SKATERS
PSP9 to PSPX6

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ OCTOBER 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

XmasDeer.png
SkatersFrame.png
skating ducks1.png
skating ducks2.png
skating ducks3.png
skating ducks9.png
gjane_a taste of snow_skt.psp
The Skating Pond_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 BLUE #a0bfdc
STEP 2 LAYERS >> NEW RASTER LAYER SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Open up the The Skating Pond_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. DESELECT LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN (Twice) Rename this layer bgd
STEP 3 Open up the gjane_a taste of snow_skt 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 = 25% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN IMAGE >>> MIRROR Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 4 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 5 Open up the skating ducks9 image in your PSP workspace Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options (Minimize this tube as we will use it later ) Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 50% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 6 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - (minus) 230 Vertical Offset = 65 Edge Mode = Transparent EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW Same settings Rename this layer ducks1
STEP 7 Open up the skating ducks2 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
STEP 8 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - (minus) 48 Vertical Offset = 75 Edge Mode = Transparent EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW Same settings Rename this layer ducks2
STEP 9 CLOSE layers ducks1 and ducks2 Open up the skating ducks1 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
STEP 10 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 75 Vertical Offset = 60 Edge Mode = Transparent EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW Same settings Rename this layer ducks3
STEP 11 CLOSE layer ducks3 Open up the skating ducks9 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 >>> MIRROR IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 70% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 12 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 165 Vertical Offset = - (minus) 40 Edge Mode = Transparent EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW Same settings Rename this layer ducks4
STEP 13 CLOSE layer ducks4 Open up the skating ducks3 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 = 80% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 14 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - (minus) 75 Vertical Offset = - (minus) 15 Edge Mode = Transparent EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW Same settings Rename this layer ducks5
STEP 15 Open up the SkatersFrame.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. EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 16 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Rename this layer frame
STEP 17 ACTIVATE the ducks5 layer Open up the XmasDeer 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 = 80% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW Same settings Reposition with your MOVER tool Rename this layer deer
STEP 18 ACTIVATE the bgd 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 Select >>> 'Paste After Current' on top menu 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 Select >>> 'Paste After Current' on top menu Back to PSP. Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 23 In ANIMATION SHOP Select >>> 'Paste After Current' on top menu Back to PSP. Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 24 In ANIMATION SHOP Select >>> 'Paste After Current' on top menu EDIT >> Select All Right click on Title Bar of frames Select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time = 40
STEP 25 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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