HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013
PSP8 to PSPX3

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ NOVEMBER 2012
Copyright © 2012 ~ 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

abstractswirl.jpg
Fireworks_by_wicked_sm.psp
_I_LOVE_YOU_GOTHICMOON.PSP
Grisi_Misted_NightCity_305.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer

Jemima.ttf
Save to your WINDOWS >>> FONTS folder
or
to a folder where you store your extra fonts.


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Plugins

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


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





STEP 1

Open up the
abstractswirl image in your PSP workspace
WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE
Close the original Image
LAYERS >>> Promote background Layer

Rename this layer
bgd

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

VIEW >>> RULERS

In your MATERIALS PALETTE
Load CREAM "
#f7decd" in your foreground
Load PINK "
#df44c1" in your background

STEP 2

Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the
CUSTOM SELECTION symbol
and enter these coordinates.
STEP 3

SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> MuRa's Meister >>> Copies >>> *Wave(vertical)


STEP 4

SELECTIONS >>> INVERT


EDIT >>> CLEAR

SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

ADJUST >>> BRIGHTNESS and CONTRAST >>> BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST
STEP 5

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW

STEP 6

Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 5
Click OK


SELECTIONS >>> SELECT NONE

EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE

Rename this layer
frame
STEP 7

In your MATERIALS PALETTE
With CREAM "
#f7decd" in your foreground
and PINK "
#df44c1" in your background

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Select your TEXT tool
FONT = Jemima



Enter 2013 ... vertically



SELECTIONS >>> SELECT NONE


STEP 8

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = - ( minus ) 3
Colour = Black
Opacity = 50
Blur = 5.00

Reposition with your MOVER tool

DESELECT

STEP 9

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE


Reposition with your MOVER tool to the right side of the frame

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN

STEP 10

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER


Select your TEXT tool
Same settings

Enter: HAPPY (horizontally)

Click APPLY
STEP 11

SELECTIONS >>> SELECT NONE


EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Same settings

Reposition with your MOVER tool
in centre top of frame

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN

STEP 12

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER


Select your TEXT tool
Same settings

Enter: NEW YEAR

Click APPLY

SELECTIONS >>> SELECT NONE

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Same settings

Reposition with your MOVER tool
in centre bottom of frame

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN

Rename this layer
text
STEP 13

ACTIVATE the
bgd layer

Open up the
Grisi_Misted_NightCity_305image 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.

In your LAYER PALETTE change the OPACITY to 60%
Change the BLEND MODE to MULTIPLY


Rename this layer
city
STEP 14

Open up the
Fireworks_by_wicked_sm image
in your PSP workspace
Select the '
purple' layer

Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options
(DO NOT CLOSE)

Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

IMAGE >>> MIRROR

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE

Reposition with your MOVER tool to top right

Rename this layer purple lge
STEP 15

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE


IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 75%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE


ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

Reposition with your MOVER tool to top right
on top of
purple lge

Rename this layer purple
sm


STEP 16

Close
the
purple lge and purple sm layers

Open up the
Fireworks_by_wicked_sm image
in your PSP workspace
Select the '
blue' layer

Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options
(DO NOT CLOSE)

Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE

Reposition with your MOVER tool to left

Rename this layer
blue lge
STEP 17

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE


IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 75%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE


ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

Reposition with your MOVER tool
on top of
blue lge

Rename this layer
blue sm
STEP 18

Close
the
blue lge and blue sm layers

Open up the
Fireworks_by_wicked_sm image
in your PSP workspace
Select the '
aqua' layer

Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options
(DO NOT CLOSE)

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

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE

Reposition with your MOVER tool to top left

Rename this layer
aqua lge
STEP 19

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE


IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 75%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE


ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

Reposition with your MOVER tool
on top of
aqua lge

Rename this layer
aqua sm
STEP 20

Open up the
_I_LOVE_YOU_GOTHICMOON 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.

Reposition with your MOVER tool
to bottom right


Rename this layer
tube
STEP 21

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.

(Lower opacity if you wish)

Rename this layer name.

Save as .pspimage

EDIT >>> Empty clipboard


STEP 22

Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown
STEP 23

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.


STEP 24

Back to PSP.


OPEN the purple sm layer

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.


EDIT >>> Empty clipboard

CLOSE the purple sm layer
OPEN the purple lge layer

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 26

Back to PSP.


EDIT >>> Empty clipboard

CLOSE the purple lge layer
OPEN the blue sm layer

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 27

Back to PSP.


EDIT >>> Empty clipboard

CLOSE the blue sm layer
OPEN the blue lge layer

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 28

Back to PSP.


EDIT >>> Empty clipboard

CLOSE the blue lge layer
OPEN the aqua sm layer

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 29

Back to PSP.


EDIT >>> Empty clipboard

CLOSE the aqua sm layer
OPEN the aqua lge layer

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 30

Edit >> Select All


Right click on Title Bar of frames
Select 'Frame Properties' from the options
Display time = 60



STEP 31

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
.
RESIZING ANIMATIONS

Click on the Title Bar of the frames

Animation >> Resize animation

Select width and height in pixels

Click OK

Save your animation
.


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