STEP 1
In your MATERIALS PALETTE
Load LIGHT BLUE ' #73b2ff ' in your foreground
Load DARK BLUE ' ccccc ' in your background
Select the GRADIENT option on your foreground
Locate the "Foreground-background" gradient
and use these settings
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STEP 2
Open up the abstract-blue.jpg image
in your PSP workspace
and minimize
Open a new image 600 x 600
Transparent background
PSPX - X2: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel
PSPX3-6: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel
Flood fill with DARK BLUE
LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with Gradient
LAYERS >>> NEW MASK LAYER >>> FROM IMAGE
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STEP 3
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE GROUP
In your LAYER PALETTE change the
BLEND MODE to MULTIPLY
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STEP 4
LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the
CUSTOM SELECTION symbol
and enter these coordinates.
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STEP 5
Open up the abstract_0093.jpg 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 SELECTION from the options.
LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> SEND TO BOTTOM
LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE UP
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STEP 6
EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 2
Colour = Black
Opacity = 75
Blur = 9.00
Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 2
Click OK
DESELECT
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STEP 7
Open up the spring_sprung.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 = 90%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
Choose your SELECTION TOOL
Selection Type = Rectangle
Mode = Replace
Feather = 0
Antialias = UNChecked
Select the word SPRING
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STEP 8
Reposition with your MOVER tool to top left corner
DESELECT
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STEP 9
Again with your SELECTION TOOL
Select the word SPRUNG
Reposition with your MOVER tool to bottom right corner
DESELECT
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STEP 10
Again with your SELECTION TOOL
Select the word has
Reposition with your MOVER tool slightly to the left
DESELECT
LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> BRING TO TOP
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STEP 11
EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> SCULPTURE
COLOUR = #c0c0c0
PATTERN = yellowbrown
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STEP 12
ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = - ( minus ) 2
Colour = Black
Opacity = 75
Blur = 9.00
EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow
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STEP 13
LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 10
SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Flood fill with DARK BLUE
EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> SCULPTURE
Same settings
ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE
EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL |
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STEP 14
EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 75
Blur = 0.00
Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1
Click OK
DESELECT
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STEP 15
EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW |
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STEP 16
EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135
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STEP 17
LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Select your TEXT tool
and with a font of your choice
add your name to the bottom left corner
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
Save as bgd.pspimage
Minimize for now
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STEP 18
Open up the jet-flowers-september-2007 image
in your PSP workspace
WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE
Close the original Image
DELETE the pspjet (watermark) layer
LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
EDIT >>> Repeat Duplicate layer (4 times)
 ...Rename layers as shown... 
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STEP 19
CLOSE flower 5 layer
ACTIVATE the flower 4 layer
Choose your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL
Selection Type = Point to Point
Mode = ADD (Shift)
Smothing = 2
Feather = 0
Antialias = Checked
Select the flower shown
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STEP 20
EDIT >>> Clear
DO NOT DESELECT
CLOSE the flower 4 layer
OPEN and ACTIVATE the flower 3 layer
With your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL
Same settings
Select the flower shown
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STEP 21
EDIT >>> Clear
DO NOT DESELECT
CLOSE the flower 3 layer
OPEN and ACTIVATE the flower 2 layer
With your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL
Same settings
Select the flower shown
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STEP 22
EDIT >>> Clear
DO NOT DESELECT
CLOSE the flower 2 layer
OPEN and ACTIVATE the flower 1 layer
With your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL
Same settings
Select the flower shown |
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STEP 23
EDIT >>> Clear
DESELECT
IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 60%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is CHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
ACTIVATE layer flower 5
CLOSE layers flower 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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STEP 24
IMAGE >>> CANVAS SIZE
Save as flower.pspimage
Minimize for now |
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STEP 25
Open up the Joanie_Bird_01-02-2014 image
in your PSP workspace
WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE
Close the original Image
DELETE Raster 1
With your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL
Same settings BUT change FEATHER = 2
Select the area shown
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STEP 26
EDIT >>> Clear
DESELECT
IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 30%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is CHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
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STEP 27
Maximize your flower.pspimage
With flower 5 active
Right click on the Title Bar of the bird image
and select COPY from the options
Right click on the Title Bar of your flower image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.
Reposition with your MOVER tool to the top of the branch
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
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STEP 28
CLOSE flower 5 layer
OPEN & ACTIVATE flower 4 layer
(Your bird will still be in your clipboard)
Right click on the Title Bar of your flower image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.
IMAGE >>> MIRROR
Reposition with your MOVER tool as shown
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
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STEP 29
CLOSE flower 4 layer
OPEN & ACTIVATE flower 3 layer
(Your bird will still be in your clipboard)
Right click on the Title Bar of your flower image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.
Reposition with your MOVER tool as shown
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN |
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STEP 30
CLOSE flower 3 layer
OPEN & ACTIVATE flower 2 layer
(Your bird will still be in your clipboard)
Right click on the Title Bar of your flower image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.
IMAGE >>> MIRROR
Reposition with your MOVER tool as shown
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN |
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STEP 31
CLOSE flower 2 layer
OPEN & ACTIVATE flower 1 layer
(Your bird will still be in your clipboard)
Right click on the Title Bar of your flower image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.
Reposition with your MOVER tool as shown
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN |
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STEP 32
OPEN ALL LAYERS
With flower 1 layer active
EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW
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STEP 33
ACTIVATE flower 2 layer
EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow
ACTIVATE flower 3 layer
EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow
ACTIVATE flower 4 layer
EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow
ACTIVATE flower 5 layer
EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow
SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
Save as springani.pspimage
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STEP 34
Maximize the bgd.pspimage
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 4 times so that you have 5 frames
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STEP 35
Still in ANIMATION SHOP
FILE >>> OPEN
Locate the springani.pspimage
Click OPEN
Edit >> Select All
Edit >> Copy
Edit >> Propagate Paste
ACTIVATE your background frames
Edit >> Select All
Edit >> Paste into selected frame
ZOOM in on the first frame (F:1)
and place the image as shown
then click your left mouse button
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STEP 36
Right click on Title Bar of frames
Select 'Frame Properties' from the options
Display time =65
RIGHT Click inside the last frame (F:5)
Select 'Frame Properties' from the options
Display time =100
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STEP 37
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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