EASTER 2015
PSP9 to PSPX6

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ JANUARY 2015
Copyright © 2015 ~ 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

Frame.png
cloud bgd.jpg
Grass_Patch.png
little-yellow-chick.png
cute-chicken-egg.png
easter-chick-hatching.png
Painted_Yellow_Chick.png
easter-bunny-with-sign.png
Easter_Eggs_with_Grass.png
SpringEasterWordArt3-09~LM.png
Save to a folder on your computer

Plugins

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


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STEP 1 Open up the cloud bgd image in your PSP workspace WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE Close the original Image LAYERS >>> Promote background Layer Rename this layer bgd
STEP 2 Open up the easter-bunny-with-sign 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 =95% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = 35 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 3 Open up the SpringEasterWordArt3-09~LM 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 =95% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN (Twice) Rename this layer sign4
STEP 4 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = - (Minus) 30 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer sign3
STEP 5 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET same settings Rename this layer sign2 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET same settings Rename this layer sign1
STEP 6 CLOSE layers sign1 to sign4 Open up the Grass_Patch.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 >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = - (Minus) 130 Edge Mode = Transparent EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = - ( minus ) 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 80 Blur = 0 Rename this layer grass1
STEP 7 Open up the easter-chick-hatching 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 =40% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - (Minus) 18 Vertical Offset = - (Minus) 82 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer chick1
STEP 8 Open up the Painted_Yellow_Chick 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 =35% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW
STEP 9 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 10 Reposition with your MOVER tool to the right side Rename this layer chick2
STEP 11 Open up the little-yellow-chick 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 =40% 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 to the left side Rename this layer chick3
STEP 12 Open up the Easter_Eggs_with_Grass 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 >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = - (Minus) 170 Edge Mode = Transparent EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = - ( minus ) 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 80 Blur = 0 Rename this layer grass2
STEP 13 Open up the cute-chicken-egg 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 =40% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 14 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW... Same settings EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW Same settings Reposition with your MOVER tool to the right Rename this layer chick4
STEP 15 Open up the Frame 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 Rename this layer frame
STEP 16 ACTIVATE the grass2 layer LAYERS >> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT TOOL with font and settings of your choice .. add your name LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 17 Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 18 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 (Open chick1) Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 19 In ANIMATION SHOP Select ... 'Paste After Current' on top menu Back to PSP. Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown (Open chick2) Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 20 In ANIMATION SHOP Select ... 'Paste After Current' on top menu Back to PSP. Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown (Open chick3) 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 (Open chick4) 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 (Open sign1) 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 (Close sign 1.... Open sign2) Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 24 In ANIMATION SHOP Select ... 'Paste After Current' on top menu Back to PSP. Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown (Close sign 2.... Open sign3) Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 25 In ANIMATION SHOP Select ... 'Paste After Current' on top menu Back to PSP. Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown (Close sign 3.... Open sign4) Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 26 In ANIMATION SHOP EDIT >> Select All Right click on Title Bar of frames Select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time = 50 ,
STEP 27 Scroll the arrow on the bottom of the frame to first frame ( F:1) Right click inside the frame Select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time = 100
STEP 28 Scroll the arrow on the bottom of the frame to last frame ( F:9) Right click inside the frame Select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time = 150
STEP 29 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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