Date Written April 18,2009
©SassynSimple Tutorials
THINGS NEEDED: Paintshop pro 9 or similar program and a good knowledge of the program.
Tube:
Keith Garvey Licensed tube I Purchased it at MPT HERE
Mask: none
Kit by: Fantasy Moments Kimberley found HERE
Plugins: Alien Xenoflex 2
Not all kits are same sizes.
So if you choose another kit, your re-sizing may be different..
Lets Begin
Please NOTE the below as I will not put it in each step
Once set your Drop shadow will stay
Always Close original image after you copy.
Always sharpen re-sized items.
1. Open transparent image 500x500 flood fill with a paper of your choice. Rename background
2. Choose a Frame Open copy and paste into your image as new layer. I used element 74. Add Drop shadow V1 H1 opacity 70 and blur 5.00. Apply rename Frame
3.Add a new raster layer below your frame. Click inside of your frame with your magic wand Selections/modify/expand 6. Select black for foreground color and white for background color. Now open material box under Gradients find foreground-background gradient repeats 4 Apply. Selections select none.
4. Open your tube copy and paste into image as new layer. re size it to fit inside of your frame. Adjust sharpen once. Rotate if needed. I rotated mine 10.00 to the right. Apply same drop shadow as before. rename tube
5. Open your elements copy and paste them as new layers re size them to fit. see my image. adjust and sharpen once.. Add same drop shadow as above. refer to my image for placements. On your tag element rotate 20.00 right and on the bow rotate it 20.00 left.
6. Click on your text tool fore-background color set to white. Select your font. I used AS motherlode. Rotate it to fit in side your tag. Now click on layer convert to raster layer.
7. Once you are happy with the way your elements look merge all elements above frame together. I start at top element and merge down by right clicking on layer. Lot easier than using merge visible. Do the same for all layers below the frame.
8. Select your Rectangle. Now select a dark colored pattern select it in your foreground close off your background color. Draw out a frame see my image above. convert raster apply same drop shadow.
9. Now add your watermark on new raster layer, apply copyrights and license numbers. Now Re-size all layers to your liking. I re sized to 325x325. You always need to re size before using your plugins for animation some will not look right if you do not re size first.
ANIMATION
1. Duplicate your frame 2 times for a total of 3 frame layers. close off the top and middle frame layers you just added. To close off a layer you click on the eye in the layers palette.
2. Click on your bottom frame layer in your layers palette.. Go to Effects/plugins/xenoflex 2 constellations star size 2 all other settings 50. Make sure that you check keep original image.
3. Close off the bottom layer and Click on the middle frame layer right above the bottom layer you just did in your layers palette... Go back to effects and Click on your Xenoflex constellations again. This time click on random seed one time.
4. Close off the middle frame layer you just did. Click on the Top frame Layer in your layers palette. Go To Effects and apply constellations again click on random seed one time.
5. Now close off the top and middle frame layers. Make sure you click on your background layer in your pallette this will allow you to switch layers with out having to click on each one. Got to Edit and copy merged. Paste into Animation shop as New animation.
6. Close the bottom Frame Layer, and open the middle frame Layer. Go to edit and copy merged.
Paste into animation shop after current lframe. You do this by right clicking on the first frame..
Now save your animation so that you can locate it when you get ready to add it to your Stationary. I always make folders and put everything in it..
STAT Background
1. Open a new transparent image. 1280x150. Choose same light color/paper that you used for your background layer in your header flood fill. Now go to Effects/image effects/seamless tiling.. mirror and vertical checked V-4 width 20 transition 5.
2. New raster layer. Now with selection tool draw out a rectangle on left 125 wide and entire height. Flood fill with pattern or color. Effects/ distortion/ ripple settings H-0, V-4 Ampitude 4 wavelength 29 check wrap.. Apply. If any of your background is showing on the top or bottom re size it up about 103 percent to 105 percent but no more than that.. distortion sometimes make things a little smaller. Now go to Effects/image effects/seamless tiling.. mirror and vertical checked V-4 width 20 transition 5.
3. Copy and paste your elements as new layer. re-size them to fit always remember to adjust/sharpen
Mask: none
Kit by: Fantasy Moments Kimberley found HERE
Plugins: Alien Xenoflex 2
Not all kits are same sizes.
So if you choose another kit, your re-sizing may be different..
Lets Begin
Please NOTE the below as I will not put it in each step
Once set your Drop shadow will stay
Always Close original image after you copy.
Always sharpen re-sized items.
1. Open transparent image 500x500 flood fill with a paper of your choice. Rename background
2. Choose a Frame Open copy and paste into your image as new layer. I used element 74. Add Drop shadow V1 H1 opacity 70 and blur 5.00. Apply rename Frame
3.Add a new raster layer below your frame. Click inside of your frame with your magic wand Selections/modify/expand 6. Select black for foreground color and white for background color. Now open material box under Gradients find foreground-background gradient repeats 4 Apply. Selections select none.
4. Open your tube copy and paste into image as new layer. re size it to fit inside of your frame. Adjust sharpen once. Rotate if needed. I rotated mine 10.00 to the right. Apply same drop shadow as before. rename tube
5. Open your elements copy and paste them as new layers re size them to fit. see my image. adjust and sharpen once.. Add same drop shadow as above. refer to my image for placements. On your tag element rotate 20.00 right and on the bow rotate it 20.00 left.
6. Click on your text tool fore-background color set to white. Select your font. I used AS motherlode. Rotate it to fit in side your tag. Now click on layer convert to raster layer.
7. Once you are happy with the way your elements look merge all elements above frame together. I start at top element and merge down by right clicking on layer. Lot easier than using merge visible. Do the same for all layers below the frame.
8. Select your Rectangle. Now select a dark colored pattern select it in your foreground close off your background color. Draw out a frame see my image above. convert raster apply same drop shadow.
9. Now add your watermark on new raster layer, apply copyrights and license numbers. Now Re-size all layers to your liking. I re sized to 325x325. You always need to re size before using your plugins for animation some will not look right if you do not re size first.
ANIMATION
1. Duplicate your frame 2 times for a total of 3 frame layers. close off the top and middle frame layers you just added. To close off a layer you click on the eye in the layers palette.
2. Click on your bottom frame layer in your layers palette.. Go to Effects/plugins/xenoflex 2 constellations star size 2 all other settings 50. Make sure that you check keep original image.
3. Close off the bottom layer and Click on the middle frame layer right above the bottom layer you just did in your layers palette... Go back to effects and Click on your Xenoflex constellations again. This time click on random seed one time.
4. Close off the middle frame layer you just did. Click on the Top frame Layer in your layers palette. Go To Effects and apply constellations again click on random seed one time.
5. Now close off the top and middle frame layers. Make sure you click on your background layer in your pallette this will allow you to switch layers with out having to click on each one. Got to Edit and copy merged. Paste into Animation shop as New animation.
6. Close the bottom Frame Layer, and open the middle frame Layer. Go to edit and copy merged.
Paste into animation shop after current lframe. You do this by right clicking on the first frame..
Now save your animation so that you can locate it when you get ready to add it to your Stationary. I always make folders and put everything in it..
STAT Background
1. Open a new transparent image. 1280x150. Choose same light color/paper that you used for your background layer in your header flood fill. Now go to Effects/image effects/seamless tiling.. mirror and vertical checked V-4 width 20 transition 5.
2. New raster layer. Now with selection tool draw out a rectangle on left 125 wide and entire height. Flood fill with pattern or color. Effects/ distortion/ ripple settings H-0, V-4 Ampitude 4 wavelength 29 check wrap.. Apply. If any of your background is showing on the top or bottom re size it up about 103 percent to 105 percent but no more than that.. distortion sometimes make things a little smaller. Now go to Effects/image effects/seamless tiling.. mirror and vertical checked V-4 width 20 transition 5.
3. Copy and paste your elements as new layer. re-size them to fit always remember to adjust/sharpen
re-size 30%.
4. Merge all layers Effects/image effects/seamless tiling (settings below
5. Now Export with Jpeg optimizer compression 25. Save in same file as header.
I hope you enjoyed the Tutorial.
I want to Thank all those that tested my Tutorials for me.
