This tutorial was written July 6, 2008, by InkkFreakk.
My tutorials are registered at TWI
The author assumes you have some basic working knowledge of Paint shop Pro and Animation Shop.
Any similarity to other tutorials is unintentional.
Written in Paint shop Pro X1 but will work for other versions as well with minor adjustments.
If at any time you feel you know your psp well enough to alter steps to achieve the same thing feel free to do so.
After all, tutorials are only guidelines. You should always try to deviate from the tutorial and make your creation different while still learning the methods and techniques.
Programs needed
Paint shop Pro
Animation Shop
A Font of your choice
A tube of choice
Plugins Needed ( also called filters )
Other items
I am using an awesome tube by © Genniday Koufay http://www.cilm.com
This artwork is General Permission.
You can use other tubes if you wish.
ScrapKit used….”Daisy Blue” Mega Kit by Angelique
Her Scrap kit is a pay kit.
This tutorial uses this kit specifically but if you have elements similar feel free to use those.
Do not feel you HAVE to use the ones I do
Other supplies
Please read through the tutorial before you begin.
My tutorials can be long so take your time.
I want to teach you something other than copy and pasting, but in some instances you will do just that before the fun steps.
Tips are shown in green throughout the tutorial.
If you have any issues with my tutorials or suggestions feel free to contact me through my blog.
***TIP***
Remember to save your image after each step
Step 1
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Open a new image 500 x 500 in psp
Flood fill raster layer with white
Rename this layer white
Add new raster layer
Flood fill with a paper of choice from your kit
Rename this layer paper1
Apply WSL_Mask222.jpg
Merge group
New raster layer
Flood fill with another paper
Rename this layer paper 2
Apply WSL_Mask205.jpg (circles)
Merge group
***TIP***
Usually scrap papers are large so you can do 1 of 2 things here
Either select all then copy and paste into selection
Or
Use it in the materials palette and reduce the percentage size to your taste.
Remember to save your image after each step
Step 2
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Copy and paste your tube to your new image
Reduce as needed and place where you would like
Add a drop shadow
TOOLBAR – preset shapes/ellipse tool/circle
MATERIALS PALETTE – make foreground a different color you can see
Make background null
Draw a circle around her face or whichever part you choose.
Try to make is close to the size of the circles in your mask
I have used her face.
TOOLBAR – selections/magic wand
Click inside the circle you made
LAYER PALETTE – right click the tube layer
Promote selection to layer
Deselect
Reduce the section you created to fit inside one of the circles on your mask
Drag it below your circle mask layer to size it properly to fit
***TIP***
Remember to save your image after each step
Step 3
Activate the paper2 layer
We will be working with this layer for a bit now
When you duplicate this layer it will become fuzzy looking
Don’t worry about that, it won’t be that way when we are done
Unhide the face layer you made to fit in the circle
Duplicate it until you have 4
Mirror 2 and place in what circles you want them.
Make sure they are below the mask layer
We will merge them later
This step is only for placement
Do the same with several elements or flowers
See my example for ideas.
Once you have them all placed where you want them continue to step 4
***TIP***
Remember to save your image after each step
Step 4
Now lets merge all these layers.
Count how many little faces and elements you have behind the circles.
Duplicate the mask layer so that you have the same number of layers.
My example has 12 layers
Once you have 12 mask layers you will now merge one each of that layer and the little faces and elements.
Pay attention to how you alternate them
Do a face layer then a flower layer and on opposite sides so they jump around as in my tag
So when you are done you have merged 12 element and 12 mask layers and are left with 12 of these merged.
Rename them from 1-12
***TIP***
Remember to save your image after each step
STEP 5
Add any other elements you wish to add
Add your copyright
Merge anything below your mask layers
Duplicate until you have 12 total
Merge anything above your mask layers
Duplicate until you have 12 total
Hide all but the bottom ones of each layer
Merge, hide, unhide the next ones in each, merge and repeat until you are reduced to 12 layers
***TIP***
Remember to save your image after each step
Step 6
Add your name layer
Duplicate until you have 12
Merge with the other layers as you did above
Save and then open in animation shop
***TIP***
Remember to save your image after each step
Step 7
Once you open in animation shop you will need to change the frame properties for each frame
Right click each frame/frame properties
Change the display time to 60 on each one
Save your tag as a gif and you are done.
***TIP***
Remember to save your image after each step
