FAMILY
PSP9 to PSPX8

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ MARCH 2016
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

FamilyFrames.png
family-wordart.png
Sun_with_Clouds.png
Americo_BBEG.pspimage
Joyceyselegantdoor.psp
Joyceyselegantdoor2.psp
Joyceyselegantdoorred.pspimage
toon-generation-for-daz-studio.png
toon-generations-for-daz-studio (2).png
toon-generations-for-daz-studio (3).png
Save to a folder on your computer



Plugins

** AAA FRAMES **
DOWNLOAD HERE
Link in right hand column

** ALIEN SKIN - XENOFEX 1 & 2 **
DOWNLOAD

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

** GREG'S FACTORY OUTPUT Vol 2 **
http://pspgroep.seniorennet.be/filterpagina.htm

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STEP 1 Open a new image 700 x 600 Transparent background PSPX - X2: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel PSPX3-X8: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel
STEP 2 Open up the FamilyFrames 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 ) 95 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer frames
STEP 3 Open up the Joyceyselegantdoor2 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 = 75% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 213 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 57 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer door 1
STEP 4 Open up the Joyceyselegantdoorred 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 = 75% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 95 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer door 2
STEP 5 Open up the Joyceyselegantdoor 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 = 75% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - ( minus ) 213 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 125 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer door 3 SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 6 Open up the toon-generations-for-daz-studio (3) 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 MORE Reposition with your MOVER tool Rename this layer grands
STEP 7 Open up the toon-generations-for-daz-studio 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 = 45% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE Reposition with your MOVER tool Rename this layer parents
STEP 8 Open up the toon-generations-for-daz-studio (2) 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 = 45% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE Reposition with your MOVER tool Rename this layer kids SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 9 Open up the family-wordart 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 = 45% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - ( minus ) 215 Vertical Offset = 175 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer text
STEP 10 ACTIVATE Raster 1 Flood fill with WHITE EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Alien Skin Xenofex 2 >>> Little Fluffy Clouds Activate "Camera & Sky" Tab Enter these settings Zenith Color = #006cfa Horizon Color = #82aac8 ,
STEP 11 Activate "Basic" Tab Enter these settings Base Color = #c0c0c0 Edge Color = WHITE Click OK
STEP 12 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE ACTIVATE the frames layer 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 area outside the frames
STEP 13 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT CLOSE layers indicated...
STEP 14 In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE on Copy of Raster 1 to MULTIPLY ACTIVATE the frames layer With your MAGIC WAND ... Same settings Select the interior of the extreme right frame ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> PIXELATE BLOCK WIDTH = 10 BLOCK HEIGHT = 10 Symmetric EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE EDIT >>> Repeat Sharpen More DESELECT
STEP 15 ACTIVATE the frames layer With your MAGIC WAND ... Same settings Select the interior of the centre frame ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Greg's Factory Output Vol2 >>> Pool Shadow DESELECT ,
STEP 16 ACTIVATE the frames layer With your MAGIC WAND ... Same settings Select the interior of the left frame ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> ARTISTIC EFFECTS >>> Halftone DESELECT SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 17 Open up the Sun_with_Clouds 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 = 175 Vertical Offset = 205 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 18 OPEN ALL LAYERS ACTIVATE the frames layer EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 19 ACTIVATE the grands layer EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow..Same settings ACTIVATE the parents layer EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow..Same settings ACTIVATE the kids layer EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow..Same settings ACTIVATE the text layer EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow..Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 ,SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 20 Open up the Americo_BBEG image in your PSP workspace Activate AM 3 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 = 50% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings BUT change direction to 315 Reposition with your MOVER tool Rename this layer AM1
STEP 21 Back to the Americo_BBEG image in your PSP workspace Activate AM 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. IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 50% 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 Rename this layer AM2
STEP 22 Back to the Americo_BBEG image in your PSP workspace Activate AM 1 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 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 50% 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 Rename this layer AM3
STEP 23 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> AAA FRAMES >>> FRAME WORKS
STEP 24 LAYERS >> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT TOOL with font and settings of your choice add your name
STEP 25 Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown
STEP 26 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy 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' icon 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' icon 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' icon on top menu EDIT >> Select All Right click on Title Bar of frames Select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time = 80 Right click inside the last frame (F:4) to activate Select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time = 120
STEP 31 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
OPTIMIZATION NOTE: You may want to use "Optimized Octree" instead of "Median Cut" under "Customize Optimization" settings as "Median Cut" may leave a lot of noise on the image depending on the colour of the background.

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