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Hello! I'm Crystal, aka darkly dreaming. I'm 34 and live in the Midwestern USA. I've been back into PSP since November of 2010. Prior to that I tried PSP for about a year back in 2005 or 2006. I've just recently begun trying my hand at tutorials. If you try one of my tuts and would like to show me what you made, please email me at darklydreaming33@hotmail.com. Happy Tagging!
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Sunday, November 13, 2011

PostHeaderIcon Let it Snow



This tutorial was written by me on 11/13/11.
Any resemblance to other tutorials is a coincidence.
Click on image to view full size + animation.

Supplies:
1) Tube of Choice. I'm using Ethereal (15-2) by Jennifer Janesko. This is a PTU tube, which can be purchased at CDO.
2) Scrapkit of Choice. I'm using Christmas 2011 Naughty or Nice from Scrap It Studio, available here.
3) Let It Snow Template by Shasta Marie available here.
4) Mask of choice. I used Vix Mask4Christmas2010, available here.
5) Font of Choice

Plugins:
1. Eye Candy Gradient Glow
2. Xero, Porcelain
3. DSB Flux, Bright Noise
4. Xenofex 2, Constellation

Let's get Started....

1) Open template. Duplicate(shift D) and close original.
2) Delete copyright layer. Change canvas size to 700x650.
3) Open Paper 1. Copy and paste as new layer. Send to bottom. Resize by 115%. Apply our Mask. Merge Mask group. Resize merged layer by 110%.
4) Select Raster 2 layer. Select All, Float, Defloat. Open paper 1. Copy and paste as new layer. Selections Invert, Delete. Select None.
5) Delete Original Raster 2 layer.
6) Select Raster 7 layer. Select All, Float, Defloat. Open paper 3. Copy and paste as new layer. Resize by 50%. Selections Invert, delete. Select none.
7) Delete Original Raster 7 layer.
8) Repeat Step 6 on Raster 16.
9) Repeat Step 4-5 on Raster 3 using Paper 11.
10) Repeat Steps 4-5 on Raster 4 using Paper 1.
11) Select Raster 15. Select All, Float, Defloat. Add New Raster Layer. Flood fill with #ededed. Select None. Adjust, add Noise: Gaussian, 30, monochrome checked. Apply Gradient Glow with settings 3, 0, 100, Medium, Black.
12) Delete original Raster 15.
13) Select Raster 20. Apply Gradient Glow with previous settings, but change color to #ededed.
14) Repeat Step 13 on Raster 18.
15) Apply our Gradient Glow on Rasters 13, 11, Promoted Selection and Raster 12 & 6 using color black.
16) Select Raster 8. Select All, Float, Defloat. Open Paper 3. Copy and paste as new layer. Selections Invert, delete. Select none. Apply Gradient Glow with color black. Add Noise with previous settings.
17) Delete Original Raster 8.
18) Repeat Steps 16-17 on Raster 5.
19) Repeat Steps 16-17 on Rasters 9 and 17 but using Paper 1.
20) Open Main tube. Copy and paste as new layer.
21) Select Raster 16. Select All, Float, Defloat. Selections Invert. Choose main tube layer. Use eraser tool and erase the parts of her body at the bottom that go outside that square frame. Select None.
22) Delete Raster 16.
23) Duplicate Main tube. On top layer, apply Xero, Porcelain. Change blend mode to Soft Light and lower opacity to 63. Right click and merge down with our other tube. Add drop shadow of choice.
24) Bring Word Art and Rasters 11 & 13 to the top.
25) Open Deer. Copy and paste as new layer. Image Mirror. Resize by 70%. Add drop shadow of choice.
26) Open Misc5. Copy and paste as new layer underneath our word art layer. Add drop shadow of choice.
27) Open Lights. Copy and paste as new layer underneath the deer. Add drop shadow of choice.
29) Resize tag if you want to. Add your copyright info.
28) Flood fill Raster 1 with color of your choice if you're going to animate. If not, add your name and export .png.

Ok...let's animate...

29) Duplicate our tube layer twice. Close off top and middle layers. On bottom layer, use freehand selection tool and outline the parts of her that you'll want to glitter. Apply DSB Flux, Bright Noise: 33, Mix. Don't deselect. Close that layer and open middle. Apply Bright Noise with Setting: 45. Don't deselect close that layer and open top. Apply Bright Noise with Setting 55. Select None.
30) Duplicate our Lights layer twice. Close off top and middle layers. On bottom layer, use freehand selection tool and outline Red Lights. Apply Xenofex 2 Constellation with settings Bling Bling: Star Size 6.04, 25, 19, 0, 100, 75, 45, keep original image. Select None. Close off bottom layer. Open middle layer and select the Green light bulbs. Apply Xenofex Constellation. Select None. Close Middle layer. Open top layer, select the white bulbs. Apply Constellation. Select None.
31) Duplicate Raster 14 twice. Move the top and the bottom layers around a bit so that they're above and below. (If your snow goes outside the circle. Select our paper circle layer. Select All, Float, Defloat. Selections Invert, then click back on the snow layer and hit delete. That'll keep it all inside the circle.
32) Close top and middle layers on our main tube, lights, and snow. Edit Copy, merged. Paste as new animation in Animation shop.
33) Back in PSP, close off bottom layers and open the middle ones. Edit copy, merged. Paste after current frame in Animation shop.
34) Back in PSP, close off middle layers and open top ones. Edit copy, merged, Paste after frame 2 in Animation shop.
35) Ctrl A to select all frames in Animation Shop. Animation, Frame Properties, 25. View animation. If happy, save as a .mng if you're going to be adding multiple names. If you already added your name, export as .gif.
36) If you need to add a name, go back to the tag in PSP. Add your name as you normally would. Then when happy with it, copy just that layer and come into Animation shop. Paste as a new image. Right click and choose Insert, from empty. 2, 2. So you should have 3 frames of your name. Ctrl A to select all frames on your name, click on tag, Ctrl A to select all frames of it. From Frame 1 of your name, drag to frame 1 of your tag and place where you want it. View animation and if happy, save your .gif.

Thanks for trying my tut!

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