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
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STEP 2
Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the
CUSTOM SELECTION symbol
and enter these coordinates.
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STEP 3
EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> SCULPTURE
COLOUR = GREEN #41553d
DESELECT
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STEP 4
Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the
CUSTOM SELECTION symbol
and enter these coordinates. |
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STEP 5
EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW |
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STEP 6
EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow..
change DIRECTION to 135
DESELECT
Rename this layer bgd |
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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 |
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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
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STEP 9
Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the
CUSTOM SELECTION symbol
and enter these coordinates.
THEN...
Hit your DELETE key
DESELECT
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STEP 10
Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the
CUSTOM SELECTION symbol
and enter these coordinates.
THEN...
Hit your DELETE key
DESELECT
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STEP 11
Click on the
"Create selection from"..."Layer opaque"
icon
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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
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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
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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 - X6: ANTIALIAS = Outside
Select the area outside the frame.
SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW
DESELECT
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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
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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
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STEP 17
EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW
Same settings
CHANGE Distance = 5
CHANGE Blur = 5
LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
Reposition with your MOVER tool
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STEP 18
LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
Reposition with your MOVER tool
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STEP 19
LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
Reposition with your MOVER tool
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
Rename this layer bgd |
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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
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STEP 21
EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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. |
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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
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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.
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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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