Basic PSP9 Tutorials

[essex boy]

This tutorial is how to make a 3 piece 3D signature picture.
This is a great way to use a photo of a relative or friend.
First you need to open a picture that you want to use as your main image.
I'm going to use a picture of my town pier train.
We have the longest pier in the world,1 mile long.



1.First open up a new transparent image in the PSP.
Make the size 260 width x 330 height.
Now click in the foreground and stroke properties box.
Select a light colour that will look nice with the picture,
Also tick texture and use the drop down to choose a texture.
Make the Angle 2 and Scale 67.



2.Now goto EFFECTS..3D EFFECTS..BUTTONIZE
Make the settings Height and width 2,
Opacity 39,click solid and make the color simular colour to the background colour that you chose earlier.



3.Now use the selection tool with the setting as rectangle.
Draw a shape the same type as your main signature picture,if your pics square make a square if rectangle make a rectangle.
Make sure you leave enough room at the bottom for your name.



4.Now press delete on your keyboard.
Now goto your main signature picture and goto edit copy.
Then back to the background picture and goto edit..paste..paste into selection.
Then goto selection..select none.

5.Now open up a new transparent image.
Make the size 500 x 500
goto your background image,goto edit copy.
Back to the new transparent image and goto edit..paste..paste as new layer.

6.Now use the move tool and also the RASTER DEFORM TOOL to move the picture.
It should end up at an angle,where the mouse arrow using the raster deform tool
turns into 2 curved arrows is where you can move the picture to different angles.



7.Now goto the text tool,and choose colours,size and font.
It has to be colours that will show up on the background.
Then use the MOVE TOOL and the RASTER DEFORM TOOL.
Get the name at the right angle and in the right place.
Then goto EFFECTS..3D EFFECT..DROP SHADOW.
Click on the curled arrow in the top right hand corner,that sets the default.
Then click OK.Then goto LAYERS..MERGE..MERGE VISIBLE.

8. Now goto EDIT..COPY
Then EDIT..PASTE..PASTE AS NEW LAYER.
Then use the MOVE TOOL and RASTER DEFORM TOOL to move the second picture to place it like you're holding a pack of cards.



10.Now goto EDIT..COPY
Then EDIT..PASTE..PASTE AS NEW LAYER.
This will paste the 3rd picture to be placed using the RASTER DEFORM TOOL and the MOVE TOOL.
Then goto LAYERS..MERGE..MERGE VISIBLE.



11.Now you can use your picture tube tool to make little designs for the finishing touch.
Then goto SELECTIONS..SELECT ALL.
SELECTIONS..FLOAT then SELECTIONS..DEFLOAT.
Then goto IMAGE..CROP TO SELECTION

12.Now goto EDIT..COPY
Then goto the ANIMATION SHOP
Then goto EDIT..PASTE..AS NEW ANIMATION

save as a gif.

[Rainy1966]

Originally Posted by essex boy

This tutorial is to make a 3D image signature picture.
You'll need to search for a landscape picture and make the size around 300 x 300
I'm going to use this picture,you're welcome to use it to if you wish.



You'll also need to download a picture tube for your main character.
It needs to be full lenth,just a head or something isn't enough for this tutorial.
It doesn't matter if he/she is sitting down like some of the dolls or teddy bears but it does have to be full body.
I'm using one from the British section,this wonderful bulldog beefeater.



Also you need to have the EYE CANDY 3.1 PLUGIN

THIS IS THE LINK TO THE PICTURE TUBE SITE

1.The first thing to do is open your landscape picture in the PSP9
Make the border size 15,symetric and the colour GREY.



2.Now use the magic wand,use these the settings,and select the grey border.

I cant get past here! When I do the magic wand, nothing happens! I have tried to click the magic wand and ctrl at the same time, at diff times, nothing and I mean absolutely nothing happens.....In fact my picture in my psp doesnt even look like yours! Here are my first ever screenshots! LOL I hope you can see if there is something I am doing wrong....
I tried to do the arrow adding thing, but as you can see I have nothing under presets....




So why wont it cooperate????? Can I kill it??? LOL

[essex boy]

Originally Posted by Rainy1966

I cant get past here! When I do the magic wand, nothing happens! I have tried to click the magic wand and ctrl at the same time, at diff times, nothing and I mean absolutely nothing happens.....In fact my picture in my psp doesnt even look like yours! Here are my first ever screenshots! LOL I hope you can see if there is something I am doing wrong....
I tried to do the arrow adding thing, but as you can see I have nothing under presets....




So why wont it cooperate????? Can I kill it??? LOL

Sorry I've worked it out.
I had made a mistake with my screendump.
Instead of remove the MODE should be on ADD.
Then it should work.
Thanks for letting me know,I'll re-edit the screendump

[essex boy]

I've just found out how it happened and it's something I've never seen before with any screendumps.
I had the mode on ADD and I done the screendump.
I pasted the screendump into the photofiltre and the mode had changed.
In the pasted screendump the Mode was on Remove LMAO
I done it about 6 times with the same result.
Thought I was going crazy lmao.

When you do a screendump if you want to use the Arrows..
Click on PRESET SHAPE TOOL..It's under the text tool.
Then look in the same place as when you find your Picture tubes..
Its in the drop down one after you was looking in.

[RneyJimbob]

I have a question, I want to do something nice for a friend. I want to put "morning dew" on this photo of a yellow rose. Do you know if PSP or the A shop 3 will do this and if so how?
Thanks alot!

Have a good day!!!


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[essex boy]

I couldn't find any plug in for morning dew but I've played around and managed to come up with this picture.
I'll let you know the plug in that I used and the settings then you can play around with it and get the settings just the way you like it.
I used the selection tool though and selected a rectangle around the greenery as it didn't look as good on the rose itself,I had to go backwards and forwards from the PSP to the animation shop to keep the image transparent but apart from that as you have the original I'll let you know how I got the effect.

[essex boy]

I used the Eye Candy 3.1 ...Waterdrops plugin.
IF YOU DONT HAVE EYE CANDY CLICK HERE FOR THE FREE EYE CANDY THREAD
This was the settings that I used




I had the rectangle selection tool around the pic from the yellow rose down so that the plugin just affected the green area.
After go selections..no select to deselect.

[RneyJimbob]

Originally Posted by essex boy

1.Open a new image,any colour you want.
Make the size 150 x 20
Now select the text tool and choose the text style and colour for your blinkie.
It's a lot of experimenting to see what looks good with the colour blinkie you have.
When you've moved your text onto place on the blinkie goto LAYERS..MERGE..MERGE ALL FLATTEN

2.Now goto VIEW..SHOW GRID
Then view..change grid guide and snap properties.
Change the CURRENT HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL SETTINGS BOTH TO 1



3.You should now see the grid on the blinkie,if not goto VIEW..GRID

4.Now goto EDIT..COPY
Then EDIT..PASTE AS NEW IMAGE
Then EDIT..REPEAT PASTE NEW IMAGE

5.You now have 3 blinkie pics,minimise 2 of them.
Now with the one youre working on goto VIEW..ZOOM..ZOOM IN MORE

6.Now select your PAINT BRUSH TOOL,its above the clone tool.
Then make your FOREGROUND AND STROKE PROPERTIES The colour you want your squares that move around the border of the blinkie,and make the PAINTBRUSH SIZE 1

7.Start in the top left hand corner then colur in 2 squares,then leave 3 blank then colour in 2 squares,keep that pattern up all the way around the blinkie



8.Now goto EDIT..COPY
Open up the ANIMATION SHOP 3
Goto EDIT..PASTE..AS NEW ANIMATION
Make the timer 9 by Right clicking on the frame..goto Frame properties then make the timer 9

9.Now for the second blinkie picture in PSP 9
Select it,then goto VIEW..ZOOM..ZOOM IN MORE
Now goto VIEW..CHANGE GRID GUIDE AND SNAP PROPERTIES
Then make the current horizontal and vertical settings both 1

10.Now from the top left hand corner leave the first 2 squares blank then starting on the 3rd square colour 2 then leave 3 blank.
Keep to that pattern all the way around.
Then goto EDIT..COPY
Open the animation shop 3
Goto EDIT..PASTE..AFTER CURRENT FRAME
Then make the timer 9

11.Now back to PSP 9 and the last Blinkie frame.
Select it,then goto VIEW..ZOOM..ZOOM IN MORE
Now goto VIEW..CHANGE GRID GUIDE AND SNAP PROPERTIES
Then make the current horizontal and vertical settings both 1

12.Now with this one miss the first 4 squares starting at the top left hand corner,and colour in starting in the 5th square.
Colour 2 squares then miss 3,carrying on the pattern all the way around.
Then goto EDIT..COPY

13.
Back to the ANIMATION SHOP 3
Goto EDIT..PASTE..AFTER CURRENT FRAME
Make the timer 9
Click on VIEW ANIMATION .


Goto FILE..SAVE AS and save it as a gif.

I hope you enjoyed that,here's my blinkie.
When you want to make your own you can add sparkles too.

Hey Michael,
Trying to do the blinkie thing, trying to go by your instructions, I am having problems with it so far, when I go to VEIW...SHOW GRID.... (number 2)
I dont have that, all I have is just the others, all of them except show grid. Could I use just the regular grid instead of show grid? Also I can get to a certain point (number 6) when I am to begin coloring in 2 squares and leaving 3 well the color is selected but nothing is happening I have checked and rechecked my settings and hopefully maybe you can show me what I am doing wrong. Thanks alot....Renee
ahhhh this is what I feel like right now .............[IMG][/IMG] LOL LOL

[AuroraAngel]

I'm back!!!!! Did you miss me?? I see I have some catching up to do.. lol Thank you RNey for the compliment on the rain picture.

My sister came up to visit so I've been off playing hooky *sheepish grin*

[essex boy]

Sorry the VIEW..SHOW GRID was my mistake,that should read VIEW..GRID.
The paint sounds like maybe the paint is on texture instead of colour.
If the paint looks a little transparent then click on the texture thing.
It's just under the paint,looks like the top of a pepperpot.
If that is what the problem is the paint pot will become the proper colour instead of transparent