Happy New Year
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Welcome to another New Years tutorial, this is very layer
heavy but in the end it's is worth the work
Written by Dorothy
Dec 23/2004
Tag by Dorothy
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Open template in PSP....close off all layers except the top
layer...add a new layer.....click on the preset tool...click on the ellipse
pattern...vector checked...
place the pointer on the circle untill a 1/2 circle shows under the "A"..
..with the text tool...size set at 36....
font set at your choice(I used BaaBookHmk)fill set at white type your text....with the middle node
turn the text to fit over the clock....you may have to use the side nodes
and stretch it out a little...
in the layer pallette click on the "+" sign and close off the
ellipse layer...right click on the text layer and "convert to raster layer....close off the
clock layer and layers>merge...re name this layer text... click on effects>sculpture and click on the gold..... Layers>merge...re name text
Now open a clock layer and make sure the text is
just above the clock...add another layer
and type your message, size set at 16... fill colour
white.....place it where
you want it...... re name "name"
This is your layer palette
1)Open c1....Duplicate and drag down to under c1...background...duplicate and drag
down to on top of c1....name...layers>
merge...close off and re name image 1
2)Open c2...Duplicate and drag down to under c2...background...duplicate and drag
down to on top of c2....name...layers>
merge...close off and re name image 2
3)Open c3...Duplicate and drag down to under c3...background...duplicate and drag
down to on top of c3....name...layers>
merge...close off and re name image 3
4)Open c4...Duplicate and drag down to under c4...background...duplicate and drag
down to on top of c4....name...layers>
merge...close off and re name image 4
Contimue with this right up to and including c13
14)Open f1....duplicate and drag down to under f1.....background...clock...duplicate and
drag down to above f1
name.....layers>merge...close off and re name
15)Open f2....duplicate and drag down to under f2.......background...clock....
duplicate and
drag down to above f2....
name.....layers>merge...close off and re name
16)Open f3....duplicate and drag down to under f3.......background...clock....
duplicate and
drag down to above f3....
name.....layers>merge...close off and re name
Continue in this order up to and including f9
Open f10...duplicate and drag down to under f10.......background...clock....
duplicate and
drag down to above f10...name...text
.....layers>merge...close off and re name
Duplicate and drag down....background...clock....name and text....
layers>merge..
Now for the border...make sure all layers
are closed off except your last layer you merged....selections>select all...selections
modify....contract by 6...selections...invert....now with your
fill tool...fill the border with your choice, I have enclosed the gold pattern...
just open it and shrink it and it will show in your patterns....fill the
top layer...close off that layer and
open the next layer...flood fill...close
off and open the next layer....flood fill, .....just keep doing this until
all layers are filled....when they are all filled
go to selections...select none...
Open all your layers and save as
And Your done!!!
..............Animation.......
Open your graphic in animation shop....right click on
first layer...frame properties set at 125....click on frame 2 and holding
down the shift key click on frame 13....right click on layer 13...frame properties
set at 44...click on the first fireworks frame...frame 14... and holding
down shift key....click on frame 22....right click on frame
22...frame properties set at 21...right click on frame 23...frame properties set at 50....
right click on last frame....frame properteis st at 125
Here is where you can re size if you wish
Click the animation button and make any changes you like
Thank you for doing my tut
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