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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Alice in Wonderland
This tutorial was written by me on February 28, 2016. The results are of my own imagination. Any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental.
Please DO NOT claim this tutorial as your own.
This was written assuming you have working knowledge of PSP.
Please keep in mind that I write the tutorial as I am creating it.
Supplies needed
I am using PSP X6 but this tutorial should work with any version.
Animation shop (optional)
PTU Tube: I am using a gorgeous CDO Bonus (August 2015) tube called Wonderland created by
Enys Guerrero. Please do not use her tubes without a proper licence.
You can purchase Enys Guerrero tubes at CDO here.
FTU Kit: I am using Alice in Wonderland TS (tagger size) by Designs by Vaybs. You can download this gorgeous kit here.
Mask: WSL Mask 117 created by Weescotslass Creations. You can download it here.
FTU Font: Alice in Wonderland for my name
Plug in: Eyecandy 4000, gradient glow
FTU Animation (Optional): Lucky 13 by Sophisticat Simone. You can download it here.
I am using a drop shadow of V/H 3, Opacity 50, blur 5, color black through out the tutorial unless otherwise stated.
Open a new 600x600 transparent image.
Copy your tube and paste as a new layer. Resize 80% and drop shadow.
Open element 21, copy and close the original. Select raster 1 and paste. Resize 80% and move to the right and up slightly. See mine for placement.
Open element 25, copy and close the original. Select the tree layer and paste. Resize 70% and move to the upper left side. See mine for placement. Using your magic wand with these settings,
click inside the frame of the key. Selections, modify, expand by 5. Open paper of choice. I am using paper 5, copy and close the original. Paste as a new layer. Effects, distortion effects, twirl with these settings.
Repeat the twirl 2 more times. Do not deselect.
Open element 17, copy and close the original. Add a new raster layer and edit, paste into selections. Do not Deselect. Select your paper layer, selections, invert and hit delete on your keyboard. Select none. Move the frame layer above the paper and cup layer. Drop shadow the frame and cups.
Open element 26, copy and close the original. Select the top layer and paste. Resize 50% and move to the bottom right just above the root layer of the tree.
Open element 8, copy and close the original. Select the top layer and paste. Resize 50% and move to the bottom of the key frame on the left. Move this layer above the key frame layer. Drop shadow.
Open element 15, copy and close the original. Select the top layer and paste. Resize 40% and move to the bottom left corner. See mine for placement. Drop shadow.
Open element 29, copy and close the original. Select the top layer and paste. Resize 50% and move to the bottom right corner of the tube. See mine for placement. Drop shadow.
Open element 20, copy and close the original. Select the top layer and paste. Resize 50% and move to the bottom center. Effect, eyecandy 4000, gradient glow with the following settings.
Open element 18, copy and close the original. Select the bottom layer and paste.
Open paper of choice. I am using paper 1, copy and close the original. Select raster 1 and paste.
Apply WSL mask 117 and merge group.
Add your copyright and name.
If you do not want to animate, save as png.
Animation:
Add a new raster layer to your tag and send to the bottom. Flood fill white. Hide all layers except the white background, mask layer, cup layer and tree layer. Easy way to do this is select a layer in your pallet then go to Layers, view and none then click on the eye beside the layers you want open.
Open Animation shop.
Open Simone's Lucky 13 mng and resize 70%, Animation, resize animation 70%. Notice on the bottom left corner the frame count for this animation is 20 frames. We will need this many frames for our tag.
Ok now we are ready to get started on the animation.
Back to psp. edit copy special, copy merged.
Back to animation shop. Edit paste as new animation. (ctrl + V) now we need 20 frames. Holding down the ctrl + shift tap your L 19x this will give you your 20 frames.
Back to Simone's animation, select all and copy (ctrl + c)
Back to your background animation, select all (ctrl + a) and paste into select frames (ctrl + e).
The animation will be hanging off the mouse. You want to place it just above the y of the tree on the left side. see my example below. When you have the animation in the correct spot, left click. If you do not like were the animation was placed, hit ctrl + z to undo the paste and redo the ctrl + e.
You can close off Simone's animation as we do not need it anymore.
Back to psp. Now you want to view every thing except the white background, mask layer, cup layer and tree layer. Click on a layer in your layer pallet and click layers, view all then click on the eye next to the background, mask, cup and tree layer to hide it.
Select all, (this is important as we need the tag size to be the same size as the background) edit, copy special, copy merge.
Back to animation shop. Edit paste as new animation. (ctrl + V) now we need 20 frames. Holding down the ctrl + shift tap your L 19x this will give you your 20 frames.
Select all, ctrl + a and copy, ctrl + c. Select your background animation and select all, ctrl + a and paste into select animation, ctrl + e.
your tag will be handing of your mouse. move it until you find a spot you think is best and left click. Remember ctrl + z is your best friend with animation lol.
You now can close off the tag part of the animation as it is no longer needed.
View your animation by clicking on the film icon next to the arrow with the ?. Once happy with your animation. Save as GIF
Click on save as, name your tag, and the options box will pop up after you click ok. Click in customize and the optimization tab. Only the 3 middle boxes should be selected. Click next, next, next and finished.
I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial. I would love to see your results.
Hugs,
Gwils
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