santas helpers1.pspimage
SE_wordART_Christmas_Quote_11.pspimage
blb-Christmas98-01-sj(1).psp
Sweet
Christmas_Element1.pspimage
WhiteDropBaubles.pspimage
blue star.png
Obtained through Internet If this image was created by you,
please let me know so that appropriate credit can be
given. Copy of Abstract Curves image Copy of Abstract Curves Border image (If you don't have this program you
can cut and paste this image) Selection: D.D.SantasHelpers Pattern: Snowblue11-11 LM Plugins: Abstract Curves Eye Candy 3.0 MuRa's Seamless Texture DSB Flux Found here: http://www.saturnelladesign.fr/pages/filtres.htm http://janaly.com/Filtres/Filtre.html http://www.maidiregrafica.eu/paginafiltri/filtri.html Notes: This Tutorial was created in PSP
X9.... other
versions may need adjustment Some of the graphics may be from Free
to Use sites or Share
Groups. If you are the creator of one of these
please let me know
so that appropriate credit can be given. No infringement of
copyright is intended or intentional. Before opening PSP, download plugins
and install Place Pattern in PSP Pattern Folder Place Selection in PSP Selection Folder
Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift
D) and close the original. Please
Note: Offset
settings provided in this tutorial may vary according to size of your
image. Please
adjust to suit. The
settings remain the same throughout this Tutorial unless otherwise
stated. Set your Foreground colour to #e5f084 Set your Background colour to #8abbc0 You will need: Animation Shop Program if you wish to
do the animation Step One: File/New/New Image 850 pixels x 400
pixels as follows: Change Foreground Colour to
Foreground/Background/Linear Gradient as follows: Flood fill with Gradient Effects/Plugins/Texture/Grain/Contrasty
as follows: Step
Two: Layers/New Raster Layer Effects/Plugins/Abstract Curves with
the following settings: (If you don't have Abstract Curves, a copy of the
result is included in the supplies)
Change Blend Mode to Screen Change Opacity to 85% Step Three: Maximise wieskes tube 257.pspimage Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as New Layer Image/Resize/50% as follows: Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop
Shadow as follows:
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as
follows: Step
Four: Selection Tool/Custom Selection with
the following settings:
Effects/3D Effects/Buttonize as
follows: Selections/Select None Step Five: Maximise santas helpers1.pspimage Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as New Layer Image/Resize/50% Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop
Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab Effects/Image Effects/Offset as
follows: Selection Tool/Custom Selection with
the following settings: Effects/3D Effects/Buttonize BUT
change colour to background colour Selections/Select None Step Six: Layers/New Raster Layer Selection/Load/Save Selection/Load
Selection D.D.SantasHelpers from disk as follows: Flood Fill with Gradient Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as
follows: Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop
Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab Selections/Select None
Step Seven: Maximise
JER_alc_BarbaraGibson_Xmas01.psp Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as New Layer Image/Resize 80% Effects/Image Effects/Offset as
follows: Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop
Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab Step Eight: Maximise
SE_wordART_Christmas_Quote_11.pspimage Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as New Layer Image/Resize 50% Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen Effects/Image Effects/Offset as
follows: Manual Color Correction Tool with the
following settings: If you don't have this tool installed
please go to the following link for instructions: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/EscapingtoPSP/files/MINI%20TUTORIALS/ Change Blend Mode to Hard Light Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as
follows: Step Nine: Image/Add Borders 2 pixels/White Image/Add Borders/8 pixels/Foreground
Colour Image/Add Borders/12 pixels/White Magic Wand with the following settings:
Select Border Change Background Colour to Pattern
Snowblue11-11 LM (or pattern of your choice) as follows: Flood fill with Pattern Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop
Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab/
Direction 135 Selectons/Select None
Step
Ten: Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Foreground
Colour Image/Add Borders/50 pixels/White Select with Magic Wand Flood Fill with Gradient BUT tick the
Invert Box Effects/Plugins/Texture/Grain/Contrasty Promote Selection to Layer Layers/New Raster Layer Effects/Plugins/Abstract Curves (same
settings) Change Opacity to 80% Selections/Modify/Contract 15 pixels Layers/New Raster Layer Flood Fill with Background Pattern Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop
Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab/Direction
315 Selections/Modify/Contract 5 pixels Layers/New Raster Layer Flood Fill with Gradient Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More Selections/Select None Step Eleven: Maximise WhiteDropBaubles.pspimage Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as New Layer Effects/Image Effects/Offset as
follows: Change Blend Mode to Soft Light Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More Layers/Duplicate Maximise blb-Christmas98-01-sj(1).psp Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as New Layer Image/Resize 60% Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror Effects/Image Effects/Offset as
follows: Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop
Shadow/Direction 135 OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Step Twelve: Maximise Sweet
Christmas_Element1.pspimage Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as New Layer Image/Resize/40% Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen Effects/Image
Effects/Offset as follows: Effects/Plugins/Eye
Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow/Direction 315 OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab Layers/Duplicate Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror Step
Thirteen:
Layers/Merge/Merge All Flatten
Effects/Image Effects/Page
Curl as follows:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Add your Watermark
Layers/Merge All Flatten
Image/Resize/850 pixels wide
- height will adjust itself
If you don't wish to do the
animation you can Edit/Copy Edit/Paste
the stars on the image now
File/Export/JPEG
Optimiser/Compression Value 20
ANIMATION: Step One:
Maximise blue star.png
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset
as follows:
Layers/Duplicate twice (3
star layers)
Close off copy of Raster 1
and Raster 1
Select Copy (2) of Raster 1
Effects/Plugins/DSB
Flux/Bright Noise as follows:
Edit/Copy Special/Copy Merged
Open Animation Program
Edit/Paste as a new Animation
Step
Two:
Back to Paint Shop Pro Program
Close off Copy (2) of Raster 1
Open and select
Copy of Raster 1
Effects/Plugins/DSB
Flux/Bright Noise BUT change
setting to 35
Edit/Copy Special/Copy Merged
Back to Animation Shop
Edit/Paste after Current
Frame as shown below:
Back to Paint Shop Pro Program
Step Three:
Close off Copy (2) of Raster 1 and Copy of Raster 1
Open and Select Raster 1
Effects/Plugins/DSB
Flux/Bright Noise BUT change
setting to 40
Edit/Copy Special/Copy Merged
Back to Animation Shop
Edit/Paste after Current Frame
Step Four:
To view your animation select
the following:
File/Optimization Wizard as
follows:
Save File as Gif
This is a brighter version of the same tut.
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