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Hi there friends... thought I would write
this new tutorial using my new PTU scrapkit 'It's
all about Flowers '. You can find out where to purchase it from
on my
BLOG.
Suzanne Woolcott's Gorjuss Girls are used in
this tutorial.. you can purchase them
HERE.. my License is #881
This tutorial uses the plugin Xenofex 2
Constellation effect
#1. Open one of the scallop backs, whichever
color you would like to use. Shift + D to duplicate the
canvas. Close the original image. Resize the back 80%... have
the all layers UNCHECKED on the resize window. Add a new layer
and drag to bottom.. fill with white. Open one of the triple
frames and copy and paste in a new layer to your canvas with
the scallop back and white background.. see the layer palette
below. * always a good habit
to get into when your first learning PSP to rename your layers
so you will not get mixed up with your layers*
#2. Decide which bkg tile you are going to
use to apply a mask to. Might have to resize it. It needs to
be smaller than the canvas. Copy and paste it to a new layer..
make sure this layer is between the bottom white bkg and the
scallop back. Apply a mask to this layer. If you need help
with masks I have a tutorial on
MASKS.
#3.After you apply the mask, there will be 3
of the mask layers merge/ group.
#4. Below, using your magic wand... click on
the center of the frames. Make sure your selection tool Mode
is on ADD.
#5. Select a bkg paper.. resize where its
smaller than your canvas. Position behind the frame layer.
INVERSE the selection and making sure your on the bkg paper
layer CUT... it should cut all the extra bkg paper from the
outside of the frame area.
#6. Copy and paste the tubes/pngs that your
going to use inside the frames now.. apply a 3D drop shadow on
them and also on the frame.
#7. I used the pen tool
 and the
 freehand to draw this line as
show below. After the line is drawn... you click the Text Tool
 touch your cursor to
the line and your pointer will turn to a A with a rocker on
the bottom...then type out what you want up on this line.
#8. Both the line and the Text will be
Vector.. so on your layer palette where it says Vector...
click the PLUS sign to expand the layers, there you will see
the ' new path ' layer there.. that's the first drawn line you
freehanded.. now we don't want that... so X out that layer..
then right click on the layer and rasterize it.
#9. Below I added a 3D drop shadow to the
Text.
#10. Merge all the top layers EXCEPT the
MASK layer and the White Bkg layer. Then duplicate the mask
layer 2 times so you will end up with 3 of the Mask layers.
Don't forget to add your copyright info on the top merged
layer.
#11. I also added the Bee and a few lady
bugs too.. to the top merged layer.
#12 On the bee layer... when I applied a
drop shadow on him... I made sure that the 'shadow on a new
layer ' was checked on the Drop Shadow box..
#13. That way I was able to erase the shadow
that is just around the wings... so they could be partially
transparent.
#14. You should just have the Merged layer
on top... the 3 mask layers next and then the white bkg layer
on bottom. HIDE two of the mask layers and on the mask layer
that's not hid go to effects/Xenofex 2/ Constellation and use
these settings below. You might have to ' tweak ' the settings
some depending on what kind of mask you use.
#15. Apply the Xenofex 2 Constellation to
the other two mask layers but each time... click the RANDOM
SEED button.. that way the settings change some on each of the
mask layers.
#16. Hide 2 of the mask layers * X out the
layers on layer palette* then up at top of window.. click COPY
MERGED . Open your animation shop and right click on the
desktop and copy as a new animation. Go back to PSP and
Hide the previous Mask layer and Unhide one of the other mask
layers... up at top of window.. COPY MERGED.. back to
animation shop and right click on that new animation
you've started and PASTE behind current frame... back to PSP
hide that mask layer that you had un hid and un hid the last *
3rd* one make sure only one mask layer is visible when you
COPY MERGED .
#17. In animation shop.. you SHOULD have 3
frames now to your new animation... click the preview
animation button..  to see
if everything looks alright... IF YOU WANT to make the Bee's
eyes blink... select the MIDDLE frame.. and type Shift+ X and
it will take it back to PSP... ADD a new layer above the Frame
layer....Zoom in real close to the Bee. Use your round
selection tool and draw a circle over each eye... make sure to
go a lil outside of the white. Fill these circles with black..
#18. Use the rectangle selection tool and
draw a rectangle over the black circles. HALF way down.. then
hit CUT or DELETE.. make sure your on the black circle layer
or you will be cutting something you don't want cut!!!!
#19. Merge the two layers... click the X to
close the window... click NO on the first window
#20. Click YES on this second window.
#21. Check your animation again.. to see if
it looks alright.. if not UNDO from EDIT menu and start
over...
You can also RESIZE your animation.. from
inside of animation shop.. go to Animation/ resize.. use these
settings below.. SAVE AS A GIF... and your done!!!
Hope you enjoyed this tutorial... let me know if you need any
help..
Toodles Till next time!!
Norma
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