November 2009

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Rainy Dayz

November 23, 2009 in Animation, Tag Tutorials by Lise-Lotte Sunesen | No comments

lhsTUTrainydayz

Program used: PSP 9 and Animation Shop.

Level: Intermediate

Supplies: Kit Wild Dayz by Lise-Lotte Sunesen. The kit can be bought here.

Eye Candy 5 Perspective Shadow (optional).

* Open a 600*400 px. canvas. Save.

* Open paper#12 (from kit Wild Dayz). resize to 600 px. using SmartSize. C/p to your new canvas. Close the original without saving.

* Repeat with paper # 12.

* Open frame 01, resize 20%. C/p to the canvas. Close the original without saving.

* Now drag paper 10 so that the tree, dog and sheep can be seen in the frame.

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* Then with selection tool (rectangle) select inside the frame, promote (paper 10) to selection. x out the original paper layer. Deselect.

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* In your layers palette link the promoted paper layer with the frame layer.

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* Go to layer 1. It´s an empty layer! Select the layer with your selection tool (magic wand), then go to Image/Crop To Selection.

* On the next layer (which is the layer with paper 12), add a picture frame with these settings:

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I used “edge brush 04″.

* Open Animalsticker 01. Resize 20%. C/p on top of the canvas. Close the original without saving.

* Mirror the bear (/that is the animal sticker). Move to the right.

* Rotate the frame and the promoted paper layer 2 degrees to the left. Move  to your liking.

* Add a drop shadow to the bear and the frame.

I used Eye Candy Perspective Shadow with these settings:

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* This is what my canvas looks like now:

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* I added some text: “Rainy Dayz”.

I used font MonoAlphabeet, size 36- I picked some colors from the canvas.

Convert the text to a raster. Rotate 2 degrees to the left. Add a shadow. Move like this:

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* Merge all layers. Delete the x-outed paper layer.

* Duplicate the merged layer 19 times, so that you have 20 layers.

* Save as a pspimage.

* Open the raindrops from the kit. Duplicate, resize 15% and save as a pspimage.

Now we are going to finish this tag in Animation Shop.

* Open the raindrops, you just saved, in Animation Shop.

* Right click, go to Insert Image Effect:

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* Chose Rotate Colors in the effect box:

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* Open the tag you made in PSP.

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* You can see that the frames are all selected in the raindrops animation, since they have a blue frame around them.

* We need to select all the frames in the tag too.

* When that is done, go to the raindrop animation, right click in frame 1, chose COPY.

* Then back to the tag, right click in frame 1, chose Paste/Into Selected Frame.

* You can now move the raindrops to where you want them in your tag. I placed mine to the left. When they are placed to your liking click on your left mouse button, and the animation is now pasted into all your tag frames.

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* Save your animation as a gif-file.

Your animated tag is now finished!

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I hope, you enjoyed this tutorial! :)

Making A Realistic Looking Glitter Text

November 18, 2009 in Basic Tutorials, Misc. Tutorials by Lise-Lotte Sunesen | No comments

lhsWORDARTchristmas

Program used: PSP 9

Level: Intermediate

Supplies: Glitter PSP tubes. Can be bought here.

PSP script “Vector Tube” by Pixel Nook. The script can be downloaded here.

* Install the glitter tube and the script.

First we are going to make a seamless glitter fill.

* Open a 300*300 px canvas.

* In the Picture Tube Tool find the glitter tube, you want to use. I use lhsGLITTERgreen01.

* “Paint” the canvas with glitter.

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* x-out this layer.

* Make a new layer. “Paint” a thick stripe of glitter in the middle of the canvas.

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* Move the stripe to the left, like this:

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* Duplicate this layer.

* On the duplicate layer go to Effects/Image Effects/Offset with these settings:

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* It looks like this now:

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* Make a new layer. Repeat the process, this time with a horizontal stripe.

Screenshots from this process:

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tut7tut8tut9* Make all layers visible.

* You now have a seamless  glitter pattern!

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* Minimize your glitter pattern.

Now it is time to make the glitter text!

* Open a new canvas 3600*1000 px.

* Activate your text tool.

* In your background color, find the glitter fill in the drop down under the patterns.

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* I write ”Christmas” with font Ariel with these settings:

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* Keep it as a vector. Go to Objects/Align/Center In Canvas.

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We now have a glitter text, but it does not look all that real. But we are going to change that now.

* Still keeping the text as a vector, go to Objects/Convert To Path.

* You have not used the Tube Tool since you made the glitter fill, so your glitter is still the selected tube there.

* You are now ready to run the “Vector Tube” script. Find it in the scripts drop down, and press the run button.

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* Your text is now ready to be saved as a png.

This is a close up of the text:

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I hope, you enjoyed this tutorial! :)

’tis the season

November 16, 2009 in Tag Tutorials by pimpd.tagz | No comments

sp-tis-the-season-pimpd09-cora“’tis the season”

What you need:

Tube of choice, I used artwork by Irene Shpak or you can substitute the paper/tube for a family photo

Scrapkit, “Christmas is Here” available in the store here

Font of choice, I used Hess Gothic Round NF & HarabaraHand

Frame of choice

Graphic program of choice, I use PSPX2

Let’s Begin!

1. Open a new transparent image

Open all of your supplies

2. C/P the frame of choice

Add drop shadow

Create a new raster layer behind the frame layer

C/P the paper or photo of choice into selection

C/P the tube of choice, if you are using one, above the frame layer

Trim as needed

Add drop shadow

3. C/P the holly branch from the kit

Add drop shadow

C/P a bow of choice from the kit

Add drop shadow

C/P the bulb of choice from the kit

Add drop shadow and place behind the bow layer

C/P the gift of choice from the kit

Add drop shadow

Add any wording of  choice

Add copyright info if needed

Add name and you are done!

Real simple, classic tutorial today!

This tutorial was written on Nov.16th, 2009 by Pimp’d Tagz exclusively for Digital Scrap World

Holiday Card {Animated}

November 16, 2009 in Animation, Tag Tutorials by pimpd.tagz | No comments

sw-holiday-card-pimpd09-family“Holiday Card”

What you need:

Tube of choice, I used artwork by Suzanne Woolcott or you can use a family photo

Scrapkit, Joyful Times here

Fonts of choice, I used HarabaraHand & Courier New

Mask of choice

Supplies, winter graphic & animated snow here

Graphic Program of choice, I use PSPX2

Animation Shop

Let’s Begin!

1. Open a new transparent image

Open all of your supplies

2. C/P the frame of choice

Add drop shadow

Create a new raster layer behind the frame layer

Using your selection tool, rectangle, trace along the open area of the frame

C/P the winter graphic into the selection

Do not merge layers

Create a new raster layer above the graphic layer

2. C/P the candy canes from the kit

Re-Size as needed

Add drop shadow

C/P the pine tree branch as a new layer

Add drop shadow

Place behind the candy layer

C/P the ornament frame from the kit

Add drop shadow

C/P a bow of choice

Add drop shadow and place above the ornament as shown above

Create a new raster behind the ornament frame

Using your lasso tool trace along the open area of the frame

C/P a paper of choice if you plan to use a tube or C/P a photo of choice

Add any wording, names, and copyright info if needed

*We will now begin to create the animated frames*

3. Open animation shop

Open the animated snow

Copy the first frame of the snow

Paste it as a new image inside PSP

Now select your selection tool, rectangle, and trace along the open area of the large frame

Select the raster layer above the winter graphic

Select your flood fill tool and flood fill the first snow pattern into selection

De Select everything

Save as frame 1

Go back to PSP and hit the undo button until just the selection is surround by the “dancing ants”

Go back to animation shop and select the second frame of the snow

Go to PSP and paste as a new image

Repeat this step a total of 10 times, so you have 10 frames for your tag.

Once completed, go to animation shop and open your animation wizard

Select the speed as 10 and press play

If you are happy with the speed, save and you are done!

This tutorial was written on Nov. 16th, 2009 by Pimp’d Tagz Exclusively for Digital Scrap World

 

Joyful Times X-mas Card

November 8, 2009 in Hybrid, Misc. Tutorials, Tag Tutorials by Lise-Lotte Sunesen | No comments

lhsXmascard_tutorial

Program used: PSP 9

Level: Intermediate

Supplies:

Kit Joyful Times by Lise-Lotte Sunesen. Kit available here.

My template plus psp frame. You can download them here.

Eye Candy 5 Perspective Shadow (/can be substituted with PSP´s drop shadow)

* Unzip the zip file with the template and the frame.

* Install the frame like this: c/p the frame file  to c:/documents/MyPSP Files/Picture Frames

* Open the template, duplicate it, close the original and save your duplicate. This will now be our working canvas.

* Open paper 07, c/p it above layer 1 in your canvas.

Resize the paper layer with 75%. Remember to un-check the “resize all layers” option.

* c/p paper 03 above layer 2. Resize like before.

* Now lower the opacity of this layer and drag the paper so the boxes in the paper fit with the grey part of layer 3.

Mine looks like this:

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* Go to layer 1,  select all/float/defloat, then go to the layer above it (/that would be the paper layer), and chose “promote selection to layer”.

x out the original paper layer and layer 1.

* Repeat with layer 2 and it´s paper layer.¨

* Go to the paper layer above layer 3. x out layer 3,  then on the paper layer with the selection tool (rectangle) make a selection around the middle section of the boxes.

If you use another paper follow the step described above instead.

I selected the boxes like this:

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* Promote selection to layer. x out the original layer.

* It´s time to decide which paper to use for the scallop edged tag on the top. I decided to use solid paper Dark Brown. Repeat the steps from above:

Resize the paper with 75%, on layer 4 select all/float/defloat and then promote the selection on the paper layer. x out layer 4 and the original paper layer.

My card looks like this now:

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* Open a poinsettia flower and a reindeer. Resize the flower with 50% and the reindeer with 40%.

They still look a little too big for the card so resize them both with 75%  also.

* Place the reindeer and flower to your liking. This is what I did:

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* Go to layer 2´s promoted selection layer (/the striped paper). Chose Image/Picture Frame. Find frame lhsINKEDEDGES, apply this frame with these settings:
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* Change the frame layers blend mode to Darken.

* Let´s add some “life” to this card with some shadows.

I used Eye Candy 5 Perspective Shadow with these settings on all layers (MINUS the frame layer – our inked edges):

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* Your card is finished now, unless you want to add some text. I chose not to do this.

* Save your pspimage plus save it as a jpg.

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PRINTING your card!

* If you want to you can now print your card. Open the jpg and flip PLUS mirror the image. So the card is now both upside down and mirrored.

* Then go to Print and apply these settings:

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* Close the jpg – do not save.

* Because we printed it upside down and mirrored, you can now easily fold your card.

Mine looks like this: (/I am sorry for the poor picture quality but there is absolutely no natural light here at this time and apparently my office lamp is not enough.)

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* Cut away the excess with a scissor.

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You now have a homemade Christmas card to send to your loved ones! :)

I hope, you enjoyed this tutorial!