BUTTERFLY DANCE
PSP8 to PSPX3


This tutorial was written by Rebba to be shared with the Artistry Master Group.

Edited and tested by Jemima
JANUARY 2013
©Rebba

You need a working knowledge of the PSP program as many are advanced tutorials. 
The tubes used are not mine and the copyright belongs to the artist.
The supplies have been recieved from group shares or from the internet.

No infringement intended.

  Note: Remember to save often in PSP and to Edit >> Empty Clipboard in PSP when

you come out of AS and back into PSP.



You will need the following to complete this tutorial

ANIMATION SHOP

MATERIALS

frame.pspimage
BUT10.PSP
BUT4.pspimage
bg.pspimage
flowers.pspimage
ButterfliesDover01.psp
http://store.doverpublications.com/
112(Fairy_Elf)_Daybreak~NeneThomas~Smyl.psp
Fairy is the beautiful artwork of Nene Thomas
http://nenethomas.com/
Save to a folder on your computer


Images are from purchased cd's, groups or downloads from the internet.
If I have used an artist image that is not covered under:
"Title 17, Chapter1, Section 107 Under Fair Rights" please contact me
and I will gladly resolve the use. No copyright infringement is intended.


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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 downloaded images in your PSP workspace and minimize.

Open bg.pspimage tube in your PSP workspace

WINDOW >> DUPLICATE
Close the original image

This is your 'working" image

VIEW >>> RULERS
STEP 2

Open 112(Fairy_Elf)_Daybreak~NeneThomas~Smyl image
in your PSP workspace
Activate layer4

Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options.
Right click on the Title Bar of your 'working' image

and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

Reposition UP with your MOVER tool
STEP 3


Back to the 112(Fairy_Elf)_Daybreak~NeneThomas~Smyl image
in your PSP workspace
Activate layer1

Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options.

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

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

STEP 4

Open flowers tube in your PSP workspace

Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options.

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

IMAGE >> RESIZE = 65%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

Place in lower left bottom.

STEP 5


LAYERS >> DUPLICATE >> 4 Times

Place 1 at the top left,
Place 1 at the middle left
STEP 6


With the last two duplicated layers
IMAGE >>> MIRROR

Place them in between the others.
Your placement should look something like this.
STEP 7

CLOSE Raster 1. Raster 2 and Raster 3

Activate Raster 4

LAYERS >>> MERGE >> VISIBLE.

Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow
Vertical and Horizontal = 5
Opacity =30
Blur = 5.00
Color = Black.


STEP 8


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.
Rename this layer
name.
STEP 9

Open BUT4 tube in your PSP workspace

Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options.

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

IMAGE >> RESIZE = 10%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

Give the butterfly the same Drop Shadow

Place in lower left as shown
STEP 10


Open BUT10 tube in your PSP workspace

Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options.

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

IMAGE >> RESIZE = 10%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED

Place this too where you wish... This is my placement >>>>>

Give the butterfly the same Drop Shadow.
STEP 11


Open frame tube in your PSP workspace

Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options.

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

Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow
Vertical and Horizontal = 5
Opacity = 30
Blur = 5.00
Color = Black.

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

Save this as a .pspimage and minimize for now.
STEP 12


Open ButterfliesDover01 tube in your PSP workspace

There are 2 images I made into selection for our animation.
Use different ones if you wish.


Activate layer selection 2

Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options.

In ANIMATION SHOP

Right click the workspace and select
'Paste As New Animation' from the options.
STEP 13

Effects >> Insert Image Effects >> Compress

Click on Customize button and enter these settings



Click OK

Enter these settings


Click OK

STEP 14



Animation >> Resize Animation >>25%
STEP 15


Animation >> Cull Animation
STEP 16


Back to PSP.

Open ButterfliesDover01 tube in your PSP workspace
Activate layer selection1

Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options.

In ANIMATION SHOP

Right click the workspace and select
'Paste As New Animation' from the options.
STEP 17


Effects >> Insert Image Effects
SAME SETTINGS


Animation >> Resize Animation>>25%

Animation>>Cull Animation
Same settings


Animation>>Rotate
STEP 18


Back to PSP.
Open your minimized working image

OPEN ALL LAYERS

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 19

Set CAPS LOCK on your keyboard

Depress the Ctrl key and hit the letter L 5 times to give you 6 frames.

NOTE: while working with the butterflies
in ANIMATION SHOP go back to PSP
and empty the clipboard or it may freeze up.


STEP 20


Activate the 'yellow butterfly' frames (Animation1*)

Edit >> Select All
Edit >> Copy
Edit >> Propagate Paste

Activate the working image

ZOOM in on the first frame (F:1)

Edit >> Select All
Edit >> Paste into selected frame

Image will be attached to the mouse place where
you wish and click to place the image.
STEP 21



Still in ANIMATION SHOP


Activate the 'brown butterfly' frames
and pull on the right side to open all frames.

On the 'working image' zoom out to make smaller
and open at least 2 frames.
STEP 22


On 'brown butterfly' frames click on frame 1 (F:1)
Edit >> Copy

On working image frames click on frame 1 (F:1)
Edit >> Paste into selected frame

Image will be attached to the mouse place where
you wish and click to place the image.

This is my placement >>>>
STEP 23


On 'brown butterfly' frames click on frame 2 (F:2)
Edit >> Copy

On working image frames click on frame 2 (F:2)
Edit >> Paste into selected frame

Image will be attached to the mouse place where
you wish and click to place the image.

This is my placement >>>>
STEP 24


Continue in this manner
until all 6 butterfly frames are copy and pasted
onto the working image.

This is my butterfly placement in frame 3 (F:3)

STEP 25


This is butterfly placement in frames 4 to 6
on your working image.
STEP 26

Edit >> Select All
Right click on top of frames
Select 'Frame Properties' from the options
Display time = 20
STEP 27


Animation >> Resize Animation >> 500 Height
STEP 28

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
.
.

I hope you have enjoyed the tutorial
Rebba

 

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