EASTER CHICKS
PSP8 to PSPX3

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ MARCH 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

poussins.tub
rainbowtwist.jpg
happy-easter.png
rainbowegg.pspimage
easter_chick_mask.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer

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ANIMATION SHOP 3.11
Download HERE

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Plugins

** EYE CANDY3 **

http://www.pircnet.com/downloads.html

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

STEP 1 Open up the poussins image in your PSP workspace WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE Close the original Image
STEP 2 IMAGE >>> CANVAS SIZE
STEP 3 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE Close the bottom layer
STEP 4 Working on the Copy of Fusionné layer Choose your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Point to Point Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Antialias = Checked Select the area shown
STEP 5 Click inside the 'marching ants' to select the chick's head
STEP 6 In your LAYER PALETTE Right click on Floating Selection layer and select 'Promote selection to layer'
STEP 7 PSP8 - PSP9:IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = LEFT 6.00 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX3: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = LEFT 6.00 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED DESELECT
.STEP 8 .LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE Repeat STEP 7 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN CLOSE the Promoted Selection layer
STEP 9 Working on the Copy of Promoted Selection layer With your MOVER Tool drag the head down carefully so the white spaces ("BEFORE" image) are no longer visible ("AFTER" image)
STEP 10 LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN OPEN & ACTIVATE the Promoted Selection layer CLOSE the Copy of Promoted Selection layer With your MOVER Tool drag the head down OPEN the Copy of Promoted Selection layer and check to see if the top of the eggs are level. If not click on the Promoted Selection chick and use your keyboard arrows to level them up.
STEP 11 Make sure your layer palette is set as in top image Change the names of the top 2 layers as in lower image Activate the Fusionné layer
STEP 12 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE CLOSE the Fusionné layer Choose your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Point to Point Mode = Add(Shift) Feather = 0 Antialias = Checked Select the eye areas shown
STEP 13 In your LAYER PALETTE Right click on Copy of Fusionné layer and select 'Promote Selection to Layer' DESELECT SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> FLOAT SELECTIONS >>> DEFLOAT Flood fill the eyes with #2f3955 DESELECT Rename the layer eyes closed DELETE the Copy of Fusionné layer indicated
STEP 14 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 50% Ensure "Resize all layers" is CHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE Apply ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN to each layer Save your work as a .pspimage Don't worry about which layers are visible. Minimise for the moment while we work on the rest of the tag.
STEP 15 VIEW >>> RULERS Open up the rainbowtwist image in your PSP workspace WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE Close the original Image LAYERS >>> Promote background Layer Rename this layer bgd
STEP 16 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> SEAMLESS TILING
STEP 17 IMAGE >>> RESIZE =85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE EFFECTS>>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>> PERSPECTIVE-HORIZONTAL
STEP 18 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135
STEP 19 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 95% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 20 Open up the happy-easter 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 Reposition with your MOVER tool Rename this layer text
STEP 21 ACTIVATE the bgd layer SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 15 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EDIT >>> Copy Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options DESELECT EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> WAVE
STEP 22 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 315 Rename this layer F1
STEP 23 ACTIVATE the bgd layer SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EDIT >>> Copy Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options DESELECT LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE UP Rename this layer F2 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 Rename this layer F3
STEP 24 ACTIVATE layer F2 LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE UP EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> WAVE Same settings EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 315
STEP 25 ACTIVATE the text layer Open up the rainbowegg 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 = 58% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 25 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings Rename this layer egg Rearrage the layers in your Layer Palette
STEP 25 Open up the easter_chick_mask 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 >>> MIRROR IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 58% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings Reposition with your MOVER tool LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 26 Maximize the 2 chicks tube you created earlier Activate the Fusionné layer 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. Reposition with your MOVER tool Rename this layer chicks1
STEP 27 Back to your 2 chicks tube Open and activate the Copy of Fusionné layer 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. Reposition with your MOVER tool over the top of the chicks below Rename this layer chicks2
STEP 28 Back to your 2 chicks tube Open and activate the eyes closed layer 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. You'll have to ZOOM in to find the eyes in the middle of your image Reposition with your MOVER tool over the top of the left chick's eyes Rename this layer eyes closed
STEP 29 Back to your 2 chicks tube Open and activate the tilt1 layer 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. Reposition with your MOVER tool over the top of the right chick's head Rename this layer tilt1
STEP 30 Back to your 2 chicks tube Open and activate the tilt2 layer 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. Reposition with your MOVER tool over the top of the right chick's head Rename this layer tilt2
STEP 31 ACTIVATE the chicks1 layer EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 32 ACTIVATE the chicks2 layer EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow. ACTIVATE the tilt1 layer EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow. ACTIVATE the tilt2 layer EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.
STEP 33 Set up your LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 34 In ANIMATION SHOP Right click the workspace and select 'Paste As New Animation' from the options. Back to PSP. Set up your LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 35 In ANIMATION SHOP Right click top of frame image and select 'Paste After Current Frame' from the options. Back to PSP. Set up your LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 36 In ANIMATION SHOP Right click top of frame image and select 'Paste After Current Frame' from the options. Back to PSP. Set up your LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 37 In ANIMATION SHOP Right click top of frame image and select 'Paste After Current Frame' from the options. Edit >> Select All Right click on Title Bar of frames Select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time =35
STEP 38 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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