SPRING IS
PSP8 to PSPX3


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

Edited and tested by Jemima
FEBRUARY 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

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ANIMATION SHOP 3.11
Download HERE

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MATERIALS

bird.psp
frame.pspimage
mask 1.pspimage
mask2.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer

BrushTip_summer saying.PspScript
summer saying.PspBrush
Save to your PSP Brushes folder
PSP8: C:\Program Files\Jasc Software\Paint Shop Pro 8\Brushes
PSP9: C:\Program Files\Jasc Software\Paint Shop Pro 9\Brushes
PSPX: C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel Paint Shop Pro X\Brushes
PSPXI / X2: C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2\Corel_01
PSPX3: C:\Program Files\Corel\X3\PSPClassic\Corel_01

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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STEP 1

Open up the downloaded images in your PSP workspace and minimize.

Open mask 1 tube in your PSP workspace
WINDOW >> DUPLICATE
Close the original image

Rename this layer mask 1
STEP 2

Open mask 2 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 mask 2
STEP 3

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
STEP 4

Open bird 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 bird master

With your Mover Tool
Place as shown
STEP 5

LAYERS >> DUPLICATE

Rename this layer as2

Close layer bird master
STEP 6

Select the Paint Brush Tool
Open your summer saying brush these settings
STEP 7

In your MATERIALS PALETTE
Load SOLID ' #295987 ' in your foreground
Load SOLID ' #000000 ' in your background

LAYERS >> NEW RASTER LAYER

Rename this layer Text

Left click the brush 3 times
Place text as shown
STEP 8

Give your text layer and bird master layer this shadow

Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow
Vertical and Horizontal = 5
Opacity = 50
Blur = 5.00
Color = Black.
STEP 9

Activate layer copy of bird as2
give it the same shadow

Zoom in on the eyes of the lower bird.

Select your Freehand Selection Tool
(Lasso)
STEP 10

Hold down your SHIFT key and draw around the inside of the (lower) bird eyes
1/2 way down

Note: add new layer and fill if needed in your PSP version.

In your MATERIALS PALETTE
Load CREAM #e8e8cc in the foreground

Flood fill the selected areas with the CREAM

DESELECT
STEP 11

In the MATERIALS PALETTE click the
to have black in the foreground.

Select your PEN TOOL these setting


Draw a line across the bottom of fill



Click APPLY after drawing each line

Right click on this vector layer and select "Convert to Raster Layer " from the options

LAYERS >> MERGE >> MERGE DOWN

once again (if you added an extra layer in STEP 10)
LAYERS >> MERGE >> MERGE DOWN

This will merge the line and the fill into the eye layer on layer as2
STEP 12

Activate layer bird master

LAYERS >> DUPLICATE

Rename this layer as3

Drag above the as2 layer

Select your Freehand Selection Tool
(Lasso) same setting

Depress your SHIFT key and
draw around the entire inside eye area
on lower bird
STEP 13

Fill it with background color CREAM #e8e8cc

no need to draw the line on it

DESELECT
STEP 14

Still on as3

Select your Freehand Selection Tool
(Lasso) same setting

Draw around the egg
STEP 15

Effects >> Distortion Effects >> Punch
STRENGTH = 10

DESELECT

Activate layer bird master

LAYERS >> DUPLICATE

Rename this layer as4

Drag above the as3 layer

Select your Freehand Selection Tool
(Lasso) Draw around the wing
STEP 16

Selections >> Promote Selection to Layer

Activate layer as4

Keyboard DELETE

DESELECT
Activate the Promoted Selection layer

With your Mover Tool.. Move the wing up a little
STEP 17

Select your DEFORMATION tool
Mode = SCALE
use default settings

PSPX-X3:Select your PICK tool

Rotate it just a little to the right
( I used black bgd to show better )

Click the RESET RECTANGLE arrow

Select the MOVER tool to disengage the DEFORMATION tool (PICK tool)
STEP 18

Select your WARP Brush



push just the bottom area of the wing down a little.



Click the APPLY tick

In Layer Palette move the Promoted Selection below as4

ACTIVATE as4
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
Rename the layer as4
STEP 19

Activate layer bird master

LAYERS >> DUPLICATE

Rename this layer AS 5
Drag above the AS 4 layer

Select your Freehand Selection Tool
(Lasso) same setting

Depress your SHIFT key and
draw around the inside area of the eyes
1/2 way down on left bird.
..........................................................A17
STEP 20

Fill it with background color CREAM #e8e8cc

DESELECT

Select your PEN TOOL same setting

Draw a line across the bottom of filled eyes.

Click the apply tick after each line

Right click on this vector layer and select
"Convert to Raster Layer " from the options

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN

STEP 21

Activate layer master bird

LAYERS >> DUPLICATE

Rename this layer AS 6

Drag above the AS 5 layer

Select your Freehand Selection Tool
(Lasso) same setting

Depress your SHIFT key and
draw around the inside eye area on top bird
STEP 22

Fill it with background color CREAM #e8e8cc
STEP 23

DESELECT

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN

Rename this layer as6
STEP 24

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 25


Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown


Right click on Title Bar and select
Copy merged from the options
STEP 26


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

Right click on Title Bar and select
Copy merged from the options

STEP 27

In ANIMATION SHOP

Right click top of frame image and select
'Paste After Current Frame' from the options.

Back to PSP.

Close as2 layer
Open as3 layer

Right click on Title Bar and select Copy Merged from the options
STEP 28

In ANIMATION SHOP

Right click top of frame image and select
'Paste After Current Frame' from the options.

Back to PSP.

Close as3 layer
Open as4 layer

Right click on Title Bar and select Copy Merged from the options
STEP 29

In ANIMATION SHOP

Right click top of frame image and select
'Paste After Current Frame' from the options.

Back to PSP.

Close as4 layer
Open as5 layer

Right click on Title Bar and select Copy Merged from the options
STEP 30

In ANIMATION SHOP

Right click top of frame image and select
'Paste After Current Frame' from the options.

Back to PSP.

Close as5 layer
Open as6 layer

Right click on Title Bar and select Copy Merged from the options
 
After looking at the animation in AS I think we need
to add 2 more frames to make it smoother.

NOTE: I want to have a open eyes, 1/2 closed, closed, 1/2 open, open.
STEP 31

Scroll arrow on bottom of frames to the left.

Select the gray edge around frame 2 (F:2) (1/2 open)

Right click on top of frames and copy

Select the gray edge around frame 3 (F:3)

Right click top of frame image and select
'Paste After Current Frame' from the options.
STEP 32

Scroll arrow on bottom of frame to right.

Select the gray edge around frame 6 (F:6) (1/2 open)

Right click on top of frames and copy

Select the gray edge around frame 7 (F:7)

Right click top of frame image and select
'Paste After Current Frame' from the options.


Now scroll to right and left to see if your frames shows
open eyes, 1/2 closed, closed, 1/2 open, open
STEP 33

Now we need to set the speed for each frame.

Click bottom of frame 1 (F:1)
hold CTRL key click frame 5 (F:5)

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

STEP 34

Click bottom of frame 2 (F:2)
hold CTRL key click frame 4, 6, 8

Right click on Title Bar of frames
Select 'Frame Properties' from the options
Display time =20

STEP 35

Click bottom of frame 3 (F:3)
hold CTRL key click frame 7 (F:7)

Right click on Title Bar of frames
Select 'Frame Properties' from the options
Display time =10

STEP 36

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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