This tutorial was written by Pints on 18th December 2008 any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental. Please do not take this tutorial as use it as your own, but you may print for own personal use and link to my site.
My tutorials are written in the way for those who have working knowledge of psp.
Supplies Needed
I used PSPX2 but should work in other versions.
Animation Shop
Scrapkit by Scrappin Divaz - Snowadorable
This kit is only $1 right now!, watch out for their credit crunch sales.
Font of choice - I used the 2 Peas Girly
Tube of Choice, I used Gorjuss by Suzanne Woolcott
Lets Go!
When resizing always use smartsize!
As a general rule if your kit hasn't been resized, I resize by 20% and then work from that.
Open new canvas 600 x 600, flood fill white
Use my tag for reference for placement.
Open the snowadorable frame 1
Resize/edit/copy/paste as new layer
Using your pick tool just rotate a little.
Open paper 7/resize
New raster layer below frame/flood fill with this paper.
Using magic wand on frame layer click outside the frame.
Selections/modify/expand 4
On paper layer hit delete.
Select none.
Add tube
Open the tree/fence/snowman/pole/word art/sledge
Resize/copy/paste as new layers.
Decorate your tree.
Add your name.
Open the snowball - you will need to resize these quite alot.
Edit/copy/paste as new layer
Keep duplicating and placing around your frame.
Duplicate and place some at the bottom of your snowman/fence/tree
See my tag.
Add dropshadows (but none to snowballs)
V&H2
Opacity 50
Blur 5
Colour black.
See my tag.
Resize all layers by 85%
Add copyright.
Merge all visible.
Edit/copy
Open AS and paste as new animation.
Back in psp click undo
With your mover tool move a couple of the snowballs from the bottom pile.
Merge all visible.
Edit/copy
Over in AS edit/paste after current animation.
Back in psp click undo and repeat the above.
I ended up with 4 frames.
Edit/select all
Animation/frame properties set at 30.
View animation
When your happy save as gif
Your done.
View your animation and when y.our happy save as GIF
Your done.
Thank you for doing this tutorial and I hope you enjoyed.
If you have any questions or comments please email me
Go to my blog for previews of latest tutorials. email your results and I will show them on my blog.
http://pints-blog.blogspot.com
This kit was given to me by Kristi of Scrappin Divaz and I have permission to use it!