STEP 1
Open a new image 500 x 500
Transparent background
PSPX - X2: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel
PSPX3: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel
Flood fill with black #000000
Rename this layer bg
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STEP 2
Open paper template 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.
Rename this layer template |
STEP 3
Open dingbat accent 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.
Rename this layer dingbat
Place as shown
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STEP 4
Open pretty lady w bunnies18 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 >>> MIRROR
Place as shown
LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN
EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 5
Colour = Black
Opacity = 55
Blur = 3.00
Rename this layer lady
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STEP 5
ACTIVATE the dingbat layer
Open Text 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 & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 55
Blur = 0.00
Rename this layer text
Place in top right corner.
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STEP 6
Open grass 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.
Rename this layer grass
Place in right bottom corner
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STEP 7
Open single locked layers ( smallest bunny) tube
in your PSP workspace
WINDOW >> DUPLICATE
Close the original image
You will notice in the layer palette there is a number
1 this means the layers are locked together.
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STEP 8
Activate Raster 1
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.
NOTE: these layers will copy to the center don't move them.
Rename this layer s rabbit 1
Back to rabbit image
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STEP 9
Activate Raster 2
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
.
Rename this layer s rabbit 2
Back to rabbit image
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STEP 10
Activate Raster 3
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.
Rename this layer s rabbit 3
NOTE: now line up the lady, words, grass.
With your Mover Tool
move the center locked bunny layers onto the grass.
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STEP 11
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. |
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On to the animation!
NOTE: When you use the warp brush to make an animation the size of the brush
can be changed to fit the area your working on.
We will work on 3 animated layers and will do
some animation on each. You may add more or different movements these are a sample.
Red circles will show what area I moved with warp brush.
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STEP 12
In your LAYER PALETTE
Click on each chain link until it say "None"
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STEP 13
Select your WARP Brush
MODE = PUSH
Zoom into the bunny corner layers.
CLOSE s rabbit 2 layer
CLOSE s rabbit 3 layer
Activate s rabbit 1 layer
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STEP 14
Hold down the left mouse button and push
the tail in ( --> ) just a little.
CLICK APPLY
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STEP 15
CLOSE s rabbit 1 layer
Activate s rabbit 2 layer
move the ear a little.
CLICK APPLY
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STEP 16
CLOSE s rabbit 2 layer
Activate s rabbit 3 layer
Activate s rabbit 3 layer
move the nose in a little
CLICK APPLY
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STEP 17
Activate layer lady
Rename this layer as1
LAYERS >> DUPLICATE >>TWICE
Rename these layers as2 and as3
Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown.
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STEP 18
Close layer as3
Activate layer as2
Select your WARP Brush same setting
Select a area you want to move and
hold down the left mouse button and push in
just a little
then choose another area and do the same thing.
It takes very small movements
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STEP 19
NOTE: I made 4 moves on this layer the circles show where I applied the warp brush push and the arrows show the direction in which I pushed it
CLICK APPLY |
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STEP 20
CLOSE layer as2
OPEN &
Activate layer as3
Select Clone Tool
PRESET = +Round 05
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STEP 21
ZOOM IN on the bunny in the cage
I closed the eye on the bunny with the clone brush.
With the clone brush right click on an area right above the eye
to get a sample of the color.
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STEP 22
Then left click over the eye a few times to
cover it but leave the bottom line.
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STEP 23
Two more bunnies get a little push. Still on as3
Select your WARP Brush same setting
Do a little pushing on these two bunnies.
NOTE: I made 5 moves on this layer the circles show where I applied the warp brush push and the arrows show the direction in which I pushed it
CLICK APPLY
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STEP 24
Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown
Note: when your as1 layer is open
your s rabbit 1 layer is open.
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STEP 25
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.
Back to PSP.
Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown
Note: when your as2 layer is open
your s rabbit 2 layer is open.
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STEP 26
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.
Back to PSP.
Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown
Note: when your as3 layer is open
your s rabbit 3 layer is open
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STEP 27
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.
File >>> Open and select the butterfly AS
in your supplies and open it.
Edit >> Select All
Edit >> Copy
Edit >> Propagate Paste
Select your Working Image
Edit >> Select All
Edit >> Paste into selected frame
ZOOM in on the first frame (F:1)
and place the image as shown
then release your mouse button
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STEP 28
Edit >> Select All
Right click on Title Bar of frames
Select 'Frame Properties' from the options
Display time = 30 |
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STEP 29
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.
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I hope you enjoyed the tutorial
Rebba
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