GIVE THANKS
PSP9 to PSPX6

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ SEPTEMBER 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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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

_MZ_givethanks.psp
givethanks_frame.png
lines-yellow-vectors.jpg
AL Turkey Day.pspimage
DC_Berry Branch Cluster-sm.png
SC~BarnwoodAutumnSigns~10-7-10.png
Harvest Time_Misted by Kathy_Kms.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer

Plugins

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

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STEP 1 Open a new image 700 x 500 Transparent background PSPX - X2: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel PSPX3-X6: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel Flood fill with ORANGE #fc7c04
STEP 2 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Open up the lines-yellow-vectors 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 INTO SELECTION from the options. IMAGE >>> MIRROR DESELECT ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to LUMINANCE (L)
STEP 3 Open up the DC_Berry Branch Cluster-sm.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 = 95% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 85 Vertical Offset = 0 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 4 Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Circle Mode = Replace Feather = 1 Antialias = Checked Place your cursor at 390 across on your top ruler and 134 down on your left ruler Drag down to 238 on your left ruler Select the area shown
STEP 5 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN Flood fill with ORANGE DESELECT LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE Reposition with your MOVER tool to lower circle In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to OVERLAY
STEP 6 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 lower circle
STEP 7 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Open up the Harvest Time_Misted by Kathy_Kms 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 INTO SELECTION from the options. IMAGE >>> MIRROR DESELECT NOTE: In some later versions of PSP you may need to DESELECT before the IMAGE >>> MIRROR then Reposition with your MOVER TOOL
STEP 8 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 9 Open up the SC~BarnwoodAutumnSigns image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Rectangle Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Antialias = UNChecked Select the "HOME" sign
STEP 10 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. ADJUST >>> BRIGHTNESS and CONTRAST >>> BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST PSPX6: Tick Linear Mode IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool Rename this layer HOME
STEP 11 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings Back to the SC~BarnwoodAutumnSigns image in your PSP workspace With your SELECTION TOOL Same settings Select the "FAMILY" sign
STEP 12 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 Reposition with your MOVER tool over the top of the "HOME" sign. EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings Rename this layer FAMILY
STEP 13 CLOSE the HOME and FAMILY layers Open up the _MZ_givethanks 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 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW.... Same settings Reposition with your MOVER tool Rename this layer THANKS
STEP 14 Open up the givethanks_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
STEP 15 Open up the AL Turkey Day 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. EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - (minus) 172 Vertical Offset = - (minus) 95 Edge Mode = Transparent EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW.... Same settings Rename this layer Turkey1
STEP 16 CLOSE the Turkey1 layer Back to the AL Turkey Day 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 >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - (minus) 200 Vertical Offset = - (minus) 95 Edge Mode = Transparent EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW.... Same settings Rename this layer Turkey2
STEP 17 CLOSE the Turkey2 layer Back to the AL Turkey Day image in your PSP workspace Activate Raster 3 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 >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - (minus) 200 Vertical Offset = - (minus) 105 Edge Mode = Transparent EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW.... Same settings Rename this layer Turkey3
STEP 18 ACTIVATE the Merged layer LAYERS >> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT TOOL with font and settings of your choice add your name LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 19 Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options.
STEP 20 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 21 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 22 In ANIMATION SHOP Right click top of frame image and select 'Paste After Current Frame' from the options. Edit >> Select All Right click on Title Bar of frames Select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time =65 Edit >> Select All Edit >> Copy Click inside the third frame (F:3) to activate Right click and select 'Paste After Current Frame' from the options.
STEP 23 Animation >> Reverse frames Right Click inside frame 4 (F:4) and select DELETE from the options.
STEP 24 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,
RESIZING ANIMATIONS Click on the Title Bar of the frames Animation >> Resize animation Select width and height in pixels Click OK Save your animation

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