SOCCER
PSP9 to PSPX6

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ JULY 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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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

soccer-ball.png
JF-Template66.png
Soccer Field Flame.jpg
kids-playing-soccer.png
Save to a folder on your computer

BROADW.TTF
Save to your WINDOWS >>> FONTS folder
or
to a folder where you store your extra fonts.

Plugins

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


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STEP 1 Open a new image 700 x 600 Transparent background PSPX - X2: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel PSPX3-X6: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel VIEW >>> RULERS SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Open up the Soccer Field Flame 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. DO NOT DESELECT
STEP 2 In your MATERIALS PALETTE Load OCHRE #dba938 in your foreground Load RED #ae2f1d in your background
STEP 3 (PSPX6: New Raster Layer) SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 4 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT Flood fill with RED SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> Select Selection Borders
STEP 4 Flood fill with OCHRE EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1 Click OK DESELECT ( PSPX6: Layers >>> Merge down ) Rename this layer bgd
STEP 5 Open up the JF-Template66 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. ADJUST >>> COLOUR BALANCE >>> NEGATIVE IMAGE PSPX - X6: IMAGE >>> NEGATIVE IMAGE EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = - (minus) 56 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer template
STEP 6 With your MAGIC WAND Mode = ADD (Shift) 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 inner sections of the template
STEP 7 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 2 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN Flood fill selected areas with OCHRE In your LAYER PALETTE change the OPACITY to 60% Change the BLEND MODE to COLOR DO NOT DESELECT Rename this layer back2
STEP 8 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill selected areas with RED In your LAYER PALETTE change the OPACITY to 60% Change the BLEND MODE to BURN LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN DESELECT Rename this layer back1
STEP 9 LAYERS >> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT TOOL with font and settings of your choice add your name LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE UP Rename this layer name
STEP 10 ACTIVATE the template layer EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1 Click OK EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 11 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135
STEP 12 ACTIVATE the name layer Open up the kids-playing-soccer image in your PSP workspace Choose your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Rectangle Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Antialias = UNChecked Select the top left image 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. Reposition with your MOVER tool Rename this layer kid1
STEP 13 Back to the kids-playing-soccer image Choose your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL Same settings Select the centre top image 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. Reposition with your MOVER tool Rename this layer kid2
STEP 14 Back to the kids-playing-soccer image Choose your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL Same settings Select the top right image 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. Reposition with your MOVER tool Rename this layer kid3
STEP 15 CLOSE layers kid1, kid2, kid3 but keep kid3 active Back to the kids-playing-soccer image Choose your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL Same settings Select the lower left image 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. Reposition with your MOVER tool Rename this layer kid4
STEP 16 Back to the kids-playing-soccer image Choose your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL Same settings Select the lower centre image 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. Reposition with your MOVER tool Rename this layer kid5
STEP 17 Back to the kids-playing-soccer image Choose your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL Same settings Select the lower right image 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. Reposition with your MOVER tool Rename this layer kid6
STEP 18 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 19 ACTIVATE layer kid5 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow ACTIVATE layer kid4 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow CLOSE layers kid4, kid5, kid6 OPEN layers kid1, kid2, kid3 ACTIVATE layer kid3 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings ACTIVATE layer kid2 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow ACTIVATE layer kid1 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow
STEP 20 ACTIVATE the template layer LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT TOOL FONT = Broadway (PSPX6: You may need to change your size to 100 or more ) Place your cursor at 350 pixels across and 100 pixels down Using upper case type the word SOCCER in the Text Entry box (PSPX6: Hold down your shift key to get the Text Entry box to appear) EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 Rename this layer soccer
STEP 21 Open up the soccer-ball 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 = 23% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE (PSPX6: You may have to use your MOVER Tool to get the correct placement) EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - (minus) 280 Vertical Offset = 236 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer ball1
STEP 22 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 110 Vertical Offset = 0 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer ball2
STEP 23 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Same settings Rename this layer ball3 -------- LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Same settings Rename this layer ball4
STEP 24 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 106 Vertical Offset = 0 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer ball5 -------- LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Same settings Rename this layer ball6 SAVE YOUR IMAGE
STEP 25 Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 26 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 27 In ANIMATION SHOP Click on the 'Paste After Current ' icon Back to PSP. Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 28 In ANIMATION SHOP Click on the 'Paste After Current ' icon Back to PSP. Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 29 In ANIMATION SHOP Click on the 'Paste After Current ' icon Back to PSP. Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 30 In ANIMATION SHOP Click on the 'Paste After Current ' icon Back to PSP. Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 31 In ANIMATION SHOP Click on the 'Paste After Current ' icon Back to PSP. Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 32 In ANIMATION SHOP Click on the 'Paste After Current ' icon Edit >> Select All Right click on Title Bar of frames Select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time = 60
STEP 33 Edit >> Select None Click inside the first frame (F:1) to activate Right click inside frame 1 (F:1) and select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time = 150
STEP 34 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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