What you need:
PSP. Download a 30
day trial here.
Materials:
Download here.
Eye Candy 3.1 (free):Download here.
Extract to your folder Plugins in PSP.
Open all images from the ZIP in PSP. Open the font and minimize.
You'll see it in your text tool now.
Save often.
Let's get started. Good luck.....
Foreground to #ec84a4.
Background to #c62e55.
Open a new image 365 X 235 > Transparent.
Fill the image with your right mouse button: #c62e55.
Effects > Texture effects > Blinds > Color #f05a71.
Selections > Select all.
Selections > Modify > Contract with 10 Pixels.
Lock your foreground fill tool.
Background to #ec84a4.
Click
and look for the opened VAGRounded BT. It's in the ZIP.
Size 24 > Stroke 0,0 >
B for Bold > Anti-alias checked or Sharp.
Type "I Love Mooooo!". Moooo with 5 o's.
All words have to start with a capital letter.
In your Layer Pallet convert to raster.
Move the text to the middle of the heart.
Repeat Perspective Shadow with the same settings as before.
Layers > Merge > Merge visible layers.
Open a new image 365 X 235 > Transparent.
Unlock your foreground fill tool and fill with #ec84a4.
Repeat the blinds with horizontal checked.
Open the MD-Val-label.psp and copy.
Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.
Move the label to the top left.
Open the MD-Val-stamp.psp and copy.
Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.
Move the stamp to the top right.
Layers > Merge > Merge visible layers.
Image > Canvas size 450 X 400.
Image > Rotate > Free rotation > 15 Degrees to the left.
All layers unchecked (=bleu hand).
Move the envelope to the top left of your canvas.
Go back to the card with the cows and copy it.
Back to your envelope:
Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.
Move the card a little bit down and to the right.
If all went well you must have this now:
Layers > Merge > Merge visible layers.
To make sure your canvas is large enough
you can make it 550 X 500 and crop it later.
Effects > 3D-effects > Drop shadow > Black.
Repeat the Perspective Shadow but with different settings.
Put your card on a background and save as JPG.
If you made your canvas larger > Crop it before saving.
ANIMATION!
If you like you can also animate your card.
Make sure all layers are merged visible.
In your Layer Pallet duplicate this layer.
Lock the bottom layer for now.
Open the MD-Cow-eyes.psp and copy.
Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.
Move the closed eyes over the eyes of the right cow.
Zoom in and make sure there is a little piece white left.
Layers > Merge > Merge visible layers.
Unlock your bottom layer.
Save your card as a PSP file (valentinecard2.psp).
PSP 7 users can just save as.
PSP 8 - 9 and 10 users......
Because Animation Shop doesn't recognize *.pspimage you have to save as *.PSP.
This can be done in 2 different ways:
Use this one for all early 8 and 9 versions.
Animation Shop doesn't recognize *.pspimage from
PSP 8 and 9 so we save as a PSP 7 or 6 file. Like this:
Save as > Click options and save as a *.psp 6 or 7 compatible file.
Use this one for the latest versions.
The latest PSP 9 and all PSP X versions have the option to
directly save as PSP for Animation Shop.
Look in the pull down menu and select Animation Shop (*psp).
Now open Animation Shop (AS) .
Open your saved image. You have 2 frames.
Don't see that? Zoom in and out. Now they are there.
If all is well the first frame is selected (bleu border around it).
Animation > Properties for frame > Set this frame to 200.
Click your second frame and change the time to 10.
Your Valentine Card 2 is done.
I hope you like this tutorial and learned some new things.
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the cows a little bit down.
and look for the opened VAGRounded BT. It's in the ZIP.
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