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PSP for many years
I also use photoshop
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Punky
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I made screenshots to add gradient glow
the way I mostly do it for names
I type out the name - convert to raster layer
and if you want to add noise to the glow part of the name
I 1st duplicate the name layer and add gradient glow to the
bottom name layer, when adding noise I usually use Random around 50% or so
then merge the name layer down and add a drop shadow.
If adding noise to the name part ( 1st name layer )
you won't need to duplicate the name.
Add noise then the gradient glow, And drop shadow
For credits, depending on the tag
I mostly use same gradient glow setting minus the add noise bit
but on avatars I use a mostly a white glow
I have two avatar settings I use
See screenshots below
Plugin needed - Muras Meister Copies
On the background or template shape layer
stand on that layer to make active
select a pixel font, I use Pixelette
for my psp 9 size 6 Anti-alias off
type your text - center on the canvas
stand on the background or template layer
selections - select all, stand back on your text layer
this way your text is cropped.
Go to plugin - Muras Meister Copies
select tiling or tiling angle
below are screen shots for both
I usually set the Tile Gap between 1 and 3
apply plugin,and elect none
That's it, Easy Peasy
Any resemblance is purely coincidental.
I made Screen Shots for Ulead Animator Version 5.0
I have Windows 10 64 bit
so if you download make sure it's compatible with your windows
Download Here
Here are some tags I've made ~ saving with Ulead 5.0
Then on to the tutorial ღ
Click on the Fairy Banner to view full size ~ Was too big for my blog
However I use Ulead to finish my tags I just use it to save the Finished
animated tag to avoid any graniness.
You can certainly use it for much more!
You need to design your Tag/Avatar/Banner in Paint shop pro
Either animate in PSP using filters/plugins Or open an animation in Jasc Animation
Shop Once your design is done and animation in your tag you will in Jasc
Animation Shop save your tags as Frames not as Gif
The frames save feature
Allows you to save as PSP file I make individual folders for the frames I
saved in Jasc Animation Shop Example:
Punkys Banner Frames - I save in the
main folder where I have my tags I make with the name of the tag..
Make a
sub folder - Butterfly Fairy for example.. Then in that folder a new folder
Punkys Banner frames If you make animation in PSP
like noise filter
etc.
I also have name of person on the tag, close off other names you have
made.. except for the one you need.. Copy- Merge. Crop tag .. and open Jasc
Animation Shop and paste as a new animation.. If your opening an animation in
Jasc Animation Shop, You Will Drag your animation into your tag Make sure
your tag has as many frames as your animation, or your image will bounce..
once done.. Same as above - Save as frames not GIf Then your ready to use
Ulead Animator See ScreenShots below.. Any Questions??
Here are my Ulead Screen Shots
keeping in mind the color replacer tool may look different in another version
Open your image you are wanting to replace the color
Activate the layer - Click on the Background fill properties - and with the color picker
pick the color from your image or Wordart
Now click on the Foreground stroke properties - Color of choice
Now activate the color replacer tool - see my preview below
Using the color replacer settings as shown in the preview below
Now draw over the image or text and it will become the color
you set for the foreground :o)
You can do this with doodles , etc
just make sure to set the Background fill properties to
the color that the image is, then color of choice for the foreground.
Click on preview to view full size
Any other similarity is purely coincidental
and was done in psp 9 Any other versions should work
This tutorial was written for those
that have working knowledge of psp
VM Natural Sparkle Plugin
HERE
** Place The VM Natural plugin**
in your psp plugins folder
(1) Open a new Image 500 x 500
flood fill white
we will crop later
(2) Set your Foreground to black
background to # c00000
(3) I used a script type font
click on your text tool size 72 stroke 1.0
type your name then go to objects
align center in canvas
Layers > convert to raster layer
(4) Add a drop shadow
Vertical and Horizontal 2
Opacity 40
Blur 40
Color black ok
(5) Make sure your on your text layer
we are going to crop the name now
click on your lasso tool and select selection
(6) Look up top to the right where it says
create selection from
hover your mouse over the squares
until you see one that says layer opaque
then click on it you should now see
marching ants around your name
go to image > crop to selection
Duplicate your name two times for a total of three
close out the top two names
keeping the bottom name visible
(7) Go to effects > Plugins VM Natural > Sparkle
use the following settings
Max Size 24
Red 255
Green 255
Blue 255
Rnd Color on/off 255
Random seed 142 ok
(8) Hide this layer and open the middle name layer
go back into the Sparkle
Changing the Green to 66
Blue to 42
Random seed 0 ok
(9) Hide this layer and open the top name layer
go back into sparkle
Change the Green and Blue to 255
Random seed to 255 ok
(10) Hide this layer and open the bottom name layer
(11) Open Animation shop
(12) Back to psp make sure you highlight
the bottom name layer
edit > copy merged
back in Animation Shop
paste as a new animation
(13) Back to psp
Hide the bottom name layer
open the middle name layer
edit > copy merged
Paste after current frame in Animation shop
(14) Back to psp Hide the middle name layer
open the top name layer
edit > copy merged
Paste after current frame in Animation shop
(15) Edit > select all > Animation > Frame Properties
change to 20 View > Animation
if happy with it you can save and you are done :)
Thank you for doing my tutorial Hugs xx Punky xx
This is how I use tag templates
Open template Duplicate the template close out the original
delete the credit layer and any other layers you are not going to be using
I start at the bottom and work my way up
To add papers from scrap kits stand on a template layer go to selections - select all - float - defloat copy your paper and paste as a new layer right click on the raster layer ( paper ) and select Promote selection to layer and then delete the paper you pasted - selections - select none and keep doing this until you have papers where you want them with the other template layers and be sure to delete the original template layers
If you don't want to add papers to the template layers or at least not all of them and you just want to change the color of it just go to - Adjust - Color Balance - Manual Color Correction - click on Source and use the color dropper and click on the template original color - then click on Target and put the color there you want to change the color to.
If you want to use a gradient you can achieve this from the Materials Palette - Click on the background and fill properties and choose a dark color then click on foreground and stroke properties and choose a lighter color from the same color you used or a different color then in that same window select the gradient tab and set it up how you want
Now once your gradient is all ready to go stand on the template layer you want to fill with the gradient selections - select all - float - defloat on this same layer - Layers - new raster layer and fill the new raster layer with the gradient selections select none - delete the original template layer
If you want to add borders to your template shapes such as circles, squares , stand on a template layer shape selections- select all - float - defloat - selections modify - select selection borders- select both sides - Border width - your choice - what ever works with what your creating - then add your paper to it or flood fill with color or a gradient add a new raster layer and flood fill the selection and make sure this layer is above the template layer - deselect - add noise if you like etc.
That's pretty much it xx any questions? please email me ♥
to avoid those pesky stray left over pixels
from tubes and papers .. It has always been
a pain in the tookus to clean them up after finding
them on your finished already gifted tag !
Now I don't know why I didn't think of this before lol
as I have been using this method for other purposes!
When adding a paper or tube lets say to a template!
1st of course you stand on the template layer you need
selections - select all - selections defloat
paste paper or tube as a new layer!
After the paper or tube is pasted stand on it's layer not the
template layer! right click on it's layer and select
promote selection to layer then delete the original tube or paper
and original template layer
selections - select none
and that's it :) no more stray pixels
off to the sides, top and bottom .. depending it's location
Please leave me a comment if you do this already and no one
has told me about it or you didn't think of it as I did not
until the other day touche!
P.S To all you psp tutorial writers!
You may use this method in your tutorials
if you so wish, I'd like this to be apart
of tutorials others write to make it easier
on the tagger (: Hugs xx Punky xx
an before and after example
Open your chosen image in psp
I used an older picture of my son and daughter
duplicate your image - we will be working on the duplicate
go to adjust - add remove noise - despeckle
then go to adjust - add remove noise - Texture Preserving smooth
amount of correction 50 ok
go to adjust - blur - Gaussian blur - set to 4
then go to adjust - add remove noise - add noise
using these settings - Gaussian ticked Noise 4 Monochrome ticked
on your duplicate layer right click on the layer and select
New mask layer - select from image
select your image from the drop down ok
you will be working on the new mask layer
change your foreground to black
make sure now that the new mask layer is activated
activate your air brush tool - now comes the fun part :)
you will want to use a round brush - size will depend on your image..
let's start with the eyes, I set my brush to size 10
use the brush to go over just the eyes, and eyelashes,
then the eyebrows
adjusting your brush size accordingly
then do the lips and hair and clothing, but do not do the skin
or you will brush away the smoothness
when all finished with your brushing merge visible
There are many ways to edit photos,
this is just one of the ways I like to do it.
the reason for the masking is to bring back the brightness
of the eyes, eyelashes, brows, hair, clothing
but makes for a smooth skin effect
Hope you found my tutorial useful
Hugs Punky Butts
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