~*~ Halloween Boo ~*~
(Version française ICI)
 

 
 



You can do pretty much what you like with your result: create signatures with name added, extras or stats, websets.


This pointing hand is here to help you. You can drag and drop it and use it as a marker to help with following the tutorial.
Martine






Tubes of your choice, free or not, but the credit for the tube must be added to your tag. The tube I am using is © Suzanne Richards - www.mojo.com.au.  If you use the same tube, you need a license that you can get here: CILM. and don't forget: you can only have one © on your tag.

Scrapkit: Halloween created by Bluey of Blue Dream Designs. Link: Halloween.

Mask: One of Chelle's of Weescotlass - In the zipped file.

One image you are allowed to use. Mine comes from here : Stock.xchng. You have to join but it is free.

Alien Skin Xenofex 2

My template in the zipped file.

Police: Pixelette for your credits.

Supplies:
You can download my E-Book which will let you work without being connected:

Open the supplies in PSP. Click on the template. Best not to work on the original. Click on Shift and D to make a copy. Close the original.
Close the Credits layer at the top.

  • Click on the Background layer and add a new layer. Fill with grey: #7F7F7F. Then apply your Mask. Click on Masks > New > From Image - OK. Then Mask > Delete. In PSP 8 and more recent versions of PSP, go to Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image. OK. Then Delete.
  • BD-Halloween-Tree. Add as a new layer. Move it towards the left. Then apply a Drop Shadow:
    V&H = 0; O =80 et Flou = 10. Couleur = Blanc. Name this layer Tree.
    On your Layer Palette, duplicate the Tree layer and then move this second tree towards the right. Name this layerTree 2.
  • Image of choice. Click on the Circle background layer. Then Selections > Select All > Selections > Float > Selections > Defloat.
    Add a layer. Resize your image and then copy paste it in the selection. Deselect. Delete my     Circle Background layer and rename yours Circle Background.
  • Click on the Circle Frame layer. Puis Selections > Select All > Selections > Float > Selections > Defloat.
    Add a layer and fill with white. Delete my Circle Frame layer and rename yours Circle Frame.
  • Fence: BD-Halloween-Fence. Resize to 85%. Then click on Colors > Grey Scale. In other PSP builds you will find this under Image. Now add the fence as a new layer and apply the same Drop Shadow as before.
  • Add the ghost. Mine was resized to 50%.
  • Add the tombstone after resizing it to 55%. Add the same Drop Shadow.
  • Add the broom at 50% of its original size. Then click on the Deformation Tool and place the broom so it is lying against the tombstone.
  • Resize the Boo WordArt to 40% of its original size. Then click on Colors or Image and Grey Scale. And place right at the top on the left. Add the same Drop Shadow.

  • Eyes - resize to 15%. Place on the right. Click on Image > Rotation to the right by 7° and name this layer Eyes 1.
    Duplicate this layer > Image > Mirror and place where you want on the left. Name this layer: Eyes 2.
    Duplicate and move this new layer to the top: Eyes 3.

  • WordArt Spook. Resized to 50%. Colour some of the letters in black and position at the bottom. Apply the same Drop Shadow.
  • Tube of choice. Resized if necessary and then apply the Grey Scale Effect before adding to your work. Add the same Drop Shadow.

  • Resize your image, with the Layers merged option kept unchecked. The one above is 75% of its original size.
  • Add your credits.

Animation
  • Your Layer Palette should look like this:

  • Click on the Picture layer. Close all the layers above it. Merge visible the 5 remaining layers.
  • Go to Effects > Alien Skin Xenofex 2 - Lightning.
  • Set it up like this:
    Settings: Click on Lightning Example
     

     


  • On the right, in the Preview window, position the lightning so it is within the circle. Right on the border, not outside the circle. You can easily adjust it so the lightning is within.


  • Click on OK. Re-open all the layers above and merge visible.
  • Copy paste this merged image in Animation Shop.
  • Go back to PSP and click on Undo . I had to click 14 times to go back to before I applied the effect. We are on the merged image of the circle with all the layers above closed.
  • Re-apply the lightning effect but click once on Random. OK. Open the layers above and merge visible. Click on the image and copy.
    In AS, right-click on the frame and paste after Current Frame.
  • You must do this until you have 13 images in all in AS.
    My Animation: This is my result and this animation is in the zipped folder. I thought it may help you.
     
  • Open the above file in your PSP if you want to animate like I did: the lightening, the eyes and the ghost.

    • Read The Whole Section Before You Start.
  • Lightning: None on frames 5, 6, 7 et 13. So to create these frames, you go back to PSP and do not apply the effect.
    On Frame 10, I have also moved the lightning towards the right at the top.
  • Eyes - After applying the Lightning Effect, when you re-open all the layers above before merging, just keep some of the Eyes layers closed.
    On Frame 3, I left the Eyes 2 layer closed.
    On Frame 4, I did not open the Eyes 2 & Eyes 3 layers.
    On Frame 11, I left Eyes 1 & Eyes 3 layers closed.
    On Frames 12 & 13, all the Eyes layers are kept closed before merging.
  • Ghost: Frames 1 et 2 - Leave the ghost where it is.
    Frame 3 - Move it a tiny bit towards the right.
    Frames 4 et 5 - Keep those two layers closed before merging. We don't see the ghost at all.
    Frame 6 - The ghost comes out a tiny bitfrom behind the tomb.
    Frame 7 - Coming a bit more out still.
    Frame 8 - And more still.
    Frame 9 - The ghost is going back into hiding so move him back towards the right.
    Frames 10, 11, 12 et 13 - We don't see the ghost. Keep these layers closed before merging.

  • Click on Frame 1. Edit > Select All. Right clickt > Frame Properties and for Display Time, you enter 20. Edit > Select None.
  • Then right click on Frame 7 and for this frame's Display Time, you enter 200. And do the same for Frame 13.

File > Save as - Name and optimize.

Martine
15 October 2008

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me