STEP 1
Open a new image 700 x 500
Transparent background
PSPX - X2: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel
PSPX3-X6: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel
Flood fill with CREAM #efe1d1
EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> FINE LEATHER
COLOUR =
#595959
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STEP 2
LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
Open up the Day at the Lake_Misted by Kathy_Kms
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 >>> PLUGINS >>> NEOLOGY >>> BLEND MOSAIC
TILE SIZE = 28
EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>>
ROTATING MIRROR
Horizontal Offset = 0
Vertical Offset = n/a
Rotation angle = 0
Edge Mode =Reflect |
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STEP 3
Open up the bamboo-wall-art 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
ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
Horizontal Offset = 0
Vertical Offset = 25
Edge Mode = Transparent |
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STEP 4
EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW |
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STEP 5
Open up the mh_vase 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 = 55%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
Horizontal Offset = 270
Vertical Offset = - (minus) 135
Edge Mode = Transparent |
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STEP 6
EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW
Same settings BUT change DIRECTION to 60
Open up the WS1-FL_FonsG_Leaves040710 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
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STEP 7
EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
Horizontal Offset = 215
Vertical Offset = - (minus) 25
Edge Mode = Transparent
EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical offset = - (minus) 1
Horizontal offsets = 0
Colour = Black
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0
EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW
Same settings
LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN
ACTIVATE Raster 4
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN |
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STEP 8
LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
IMAGE >>> MIRROR
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
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STEP 9
LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 35
SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Flood fill with GREEN #506353
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 6
SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL |
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STEP 10
EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0
Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1
Click OK
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STEP 11
SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 8
EFFECTS >>> ARTISTIC EFFECTS >>> HALFTONE
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STEP 12
EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0
Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1
Click OK
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STEP 13
With your MAGIC WAND
Mode = ADD (Shift)
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Feather = 0
Antialias = UNchecked
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED
PSP9 - X8: Check CONTIGUOUS
PSPX - X8: There is no " Sample Merged"
PSPX - X8: Use all layers = UNChecked
Select the 2 plain green borders
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STEP 14
EFFECTS >>> ARTISTIC EFFECTS >>> HALFTONE
DESELECT
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STEP 15
With your MAGIC WAND
Mode = Replace
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Feather = 0
Antialias = UNchecked
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED
PSP9 - X8: Check CONTIGUOUS
PSPX - X8: There is no " Sample Merged"
PSPX - X8: Use all layers = UNChecked
Select the centre of your image, |
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STEP 16
EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0
Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1
Click OK
DESELECT
Rename this layer frame
SAVE YOUR WORK
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STEP 17
Open up the CC-Deco 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) 201
Edge Mode = Transparent
Rename this layer bench |
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STEP 18
ACTIVATE the Merged layer
Open up the cats-cradle image in your PSP workspace
Activate Raster 1
Choose your SELECTION TOOL
Selection Type = Rectangle
Mode = Replace
Feather = 0
Antialias = UNChecked
Select girl 1 |
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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 >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
Horizontal Offset = - (minus) 65
Vertical Offset = - (minus) 98
Edge Mode = Transparent
Rename this layer left 1
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STEP 20
CLOSE layer left 1
Back to the cats-cradle image in your PSP workspace
Still on
Raster 1
Choose your SELECTION TOOL
Same settings
Select girl 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 LAYER from the options.
EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
Same settings
Rename this layer left 2 |
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STEP 21
Continue in this manner until you have layers left 3, left 4 and left 5 completed.
SAVE YOUR WORK
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STEP 22
CLOSE layer left 5
Back to the cats-cradle image in your PSP workspace
Actiivate
Raster 2
Choose your SELECTION TOOL
Same settings
Select girl 6
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 = 75
Vertical Offset = - (minus) 98
Edge Mode = Transparent
Rename this layer right 1 |
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STEP 23
CLOSE layer right 1
Back to the cats-cradle image in your PSP workspace
Still on Raster 2
Choose your SELECTION TOOL
Same settings
Select girl 7
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
Same settings
Rename this layer right 2 |
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STEP 24
Continue in this manner until you have layers right 3, right 4 and right 5 completed.
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STEP 25
ACTIVATE the bench layer
LAYERS >> NEW RASTER LAYER
Select your TEXT TOOL
with font and settings of your choice
add your name
LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> SEND TO BOTTOM
LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE UP
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
SAVE YOUR WORK
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STEP 26
Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown
Right click on Title Bar and select
Copy merged from the options |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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STEP 31
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 =60
Scroll the arrow on the bottom of the frame to last frame
( F:5)
Right click inside the frame and select
'Frame Properties' from the options
Display time = 100
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STEP 32
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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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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