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JOY, HOPE, PEACE
This tutorial is my own design and any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.
© 2015 Yorkshire Lass Designs in PSP. All Rights Reserved.
It was created in Paint Shop Pro X, but can be realised in other versions.
However, some tool descriptions and locations may vary, but the overall result
should be the same.
You will also need Animation Shop.
My thanks to all the artists and other creators, known and unknown to me,
who have
inspired this tutorial and whose work I have used.
You will need the following to complete this tutorial:
yp-joy-hope-peace.psp
merydesign_navidad80.psp
sg_starframe.jpg (mask from Essex Girl)
goldbeads.jpg
All the above can be downloaded here
Download and extract to a file on your computer.
Open in PSP and minimise.
Plugins
DSB Flux - Bright Noise
Background Designers IV - Blueberry Pie and FFG Xaggerate
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Drag this arrow with you to mark your place in the tutorial
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INSTRUCTIONS
STEP 1
Open a new canvas 800 x 600 transparent background
STEP 2
In the Materials Palette load
Foreground with #DFADF63 and Background with #FFFFFF
Change Style to Gradient
Make a Foreground-background gradient, linear style, angle =45, repeats=3
Select the Flood Fill Tool and floodfill layer with the gradient
Effects > Plugins > Filters Unlimited > Background Designer IV > BlueBerry Pie
Effects > Edge Effects > Enhance
STEP 3
Layer > New Raster Layer
Select the Flood Fill Tool and floodfill layer with the gradient
Effects > Plugins > Filters Unlimited > Background Designer IV > FFG Xaggerate (default setting)
Effect > Edge Effects > Enhance More
Layer > Properties
Reduce opacity of Raster 2 to 38
STEP 4
Layers > New Raster Layer
Selections > Select All
Open tube merydesign_navidad80.psp
Edit > Copy
Minimise tube
Edit > Paste Into Selection
Selections > Select None
Image > Mirror
Layers > Properties
Reduce opacity of Raster 3 to 60
Effects > Edge Effects > Enhance More
Effects > Edge Effects > Enhance
Layers > Merge Visible
This is what you should have now
STEP 5
Layers > New Raster Layer
Selections > Select All
Selections > Modify Contract
Number of pixels = 5
Selections > Invert
STEP 6
In the Materials Palette change Style to Pattern
Select goldbeads.jpg from the drop down list
Angle=0, Scale=100
Select the Flood Fill Tool and floodfill selection with the pattern
Selections > Select None
Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Change Vertical and Horizontal Offsets to minus 2 (-2)
Layers > Merge Visible
STEP 7
Layers > New Raster Layer
Select the Flood Fill Tool and floodfill layer with backround colour #FFFFFF
Layers > New Mask Layer
Select sg starframe from the dropdown list
Layers > Merge Group
Effects > Edge Effects > Enhance More
Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Check Shadow on new layer
Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Change Vertical and Horizontal Offsets to minus 2 (-2)
STEP 8
Maximise tube yp-joy-hope-peace.psp
Edit > Copy
Minimise tube
Edit > Paste as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top
Effects > Image Effects > Offset
Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
STEP 9
Layers > New Raster Layer
Add your name and/or watermark
NOW TO ANIMATE
STEP 10
In the Layers Palette highlight Group - Raster 1 (Star frame)
Effects >> Plug Ins >> DSB Flux >> Bright Noise
STEP 11
Edit >> Copy Merged
Open Animation Shop
Edit >> Paste >> As New Animation
STEP 12
Back to Paint Shop Pro
Edit >> Undo Bright Noise
Effects >> Plug Ins >> DSB Flux >> Bright Noise
STEP 13
Edit >> Copy Merged
Over to Animation Shop
Edit >> Paste >> After Current Frame
STEP 14
Back to Paint Shop Pro
Edit >> Undo Bright Noise
Effects >> Plug Ins >> DSB Flux >> Bright Noise
STEP15
Edit >> Copy Merged
Over to Animation Shop
Edit >> Paste >> After Current Frame
STEP 16
View >> Animation
If you are happy with your animation, resize if desired
Save as a gif
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
If you have any questions or would like to show me your result
EMAIL ME
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