Saturday, November 9, 2013

FTU - Holiday Dancin'




Holiday Dancin’

 This tutorial was written by me on November 09, 2013, using my own ideas. Any resemblance to others is coincidental and accidental. This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of psp and is written in PSPX.

Please leave some love when downloading supplies. The artists/creators work hard to make/share their work with us, so let's be appreciative. Please use all correct copyright/license information and follow all TOU’s. Let’s give credit where credit is due.
As always, tutorials are only a guideline. If you don't have the exact supplies, use ones you have or ones you choose.



Supplies:

“Dancing Reindeer and Santa” tube by Ty Wilson – tube/license available at ADI
“Christmas '09 Freebie - Christmas Holly” FTU scrap kit by Bluedream Designs
Xero_Fritillary
Eye Candy 5_Impact_Perspective Shadow
Animation Shop
Font_ Christmas Card


Abbreviations:
EC = Eye Candy
GG = Gradient Glow
DS = Drop Shadow
C/P = Copy and Paste
FF = Flood Fill
ANL = Add New Layer
 AS = Animation Shop




Open blank 600x300 canvas

ANL_Select All_C/P paper 10 into selection_Select None

ANL_ make a custom selection:




 FF with a green gradient
Effects_Distortion Effects_Pixelate_15
Effects_Texture Effects_Fine Leather:




Blend mode_Luminance (legacy)


C/P the following elements, duplicating, mirroring, placing as shown, applying effects as listed:

Decs3_Opacity 70
Holly Tree

Duplicate paper background layer
Move to top
Select All_Contract_3_Delete
Select none
Duplicate
On original_Blur_Gaussian Blur_5

C/P tube
Place to right of tag
Duplicate
On original_Blur_Gaussian Blur_10
Xero_Fritillary:



On duplicate_EC5_Impact_Perspective Shadow_Drop Shadow, Low

DS all other layers_0_0_60_30_Black

ANL to top
Duplicate twice
Highlight top layer

Picture Tube Tool_Sparkle_size 20
Add a sparkle on the first bead of the tree, skip 2, add another sparkle
Repeat to end of bead rope

Repeat for each of the next 2 blank layers, adding sparkles on the next bead in line

Close the 2 bottom sparkle layers

Add all correct copyright/license information

Name_Christmas Card_72_#008000
DS_2_5_50_5_#008000

Animating:

Copy Merged
AS_Paste as new image

Back to PSP_Close top sparkle layer and open 2nd
Copy merged
AS_Paste after current frame

Repeat for last sparkle layer

Save!!!

Avatar:

Open blank 150x150 canvas

Drag and drop background paper and stripe from sig tag

Position stripe as shown and change blend mode to Luminance (Legacy)

ANL
Select all_C/P paper 10 into selection
Contract by 3_Delete_Select none

Duplicate
On original_ On original_Blur_Gaussian Blur_5

C/P Tree, resizing to fit
DS__0_0_60_30_Black

Add first letter of name_ Christmas Card_72_#008000
DS_2_5_50_5_Black

Save!!


1 comment:

  1. Penny
    The Blue Dream Design scrapkit is no longer available
    Just thought I'd let you know
    Anne

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