I DID IT!
PSP9 to PSPX8

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ JULY 2016
Copyright © 2016 ~ 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

stairs.png
IDI-Stars.png
KaraT334.psp
WhichStepWA.png
toon child-shadowed
I-Did_It_Text.pspimage
modern-abstract-art.jpg
Save to a folder on your computer

Plugins

** NONE**

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You can drag this hand down the page with you to keep your place in the tut.

This tutorial has a lot of steps BUT the majority are quick and repetitive instructions. .
STEP 1 Open a new image 700 x 600 Transparent background PSPX - X2: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel PSPX3-X8: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Open up the modern-abstract-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 INTO SELECTION from the options. DESELECT ,
STEP 2 CLOSE Raster 1 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Flood fill with RED #ea040e SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with CREAM #e9e9e9 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with RED #ea040e SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with CREAM #e9e9e9 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with RED #ea040e SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with CREAM #e9e9e9 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with RED #ea040e SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 3 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 70 Blur = 0 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1 Click OK Rename this layer frame
STEP 4 CLOSE the frame layer OPEN & ACTIVATE Raster 1 With your MAGIC WAND Mode = Replace Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 11 Feather = 0 Antialias = Checked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - X8: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - X8: There is no " Sample Merged" PSPX - X8: Use all layers = UNChecked PSP9 - X8: ANTIALIAS = Outside While depressing your SHIFT KEY.. Select the areas shown
STEP 5 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW OR EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 4000 >>> SHADOWLAB Click SETTINGS Tab and Select DROP SHADOW Enter these settings Center Offset Direction = 0 Center Offset Distance (pixels) = 10.00 Overall Opacity % = 50 Overall Blur (pixels) = 10.00 Perspective Blur (pixels) = 0.00 Color = Black CHECK "Draw Only Outside Selection"
STEP 6 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 180 OR EDIT >>> Repeat Shadowlab.. change DIRECTION to 180 DESELECT With your MAGIC WAND... same settings BUT change TOLERANCE to 9 While depressing your SHIFT KEY.. Select the areas shown
STEP 7 EFFECTS >>> ARTISTIC EFFECTS >>> HALFTONE ,
STEP 8 DESELECT With your MAGIC WAND... same settings While depressing your SHIFT KEY.. Select the areas shown
STEP 9 EFFECTS >>> ARTISTIC EFFECTS >>> HALFTONE Same settings BUT Change SCREEN ANGLE to 45 DESELECT Rename this layer bgd LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE Rename this layer bgd 2 CLOSE bgd2
STEP 10 Open up the stairs.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 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 80% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 60 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer steps
STEP 11 Open up the I-Did_It_Text image in your PSP workspace Activate Raster 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 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 20 Vertical Offset = 114 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer C1
STEP 12 Back to the I-Did_It_Text image in your PSP workspace Activate Raster 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 Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = 80 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer C2
STEP 13 Back to the I-Did_It_Text image in your PSP workspace Activate Raster 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 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 35 Vertical Offset = 45 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer C3
STEP 14 Back to the I-Did_It_Text image in your PSP workspace Activate Raster 4 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 ) 45 Vertical Offset = 4 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer C4
STEP 15 Back to the I-Did_It_Text image in your PSP workspace Activate Raster 5 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 ) 40 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer C5
STEP 16 Back to the I-Did_It_Text image in your PSP workspace Activate Raster 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 = 0 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 90 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer C6
STEP 17 Back to the I-Did_It_Text image in your PSP workspace Activate Raster 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 Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 155 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer C7
STEP 18 Back to the I-Did_It_Text image in your PSP workspace Activate Raster 8 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 ) 233 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer C8 SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 19 CLOSE layers C8 to C2 ACTIVATE layer C1 Open up the toon child-shadowed image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Rectangle Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Antialias = UNChecked Select the top left child 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.
STEP 20 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 40% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 21 CLOSE C1 OPEN & ACTIVATE C2 Back to the toon child image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL Select the top right child 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 Reposition with your MOVER tool LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 22 CLOSE C2 OPEN & ACTIVATE C3 Back to the toon child image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL Select the centre left child 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 Reposition with your MOVER tool LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 23 CLOSE C3 OPEN & ACTIVATE C4 Back to the toon child image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL Select the centre row, middle child 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 Reposition with your MOVER tool LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 24 CLOSE C4 OPEN & ACTIVATE C5 Back to the toon child image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL Select the centre right child 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 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 25 CLOSE C5 OPEN & ACTIVATE C6 Back to the toon child image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL Select the lower left child 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 Reposition with your MOVER tool LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 26 CLOSE C6 OPEN & ACTIVATE C7 Back to the toon child image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL Select the lower centre child 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 = 70% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 27 CLOSE C7 OPEN & ACTIVATE C8 Back to the toon child image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL Select the lower right child 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 Reposition with your MOVER tool LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 28 SAVE YOUR WORK ACTIVATE the bgd layer Open up the KaraT334 image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL Select the sparkle indicated 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. (You won't see it yet)
STEP 29 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - ( minus ) 190 Vertical Offset = 200 Edge Mode = Transparent LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical offset = 1 Horizontal offset = - ( minus ) 7 Colour = Black Opacity = 60 Blur = 15.00 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 30 ACTIVATE the steps layer EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical offset = 1 Horizontal offset = - ( minus ) 7 Colour = Black Opacity = 60 Blur = 15.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical offset = - ( minus )1 Horizontal offset = 7 Colour = Black Opacity = 60 Blur = 15.00
STEP 31 OPEN & ACTIVATE the frame layer EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical offset = 1 Horizontal offset = - ( minus ) 7 Colour = Black Opacity = 40 Blur = 15.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical offset = - ( minus )1 Horizontal offset = 7 Colour = Black Opacity = 40 Blur = 15.00
STEP 32 CLOSE the C8 layer but keep active. Open up the WhichStepWA 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 text
STEP 33 ACTIVATE the bgd layer LAYERS >> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT TOOL with font and settings of your choice add your name to the left of the stairs. LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 34 OPEN & ACTIVATE the bgd2 layer LAYERS >> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT TOOL with font and settings of your choice add your name in the same position as previously.... to the left of the stairs. LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 35 CLOSE the text layer and steps layer Still on the bgd2 layer Open up the IDI-Stars.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 = - ( minus ) 195 Vertical Offset = 135 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 36 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN SAVE YOUR WORK ,
STEP 37 Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options.
STEP 38 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 39 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 40 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 41 In ANIMATION SHOP Select >>> 'Paste After Current' icon on top menu. Back to PSP. Continue in this manner until C4, C5, C6 and C7 have been pasted into Animation Shop. ,
STEP 42 CLOSE the C7 layer Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown
STEP 43 In ANIMATION SHOP Select >>> 'Paste After Current' icon on top menu. (You should have 9 frames) Edit >> Select All Right click on Title Bar of frames Select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time = 100 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Right click inside the first frame (F:1) to activate Select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time = 170 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Right click inside the last frame (F:9) to activate Select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time = 150
STEP 44 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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