650 x 500 Transparent background PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit) PSPX-X6: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel Flood fill with BLACK
STEP 2 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Open up the JF_NY_Shape14 image in your PSP workspace Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE INTO SELECTION from the options. ADJUST >>> HUE & SATURATION >>> COLORIZE HUE = 20 SATURATION = 76 DESELECT
STEP 3 EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 4 Open up the NewYear.jpg image in your PSP workspace and minimize LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with #816146 LAYERS >>> NEW MASK LAYER >>> FROM IMAGE SOURCE WINDOW= NewYear.jpg LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE GROUP
STEP 5 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 65% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> BRIGHTNESS and CONTRAST >>> BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST Brightness = 65 Contrast = 30 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 6 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE
STEP 7 In your MATERIALS PALETTE load Duotone brown GRADIENT in the foreground using these settings
STEP 8 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with Gradient LAYERS >>> LOAD/SAVE MASK >>> LOAD MASK FROM DISK MASK = ChristmasBalls LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE GROUP
STEP 9 IMAGE >>> MIRROR IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 63% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Same settings
STEP 10 Open up the mcHT_10[1].24.05_Accents image in your PSP workspace With layer 1 active Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 50% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE ADJUST >>> HUE & SATURATION >>> COLORIZE Same settings Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 11 Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW SELECTION from the options Reposition with your MOVER tool To centre bottom DESELECT
STEP 12 Open up the kjb_harmonysteel_partygirl_smaller image in your PSP workspace Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options ADJUST >>> HUE & SATURATION >>> COLORIZE Same settings ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool to lower right
STEP 13 ACTIVATE Raster 2 In your LAYER PALETTE change the OPACITY to 60% and then Drag Raster 4 beneath Raster 2 ACTIVATE Raster 3 Open up the NY-Frame image in your PSP workspace Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options
STEP 14 Open up the NY14_WA image in your PSP workspace Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options ADJUST >>> COLOUR BALANCE >>> NEGATIVE IMAGE PSPX - X6: IMAGE >>> NEGATIVE IMAGE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 50% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 Reposition with your MOVER tool to lower left
STEP 15 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Add your Name LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 16 Open up the MD_Twinkle7 image in your PSP workspace Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal = - (minus) 207 Vertical = 26 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 17 Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal = - (minus) 256 Vertical = 108 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 18 Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal = - (minus) 202 Vertical = 190 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 19 Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal = 183 Vertical = - (minus) 50 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 20 Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 80% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal = - (minus) 257 Vertical = - (minus) 30 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 21 Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal = 0 Vertical = - (minus) 168 Edge Mode = Transparent OR REPOSITION WITH YOUR MOVER TOOL
STEP 22 Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal = 280 Vertical = 198 Edge Mode = Transparent OR REPOSITION WITH YOUR MOVER TOOL
Let's Animate!!
STEP 23 Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy from the options
STEP 24 In ANIMATION SHOP Right click the workspace and select 'Paste As New Animation' from the options. Back to PSP. OPEN Raster 1 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 25 Back to PSP. OPEN Raster 2 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 Continue opening the remaining layers one at a time and Copy Merge into Animation Shop You should have 8 frames when you are finished.
STEP 26 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

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