APPLE PICKING
PSP9 to PSPX3

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ OCTOBER 2013
Copyright © 2013 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved

This was created using PSP9 but can be adapted for other versions of PSP.

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The tubes were acquired in good faith as to their legality.
If there is a problem, please contact the author and the image/s will be removed.

You will need the following to complete this tutorial

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ANIMATION SHOP 3.11
Download HERE


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Materials

apple-orchard.jpg
Apples_WA.pspimage
squirrel-annoyed.pspimage
tubeclaudiaviza-mujer2833.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer



Plugins

** EYE CANDY3 **
http://www.pircnet.com/downloads.html



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STEP 1

Open up the
tubeclaudiaviza-mujer2833 image
in your PSP workspace
WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE
Close the original Image

DELETE layers
Trama 3 & Trama 4

IMAGE >>> RESIZE =
60%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is CHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

Choose your SELECTION TOOL
Selection Type = Rectangle
Mode = Replace
Feather = 0
Antialias = UNChecked

Select the apple shown

Hit your DELETE key

DESELECT
STEP 2

Click on the
Create selection from: >>>Layer opaque
STEP 3

This will select the outer area of the image
STEP 4

Click inside the "marching ants" to select the image
STEP 5

ADJUST >>> ADD/REMOVE NOISE >>>
EDGE PRESERVING SMOOTH

Amount of Smoothing = 9

SELECTIONS >>> DEFLOAT

ADJUST >>> BRIGHTNESS and CONTRAST >>> CLARIFY
Strength of Effect = 5
PSPX3+: BRIGHTNESS and CONTRAST >>> LOCAL TONE
Mapping strength = 5
STEP 6

ADJUST >>> SOFTNESS >>> SOFT FOCUS


STEP 7

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE

DESELECT

Save as a ".pspimage" so you don't
lose all your work

STEP 8

Choose your SELECTION TOOL
same settings

Select the apple shown
STEP 9

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

DESELECT

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


Reposition with your MOVER tool
as shown


STEP 10

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

Reposition with your MOVER tool
as shown


STEP 11

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

Reposition with your MOVER tool
as shown

STEP 12

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

Reposition with your MOVER tool
as shown
STEP 13

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

Reposition with your MOVER tool
as shown
STEP 14

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

Reposition with your MOVER tool
as shown
STEP 15

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

Reposition with your MOVER tool
as shown
STEP 16

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

Reposition with your MOVER tool
on top of red apple by her foot.
STEP 17

ACTIVATE the Trama 1 layer

Click on the
Create selection from: >>> Layer opaque
STEP 18

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND =
6

IMAGE >>> CROP TO SELECTION

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

CLOSE
Trama 1 layer & Copy (7) of Raster 1

On
Copy of Trama 1..

Choose your SELECTION TOOL
same settings

Select the apple shown


Hit your DELETE key

DESELECT

STEP 19

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW
STEP 20

OPEN & ACTIVATE
the Trama 1 layer

Repeat Perspective Shadow..

STEP 21

OPEN the Copy (7) of Raster 1 layer

Save your image

STEP 22

Open a new image 600 x 600
Transparent background
PSPX - X2: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel
PSPX3: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel

Flood fill with GREEN #3c6c51

SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT =
8

Flood fill with
BLACK
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 2

Flood fill with GREEN #3c6c51
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 6

STEP 23

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> OUTER BEVEL


DESELECT
STEP 24

With your MAGIC WAND
Mode = Replace
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Feather = 0
Antialias = UNchecked
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED
PSP9 - X3: Check CONTIGUOUS
PSPX
- X3: There is no " Sample Merged"
PSPX - X3: Use all layers = UNChecked


Select the light green border
STEP 25

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL

DESELECT

STEP 26

Open up the
apple-orchard 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 tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE
STEP 27

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW

EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135
STEP 28

Open up the
squirrel-annoyed 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 tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 50%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 29

Open up the
Apples_WA 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 tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 60%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0


Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 30

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.

This is you background image



NOTE
In STEPS 31 to 38 below the Trama 1 layer is closed throughout.
I left it there as backup incase I needed it...
Turns out I didn't. *S*
STEP 31

Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown

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

STEP 32

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 33

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 34

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 35

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 36

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 37

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 38

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 39

In ANIMATION SHOP


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

STEP 40

Right click
inside frame 8 (F:8)

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

STEP 41

Return to your background image

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.


Depress your CTRL key and press the letter L 7 times ... so that you have 8 frames

Right click inside frame 8 (F:8)

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

STEP 42

Still in ANIMATION SHOP


Activate the 'apple girl' frames

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

Actiavte the background frames

Edit >> Select All

Edit >> Paste into selected frame

ZOOM in on frame 1 (F:1) and position the girl as shown
STEP 43

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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