Garden Of Love
Written on 30. October 2011 using PSP X4.
Supplies needed:
1 Tube ( I used the wonderful Arrtwork from Creddyworld
My Scrap Kit "Garden Of Love" HERE
Stop wasting time, let’s get started!
File- New; 800*800 Pixel, transparent.
Open ' JF_GardenOfLove_Frame_01'.
Image- Resize; to 700 Pixel Width.
Edit- Copy.
File- Close: NO.
Edit- Paste As New Layer.
Use the Magic Wand and activate the inside of the frame.
Selections- Modify- Expand; 15 Pixels.
Activate Raster 1.
Open 'JF_GardenOfLove_Paper_05'.
Edit- Copy.
File- Close.
Edit- Paste Into Selection.
Layers- New Raster layer: OK
Open 'JF_GardenOfLove_Paper_02'.
Edit- Copy.
File- Close.
Edit- Paste Into Selection.
Set the Blend Mode to Exclusion.
Right click on the layer- Merge- Merge down.
Selections- Select None.
Activate Raster 2.
Effects- 3D Effects- Drop Shadow; 5, 5, 40, 10, black.
Open 'JF_GardenOfLove_Element_09'.
Image- Resize; 200 Pixel Width.
Edit- Copy.
File- Close: NO
Edit- Paste As New Layer.
Effects- 3D Effects- Drop Shadow; 5, 5, 40, 10, black.
Move the flower to the right top corner of the frame.
Layers- Arrange- Move To Bottom.
Open 'JF_GardenOfLove_Element_10'.
Image- Resize; 200 Width.
Edit- Copy.
File- Close: NO
Edit- Paste As New Layer.
Effects- 3D Effects- Drop Shadow: 5, 5, 40, 10, black.
Move the flower to the top of the frame border next to Element 09.
Open 'JF_GardenOfLove_Element_11'.
Image- Resize; 200 Width.
Edit- Copy.
File- Close: NO
Edit- Paste As New Layer.
Effects- 3D Effects- Drop Shadow; 5, 5, 4, 10, black.
Move the flower halfway to the top of the frame border next to the other two flowers.
Arrange the flowers to your liking.
Once you have done placing the flowers the way you like them to be, rename your flower layers from the bottom up to: flower 01, flower 02 and flower 03.
Close the visibility of all the layers except for flower 01.
Activate layer: flower 01.
Use the Magic Wand to mark the middle part of the flower.
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Right click on layer- Duplicate.
Selections- Invert.
Delete.
Selections- Select None.
Layers- Arrange- Bring To Top.
Close the visibility of Flower 01 and copy of flower 01 and make flower 02 visible.
Activate Layer: flower 02.
Use the Magic Wand to mark the middle part of the flower.
Right click on layer- Duplicate.
Selections- Invert.
Delete.
Selections- Select None.
Layers- Arrange- Bring to Top.
Close the visibility of Flower 02 and copy of flower 02 and make flower 03 visible.
Activate Layer: flower 03.
Use the Magic Wand to mark the middle part of the flower.
Right click on layer- Duplicate.
Selections- Invert.
Delete.
Selections- Select None.
Layers- Arrange- Bring to Top.
Make all layers visible again.
Right click on copy of flower 03- Merge- Merge down.
Right click on copy of flower 02- Merge- Merge down.
Right click copy of flower 01- Merge- Merge down.
Right click on flower 03- Merge- Merge down.
Right click on flower 02- Merge- Merge down.
You should have 3 Layers left (flower1, Raster1 and Raster2)
Open 'JF_GardenOfLove_Element_22'.
Image- Resize; 500 Pixel Height.
Edit- Copy.
File- Close: NO
Edit- Paste As New Layer.
Effects- 3D Effects- Drop Shadow; 5, 5, 40, 10, black.
Move the ivy to the right side of the frame.
Layers- Arrange- Send to Bottom.
Edit- Paste as new layer.
Image- Free Rotate, 90° to the left with ALL Layers unchecked.
Effects- 3D Effects- Drop Shadow; 5, 5, 40, 10, black.
Move the second ivy to the top of the frame.
Right click flower 01- Merge- Merge down.
Right click Raster 4- Merge- Merge down.
Open 'JF_GardenOfLove_Element_21'.
Image- Resize; 600 Pixel Width.
Edit- Copy;
File- Close: NO
Edit - Paste as new Layer.
Layers- Arrange- Move Up
Move it to place.
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow; 2, 2, 75, 30, black.
Use the eraser and remove everything unwanted and everything extending over the frame.
Open 'JF_GardenOfLove_Element_30'.
Image- Resize; 490 Pixel Height.
Edit- Copy.
Close the element.
Edit- Paste as new layer.
Layers- Arrange- Bring To Top.
Image- Flip Horizontal.
Move it to the left side of the frame.
Effects- 3D Effects- Drop Shadow; 5, 5, 40, 10, black.
Use the Freehand selection tool (Edge Seeker) and mark everything overlapping on the top and bottom of the frame and delete them.
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Selections- Select None.
Right click on Raster 5- Merge- Merge down.
Right click on Raster 2- Merge- Merge down.
Right click on Raster 1- Merge- Merge down.
Open your Tube.
Image- Resize; 520 Pixel Height.
Edit- Copy.
File- Close: NO
Edit- Paste As New Layer.
Layers- Arrange- Bring to top.
Place the tube to your liking.
Effects- 3D Effects- Drop Shadow; 2, 2, 75, 30, black.
Right click on Raster 1- Merge down.
Layers- New Raster Layer.
Add the ©Copyright of the Artist and your Watermark and merge down again.
You should now have 2 Layers left.
Rename them to TOP and Bottom.
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Save as .psd.
Now its time to open the Animation Shop.
Open your .psd picture: File- Open- navigate to the folder you just saved your .psd in and open it.
Click on the first frame, your bottom layer.
Edit- copy.
Edit- Insert- Paste As New Animaiton.
Edit- Duplicate until you have 23 frames.
Click on the first frame.
Edit- Select All.
These are your bottom frames.
Open 'JF_GardenOfLove_Bees.psd'.
Click on the first frame.
Edit- Select All.
Edit- Copy.
File- Close: NO
Back to your bottom frames.
Scroll the picture large enough for you to see the first frame.
Edit- Insert- In Selected Frames.
Move it to place; don’t click until you have the right spot.
Now go to your Top layer.
Edit- Copy.
Edit- Insert- As New Animation.
Edit- Duplicate until you have 23 frames.
Edit- Select All.
File- Close: NO
Back to your bottom frames.
Edit- Insert- Past Into Selected Frames.
Move your Top Layer in place.
Remember not to click until you have the right spot.
Click ALT+ ENTER and change the animation rate to 50sec.
View- Animation… check out your wonderful creation and save as .gif.
All done!!!
