Gerda's Translated Tutorials by Magstags: New Years 1

*~* New Years *~*

Gerda's original Dutch tutorial can be viewed here.
Image size 203kb

This tutorial was written for in PSP 9
but can also be made in PSP X

A good knowledge of PSP is required.

Filters Needed:
DSB Flux and
Ulead Particle

Supplies:
Tubes, made by, Jolande, Innie, Susan,
Joluvsdogs (scraptube)
Download here

NOTE: Right - click on the zip file.
Choose the 'Extract to here' - option in
the drop-down menu
to open the file.
DO NOT click directly with the left mouse button on
the downloaded zip file. Lycos will only show
an empty folder if you do that. :))

Step 1

Open the ' Jolanda time23' and remove the watermark.
Change the foreground color to #6e320e,
background to #eaa14a.
Gradient:
Style - Linear
Angle - 45
Repeats - 3
Invert - unchecked.

Add a new layer and fill with the gradient.
Layers --> Arrange --> Merge Down.
Merge layers VISIBLE.

Step 2
Image --> Canvas Size:

Drop shadow: 2/2/50/2 color #6e320e
Repeat with -2/-2/50/2 color #6e320e

Add a new layer.
Layers --> Arrange --> Move Down>
Fill with the gradient.

Fillter DSB flux --> lineair transmission 15/3/50 horizontal

Effects --> Edge Effects --> Enhance.

Resize - 80% ('Resize all layers' - UNCHECKED !!! )

Drop shadow: 2/2/50/2 color #6e320e
Repeat with -2/-2/50/2 color #6e320e

Step 3
Add a new layer.
Layers --> Arrange --> Move Down>
Fill with the gradient.
It should be the bottom layer now.
Activate this layer.

Add a new layer and change
the foreground to the gold pattern.
Selections Tool - Rectangle --> Custom Selection:
Left 22 / Top 29 / Right 415 / Bottom 572
Fill the selection with gold.

Selections --> Modify by 2.
Fill with the gradient.
Blur --> Gaussian Blur - 10.

Effects --> Texture Effects --> Blinds: 2/24 everything checked, color black,

Deselect.

Drop shadow: 2/2/50/2 color #6e320e
Repeat with -2/-2/50/2 color #6e320e

Step 4
Open the 'Susan T 2005'- tube.
Paste as new layer onto the canvas.
Move it to the left near the gold edge as seen in the example tag.

Open the 'oud en nieuw 10 psp image' of Innie.
Copy and paste as a new layer.
Move it to the bottom right.

Merge layers.

Open the ' joluvesdogs'- scrap tube.
Copy and paste as a new layer.

Image --> Mirror
Position it on the right corner.
The edge of the bow should fit against the gold edge.
It will be moved slightly later :)

Foreground on gold pattern

Selections --> Selection Float
Convert the selection to a layer in the Layers palette.
Fill with gold.

Selections --> Modify --> Contract by 2.
Press delete.
Deselect.

Lock the bottom layer.
Merge the other layers visible.
Unlock the bottom layer.
Move the bow onto the gold edge.

Add your name in gold: font Bickhamscript

Add a 2 pixel gold border.

Step 5 - THE ANIMATION
Open AS and minimize.

Back to PSP: Activate the Selection Tool - Point To Point, feather 0.

Select the glasses , see screenshot below,
make sure to stay inside the glass,
otherwise the bubbles will bubble
outside the glass as well :-))))

Filter Ulead Particle: Choose the Bubble effects with these settings:

Repeat the bubbles and choose 'Random'.
We want lots of bubbles, right? :-))

Deselect.

Copy in PSP and paste "As New Animation" in AS.
Undo the bubble effect in PSP.
( 3x on the undo icon in the top toolbar)

Repeat the same effect and click ONLY on Random !!!

Deselect.
Copy in PSP and paste "behind Current Frame" in AS.

Undo the bubble effect again in PSP ( undo icon 3x)
Repeat the filter effects again with "Random" clicked.
And paste into AS again 'Behind Current Frame'.
You must have three frame now in AS.

In AS: go to Edit --> Frame Properties - 10.

You're finished !!!! :-)))

The final size of the image will be
270 kb.

This tutoral can be used freely, but please don't copy.
You may use a text-link to it.
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