12 DAYS TAG
PSP9 to PSPX6
With optional animation

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ NOVEMBER 2014
Copyright © 2014 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved

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

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You will need the following to complete this tutorial

Materials

12days.png
Save to a folder on your computer

Gold Foil.pspimage
Save to your PSP Patterns folder

7_1 Scroll.PspBrush
BrushTip_7_1 Scroll.PspScript
Save to your PSP Brushes folder

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Plugins

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

ANIMATION SHOP 3.11
Download HERE
(Optional)
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You can drag this hand down the page with you to keep your place in the tut.

NOTE: STEPS 17 to 27 are OPTIONAL If you do not wish to animate you can insert your own image after STEP 16
STEP 1 In your MATERIALS PALETTE load Load DARK GREEN " #013e01" in your foreground Load LIGHT GREEN " #016f00" in your background NOW Load Gold Foil pattern in the foreground using these settings	.
STEP 2 Open a new image 700 x 550 Transparent background PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit) PSPX-X6: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel Flood fill with DARK GREEN VIEW >>> RULERS LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Circle Mode = Replace Feather = 2 Antialias = Checked Starting at 350 pixels across and 275 pixels down drag your cursor to 500 pixels across and 430 pixels down and release Flood fill with the gold gradient
STEP 3 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 10 EDIT >>> CLEAR SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 3 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 4 ACTIVATE Raster 2 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your PAINT BRUSH tool PRESET SHAPE = 7_1 Scroll
STEP 5 Place your cursor at 540 pixels across on your top ruler and 275 pixels down on your left ruler and click once
STEP 6 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 2 Colour = Black Opacity = 80 Blur = 0 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP IMAGE >>> MIRROR LAYERS >>> MERGE DOWN LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 45 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX6: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 45 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 7 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 45 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX6: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 45 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 45 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX6: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 45 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 8 CLOSE Raster 1 and Raster 2 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 9 OPEN Raster 1 and Raster 2 ACTIVATE the Merged layer LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your PAINT BRUSH tool Same settings Place your cursor at 100 pixels across on your top ruler and 200 pixels down on your left ruler and click once EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 2 Colour = Black Opacity = 80 Blur = 0
STEP 10 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 11 LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN ACTIVATE Raster 2 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 Select the CENTRE transparent area SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 8 ACTIVATE the Merged layer EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 12 ACTIVATE Raster 2 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with the gradient SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3 Flood fill with the gradient SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 80 Blur = 0 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1 Click OK EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE
STEP 13 In your MATERIALS PALETTE Change the gradient to Foreground-background
STEP 14 ACTIVATE Raster 1 With your MAGIC WAND.... Same settings. Select the CENTRE transparent area SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 8 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN Flood fill with the gradient ACTIVATE Raster 1 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
STEP 15 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 16 DESELECT CLOSE Raster 4 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE OPEN Raster 4 SAVE YOUR WORK
NOTE: If you do not wish to animate you can insert your own image here then add your name... and.... LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image
STEP 17 ACTIVATE Raster 4 Open up the 12days.png image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Rectangle Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Antialias = UNChecked Select "1" Partridge Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options
STEP 18 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 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings Rename this layer day1
STEP 19 CLOSE layer day1 Back to the 12days.png image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL Select "2" Turtle Doves Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options
STEP 20 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 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings Rename this layer day2
STEP 21 Continue in this manner until you have all 12 days copied, pasted, resized, sharpened and drop shadowed
STEP 22 ACTIVATE the Merged layer LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT tool Using a font of your choice Add your name LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN ,
STEP 23 Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 24 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 25 In ANIMATION SHOP Select 'Paste After Current' on top menu Continue in this manner until all 12 days are in Animation Shop
STEP 26 EDIT >> Select All ANIMATION >>> Frame Properties Display time = 60 ,
STEP 27 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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