STEP 1
Open up the elephantwithheart image in your PSP workspace
WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE
Close the original Image
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STEP 2
With your MAGIC WAND
Mode = Replace
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 35
Feather = 1
Antialias = Checked
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED
PSP9 - X6: Check CONTIGUOUS
PSPX - X6: There is no " Sample Merged"
PSPX - X6: Use all layers = UNChecked
PSP9 - X6: ANTIALIAS = Outside
On the eye closed layer...
Select the heart and use your SHIFT key
to select the white areas
NOTE: If you place your cursor where indicated by the
arrow, the Magic Wand will pick up most of the heart .
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STEP 3
SELECTIONS >>> Promote Selection to layer
DESELECT
LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
CLOSE
Copy of Promoted Selection
Copy (2) of Promoted Selection
ACTIVATE
Promoted Selection
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STEP 4
Open up the faces image in your PSP workspace
ACTIVATE face 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 SELECTION from the options.
and position over the heart
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DESELECT
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STEP 5
CLOSE
Promoted Selection
OPEN & ACTIVATE
Copy of Promoted Selection
Back to the faces image in your PSP workspace
ACTIVATE face 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 SELECTION from the options.
and position over the heart .
DESELECT |
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STEP 6
CLOSE
Copy of Promoted Selection
OPEN & ACTIVATE
Copy (2) of Promoted Selection
Back to the faces image in your PSP workspace
ACTIVATE face 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 SELECTION from the options.
and position over the heart .
DESELECT |
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STEP 7
ACTIVATE eye open layer
EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW
ACTIVATE eye closed layer
EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.
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STEP 8
Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown
Save as heartani.pspimage
and mimimize for now
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STEP 9
In your MATERIALS PALETTE load
CatoeCountryPastel GRADIENT in the foreground
using these settings
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STEP 10
Open a new image 650 x 550
Transparent background
PSPX - X2: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel
PSPX3-6: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel
Flood fill with GRADIENT
LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
IMAGE >>> MIRROR
SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 10
EDIT >>> CLEAR
SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE
EDIT >>> Repeat Enhance Edges More
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STEP 11
EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW |
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STEP 12
EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow..
change DIRECTION to 135
DESELECT
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STEP 13
ACTIVATE Raster 1
EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE
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STEP 14
Open up the AJLoveShea 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 = 50%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW
Same settings
Reposition with your MOVER tool
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STEP 15
Open up the Valhearts001_btf 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
Same settings
Reposition with your MOVER tool
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STEP 16
ACTIVATE Raster 1
Open up the jcw_bunny_with_balloon 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 = 50%
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
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STEP 17
Open up the Kirsty06_WordArt_4 image
in your PSP workspace
ACTIVATE layer 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 >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW
Same settings
Reposition with your MOVER tool
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STEP 18
LAYERS >> NEW RASTER LAYER
Select your TEXT TOOL
with font and settings of your choice
add your name. |
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STEP 19
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
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 ... 7 times
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STEP 20
ACTIVATE your heartani.pspimage
With your LAYER PALETTE set up as shown
SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
(Keep selected
as this not only stops your image jumping
in Animation Shop but it preserves the size of the image)
Right click on Title Bar and select
Copy merged from the options
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STEP 21
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
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STEP 22
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
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STEP 23
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 |
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STEP 24
In ANIMATION SHOP
Right click top of frame image and select
'Paste After Current Frame' from the options.
Edit >> Select All
Edit >> Copy
Edit >> Propagate Paste
Activate frame 4 (F:4)
Edit >> Paste After Current Frame
Animation >> Reverse frames
Edit >> Select All
Edit >> Copy
Edit >> Propagate Paste
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STEP 25
Activate the '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 release your mouse button
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STEP 26
Edit >> Select All
Right click on Title Bar of frames
Select 'Frame Properties' from the options
Display time = 40 |
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STEP 27
Right click inside frame 1 (F:1)
Select 'Frame Properties' from the options
Display time = 50
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STEP 28
NOTE: Animation Shop will automatically merge frames F:4 and F:5 and double the Display time
since they are exactly the same image. So your animation will end up with 7 frames not 8.
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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