Tutorial Shall We Dance by Luciap

PSP Tutorial

This tutorial

is a creation of mine and is copyrighted to me.

Any resemblance to other tutorials is accidental.

Translation into English by Shad.

This tutorial has been created with PSP X and AnimationShop.

Material: HERE

it contains: misted image I created, Nik-Flowers mask, 2 gradients: SN_WineBrood

& SN_WinterRose.jgd, Symphony in ABC font, Winni.Designs.accents.14 tube.

Before starting...

Open the attached tubes in PSP.

Save the gradient into PSP gradients directory

and the pattern into PSP patterns directory, open the mask in psp and reduce to icon.

Let's start: File >New image > 500 x 500 pixels, raster background, transparent.

Flood fill this raster with winter rose gradient (angle: 45 - repeats: 0 - invert unchecked)

Layers > New Raster layer: flood fill with wine brood gradient (angle: 45 - repeats: 0 - invert unchecked).

Open and reduce to icon the nik flower mask; Layers > new mask layer > from image:
nik flower, source luminance

Layers > merge group - Layers > merge visible

Open the misted image: edit > copy - edit > paste as new layer.

Duplicate the merged layer and move it up (above the tube layer)
Selections > Select all > Selections > modify > contract > 20 pixels
press the Delete key, Selections > invert

Effects > 3D Effects > inner bevel with following settings:

Effects > 3D Effects > Drop shadow
colour #110F0E

Selections > select none.

Layers > New raster layer

Image > canvas size > 504 * 504 pixels - central placement

flood fill canvas with Shall We Dance pattern (angle: 45 - scale: 100)
Selections > select all > selections > modify > contract > 2 pixels
press the Delete key.

Do not deselect!
Selections > modify > contract > 20 pixels, flood fill canvas with pattern
Selections > modify > contract > 2 pixels, press the Delete key

Selections > select all > Selections > float> Selections > load/save selection > save selection to Alpha channel

Selections > Select none

open Winni.Designs.accents.14 tube > copy the various notes
and > paste as new layers placing them where you prefer

merge all notes into one single layer
Selections > select all > selections > float > Selections > load/save selection > save selection to Alpha channel
Selections > select none

Add a writing of your choice, we've used Symphony abc font.
Add an inner bevel and a drop shadow with the same settings used for the frame.

Layers > Merge > Merge visible
Duplicate merged layer twice, you will have a total of 3 layers
Rename the layers: layer 1, layer 2 and layer 3

Click on Layer 1: Selections>Load/save selection >load selection from Alpha channel >Load Selection#1
Adjust >add/remove noise > random, monochrome, noise 15%
Click on Layer 2: Adjust >add/remove noise > random, monochrome, noise 20%
Click on Layer 3: Adjust >add/remove noise > random, monochrome, noise 25%

Selections > Select none

Click on Layer 1 : Selections>Load/save selection >load selection from Alpha channel >Load Selection#2
Adjust >add/remove noise > random, monochrome, noise 15%
Click on Layer 2: Adjust >add/remove noise > random, monochrome, noise 20%
Click on Layer 3: Adjust >add/remove noise > random, monochrome, noise 25%

Selections > Select none
Save in psp(AnimationShop) format
Open your file with AnimationShop
and save as .gif.

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