EASTER CHICK - ANI
PSP9 to PSPX6

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ JANUARY 2014
Copyright © 2013/14 ~ 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

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ANIMATION SHOP 3.11
Download HERE

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Materials

EC-Frame.pspimage
green-desktop-hd.jpg
extra chicks.pspimage
Floral corner.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer

vickief_WA_EASTER_shdw.png Download here. http://www.digivickie.com/2009/04/i-promise-last-easter-wa.html NOTE: On this page it has 2 options Click "MediaFire" to download because "4shared" is password protected. Save to a folder on your computer

linenPOP.bmp
Save to your PSP Textures folder

Plugins

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

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STEP 1 Open up the green-desktop-hd image in your PSP workspace WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE Close the original Image LAYERS >>> Promote background Layer IMAGE >>> MIRROR EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal offset = 0 Rotating angle = 180 Edge mode = Reflect IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
STEP 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 OUTER transparent area EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> OUTER BEVEL
STEP 3 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 70 Blur = 0 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1 Click OK SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 4 Repeat both Drop Shadows DESELECT
STEP 4 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 5 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with #c4dd9c LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE
STEP 6 ACTIVATE Raster 1 Open up the EC-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. EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 315
STEP 7 Open up the Floral corner 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 >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 70 Blur = 0 Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 8 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR Open up the extra chicks image in your PSP workspace Activate Raster 2 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 BUT...change DIRECTION to 135 Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 9 Back to the extra chicks image in your PSP workspace Activate Raster 1 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 >>> MIRROR EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 10 LAYERS >> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT TOOL with font and settings of your choice add your name .
STEP 11 Open up the vickief_WA_EASTER_shdw.png 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 = 20% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 12 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE Right click on Title Bar and select Copy 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
STEP 13 Still in ANIMATION SHOP FILE >>> OPEN Locate the EasterChick.mng file Click OPEN Edit >> Select All Edit >> Copy Edit >> Propagate Paste Activate the background frames Edit >> Select All Edit >> Paste into selected frame ZOOM in on the first frame (F:1) and place the image as shown below then release your mouse button
STEP 14 Edit >> Select All Right click on Title Bar of frames Select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time = 30
STEP 15 Click inside the first frame (F:1) to activate Right click and Select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time = 50 Click inside the last frame (F:8) to activate Right click and Select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time = 90
STEP 16 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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