MONKEY BUSINESS
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PSP9 to PSPX6

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ FEBRUARY 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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STEP 14 Open up the Monkey and gorilla digital art image in your PSP workspace WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE Close the original Image DELETE Layer 2 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE Choose your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL Zoom in and select the areas shown
STEP 15 EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> PINCH Strength - 10% LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> PINCH Strength - 10% LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> PINCH Strength - 10% DESELECT Rename the layers as shown
STEP 16 CLOSE pinch3, pinch2 and Layer 1 ACTIVATE pinch1 layer Choose your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL Same settings Zoom in and select the area shown
STEP 17 EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> PUNCH Strength - 10% ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN CLOSE pinch1 layer OPEN & ACTIVATE pinch2 Layer EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> PUNCH Strength - 20% ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN CLOSE pinch2 layer OPEN & ACTIVATE pinch3 Layer EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> PUNCH Strength - 30% ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN DESELECT
STEP 18 CLOSE pinch3, pinch2 and Layer 1 ACTIVATE pinch1 layer Choose your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL Same settings Zoom in and select the area shown
STEP 19 EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> PINCH Strength - 10% ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN CLOSE pinch1 layer OPEN & ACTIVATE pinch2 Layer EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> PINCH Strength - 20% ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN CLOSE pinch2 layer OPEN & ACTIVATE pinch3 Layer EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> PINCH Strength - 30% ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN DESELECT
STEP 20 OPEN ALL LAYERS ACTIVATE Layer 1 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings ACTIVATE pinch1 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow. ACTIVATE pinch2 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow. ACTIVATE pinch3 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.
STEP 21 CLOSE layers pinch3, pinch2 and pinch1 ACTIVATE Layer1 Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Rectangle Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Antialias = UNChecked Select the "FINGER" SELECTIONS >>> PROMOTE SELECTION TO LAYER Rename the Promoted Selection layer F1 ACTIVATE Layer 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR
STEP 22 OPEN layers pinch3, pinch2 and pinch1 ACTIVATE pinch1 EDIT >>> CLEAR ACTIVATE pinch2 EDIT >>> CLEAR ACTIVATE pinch3 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT CLOSE layers pinch3, pinch2 and pinch1 ACTIVATE Layer F1
STEP 23 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE PSP9:IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 15 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX6: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 15 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal offset = 5 Vertical offset = 0 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer F2
STEP 24 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE PSP9:IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 15 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX6: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 15 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal offset = 5 Vertical offset = (minus) -2 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer F3
STEP 25 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE PSP9:IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 15 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX6: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 15 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal offset = 5 Vertical offset = (minus) -2 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer F4 Save as monkeys.pspimage
NOTE We're going to tackle the animation in a different way. We're going to prepare all the frames in PSP before going into Animation Shop, just to show you there's an alternate way to create your animation.
STEP 26 Set up your LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY MERGED from the options
STEP 27 MAXIMIZE the bgd image you saved earlier With the Merged layer active Right click on the Title Bar and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET CLOSE the Merged layer and Raster 1 OPEN & ACTIVATE the Merged 2 Layer
STEP 28 Back to the Monkeys image Set up your LAYER PALETTE as shown F2 and pinch 1 OPEN Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY MERGED from the options
STEP 29 Back to the bgd image you saved earlier Right click on the Title Bar and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Same settings CLOSE the Merged 2 and Raster 2 layers OPEN & ACTIVATE the Merged 3 Layer ******** Back to the Monkeys image Set up your LAYER PALETTE as shown F3 and pinch 2 OPEN Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY MERGED from the options
STEP 30 Back to the bgd image you saved earlier Right click on the Title Bar and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Same settings CLOSE the Merged 3 layer and Raster 3 OPEN & ACTIVATE the Merged 4 Layer ******** Back to the Monkeys image Set up your LAYER PALETTE as shown F4 and pinch 3 OPEN Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY MERGED from the options
STEP 31 Back to the bgd image you saved earlier Right click on the Title Bar and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Same settings
STEP 32 Set up your LAYER PALETTE as shown
STEP 33 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN Set up your LAYER PALETTE as shown
STEP 34 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN Set up your LAYER PALETTE as shown
STEP 35 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN Set up your LAYER PALETTE as shown
STEP 36 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN Save as Monkeys_animation.pspimage
STEP 37 OPEN Animation Shop FILE >>> OPEN Locate the Monkeys_animation.psp file Click OPEN Edit >> Select All Edit >> Copy Click inside frame 4 (F:4) to activate Edit >> Paste After Current Frame Animation >> Reverse frames
STEP 38 Edit >> Select All Right click on Title Bar of frames Select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time =20
STEP 39 Right click inside frame 5 (F:5) Select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time = 50 ************************************************* 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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