CAT'S CRADLE
PSP9 to PSPX8

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ NOVEMBER 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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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

CC-Deco.png
mh_vase.pspimage
bamboo-wall-art.png
cats-cradle.pspimage
WS1-FL_FonsG_Leaves040710.psp
Day at the Lake_Misted by Kathy_Kms.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer

Plugins

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


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

SCRIPTS FOR FLIP & MIRROR IN PSPX4 TO PSPX8

DOWNLOAD

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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


,
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
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
STEP 4

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW
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
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 = 2
15
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
STEP 8

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> MIRROR

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

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
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

STEP 11

SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT =
8

EFFECTS >>> ARTISTIC
EFFECTS >>> HALFTONE


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

DESELECT
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
STEP 24

Continue in this manner until you have layers right 3, right 4 and right 5 completed.

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
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 A
fter 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 A
fter 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 A
fter 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 A
fter 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

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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