"Simply Christmas"This Tutorial was written by me on Dec. 6th, 2009. and is of my own creation.
You will need Paint Shop Pro. This tut was written with Psp X2, but any version will work.
You must have a good knowledge of Psp and working with masks to do this tut.
"Supplies Needed"
Any version of Paint Shop Pro. Animation Shop.
VDL Adrenaline Snowflakes Plugin....Here
Wsl_Masks, 105 and 106....Here
My PTU Simply Christmas Scrap Kit...Here
You may also find my kit.... Here
Tube of choice, Font of choice.
I am using the fantastic artwork of Ismael Rac.
You may purchase a license to use his work.... Here
"Ready? Let's Go"
Open a new blank 600x600 canvas and floodfill with white.
Open your masks and set aside for now. We will use the masks in a bit.
Copy and paste a paper of choice from the kit. Open Wsl_Mask106.
On the mask layer go to layers, new mask from image, you will see the mask in the source window. Source luminance is checked, invert is unchecked, click ok. Apply mask.
On the layer pallette, merge group on the mask layer. Duplicate the mask layer.
On the original mask layer, adjust, blur, gaussian blur of 25%, click ok.
Hide your white background and merge the two mask layers visible.
With your deform tool, pull mask out to fit canvas. Unhide your white background.
Add a very slight drop shadow to the merged mask layer.
Open the circle frame from the kit. Copy and paste it onto canvas.
Resize to your liking. With your magic wand tool, click inside the frame, selections.
Modify, expand by 6, copy and paste a paper of choice, selections invert, hit delete.
Select none. Move paper below the frame. Add a drop shadow to the frame.
Highlight the frame layer, with magic wand tool, click inside the frame, selections.
Modify, expand by 6, Copy and paste one of the beaded ribbons, selections invert, hit delete.
Select none. Move below the frame. Add a drop shadow to the ribbon.
Highlight the frame layer, Magic wand tool, click inside the frame, selections, modify.
Expand by 6, Copy and paste your tube, Position her inside the frame, selections.
Invert, hit delete, select none. Move the tube below the frame but on top of the paper layer.
Add a drop shadow to the tube.
Copy and paste the flower beads onto the canvas under the mask layer.
Position them to the left side of canvas and angle them to your liking. Add a drop shadow.
You may also copy and paste the flower bunches and position them to the right.
The choice is up to you. I didn't add them to my tag.
Copy and paste one of the ornament cones, resize, and place it to the right side.
A little bit lower from the top right side. Add a drop shadow.
Copy and paste some flowers from the kit, resize, and place them on the top left.
See my tag as a reference.
Copy and paste your choice of christmas trees, resize and position it on the left side.
Add a drop shadow and sharpen. Open the gingerbread house, resize, and.
And place it on the bottom right side of your canvas, add a drop shadow.
Open your choice of candle trios, resize, and position them on the bottom middle of canvas.
Sharpen them if needed.
Copy and paste the gift boxes, resize, and place them on the bottom of the tree.
Add a drop shadow and sharpen if needed.
Copy and paste ornaments from the kit, resize small, and position them on.
The bottom in fron of the candles, and slightly angle them, add a drop shadow, sharpen.
Copy and paste the holly, resize to your liking and position it to the top of to the side.
See my tag as a reference. Add a drop shadow and sharpen if needed.
Copy and paste your tube on top of all layers, resize if needed and postion her to.
The right side of canvas, Add a drop shadow to the tube.
Add your name and watermark, and artist copyright info.
If you do not wish to animate, save tag as a .png file.
If you wish to animate, then read on.
"Animation"
On the frame paper layer, go to effects, VDL Adrenaline with these settings.
I played with the settings on my VDL Adrenaline snowflakes til i got the effect i liked.
But you can have a play with the settings til you get the effect you like.
1. Amount=30
2. Minimum Size=0
3. Maximum Size=20
4. Hardness=0
5. Transparency=0
6.Snow Color=Basic Snow.
7. Random Seed=5.
And click ok.
Edit/copy merged and paste into AS as a new animation.
Go back to Psp and edit undo snowflakes.
Repeat the VDL Adreanaline snowflakes only changing the Random Seed to 10.
Edit/copy merged and paste into AS after the current frame.
Go back to Psp, and edit undo snowflakes.
Repeat the VDL Adrenaline snowflakes only changing the Random Seed to 20, click ok.
Edit/copy merged and paste into AS after the current frame.
View animation. I set my frame properties to 10.
Again you can play it faster or slower til you get what you like.
Save your tag as a .Gif File.
This Tutorial is copyrighted to me ©Donna's Designzs.
This Tutorial is copyright protected.
Please Do Not Claim it as your own work.
Http://DonnasDesignzs.BlogSpot.Com/
My Tutorials Page.
Http://DonnasTutorials.BlogSpot.Com/
You will need Paint Shop Pro. This tut was written with Psp X2, but any version will work.
You must have a good knowledge of Psp and working with masks to do this tut.
"Supplies Needed"
Any version of Paint Shop Pro. Animation Shop.
VDL Adrenaline Snowflakes Plugin....Here
Wsl_Masks, 105 and 106....Here
My PTU Simply Christmas Scrap Kit...Here
You may also find my kit.... Here
Tube of choice, Font of choice.
I am using the fantastic artwork of Ismael Rac.
You may purchase a license to use his work.... Here
"Ready? Let's Go"
Open a new blank 600x600 canvas and floodfill with white.
Open your masks and set aside for now. We will use the masks in a bit.
Copy and paste a paper of choice from the kit. Open Wsl_Mask106.
On the mask layer go to layers, new mask from image, you will see the mask in the source window. Source luminance is checked, invert is unchecked, click ok. Apply mask.
On the layer pallette, merge group on the mask layer. Duplicate the mask layer.
On the original mask layer, adjust, blur, gaussian blur of 25%, click ok.
Hide your white background and merge the two mask layers visible.
With your deform tool, pull mask out to fit canvas. Unhide your white background.
Add a very slight drop shadow to the merged mask layer.
Open the circle frame from the kit. Copy and paste it onto canvas.
Resize to your liking. With your magic wand tool, click inside the frame, selections.
Modify, expand by 6, copy and paste a paper of choice, selections invert, hit delete.
Select none. Move paper below the frame. Add a drop shadow to the frame.
Highlight the frame layer, with magic wand tool, click inside the frame, selections.
Modify, expand by 6, Copy and paste one of the beaded ribbons, selections invert, hit delete.
Select none. Move below the frame. Add a drop shadow to the ribbon.
Highlight the frame layer, Magic wand tool, click inside the frame, selections, modify.
Expand by 6, Copy and paste your tube, Position her inside the frame, selections.
Invert, hit delete, select none. Move the tube below the frame but on top of the paper layer.
Add a drop shadow to the tube.
Copy and paste the flower beads onto the canvas under the mask layer.
Position them to the left side of canvas and angle them to your liking. Add a drop shadow.
You may also copy and paste the flower bunches and position them to the right.
The choice is up to you. I didn't add them to my tag.
Copy and paste one of the ornament cones, resize, and place it to the right side.
A little bit lower from the top right side. Add a drop shadow.
Copy and paste some flowers from the kit, resize, and place them on the top left.
See my tag as a reference.
Copy and paste your choice of christmas trees, resize and position it on the left side.
Add a drop shadow and sharpen. Open the gingerbread house, resize, and.
And place it on the bottom right side of your canvas, add a drop shadow.
Open your choice of candle trios, resize, and position them on the bottom middle of canvas.
Sharpen them if needed.
Copy and paste the gift boxes, resize, and place them on the bottom of the tree.
Add a drop shadow and sharpen if needed.
Copy and paste ornaments from the kit, resize small, and position them on.
The bottom in fron of the candles, and slightly angle them, add a drop shadow, sharpen.
Copy and paste the holly, resize to your liking and position it to the top of to the side.
See my tag as a reference. Add a drop shadow and sharpen if needed.
Copy and paste your tube on top of all layers, resize if needed and postion her to.
The right side of canvas, Add a drop shadow to the tube.
Add your name and watermark, and artist copyright info.
If you do not wish to animate, save tag as a .png file.
If you wish to animate, then read on.
"Animation"
On the frame paper layer, go to effects, VDL Adrenaline with these settings.
I played with the settings on my VDL Adrenaline snowflakes til i got the effect i liked.
But you can have a play with the settings til you get the effect you like.
1. Amount=30
2. Minimum Size=0
3. Maximum Size=20
4. Hardness=0
5. Transparency=0
6.Snow Color=Basic Snow.
7. Random Seed=5.
And click ok.
Edit/copy merged and paste into AS as a new animation.
Go back to Psp and edit undo snowflakes.
Repeat the VDL Adreanaline snowflakes only changing the Random Seed to 10.
Edit/copy merged and paste into AS after the current frame.
Go back to Psp, and edit undo snowflakes.
Repeat the VDL Adrenaline snowflakes only changing the Random Seed to 20, click ok.
Edit/copy merged and paste into AS after the current frame.
View animation. I set my frame properties to 10.
Again you can play it faster or slower til you get what you like.
Save your tag as a .Gif File.
This Tutorial is copyrighted to me ©Donna's Designzs.
This Tutorial is copyright protected.
Please Do Not Claim it as your own work.
Http://DonnasDesignzs.BlogSpot.Com/
My Tutorials Page.
Http://DonnasTutorials.BlogSpot.Com/
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