created by jill

This tutorial was created by me on October 27, 2008.

Any similarities to any other tutorial are purely accidental and not intentional.

Please do not copy or post on another site without permission.

I’m using the fabulous licensed work Rachel Huntington

which can be purchased at CILM  

Supplies needed:

 PSP

(I wrote this in X but any version will work)

Animation Shop

Tube of choice

Font of choice – I used Deutsch Gothic

Filters: Penta.com > Color Dot HERE

Mask: sg_perspective-flooring-3 by Essex Girl HERE

 cbj_mask09 by me HERE

(visit my blog for more goodies HERE)

Kit (PTU): Rock of Ages by Teresa of Teresa’s Scraps HERE

 (visit her blog HERE)

Let’s get started!

Put your mask in your Mask folder

Open a new canvas, 600 X 700 white background

Open ROA_Paper10_TH

Layers > Load/Save Mask from Disk

Find sg_perspective-flooring-3 from the drop down

Fit to canvas, Show all mask and Source Luminance checked

Hit Load

Merge Group

Copy and paste as new layer onto your canvas

Position mask at the bottom of your canvas

(see mine for placement)

Duplicate layer and flip

Merge the 2 masks together

Go back to your paper 10

Click undo until you have the full layer

Layers > Load/Save Mask from Disk

Find cbj_mask09 from the drop down

Fit to canvas, Show all mask and Source Luminance, Invert Transparency checked

Hit Load

Merge Group

Copy and paste as new layer onto your canvas

Resize by 80%

Duplicate layer and mirror

Merge the 2 masks together

Open ROH_Frame2_TH

Copy and paste onto your canvas

Resize by 80%

Grab your raster deform tool

Hold your Ctrl key down and drag the top right node downward about an inch or so

Let off your Ctrl key and move your right center node in about 1/2 inch or so

Duplicate layer and mirror

Paste your frame again

Resize by 80%

Grab your raster deform tool and drag the top center node down and the bottom center node up so the edges meet in the center

(see mine for placement)

Adjust your right and left frames so the vertical seams line up

Merge your frames together

With your magic wand (Add/Shift), click inside the top left, top right, middle, bottom left and bottom right frames

Selections > Modify > Expand by 5

Open ROH_Paper03_TH

Copy and paste as a new layer

Selections > Invert > Delete

Drag below frame layer

With your magic wand again, click inside the empty frames

Open ROH_Paper07_TH

Copy and paste as a new layer

Selections > Invert > Delete

Drag below frame layer

Merge your square layers together and drop the opacity to 50

Add a drop shadow to your frame

0, 0, 50, 15

Open ROH_Ribbons1 and 3_TH

For each one Image > Rotate right and resize by 45%

Mirror Ribbon 1

Copy and paste each one as a new layer and center on the right side of your frame

(ribbons should be overlapping)

Click on your black ribbon

Selections > Float > Defloat

Click on your grey ribbon

Using your eraser, erase parts of the grey ribbon overlapping the black one

Deselect and merge your ribbons together

Add the same drop shadow

Open ROH_Button01_TH

Resize by 7%

Copy and paste onto your canvas and position at the top of your ribbons on the frame

ADd the same drop shadow

Grab your raster deform tool

Hold your Ctrl key down and drag the bottom left right node up a bit

Let off your Ctrl key and move your right center node in a bit to put it in the same perspective as the frame

Sharpen and add the same drop shadow

Duplicate layer and mirror

Merge your ribbons together

Copy and paste your tube

Position to your liking and add a drop shadow if you wish

Open ROH_Flower04_TH

Resize by 12%

Copy and paste onto your canvas

Free rotate 60 degrees right and position at the bottom of your canvas

Sharpen and add a drop shadow

1, 1, 60, 2

Drag below your tube layer

Paste your rose again and free rotate 90 degrees right

Position so the stems are crossed

Sharpen and add same drop shadow

Merge your roses together

Paste more of your roses and scatter them at the bottom of your canvas

Mirror and free rotate them various degrees right and left

Use your raster deform tool to flatten them out

Sharpen each one and add the same drop shadow

Merge all of your roses together

Open ROH_Ribbon02_TH

Copy and paste onto your canvas

Resize by 80% and center at the top of your graphic

Grab your raster deform tool and while holding the Ctrl key down. Drag your left node inward

Let off the Ctrl key and drag the center node upward to flatten the ribbon

Duplicate layer and flip

Duplicate the flipped layer and move to the top of your canvas overlapping the other ribbon

Zoom in on your 2 top ribbons

Pick one of them

Selections > Float > Defloat

Click on the other one and erase  some of the overlapping parts

Deselect and add the same drop shadow

Merge your top two ribbons together

Click on your bottom ribbon

Duplicate layer and free rotate 45 degrees left

Use your raster deform tool again to flatten the ribbon on the floor

Sharpen and add the same drop shadow to both ribbons

Merge bottom ribbons together

Open ROH_Flower04_TH

Resize by 15%

Copy and paste onto your canvas

Position on the left center frame

Add a drop shadow

-2, -2, 60, 2

Duplicate layer and mirror

Merge your 2 flowers together and sharpen

Add your copyright and name to your tag

**To get the name effect**

 I set my background color to #453148 and my foreground to black with a stroke of 2

Convert to raster

Click inside each letter with your magic wand

Selections > Modify > contract by2

Effects > Penta.com > color dot with these settings:

Hit ok and deselect

Add a drop shadow

Image > Resize by 72%, all layers checked

Hide your white background

Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop

Ctrl V to paste as new animation

Back in PSP

Click on the layer that has your 9 squares

Effects > Illumination Effects > Lights

Use the following settings:

Back in PSP

Click Undo once

Effects > Illumination Effects > Lights

Change Intensity to 50

Edit > Copy Merged

Back in AS

Edit > Paste After Current Frame

Hit your right arrow once to advance the frame

Back in PSP

Click Undo once

Effects > Illumination Effects > Lights

Change Intensity to 75

Edit > Copy Merged

Back in AS

Edit > Paste After Current Frame

Ctrl A to select all frames

Edit > Copy

Click on your last frame

Edit > Paste After Current Frame

Animation > Reverse Frames

Ctrl A to select all frames

Animation > Animation Properties

Opaque > white

Animation > Frame Properties > 20

Resize if needed

View animation and Save As