RETIREMENT
PSP9 to PSPX6

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ DECEMBER 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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No artists or copyright infringement is intended on any of the tubes used in this tutorial.
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

rw-hollykissingball.psp
SantaTreats.pspimage
wide-window.pspimage
MR_Wooden Houses.psp
Retirement_WA.pspimage
retirement-frame.pspimage
coloured_sparkles.pspimage
JER_alc_BarbaraGibson_Xmas01.psp
Save to a folder on your computer

JF12.jpg
Save to your PSP Patterns folder

Plugins

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



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STEP 1

Open a new image 650 x 500
Transparent background
PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit)
PSPX-X6: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel


Flood fill with
GREEN
#41553d
STEP 2

Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the
CUSTOM SELECTION symbol
and enter these coordinates.

STEP 3

EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> SCULPTURE
COLOUR = GREEN #41553d




DESELECT
STEP 4

Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the
CUSTOM SELECTION symbol
and enter these coordinates.
STEP 5

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW
STEP 6

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


DESELECT

Rename this layer
bgd
STEP 7

Open up the
MR_Wooden Houses 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

EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
STEP 8

Open up the
SantaTreats 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 =55%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
STEP 9

Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the
CUSTOM SELECTION symbol
and enter these coordinates.



THEN...
Hit your DELETE key

DESELECT

STEP 10


Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the
CUSTOM SELECTION symbol
and enter these coordinates.



THEN...
Hit your DELETE key

DESELECT
STEP 11

Click on the
"Create selection from"..."Layer opaque"
icon


STEP 12

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with WHITE

LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN

CLOSE the
bgd layer

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

Rename this layer
scene

OPEN the
bgd layer
STEP 13

Open up the
wide-window 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.

Reposition with your MOVER tool
over the scene
STEP 14

With your MAGIC WAND
Mode = Replace
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Feather = 0
Antialias = UNchecked
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED
PSP9 - X6: Check CONTIGUOUS
PSPX
- X6: There is no " Sample Merged"
PSPX - X6: Use all layers = UNChecked
PSP9 - X
6: ANTIALIAS = Outside


Select the area outside the frame.

SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

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


DESELECT

STEP 15

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 80
Blur = 2.00

Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1
Click OK

STEP 16

Open up the
rw-hollykissingball 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 =33%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN


Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 17

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

CHANGE Distance = 5
CHANGE Blur = 5

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 18

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 19

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

Reposition with your MOVER tool

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE


Rename this layer
bgd
STEP 20

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

Rename this layer frame

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Open up the JER_alc_BarbaraGibson_Xmas01 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 = 65%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN


Reposition with your MOVER tool




Rename this layer tube
STEP 21

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


STEP 22

CLOSE the bgd and frame layers

With the tube layer active

Open up the coloured_sparkles
image
in your PSP workspace

Activate the red layer

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.


Reposition with your MOVER tool on top of one
of the red baubles

Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select
COPY from the options


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

DESELECT

Reposition with your MOVER tool on top of
the other red bauble

Rename this layer red
STEP 23

Back to the
coloured_sparkles image
in your PSP workspace

Activate the green layer

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.

Reposition with your MOVER tool on top of one
of the
green baubles

Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select
COPY from the options


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

DESELECT

Reposition with your MOVER tool on top of
the other
green bauble

Rename this layer green
STEP 24

Back to the
coloured_sparkles image in your PSP workspace

Activate the yellow layer

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.

Reposition with your MOVER tool on top of the
yellow bauble

Rename this layer
yellow
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Back to the
coloured_sparkles image in your PSP workspace

Activate the lilac layer

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.

Reposition with your MOVER tool on top of the
lilac bauble



Rename this layer lilac
STEP 25

Back to the
coloured_sparkles image
in your PSP workspace

Activate the blue layer

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.

Reposition with your MOVER tool on top of the
blue bauble

Rename this layer
blue
STEP 26

OPEN ALL LAYERS

ACTIVATE the
bgd layer

Open up the
Retirement_WA
image
in your PSP workspace

Activate the
Ho Ho Ho layer

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.


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

Reposition with your MOVER tool

STEP 27

Back to the
Retirement_WA
image
in your PSP workspace

Activate the
retirement layer

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.


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


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

Reposition with your MOVER tool

STEP 28

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.
STEP 29

CLOSE the green, yellow, lilac, and blue layers

ACTIVATE the bgd layer

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

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.

Back to PSP.


CLOSE the red layer
OPEN the green layer


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

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In ANIMATION SHOP

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


Back to PSP.


CLOSE the green layer
OPEN the yellow layer


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

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In ANIMATION SHOP

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


Back to PSP.


CLOSE the yellow layer
OPEN the lilac layer


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

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In ANIMATION SHOP

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


Back to PSP.


CLOSE the lilac layer
OPEN the blue layer


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.




STEP 31

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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