STEP 1
Open up the downloaded images in your PSP workspace and minimize.
Open a new image 600 x 300
Transparent background
PSPX - X2: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel
PSPX3: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel
Flood fill with black
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STEP 2
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
Rename this layer frame
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STEP 3
Open OneMoreRainyDay 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 egg tube
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STEP 4
Activate the copyright layer
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 with your MOVER tool to bottom right corner
Rename this layer copyright
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STEP 5
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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STEP 6
Place images as shown
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STEP 7
Close bg 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
Rename this layer text
Place center top
CLOSE this layer
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STEP 8
Activate the egg tube layer
Open the egg fill2 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 >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
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STEP 9
Select your SOFTEN BRUSH tool
PRESET = +Round 05
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STEP 10
Go around the edge of the 'egg fill'
to soften the edge of the image
Rename this layer egg fill |
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STEP 11
Open layered ship as tube in your PSP workspace
Activate ship 1 layer
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 >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
Same settings
Select your SOFTEN BRUSH tool
Same settings
Smooth the edges of the image as you did in STEP 10
Rename this layer ship 1 |
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STEP 12
Back to the layered ship as tube in your PSP workspace
Open & Activate ship 2 layer
Right click on the Title Bar of your 'working' image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.
EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
Same settings
Select your SOFTEN BRUSH tool
Same settings
Smooth the edges of the image as you did in STEP 10
Rename this layer ship 2
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STEP 13
Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown
Right click on Title Bar and select
Copy merged from the options
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STEP 14
In ANIMATION SHOP
Right click the workspace and select
'Paste As New Animation' from the options.
Hold down the CTRL key and hit the letter L 4 times
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STEP 15
Back to PSP.
Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown
Right click on Title Bar and select
Copy merged from the options
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STEP 16
In ANIMATION SHOP
Scroll the arrow on the bottom of the frame to fifth frame
( F:5)
Click the gray rim around the picture to highlight it,
Right click top of frame image and select
'Paste After Current Frame' from the options.
Hold down the CTRL key and hit L 4 times
This will give you 5 frames of the ship 1
and 5 frames of the ship 2.
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STEP 17
Open your Sqirlz Reflect Filter
File open find the filter image.jpg and open it
click on the oval then click around the water area.
And right click it to detach.
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STEP 18
Select..... custom basic ripples
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STEP 19
We will be clicking each of these options
to open and insert the settings
First the Water Color/Darkness
Enter settings
Click OK
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STEP 20
Next Add extra waves
Enter settings
Click yellow arrow
Click red X
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STEP 21
Next.... Add Flow
Enter settings
Click yellow arrow
Click red X
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STEP 22
Next... Smooth
Click OK
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STEP 23
Then click on red X at top right of dialogue box
ANIMATE >>> Make GIF file
This will open
CLICK OK
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STEP 24
Name the file and
save to your supplies folder for the ship in egg
This will open
CLICK OK
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STEP 25
You will then see it being saved
then this
Click OK
Close the Squirlz Reflect filter
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STEP 26
Activate Animation Shop
File >>> Open
Locate the GIF file you saved
using SQUIRLZ
It has 20 frames and we only need 10 for the egg so...
Edit >> Select All
Animation >> Cull Animation
CLICK OK
NOTE:
duplicate this image and minimize
for a tip at end of
tutorial.
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STEP 27
Activate your egg frames.
Edit >> Select All
Edit >> Copy
Edit >> Propagate Paste
Activate your bg working image. (the Squirlz animation)
Edit >> Select All
Edit >> Paste into selected frame
Zoom in on frame 1 (F:1)
Your image will be attached to your mouse center the image
and left click to place and detach.
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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
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TIP: How to reuse part of an animation.
Open the minimized bg and crop the animated water
Edit select all and export to PSP.
Use the animation as a pattern for text etc.
Here are some samples.
If you cannot export to PSP ....
highlight all frames
in Animation Shop and copy and paste into PSP
Dingbat used and colorized
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I hope you have enjoyed the tutorial
Rebba |