STEP 1
Open a new image 600 x 500
Transparent background
PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit)
PSPX-X6: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel
SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
Open up the nightsky 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.
Rename this layer Sky
DESELECT
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STEP 2
Open up the blue-moon 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.
IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 60%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
Reposition with your MOVER tool to top left corner
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
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STEP 3
Open up the polar-bear-christmas-sled 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.
IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 95%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
Reposition down with your MOVER tool
Rename this layer elves
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STEP 4
Open up the sleighbells-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.
Rename this layer frame
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STEP 5
With your MAGIC WAND
Mode = Replace
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Feather = 0
Antialias = UNchecked
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED
PSP9 - X6: Check CONTIGUOUS
PSPX - X6: There is no " Sample Merged"
PSPX - X6: Use all layers = UNChecked
Click inside the frame
ACTIVATE the elves layer
SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Hit your DELETE key
DESELECT
(This will make it easier to place the elves when we do the animation)
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STEP 6
LAYERS >> NEW RASTER LAYER
Select your TEXT TOOL
with font and settings of your choice
add your name to the bottom RIGHT corner of the layer.
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
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STEP 7
ACTIVATE the sky layer
Open up the santa-sleigh 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.
IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 50%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options |
STEP 8
EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
Rename this layer santa1 |
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STEP 9
CLOSE santa1 layer
Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.
EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
HORIZONTAL OFFSET = (minus) -300
VERTICAL OFFSET = (minus) -60
Rename this layer santa2
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STEP 10
CLOSE santa2 layer
Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.
EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
HORIZONTAL OFFSET = (minus) -240
VERTICAL OFFSET = (minus) -25
Rename this layer santa3
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STEP 11
CLOSE santa3 layer
Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.
EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
HORIZONTAL OFFSET = (minus) -175
VERTICAL OFFSET = 50
Rename this layer santa4
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STEP 12
CLOSE santa4 layer
Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.
EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
HORIZONTAL OFFSET = (minus) -91
VERTICAL OFFSET = 90
Rename this layer santa5
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STEP 13
CLOSE santa5 layer
Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.
EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
HORIZONTAL OFFSET = 20
VERTICAL OFFSET = 160
Rename this layer santa6
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STEP 14
CLOSE santa6 layer
Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.
EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
HORIZONTAL OFFSET = 85
VERTICAL OFFSET = 220
Rename this layer santa7
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STEP 15
CLOSE santa7 layer
Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.
EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
HORIZONTAL OFFSET = 150
VERTICAL OFFSET = 270
Rename this layer santa8
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STEP 16
Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown
Right click on Title Bar and select
Copy merged from the options
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STEP 17
In ANIMATION SHOP
Right click the workspace and select
'Paste As New Animation' from the options.
Back to PSP
Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown
Right click on Title Bar and select
Copy merged from the options
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STEP 18
In ANIMATION SHOP
Right click top of frame image and select
'Paste After Current Frame' from the options.
Back to PSP
Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown
Right click on Title Bar and select
Copy merged from the options
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STEP 19
In ANIMATION SHOP
Right click top of frame image and select
'Paste After Current Frame' from the options.
Back to PSP
Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown
Right click on Title Bar and select
Copy merged from the options
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STEP 20
Continue in this manner
until all the santa layers have been
taken to Animation Shop
You should have 9 frames
THEN
Back to PSP
Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown
Right click on Title Bar and select
Copy from the options
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STEP 21
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 8 times so you have 9 frames in total
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STEP 22
Open up the WordArtChristmas11-08~LoriM image
in your PSP workspace
The selection has been made for you....
"Sleigh bells ring... are you listenin'?"
Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY
from the options
Right click in your PSP workspace
and select PASTE AS NEW IMAGE from the options.
IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 70%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is CHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
ADJUST >>> COLOUR BALANCE >>> NEGATIVE IMAGE
PSPX - X6: IMAGE >>> NEGATIVE IMAGE
EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 2
Colour = WHITE
Opacity = 75
Blur = 2.00
Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options
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STEP 23
In ANIMATION SHOP
Right click the workspace and select
'Paste As New Animation' from the options.
Right click top of frame image and select
'Paste After Current Frame' from the options.
ACTIVATE frame 1 (F:1)
Effects >> Insert Image Effect.
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STEP 24
Edit >> Select All
Edit >> Copy
Edit >> Propagate Paste
Activate the background frames
Edit >> Select All
ZOOM in on the first frame (F:1) and place the image as shown in top right corner
then release your mouse button
Edit >> Paste into selected frame |
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STEP 25
ACTIVATE your elves frames
Edit >> Select All
Edit >> Copy
Edit >> Propagate Paste
Activate the background frames
Edit >> Select All
ZOOM in on the first frame (F:1) and place the image as shown
then release your mouse button
Edit >> Paste into selected frame
Right click on Title Bar of frames
Select 'Frame Properties' from the options
Display time =25
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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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