Take a Picture

 

 

 

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This tutorial was written for those that have knowledge of PSP.

 

Tutorial written with PSP X2 but should work in any version of PSP

 

Supplies Needed:

PSP

Animation Shop

Tubes of Choice

I used the artwork of Pinuptoons.

If you would like to use his artwork please visit CILM

Scrap Kit used:  Java Joe

Scrap kit by: Raspberry Road Designs

 Masks of choice or the one I’ve included

(if these are your masks please let me know so I can take them down or give proper credit)

Font of Choice- Arial, 1 Los Pintores DNA, and Pixelette

 

Supplies HERE

 

Lets get Started:

Open a new canvas 500x500

 

Flood Fill with white

 

Open RR_Javajoe_Paper (2) from the scrapkit

 

Resize this paper by 25 percent

 

resize_25.jpg

 

Then copy and paste the resized paper on to your image as a new layer

 

Then go to Layers>Load/Save Mask>Load Mask From Disk

 

load_mask.jpg

 

Choose the mask you would like or the one I used which is 184

 

Use the settings below:

 

mask_settings.jpg 

 

Source Luminance (checked)

Fit to canvas (checked)

Hide all mask (checked)

 

Okay now your image should look like this:

 

step1_pre.jpg

 

Create a new layer

 

Make sure your background color is set to white

 

Click on your Rectangle Tool

 

Use these settings:

 

rectangle_settings.jpg

 

And draw out a square

 

You may need to transform it to look right

 

Convert that layer to a raster

 

Then take your selection tool and select a section for your pic

 

polaroid 1.jpg

 

Then press delete to delete the selection

 

polaroid2.jpg

 

Now add a drop shadow

 

dropshadow_settings.jpg

 

Now you want to go to

 

Image>Free Rotate

 

Use the settings below:

 

rotate.jpg

 

Rotate Right

20.00

UN check all layers

 

Then position your polaroid according to my tag

 

step2_pre.jpg

 

Now we are going to create the text around the Polaroid

 

You want to click on your rectangle tool again

 

Make a rectangle the size of your Polaroid

 

Then rotate your rectangle with the same settings as above

 

rec_preview.jpg

 

Now click on your text tool

 

And hover over your new box until you see the A with a curve under it

 

Then type your text with the settings below:

 

textsettings_1.jpg

 

You will have to play with your text to make it look just the way you want it to

 

Then click the plus sign next to your vector layer

 

plussign.jpg

 

Then turn off the rectangle layer by clicking on the eye

 

turnoff layer.jpg

 

Your image should now look like this:

 

step4_pre.jpg

 

Okay create a new layer

 

Now open the tubes you would like to go into the Polaroid

 

Copy and paste them onto your image

 

Make sure to move them below the Polaroid layer

 

Now turn off all but one and position where you would like it to appear in the Polaroid

 

position.jpg

 

Now click on the Polaroid layer

 

Use your magic wand to select the inside of the Polaroid

 

magicwand.jpg

 

Now go to:

 

Selections>Modify>Expand>

 

selections_expand.jpg

 

Use the settings below:

 

expand.jpg

 

Now go to:

 

Selections>Invert

 

Click on your layer with your girl

 

And hit delete

 

Selections>Select None

 

Now hide that girl layer and repeat steps as needed

 

Use the same settings

 

Now just turn one layer on

 

Add your main tube to the top

 

And position like mine

 

step5_pre.jpg

 

Now open the RR_JavaJoe_Element (9)

 

Image>Resize>50 percet

 

Copy and paste onto your image

 

Image resize another 50 percent

 

Duplicate your flower layer so that you have 4 flowers layers

 

Resize two flowers by another 75 percent

 

And the last one another 50 percent

 

I colorized two of my flowers

 

Positions like mine

 

flower_position.jpg

 

Now add your Name layer

 

Add copyright

 

You want to mark out the

3 girl layers

And your background layers

 

Then merge visible

 

You should have 6 total layers now

 

On to the animation

 

Okay open your first girl layer

 

Go to:

 

Edit>Copy Special> merged

 

copymerged.jpg

 

Then paste as a new image in animation shop

 

Go back to psp X out the first girl and open the second

 

Edit>Copy Special> merged

 

Animation shop

 

 Edit>Paste>After current frame

 

Then repeat for the last layer

 

Animation shop:

 

Edit>Select All

 

Animation>Frame properties

 

frameproperties.jpg

 

And then save as a gif

And your done

 

If you have any questions feel free to e-mail me at:

help@butterflykayla.com

 

takeapicture.gif

 

 

If you have any questions feel free to e-mail me at:

help@butterflykayla.com

 

Please send me your creations so I can put them up!

Send them to:

kayla@butterflykayla.com

 

 

Tutorial written on: May 28th 2008

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