SPRING IS HERE
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

bg scenery.pspimage
frame.pspimage
is here bug.pspimage
is here no bug.pspimage
spring no bug.pspimage
spring bug.pspimage
bird on sunflower.pspimage
is here bug.mng
spring bug.mng
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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STEP 1

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

Open up the bg scenery image in your PSP workspace
WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE
Close the original Image

Layers are already named
STEP 2

Open up the frame 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 'working' image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

Rename this layer frame
STEP 3

Open up the bird on sunflowers 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 'working' image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

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

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN

Rename this layer bird
STEP 4

VIEW >>> RULERS
VIEW >>> GUIDES

Set a guide 230 on the top guide
and one 410 on top ruler
and 230 down the left side

Leave guide visible until finished tutorial

Place as shown Flower not going to right of 230 line. (Red arrow below)


STEP 5

Open up the spring bug 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 'working' image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

Rename this layer spring bug

Use your keyboard Arrows to....
Place as shown
STEP 6

Open up the spring no bug 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 'working' image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

Rename this layer spring no bug

Place your spring no bug as shown
STEP 7

Now zoom in and line up the spring no bug
on top on the other spring bug word.

Moved down with your MOVER TOOL
then
Use your keyboard Arrows to...
line up the text

In layer palette turn the eye on and off
to make sure they are not moving.

Close both these layers
STEP 8

Open up the is here bug 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 'working' image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

Rename this layer is here bug

Use your keyboard Arrows to....
Place as shown
STEP 9

Open up the is here no bug 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 'working' image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

Rename this layer is here no bug

Place as shown

STEP 10

Now zoom in and line up the is here no bug
on top on the other is here bug word.

Use your keyboard Arrows to line up the text

In layer palette turn the eye on and off
to make sure they are not moving.

Close both these layers
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.
STEP 12

Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown


Right click on Title Bar and select
Copy merged from the options
STEP 13

In ANIMATION SHOP

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

Back to PSP.

Open layer spring bug

Slide your text to left along guideline and stop where shown

Right click on Title Bar and select
Copy merged from the options
STEP 14

In ANIMATION SHOP

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

Back to PSP.

Move text to right as shown

Right click on Title Bar and select
Copy merged from the options
STEP 15

In ANIMATION SHOP

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

Back to PSP.

Move text to right as shown

Right click on Title Bar and select
Copy merged from the options
STEP 16

In ANIMATION SHOP

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

Back to PSP.

Move text to right as shown

NOTE: open up the spring no bug layer
and line the bug layer up with it,
using your keyboard arrows
DO NOT MOVE THE SPRING TEXT.

Close the spring no bug layer

Activate the bg layer

Right click on Title Bar and select
Copy merged from the options
STEP 17

In ANIMATION SHOP

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

Minimize for now

Back to PSP.

Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown

Right click on Title Bar and select
Copy merged from the options
STEP 18

In ANIMATION SHOP

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

Edit >> Copy
Edit >> Paste After Current Frame

Hold down the CTRL key and hit the L key 3 times
you now have 5 frames.
STEP 19

FILE Open the spring bug.mng

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

Activate the working image

Edit >> Select All
Edit >> Paste into selected frame (first frame F:1)

Line the bug up as shown

The image will be attached to your mouse
line up then left click to place it.
STEP 20

Edit >> Select All
Edit >> Copy

Open your minimized frames animation.

Scroll the arrow on the bottom of the frame to last frame ( F:5)
Click the gray rim around the picture to highlight it,

Edit >> Paste After Current Frame
STEP 21

Scroll the arrow on the bottom of the frame to last frame ( F:10)
Click the gray rim around the picture to highlight it,

Edit >> Copy
FILE export to PSP
Sorry to do it this way but everyone will put
their bug in a different place.

IN PSP

Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options.
STEP 22

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

Rename this layer exported bug

Close exported frame? NO
Save changes? YES


STEP 23

Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown
STEP 24

Move the is here bug layer out as shown

Right click on Title Bar and select
Copy merged from the options
STEP 25

In ANIMATION SHOP
On the working image make sure
only the last frame is highlighted.

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

Back to PSP.
Move the image to the left as shown

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

In ANIMATION SHOP

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

Back to PSP.

Move the text to the left 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.

Move the text to the left as shown
STEP 28

OPEN the is here no bug text and line the bug text up to it
Using your keyboard Arrows

DON'T MOVE THE NO BUG TEXT.

Close no bug layer.
Activate the is here bug 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.
Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown

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

In ANIMATION SHOP

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

Hold down the CTRL key and hit the L key 4 times
you now have 5 frames.
STEP 31

FILE >>> Open the is here bug.mng

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

Activate the working frames

Scroll to frame 15 (F:15)
Holding down your SHIFT key
select frames.... F:15, F16, F17, F18 and F19

Edit >> Paste into selected frame (F:15)

Line the bug up as shown

The image will be attached to your mouse
line up then left click to place it.
STEP 32

Edit >> Select All

Right click on Title Bar of frames

Select 'Frame Properties' from the options
Display time =30
STEP 33

Scroll the arrow on the bottom of the frames
to tenth frame ( F:10)

Click the gray rim around the picture to highlight it,

Right click on Title Bar of frames

Select 'Frame Properties' from the options
Display time =100
STEP 34

Scroll the arrow on the bottom of the frame to last frame ( F:19)

Click the gray rim around the picture to highlight it,

Right click on Title Bar of frames

Select 'Frame Properties' from the options
Display time =150
STEP 35

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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