LITTLE DRAGONS
PSP9 to PSPX6

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ APRIL 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

screen.png
Last_Apple.jpg
dragon frame.png
quarter screen.png
backgrounds-30135.jpg
Little_dragons_by_imaginism.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 Last_Apple image in your PSP workspace WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE Close the original Image LAYERS >>> Promote background Layer EFFECTS >>> ILLUMINATION EFFECTS >>> SUNBURST COLOUR = #fe7902
STEP 2 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE
STEP 3 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with GREEN #144e5a LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN ACTIVATE Raster 1 In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to SCREEN LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 4 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE (4 times) In your LAYER PALETTE on Copy of Merged change the BLEND MODE to OVERLAY on Copy (2) of Merged change the BLEND MODE to EXCLUSION on Copy (3) of Merged change the BLEND MODE to DIFFERENCE on Copy (4) of Merged change the BLEND MODE to LUMINANCE (L)
STEP 5 Open up the backgrounds-30135 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. In your LAYER PALETTE change the OPACITY to 50% Change the BLEND MODE to LUMINANCE (L)
STEP 6 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates.
STEP 7 Open up the screen.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 INTO SELECTION from the options. ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE In your LAYER PALETTE change the OPACITY to 75% Change the BLEND MODE to LUMINANCE (L) ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
STEP 8 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Open up the quarter screen 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 EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> FEEDBACK
STEP 9 EFFECTS >>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>> PERSPECTIVE HORIZONTAL
STEP 10 EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation angle = 180 Edge Mode =Reflect EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = 90 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 11 In your LAYER PALETTE change the OPACITY to 75% Change the BLEND MODE to LUMINANCE (L) Rename the layers as shown
STEP 12 Open up the Little_dragons_by_imaginism image in your PSP workspace Choose your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Point to Point Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Smoothing = 6 Antialias = UNChecked Select the dragon shown
STEP 13 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 >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 14 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW
STEP 15 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE Reposition with your MOVER tool ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Rename this layer dragon 1
STEP 16 Back to the Little_dragons_by_imaginism image in your PSP workspace Choose your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL Same settings Select the dragon shown
STEP 17 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 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL Same settings EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW Same settings Reposition with your MOVER tool Rename this layer dragon 2
STEP 18 CLOSE dragon 1 layer Back to the Little_dragons_by_imaginism image in your PSP workspace Choose your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL Same settings Select the dragon shown
STEP 19 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 >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL Same settings EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW Same settings Reposition with your MOVER tool Rename this layer dragon 3
STEP 20 CLOSE dragon 2 layer Back to the Little_dragons_by_imaginism image in your PSP workspace Choose your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL Same settings Select the dragon shown
STEP 21 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 >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL Same settings EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW Same settings Reposition with your MOVER tool Rename this layer dragon 4
STEP 22 CLOSE dragon 3 layer Back to the Little_dragons_by_imaginism image in your PSP workspace Choose your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL Same settings Select the dragon shown
STEP 23 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 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL Same settings EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW Same settings Reposition with your MOVER tool Rename this layer dragon 5
STEP 24 Open up the dragon 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 Rename this layer frame
STEP 25 Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 LAYERS >> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT TOOL with font and settings of your choice add your name Rename this layer name
SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 26 Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 27 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 28 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 29 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 30 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 31 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 32 EDIT >> Select All Right click on Title Bar of frames Select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time = 70
STEP 33 Scroll the arrow on the bottom of the frame to first frame ( F:1) Right Click inside the first frame to activate and Select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time = 120
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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