FESTIVE
PSP9 to PSP2018

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ OCTOBER 2017
Copyright © 2017 ~ 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

candle35.png
Festive Bgd.jpg
lights.pspimage
Festive Oval.png
seasonal-beauty.png
swirl-elements62.png
Red_Present_Box.png
Christmas_Gift_Decor.png
Save to a folder on your computer

soul057.PspGradient
Save to your PSP Gradients folder

bhw30.jpg
Save to your PSP Patterns folder


Plugins

** NONE**

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STEP 1 In your MATERIALS PALETTE load soul057 GRADIENT in the background using these settings .
STEP 2 Open up the Festive Bgd image in your PSP workspace WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE Close the original Image LAYERS >>> Promote background Layer Open up the Festive Oval 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.
STEP 3 With your MAGIC WAND Mode = Replace Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 0 Feather = 0 Antialias = Checked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - PSP2018: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - PSP2018: There is no " Sample Merged" PSPX - PSP2018: Use all layers = UNChecked PSP9 - PSP2018: ANTIALIAS = Outside Select the Festive Oval SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 5
STEP 4 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with the GRADIENT DESELECT LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN
STEP 5 ACTIVATE Raster 2 With your MAGIC WAND .. Same settings Select the area indicated.
STEP 6 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical offset = 25 Horizontal offset = - (minus) 2 Colour = Black Opacity = 65 Blur = 35.00 DESELECT
STEP 7 Still on Raster 2 With your MAGIC WAND .. Same settings Select the area indicated.
STEP 8 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical offset = - (minus) 25 Horizontal offset = 2 Colour = Black Opacity = 65 Blur = 35.00 DESELECT SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 9 Open up the lights image in your PSP workspace Activate layer 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 = 0 Vertical Offset = 100 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer lights 1
STEP 10 Back to the lights image in your PSP workspace Activate layer 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 lights 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Back to the lights image in your PSP workspace Activate layer 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 Same settings Rename this layer lights 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Back to the lights image in your PSP workspace Activate layer 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 Same settings Rename this layer lights 4
STEP 11 Back to the lights image in your PSP workspace Activate layer 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 Same settings Rename this layer lights 5 SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 12 ACTIVATE Raster 2 With your MAGIC WAND .. Same settings Select the area indicated.
STEP 13 ACTIVATE lights 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR ACTIVATE lights 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR ACTIVATE lights 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR ACTIVATE lights 4 EDIT >>> CLEAR ACTIVATE lights 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 14 CLOSE layers lights 5 / lights 4 / lights 3 / lights 2 ACTIVATE Raster 2 Open up the swirl-elements62 image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Rectangle Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Antialias = UNChecked Select the lower swirl 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 15 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE Check "Lock aspect ratio" EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - ( minus ) 96 Vertical Offset = 0 Edge Mode = Transparent EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation angle = 180 Edge Mode =Reflect ,
STEP 16 EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> SCULPTURE COLOUR = #ffa337 PATTERN = bhw30 ,
STEP 17 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 220 Edge Mode = Transparent LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN EDIT >> Repeat Layer Move Down LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN ACTIVATE Raster 3 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN SAVE YOUR WORK ,
STEP 18 ACTIVATE lights 5 but keep closed LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with BLACK SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 4 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with GRADIENT SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 4 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with BLACK SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT Rename this layer frame SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 19 ACTIVATE Raster 2 Open up the Red_Present_Box 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 Check "Lock aspect ratio" ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 220 Vertical Offset = 0 Edge Mode = Transparent EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical offset = 3 Horizontal offset = 16 Colour = Black Opacity = 65 Blur = 25.00
STEP 20 Open up the Christmas_Gift_Decor 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 = 60% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE Check "Lock aspect ratio" ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN PSP9:IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 12.50 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSP2018: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 12.50 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 21 Open up the candle35 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 Check "Lock aspect ratio" ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 22 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN EDIT >> Repeat Layer Merge Down EDIT >> Repeat Layer Merge Down Open up the seasonal-beauty 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 >>> MIRROR IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 70% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE Check "Lock aspect ratio" ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings Reposition with your MOVER tool LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN EDIT >> Repeat Layer Merge Down SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 23 LAYERS >> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT TOOL with font and settings of your choice add your name LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 24 Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 25 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 26 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 27 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 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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