TALK TO THE HANDS
PSP9 to PSPX3

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ JUNE 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

TTTHands-WA.pspimage
Grace's_TLC_JazzieBaby (1).psp
Save to a folder on your computer

Grace's site:
http://www.gracecreatief.nl/indexEng.htm
Tube used with her permission.

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Plugins

** EYE CANDY3 **
http://www.pircnet.com/downloads.html

** MURA'S FILTER MEISTER **
MuRa's Filter Meister - Copies & Clouds


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STEP 1 In your MATERIALS PALETTE Load PINK ' #eec6bf ' in your foreground Load TAN ' #a5855d ' in your background Open a new image 600 x 600 Transparent background RASTER BACKGROUND PSPX - X2: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel PSPX3: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel Flood fill with PINK EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> MuRa's Meister >>> Cloud
STEP 2 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE EDIT >>> Repeat Enhance Edges More IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 2 Colour = WHITE Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 2 Click OK
STEP 3 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> MuRa's Meister >>> Copies >>> Feedback [linear]
STEP 4 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR Reposition with your MOVER tool to the left edge of your image ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 Reposition with your MOVER tool to the right edge of your image
STEP 5 EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> WAVE
STEP 6 ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 1 EDIT >> Repeat Wave
STEP 7 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = - ( minus ) 2 Colour = WHITE Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 Repeat Drop Shadow ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 1 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 8 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 2 Colour = WHITE Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 2 Click OK
STEP 9 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 2 Colour = WHITE Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 10 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.
STEP 11 In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to MULTIPLY ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 1 In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to HARD LIGHT
STEP 12 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> <I.C.NET Software> Filters Unlimited 2
STEP 13 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN Flood fill with TAN ACTIVATE Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 2 Colour = WHITE Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 2 Colour = BLACK Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE
STEP 14 ACTIVATE Raster 2 EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> FINE LEATHER
STEP 15 ADJUST >>> BRIGHTNESS and CONTRAST >>> BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST
STEP 16 ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 1 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates.
STEP 17 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT Flood fill with TAN EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> MuRa's Meister >>> Cloud
STEP 18 In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to MULTIPLY EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 2 Colour = BLACK Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 2 Click OK EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow. DESELECT
STEP 19 Open up the Grace's_TLC_JazzieBaby (1) 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 = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE PSP8 - PSPX2: ADJUST >>> BRIGHTNESS and CONTRAST >>> CLARIFY Strength of effect = 5 PSPX3: ADJUST >>> BRIGHTNESS and CONTRAST >>> LOCAL TONE Mapping strength = 5 Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 20 LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol... Same settings SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 21 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW
STEP 22 ACTIVATE Raster 3 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with TAN SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 6 EDIT >>> Clear SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL COLOUR = #a5855d
STEP 23 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 DESELECT
STEP 24 Open up the TTTHands-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. EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 2 Colour = WHITE Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 25 If you do not wish to animate... Add your name to your work LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image
STEP 26 To animate... Add your name to your work ACTIVATE Raster 4 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR Close Copy of Raster 4 Activate the bottom layer Right click on Title Bar of your tag and select Copy merged from the options In ANIMATION SHOP Right click the workspace and select 'Paste As New Animation' from the options.
STEP 27 Back to PSP. Open Copy of Raster 4 Close Raster 4 Right click on Title Bar of your tag 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 28 Edit >> Select All Right click on Title Bar of frames Select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time =60 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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