XMAS LIGHTS
PSP9 to PSPX8

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ OCTOBER 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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You will need the following to complete this tutorial

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ANIMATION SHOP 3.11
Download HERE

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Materials

lights1.png
lights2.png
lights3.png
XL-Frame.png
a-dozi's-snowflake-01.psp
Blue_and_White_Balls.png
Save to a folder on your computer

mqc Curl.jgd
Save to your PSP Gradients folder

Plugins

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

** NEOLOGY **
http://pspgroep.seniorennet.be/filterpagina.htm

** SIMPLE FILTERS **
download

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STEP 1 In your MATERIALS PALETTE load mqc Curl GRADIENT in the foreground using these settings
STEP 2 Open a new image 700 x 600 Transparent background PSPX - X2: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel PSPX3-X8: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel Flood fill with gradient ADJUST >>> HUE & SATURATION >>> COLORIZE Hue = 150 Saturation = 90
STEP 3 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> NEOLOGY>>> Blend Mosaic
STEP 4 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> SEAMLESS TILING
STEP 5 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE CLOSE Copy (2) of Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>> CIRCLE Edge Mode = Transparent IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 75% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - (minus) 120 Vertical Offset = 0 Edge Mode = Transparent EFFECTS >>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>> CIRCLE Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 6 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - (minus) 45 Vertical Offset = 0 Edge Mode = Transparent EFFECTS >>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>> CIRCLE Edge Mode = Transparent EDIT >>> Repeat Circle EDIT >>> Repeat Circle again
STEP 7 IMAGE >>> MIRROR EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - (minus) 295 Vertical Offset = 65 Edge Mode = Transparent ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 75% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 65 Vertical Offset = - (minus) 105 Edge Mode = Transparent LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN
STEP 8 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 75% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Same settings LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN
STEP 9 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE IMAGE >>> FLIP ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN OPEN & ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 1 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 75% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE ,
STEP 10 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = WHITE Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1 Click OK ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 Repeat both drop shadows
STEP 11 ACTIVATE Raster 1 ADJUST >>> ADD/REMOVE NOISE >>> ADD NOISE Random Noise = 30% Monochrome EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> SIMPLE >>> 4 WAY AVERAGE
STEP 12 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE Rename this layer bgd Open up the Blue_and_White_Balls 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 = 65% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 137 Vertical Offset = 225 Edge Mode = Transparent LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 13 Open up the lights1.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 = 180 Vertical Offset = - (minus) 110 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer lights1
STEP 14 Open up the lights2.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 = 180 Vertical Offset = - (minus) 110 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer lights2
STEP 15 Open up the lights3.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 = 180 Vertical Offset = - (minus) 110 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer lights3
STEP 16 Open up the a-dozi's-snowflake-01 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 = 60% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - (minus) 230 Vertical Offset = 70 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer flake1
STEP 17 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 80% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 75 Vertical Offset = - (minus) 105 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer flake2
STEP 18 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 80% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Same settings Rename this layer flake3
STEP 19 Open up the XL-Frame.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. Rename this layer frame
STEP 20 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 21 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 ACTIVATE the bgd 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 22 Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 23 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 24 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 25 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 26 In ANIMATION SHOP Select 'Paste After Current' on top menu Edit >> Select All Right click on Title Bar of frames Select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time = 40
STEP 27 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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