Saturday, April 30, 2011

2011 HAPPY NEW YEARS


©SassynSimple Tutorials
Date Written: Dec 31, 2010

PROGRAMS NEEDED
Paintshop or Corel Program
PLUGINS Xenoflex 2 constellations
ANIMATION SHOP

ITEMS YOU NEED

TUBE: of your I used Ray Leaning PTU I bought it at MPT
I have a license for this tube
KIT: Scrap and Tubes PTU Kit HERE
FONT: Of your choice I used Galaxy 1 FTU at 1,000 fonts

READ BELOW BEFORE STARTING
Settings may differ slightly depending on your version.
Close original after you copy it unless I state otherwise.
Sharpen all re-sized items 1 time.
RE-SIZE only one layer unless other wise stated.
Refer to my image for placement of items.
Left click and right click refers to mouse buttons.

Now Lets Start

1. Select your Tube minimize it for now

2. Open a new transparent image 550x450
Selections/Select all
Keep selected

3. Select Paper 5 from Kit Edit/copy
Edit/paste into selection on your image
Selections/select none

4. Select fireworks 2 from kit Edit/copy
Edit/paste as new layer into image
Re-size 50%
Move to top right side
leave room on side and top for border

5. Still on fire works
Layers palette/right click duplicate 1 time
Image/mirror
Right click duplicate/merge/merge down
Do not add drop shadow

6. Select Disco ball from kit Edit/copy
Edit/paste as new layer into image
Re-size it 50%
Center it in image

7. Still on disco ball
Effects/3D/drop shadow
Settings/below


9. Select clock from the kit Edit/copy
Edit/paste as new layer into your image
Re-size it 85%
Apply same drop shadow
Center it image

10. Select your Tube Edit/copy
Edit/paste as new layer into your image
Re-size as needed I re-sized 80%
Apply same drop shadow
Center in it in the clock

11. Select bottle of champagne from kit
Edit/copy
Edit/paste as new layer into your image
Re-size it 45%
Apply same drop shadow
Move to right bottom side of clock

12. Select the champagne glass
Edit/copy
Edit/paste as new layer into your image
Re-size it 45%
Apply same drop shadow
place it next to champagne bottle

13. Select balloon 1 from Kit
Edit/copy
Edit/paste as new layer into your image
Re-size it 45%
Apply same drop shadow
Move to right side of clock

14. Select balloon 2 from Kit
Edit/copy
Edit/paste as new layer into your image
Re-size it 45%
Apply same drop shadow
Move below other balloon

15. Select hat 1 from Kit
Edit/copy
Edit/paste as new layer into your image
Re-size it 45%
Apply same drop shadow
Move below the balloons

16. Layers palette right click merged layer
Add new raster layer
Selections/select all

17. Select paper 3 from kit Edit/copy
Edit/paste into selection
Selections/modify/contract 10
Hit delete on your keyboard
Or edit/clear
Selections/select none

18. Apply same drop shadow
Go back apply drop shadow again
But change horizontal and vertical to -2

19. Add your text now.
I used Galaxy 1 font ftu at 1,000 fonts
Gold foreground color/black background color

20. Add new raster layers apply copyrights and watermarks

21. Close off raster 1 and raster 2 by clicking eye
Layers palette right click any layer merge/merge visible
You should have 3 layers now
merged Layer
fireworks raster 2 layer
and background raster 1 layer

22. Open back up all your layers
You can save as jpeg or go on to animation

ANIMATION
Open your animation shop minimize for now

1. In psp right click raster 2 (fireworks) Layer
Duplicate 2 times for a total of 3 layers

2. Starting with copy 2 of raster 2 (top) layer
Effects/plugins/Xenoflex 2 constellations
Settings below
After applying click eye close off this layer

3. Select copy of raster 2 (middle layer)
Apply constellations again hit random seed button 1 time
After applying Click the eye and close of this layer

4. Select raster 2 bottom layer
Apply constellations again hit the random seed button 1 time
do not close this layer

5. Edit/copy/copy merged
Take it to Animation Shop
Right click anywhere in workspace paste as new animation

6. Back in PSP click eye close raster 2
Click eye and open copy of raster 2 (middle layer)
Edit/copy/copy merged
Take it to animation shop
Right click first frame paste after current layer

7. Back in PSP click eye close copy of raster 2
Click eye and open copy 2 of raster 2( top layer)
Edit/copy/copy merged
Take it to animation shop
Right click first frame paste after current layer

8. Save your animation I did not change display time

Below is an example of a Background that can be
Made if you would like to make this into a stat.

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