MEDUSAS
PSP9 to PSPX8

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ DECEMBER 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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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

columns.jpg
columns-tube.png
medusas frame.png
CobraScan_Janet.png
1220640412_paysages.pspimage
Medusas_by_grievousgeneral.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer

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Plugins

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


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SCRIPTS FOR FLIP & MIRROR IN PSPX4 TO PSPX8

DOWNLOAD

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STEP 1

Open up the columns.jpg image in your PSP workspace
WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE
Close the original Image
LAYERS >>> Promote background Layer

STEP 2

Open up the 1220640412_paysages 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 = 25
Vertical Offset = 120
Edge Mode = Transparent

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN

Rename this layer bgd
STEP 3

Open up the columns-tube.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.

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STEP 4

Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the
CUSTOM SELECTION symbol
and enter these coordinates.
STEP 5

EDIT >>> C
UT

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image
and select PASTE INTO SELECTION from the options.


DESELECT

Rename this layer
col 4

You shouldn't see any difference in the image.

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STEP 6

ACTIVATE Raster1

Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the
CUSTOM SELECTION symbol
and enter these coordinates.
STEP 7

EDIT >>> CUT

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image
and select PASTE INTO SELECTION from the options.


DESELECT

Rename this layer
col 3

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STEP 8

ACTIVATE Raster1

Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the
CUSTOM SELECTION symbol
and enter these coordinates.
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STEP 9


EDIT >>> CUT

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image
and select PASTE INTO SELECTION from the options.


DESELECT

Rename this layer
col 2
Rename Raster 1 as col 1

SAVE YOUR WORK

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STEP 10

CLOSE col 1, col 2 and col 3

ACTIVATE col 4

Open up the Medusas_by_grievousgeneral 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


IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 30%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE


ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
Horizontal Offset = 80
Vertical Offset = -
(minus) 55
Edge Mode = Transparent

Rename this layer med 1
STEP 11

Back to the Medusas_by_grievousgeneral 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


IMAGE >>> MIRROR

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 30%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE


ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
Horizontal Offset = - (minus) 80
Vertical Offset = - (minus) 55
Edge Mode = Transparent

Rename this layer med 2
STEP 12

OPEN & ACTIVATE col 3
LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> BRING TO TOP

Back to the Medusas_by_grievousgeneral 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


IMAGE >>> RESIZE =
55%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE


ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
Horizontal Offset = - (minus)
115
Vertical Offset = - (minus) 55
Edge Mode = Transparent

Rename this layer med 3
STEP 13

Back to the Medusas_by_grievousgeneral 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


IMAGE >>> RESIZE =
55%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE


ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
Horizontal Offset =
140
Vertical Offset = - (minus) 55
Edge Mode = Transparent

Rename this layer med 4
STEP 14

OPEN & ACTIVATE col 2
LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> BRING TO TOP

Back to the Medusas_by_grievousgeneral 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


IMAGE >>> RESIZE =
80%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE


ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
Horizontal Offset = - (minus)
215
Vertical Offset = - (minus) 55
Edge Mode = Transparent

Rename this layer med 5
STEP 15

Back to the Medusas_by_grievousgeneral 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


IMAGE >>> RESIZE =
80%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE


ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
Horizontal Offset =
215
Vertical Offset = - (minus) 55
Edge Mode = Transparent

Rename this layer med 6
STEP 16

OPEN & ACTIVATE col 1
LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> BRING TO TOP

SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 17

Open up the CobraScan_Janet 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 =
50%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE


ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
Horizontal Offset =
10
Vertical Offset = - (minus)
165
Edge Mode = Transparent

Rename this layer snake 3
STEP 18

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> RESIZE =
50%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE


ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN


IMAGE >>> MIRROR

LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN

Rename this layer snake 2
STEP 19

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 50%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE


ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN


IMAGE >>> MIRROR

LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN

Rename this layer snake 1
STEP 20

ACTIVATE the snake 3
layer

Open up the
medusas frame 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

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STEP 21

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW
STEP 22

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
STEP 23

ACTIVATE the snake 3 layer
EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.

ACTIVATE the snake 2 layer
EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow..... chan
ge DISTANCE and BLUR to 5

ACTIVATE the snake 1 layer
EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow..... change DISTANCE and BLUR to 5

,SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 24

ACTIVATE the col 1 layer

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW
STEP 25

ACTIVATE the col 2 layer
EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.

ACTIVATE the col 3 layer
EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.

ACTIVATE the col 4 layer
EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.
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STEP 26

ACTIVATE the med 6 layer

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
PERSPECTIVE SHADOW

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STEP 27

ACTIVATE the med 5 layer
EDIT >>> Repeat
Perspective Shadow.

ACTIVATE the med 4 layer
EDIT >>> Repeat Perspective Shadow.

ACTIVATE the med 3 layer
EDIT >>> Repeat Perspective Shadow.

ACTIVATE the med 2 layer
EDIT >>> Repeat Perspective Shadow.

ACTIVATE the med 1 layer
EDIT >>> Repeat Perspective Shadow.

SAVE YOUR WORK
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STEP 28

Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown

Right click on Title Bar and select
Copy merged from the options
STEP 29

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 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
STEP 31

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 32

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 33

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 34

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 35

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 36

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

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Right click inside the
last frame (F:8) to activate and
select 'Frame Properties' from the options
Display time =
100


STEP 37

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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