VALENTINE 2017
PSP9 to PSPX9

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ JANUARY 2017
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

couple.png
couple-9.png
dbl heart.png
white heart.png
Heart decos.png
Valentine's_Day_Clips.png
Free-Sparkles-Set.pspimage
Valentines_Day_Banner.png
Save to a folder on your computer

Plugins

** EYE CANDY3 **
OR
** EYE CANDY 4000 **
http://pspgroep.seniorennet.be/filterpagina.htm

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

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STEP 1 Open a new image 700 x 600 Transparent background PSPX - X2: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel PSPX3-X9: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel Flood fill with RED #8e1c1c ,
STEP 2 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with RED SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with WHITE SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with RED SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 96% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 3 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 Rename this layer frame
STEP 4 ACTIVATE Raster 1 Open up the dbl heart 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 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = - ( minus ) 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = 150 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 5 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP IMAGE >>> MIRROR EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = 115 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 6 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 = 315 Center Offset Distance (pixels) = 10.00 Overall Opacity % = 60 Overall Blur (pixels) = 10.00 Perspective Blur (pixels) = 0.00 Color = Black CHECK "Draw Only Outside Selection"
STEP 7 ACTIVATE Raster 2 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow. ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OR ACTIVATE Raster 2 EDIT >>> Repeat Shadowlab. ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 8 Open up the couple 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 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 95 Vertical Offset = 70 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 9 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings BUT.. change DIRECTION to 135 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OR EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 4000 >>> SHADOWLAB Same settings BUT.. change DIRECTION to 135
STEP 10 Open up the couple-9 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 = 0 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 95 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 11 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OR EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 4000 >>> SHADOWLAB Same settings
STEP 12 Open up the Valentines_Day_Banner 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 = 95% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 15 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 185 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 13 ACTIVATE Raster 4 Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Rectangle Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Antialias = UNChecked Select the area shown
STEP 14 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT ACTIVATE Raster 5 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings BUT.. change DIRECTION to 315 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OR ACTIVATE Raster 5 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 4000 >>> SHADOWLAB Same settings BUT.. change DIRECTION to 315
STEP 15 Open up the white heart 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 = 220 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 160 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 16 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OR EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 4000 >>> SHADOWLAB Same settings ,
STEP 17 ACTIVATE Raster 5 Choose your SELECTION TOOL Same settings Select the area shown
STEP 18 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT CLOSE Raster 1 and frame layers LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE OPEN Raster 1 and frame layers SAVE YOUR WORK ,
STEP 19 Working on Merged layer Open up the Heart decos image in your PSP workspace With your SELECTION TOOL... Same settings Select the top left heart 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 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 270 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 140 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 20 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 60% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE UNCheck "Resize all layers " LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN Move down with your MOVER tool as shown LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 21 Open up the Valentine's_Day_Clips image in your PSP workspace With your SELECTION TOOL... Same settings Select the extreme right chains with hearts 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 = 255 Vertical Offset = 75 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 22 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OR EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 4000 >>> SHADOWLAB Same settings CLOSE Raster 1 and frame layers LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE OPEN Raster 1 and frame layers
STEP 23 VIEW >>> RULERS Open up the Free-Sparkles-Set image in your PSP workspace The sparkle is already selected 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 Reposition with your MOVER tool top left around 130 pixels down on your left ruler
STEP 24 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 SELECTION from the options. Reposition with your MOVER tool lower right around 365 pixels down on your left ruler DESELECT Rename this layer SP1
STEP 25 CLOSE SP1 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW SELECTION from the options. Reposition with your MOVER tool outer left as shown around 335 pixels down on your left ruler DESELECT Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW SELECTION from the options. Reposition with your MOVER tool outer right as shown around 120 pixels down on your left ruler DESELECT Rename this layer SP2
STEP 26 CLOSE SP2 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW SELECTION from the options. Reposition with your MOVER tool outer left as shown around 70 pixels down on your left ruler DESELECT Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW SELECTION from the options. Reposition with your MOVER tool inner right as shown around 260 pixels down on your left ruler DESELECT Rename this layer SP3
STEP 27 CLOSE SP3 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW SELECTION from the options. Reposition with your MOVER tool outer left as shown around 220 pixels down on your left ruler DESELECT Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW SELECTION from the options. Reposition with your MOVER tool inner right as shown around 60 pixels down on your left ruler DESELECT Rename this layer SP4
STEP 28 CLOSE SP4 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW SELECTION from the options. Reposition with your MOVER tool inner left as shown around 260 pixels down on your left ruler DESELECT Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW SELECTION from the options. Reposition with your MOVER tool outer right as shown around 220 pixels down on your left ruler DESELECT Rename this layer SP5 SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 29 CLOSE the frame layer ACTIVATE Raster 1 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 20 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT Flood fill with RED DO NOT DESELECT Rename this layer stars1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE Rename this layer stars2 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE Rename this layer stars3 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE Rename this layer stars4 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE Rename this layer stars5 SAVE YOUR WORK ,
STEP 30 ACTIVATE stars1 layer EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Alienskin Xenofex 2 >>> Constellation Enter these settings NOTE: You won't see the results until all star layers are done.
STEP 31 ACTIVATE stars2 layer EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Alienskin Xenofex 2 >>> Constellation Same settings EXCEPT click RANDOM SEED button ACTIVATE stars3 layer EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Alienskin Xenofex 2 >>> Constellation Same settings EXCEPT click RANDOM SEED button ACTIVATE stars4 layer EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Alienskin Xenofex 2 >>> Constellation Same settings EXCEPT click RANDOM SEED button ACTIVATE stars5 layer EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Alienskin Xenofex 2 >>> Constellation Same settings EXCEPT click RANDOM SEED button DESELECT SAVE YOUR WORK ,
STEP 32 ACTIVATE Raster 1 LAYERS >> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT TOOL with font and settings of your choice add your name LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 33 Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 34 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 35 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 36 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 37 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 38 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 39 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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