You can do pretty much what you like with your result: create signatures with name added, extras or stats, websets. Give all the credits that are required and for the tut to: Martine (link to http://chezmartine.com) for PSP 4 ALL (link to http://psp4all.com).
 Scrapkit: Kit Nr1 - Mago74. Download here. Glass: Download here. Snow: Download here. Font: Pixelette for the credits. You can download my E-Book which will let you work without being connected. 
STEP 1: Elements and Tube Open an image 750 x 600. Fill with white. Drop Shadow: I used
Selections > Select All. Add a layer. Kit 1by_Mago74 png (115) - Copy paste in the selection. Selections > Select None. Kit 1by_Mago74 png el (10) - 22%. Copy paste as a new layer, place on the left. Remove the star at the bottom. Opacity at 55%. Kit 1by_Mago74 el (5) - 27%. On the right and at the top. See my tag. Trace a circle with the Preset Shape Tool > Ellipse. Click inside the circle with the magic wand and add a layer. Fill with a gradient #D4100F and #FEC1B9. Set the opacity to 50%. Selections > Select None.Delete the layer with the ellipse. Place this layer under the layer Mago74 el (5). Kit 1by_Mago74 png (82) - Image > Mirror. 22% and place on the left. Kit 1by_Mago74 png (119) - 18%. On the right. Glass - on top. Kit 1by_Mago74 png el (15) - 22%. Place above element Mago74 el (5). Kit 1by_Mago74 png (46) - 5%, on the right. Kit 1 by_Mago74 cf&overlay (6) - 15%. Bottom, on the right. Kit 1by_Mago74 png (78) - 20%, on top. Kit 1by_Mago74 png (16) - 30% and on top of it. Kit 1by_Mago74 png (69) - 10%. Kit 1by_Mago74 png el (1) - 25% and opacity at 55%. Kit 1by_Mago74 png el (2) - 22%. Place exactly on top of the other Merry Christmas. Kit 1by_Mago74 png (105) - 20%. At the bottom. Kit 1by_Mago74 png (67) - 15%. Cut the stem. On the right. Kit 1by_Mago74 png (24) - 20%. Cut the strings. See my tag. Kit 1by_Mago74 png (37) - 15%. Kit 1by_Mago74 png (62) - 20% and on the left. Add your tube. Kit 1by_Mago74 png (84) - Image > Mirror. 20%. STEP 2: Credits Credits with the Pixelette font or any other small pixel font. STEP 3: Snow Open the snow file in PSP. Close the white background. Click on the layer below the glass layer and close all the layers above, glass included. Merge visible all the layers that are open. Name this merged layer Bottom. Select > Select All > Selections > Float > Selections > Defloat. Click on the first frame of the Snow animation. Copy paste on your work, just above the Bottom layer. Name this layer S1. Click on the 2nd frame of the Snow animation and copy paste above S1. Name this layer S2. Carry on and add all the other layers of the Snow animation in the same way. Selections > Invert. Click on Delete on your keyboard to delete the excess of snow. Move onto layer S9 and click on Delete. Move onto layer S8 and click on Delete. Carry on unti layer S1. We are removning all the snow excess around our image. Selections > Select None. Close all the Snow layers (10). Open all the layers above the last Snow layer S10. Merge visible these layers and name Top. STEP 4: Animation Open the layer Bottom, the layer S1 and the layer Top. Merge visible and copy paste in Animation Shop. Back in PSP and click on the Undo arrow. Close the layer S1 and open S2. Merge visible the Bottom layer, S2 layer and Top layer. Copy paste in Animation Shop after Current Frame. Back in PSP and repeat with S3, S4 etc...until your have 10 frames in AS. I used Image Ready and my file wasn't too heavy. If yours, once you have saved in AS is heavy, then do Edit > Select all. Animation > Cull Animation. In the window, select Remove 1 frame every 3 frames. 7 frames will remain after this operation. Repeat if necessary and again remove 1 frame every 3 frames and now 5 frames will remain. Click on Animation > Animation Properties > Canvas Color and choose Opaque White. Click on File > Optimization Wizard and save your result as a gif. Martine 18 December 2014 If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me   |
