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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 (http://chezmartine.com) for PSP 4 ALL (http://psp4all.com).

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



Tube(s) of your choice, free or not, but credit for it must be added to your tag. The tube I used is © Lix - www.mundolix.com. Please purchase and make sure you have a valid license before using.

Mask: WSL_Mask 84 by Weescotslass at Weescotslass Creations.

Scrapkit: Bootastic by Designs by LK- Download here.

Lawn: The Lawn tube that comes in PSP.

Fonts: Broken15 and Pixelette for the name/text and credits.

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





STEP 1: Mask

Open a new transparent image 650x550 in PSP.
Fill with black.
         Open LKD_BootasticTS_paper9 and copy paste as a new layer.

Open WSL_Mask3 and apply. Masks > New > From image - OK. Then Masks > Delete. In PSP 8 and above, it's under Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image. OK then Delete.

Selections > Select All > Selections > Float > Selections > Defloat.
Add a layer and fill with white.
Selections > Select None. Slide this white layer under the mask layer.
Lower the opacity of the mask layer. Mine is at 79.

STEP 2: Elements and tube

Once each element is resized, sharpen if necessary:
Adjust > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask

Then add a drop shadow: I used

V = 3

O = 50

H = 3

B = 4

for the house and the tube.

And

V = 2

O = 40

H = 2

B = 2

for all the other elements and the text.

LKD_BootasticTS_starymoon - resize at 25% and put on the left.
LKD_BootasticTS_hauntedhouse - 75% and on the right. Image > Mirror.
LKD_BootasticTS_stars - at 50%. Select one or two stars and plaace them here and there                     .
LKD_BootasticTS_spider- 10%, on the right and under the house layer. See my result.
Duplicate this layer until you have three copies: spider1, spider2, spider3.
Activate the spider2 layer, select the spider and copy paste it a bit lower. Delete the original spider. Draw a line to attach the new spider to the web.
Activate the spider3 layer and repeat what you ahve just done for spider2. This time move the spider even lower.
To get the idea, look at my picture . In PSP, these layers are on top of each other:


Click on the Picture tube tool and add some lawn at the front of the house and on the side. Fill with grass all the way to the door. Then colorize using 85 for the Hue and 73 for the Saturation. Then close this layer, and with the lasso tool, trace around the path in front of the door. Check that you are on the lawn layer and click on Delete.
Open the lawn/grass layer:


LKD_BootasticTS_headstone1, LKD_BootasticTS_headstone2 and LKD_BootasticTS_headstone3 - at 25%, place them on the left of the house and duplicate to make it look like a cemetery.
LKD_BootasticTS_hauntedtree - at 60% and on the left of the house, in front of the graves.
LKD_BootasticTS_fence1 - at 50% and in front of the tree, on the left of the house. Duplicate.

  Witch, ghost etc...
LKD_BootasticTS_mummy - at 18%.
LKD_BootasticTS_spooky - at 18%.
LKD_BootasticTS_frank - at 20%.
LKD_BootasticTS_witch - at 22%.
LKD_BootasticTS_spooky - at 18%.
LKD_BootasticTS_cauldron - at 30%.
LKD_BootasticTS_cat - at 22%.
LKD_BootasticTS_skull - at 15%. Place in the window: skull2. Duplicate thiq layer and move towards the bottom so only the top of the skull, eyes and a bit of the nose will show at the window. Delete the bottom part of the skull by tracing around the window with the lasso tool. Move this layer under the other one sull2 and name it skull1.



Pumpkins
LKD_BootasticTS_pumpkins - at 45%, on the left.
LKD_BootasticTS_pumpkincat - at 35%, on the left of the mummy.
LKD_BootasticTS_pumpkin - at 22%, on the right of the mummy.
LKD_BootasticTS_pumpkinbucket - at 15% and in the hand of the little witch.

Close all the layers except the 4 pumpkin layers.
Merge visible these 4 layers.
Duplicate this merged layer twice to have 3 copies: pumpkin1, pumpkin2 and pumpkin3.

Pumpkin1: Select the eyes of the pumpkin (the one with the witch hat) and colorize in yellow #F5CD1A. Select None.
Pumpkin2: Select the eyes of the pumpkincat and colorize in yellow #F5CD1A. Select None.
Pumpkin3: Select the eyes of the pumpkins (the 3 pumpkins on top of each other) and colorize in black. Select None. Then select the eyes of the pumpkinbucket (in the little witch's hand) and colorize in yellow #F5CD1A. Select None.

Open all the layers.

Add your tube.

STEP 3: Text and  Credits

Text: of your choice or mine. The font is Broken 15 in white. I then recolored each word.
Apply an Inner Bevel.

Credits: with a font like Pixelette or any other pixel font.

STEP 4: Animation

Close these layers: skull1 and skull2, spider2and spider3 and the pumpkin2 and pumpkin3 layers. Merge visible all the other layers. Copy and then paste in AS.
Back in PSP. Click on the arrow Undo Last Command and this time close these layers: skull2, pumpkin1 and pumpkin3, spider1 and spider3. Merge visible all the other layers. Copy and then paste after Current frame in AS.
Back in PSP. Click on the arrow Undo Last Command and this time close these layers: skull1, pumpkin1 and pumpkin2, spider1 and spider2. Merge visible all the other layers. Copy and then paste after Current frame in AS.
Back in PSP. Click on the arrow Undo Last Command and this time close these layers: skull1, pumpkin2 and pumpkin3, spider1 and spider2. So the skull stays at the wondow and the spider at the bottom. Merge visible all the other layers. Copy and then paste after Current frame in AS.
Back in PSP. Click on the arrow Undo Last Command and this time close these layers: skull2, pumpkin1 and pumpkin3, spider1 and spider2. So the skull goes down and the spider stays at the bottom. Merge visible all the other layers. Copy and then paste after Current frame in AS.
Back in PSP. Click on the arrow Undo Last Command and this time close these layers: skull1 and skull2, pumpkin1 and pumpkin2, spider2 and spider3. No skull visible at the wondow and the spider is right up. Merge visible all the other layers. Copy and then paste after Current frame in AS.

STEP5: In Animation Shop

You now have 6 images in your animation. Edit > Select All. Animation > Frame properties > Display Time and enter 40. Click on View Animation to check that you are happy with the speed.
If you are happy, click on File and save.

Martine
9 October 2012

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