This tutorial is my own design and any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental. It was created in Paint Shop Pro X and Animation Shop 3.11 © February 2013 - Yvonne - Yorkshire Lass Designs - All rights reserved Italian translation by MaVi (Maria) here You will need the following to complete this tutorial: Tubes Yoka-FrenchLady-18062011.pspimage kTs_S00008 copie.psp yp_thought_cloud.psp yp_estee_lauder_luxury_lipsticks.psp yp_perfume_nina_ricci_dancing_ribbon.psp yp_red_court_shoes.psp yp_red_hat.psp yp_red_shopping_bags01.psp yp_red_shopping_bags02.psp yp_red_tick.psp yp_shopping_quote_jane_darnley.psp All the above can be downloaded HERE Download and extract to a file on your computer. Open in PSP and minimise Plug Ins Muras Meister - Cloud Penta.com - Color Dot The above can be downloaded HERE Download and extract to your Plug Ins folder. *********** Drag this arrow with you to mark your place in the tutorial Drag and Drop Script from Dynamic Drive ********** INSTRUCTIONS STEP 1 Open a new canvas 800 x 600 white background Layers >> Promote Background Layer STEP 2 In the Materials Palette load Foreground with White #FFFFFF and Background with Pink #EDD5C4 Effects >> Plugins >> MuRa's Meister >> Cloud STEP 3 Maximise tube kTs_S00008 copie.psp Edit >> Copy Minimise tube Edit >> Paste as New Layer Image >> Resize 130% Resize all layers unchecked Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen STEP 4 Effects >> Image Effects >> Offset STEP 5 Maximise tube Yoka-FrenchLady-18062011.pspimage Edit >> Copy Minimise tube Edit >> Paste as New Layer Image >> Mirror STEP 6 Effects >> Image Effects >> Offset STEP 7 Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow Repeat Drop Shadow changing Vertical and Horizontal Offsets to minus 2(-2) STEP 8 Maximise tube yp_red_shopping_bags01.psp Edit >> Copy Minimise tube Edit >> Paste as New Layer Effects >> Image Effects >> Offset Layers >> Arrange >> Move Down Layers >> Duplicate Image >> Mirror STEP 9 In the Layer Palette highlight the top layer (Raster 3) STEP 10 Maximise tube yp_red_shopping_bags02.psp Edit >> Copy Minimise tube Edit >> Paste as New Layer Select the Move Tool and bring the tube down to the bottom of the canvas Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow This is what you should have now STEP 11 In the Materials Palette load Background with Red #AE1930 STEP 12 Layers >> New Raster Layer Selections >> Select All Selections >> Modify >> Contract Number of pixels = 3 Selections >> Invert Select Floodfill Tool and fill selection with Red #AE1930 Selections >> Select None STEP 13 Layers >> Merge >> Merge Visible Image >> Resize 90% Resize all layers unchecked STEP 14 In the Materials Palette change Foreground Style to Gradient STEP 15 Layers >> New Raster Layer Flood fill layer with Gradient Adjust >> Blur >> Gaussian Blur Radius = 25 STEP 16 Effects >> Plugins >> Penta.com >> Color Dot Layers >> Arrange >> Send to Bottom STEP 18 Layers >> New Raster Layer Selections >> Select All Selections >> Modify >> Contract Number of pixels = 3 Selections >> Invert Select Floodfill Tool and fill selection with Red #AE1930 Selections >> Select None STEP 19 In the Layer Palette highlight the top layer (merged layer) STEP 20 Maximise tube yp_shopping_quote_jane_darnley.psp Edit >> Copy Minimise tube Edit >> Paste as New Layer With the Move Tool position as below STEP 21 Layers >> Merge >> Merge Visible STEP 22 Maximise tube yp_thought_cloud.psp Edit >> Copy Minimise tube Edit >> Paste as New Layer With the Move Tool position as below STEP 23 Maximise tube yp_red_tick.psp Edit >> Copy Minimise tube Edit >> Paste as New Layer With the Move Tool position over the thought cloud as below STEP 24 Maximise tube yp_red_hat.psp Edit >> Copy Minimise tube Edit >> Paste as New Layer Image >> Resize 30% Resize All Layers unchecked With the Move Tool centre in top half of the thought cloud Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen STEP 25 Apply Drop Shadow same settings as in STEP 7 This is what you should have now STEP 26 In the Layer Palette rename this layer "Hat" and hide the layer STEP 27 Maximise tube yp_red_court_shoes.psp Edit >> Copy Minimise tube Edit >> Paste as New Layer Image >> Resize 25% Resize All Layers unchecked With the Move Tool centre in top half of the thought cloud Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen Apply Drop Shadow same settings as in STEP 7 In the Layer Palette rename this layer "Shoes" and hide the layer STEP 28 Maximise tube yp_estee_lauder_luxury_lipsticks.psp Edit >> Copy Minimise tube Edit >> Paste as New Layer Image >> Resize 32% Resize All Layers unchecked With the Move Tool centre in top half of the thought cloud Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen Apply Drop Shadow same settings as in STEP 7 In the Layer Palette rename this layer "Lipsticks" and hide the layer STEP 29 Maximise tube yp_perfume_nina_ricci_dancing_ribbon.psp Edit >> Copy Minimise tube Edit >> Paste as New Layer Image >> Resize 40% Resize All Layers unchecked With the Move Tool centre in top half of the thought cloud Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen Apply Drop Shadow same settings as in STEP 7 In the Layer Palette rename this layer "Perfume" and hide the layer STEP 30 Layers >> New Raster Layer Add your name and/or watermark This is what the Layer Palette should look like now NOW TO ANIMATE STEP 31 In the Layer Palette make "Hat" layer visible Edit >> Copy Merged Open Animation Shop Edit >> Paste >> As New Animation Back to PSP STEP 32 In the Layer Palette hide "Hat" layer Make "Shoes" layer visible Edit >> Copy Merged Over to Animation Shop Edit >> Paste >> After Current Frame Back to PSP STEP 33 In the Layer Palette hide "Shoes" layer Make "Lipsticks" layer visible Edit >> Copy Merged Over to Animation Shop Edit >> Paste >> After Current Frame Back to PSP STEP 34 In the Layer Palette hide "Lipsticks" layer Make "Perfume" layer visible Edit >> Copy Merged Over to Animation Shop Edit >> Paste >> After Current Frame Stay in Animation Shop This is what you should have now STEP 35 Edit >> Select All Animation >> Frame Properties Change the Display Time to 80 View >> Animation STEP 36 If your happy with the animation activate the frames Resize if desired I resized mine to 700 x 525 pixels Animation >> Resize Animation Save as a gif I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. 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