Happy New Year
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Jeanette's original Dutch tutorial can be viewed here.
Click on the image to view the working script


Download the supplies here.
The tubes were made by Monique and Alejandra Rosales.
Save the object in the PSP - basic shapes folder.
The clock belongs there.

FILTER NEEDED:
Greg's Factory Output II
and
I.C.Net Software's Filters Unlimited.

This is a long tutorial.
You will need some patience :)

We will start with the clock.
Make sure you do it precisely otherwise
it won't look so good.

The Color palette.:
Foreground color: #000000.
Background color: #834424.


1. Open a new transparent canvas, size 450x450 pixels.

2. Activate the Preset Shapes Tool
and find the clock.
Draw a shape from the top left to the bottom right
as seen below.
3. Use the Eraser tool to remove the hands.
Don't remove the black dot in the center.




4. Click with the Magic want in the black border.

5. Selections - Modify - Select Similar:


6. Add a new layer and fill with the background color.

7. Note!! Each dot and number has to be filled seperately!!


8. Effects - Filter Effects - Greg's Factory II-
 Poolshadow - with the standard settings.

9. Effects - Filter Effects -
Filters Unlimited
Photo Aging Kit - Cracked Paper:




10. Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel:



11. Deselect.
Merge layers visible.

12. Add a new raster layer.
Fill with black.
Drag the clock layer to the top in the Layers palette.

13. Merge layers.

14. Click with the Magic Wand in the outer black area
and click on delete.

15. Selections - Select None.
Copy and paste as a new image.

16. It should look like this now :)




17. Open the 'wijzer_jeannette.pspimage'.

18. Copy and paste it onto the canvas.
Position it as in the example tag.
Merge layers visible.

19. Duplicate this layer 11x in the Layers paltte.

20. Lock all layers except the bottom layer.

21. Click on the bottom layer to activate it.

22. Go back to the 'wijzer'image.
Copy and paste onto the clock.
Move it to the top so that it is nestled right against the 12.

23. Layers - Merge - Merge Down.

24. Lock this layer.

25. Unlock the layer above this one now.

26. Paste the 'wijzer' again.

27. Image - Rotate - Free Rotate: 30 / Right.
(only this layer)




28. Move it a little to the outside so that
the end of the clockhand is right in the center of the black dot.

29. Layers - Merge - Merge Down.


30. Lock this layer.
Unlock the layer above it.

31. Paste the clock hand again
and rotate 60 degrees.

32. Repeat steps 28 to 30.

33. Keep repeating steps 24 to 30
and increase the rotation degree each time with 30 for
each new layer: in other words:
30 60 90 120 150 180, etc.

34. If you have finished filling each layer
with a clock hand on a different degree, you can unlock all
the  layers.

35. Image - Resize:
160 wide and 120 high: 'Retain aspect Ratio' should be unchecked.

36. Save as a PSP-image.

37. Open Animation Shop.

38. Open the folder where you have saved your PSP-image.

39. Edit - Select All.

40. Go to Animation - Frame Properties:
and fill in '50' as the Display Time'.
 
41. Save your clock as a GIF
and choose the best quality.

Okay, the clock is finished and looks great, hopefully :)


The New Year's tag is a lot easier :-))

42. Open the fireworks image.

43. Open the tube 'Tomas Crown'.
Remove the watermark and background layers.
Copy the image with SHIFT D and close the original.
Image - Mirror.

44. Layers - Load/Save Mask / Load Mask From Disk.
Find the 20-20 maks and apply.

45. Layers - Merge - merge Group.

46. Copy and paste onto your fireworks image.
Move it to the top right.

47. Change the layer opacity to 65% in the Layers palette.

48. Open the champagne flute tube.
Remove the background and watermark layers.

49. Copy and paste it onto the bigger fireworks image
and move it to the right.

50. Merge layers visible.

51. Lock the foreground color.
Add some text of your choice in a nice font.

52. Filter:  Greg's Factory Poolshadow with the standard settings.

53. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:
1 1 70 2,00.

54. Merge all layers visible.
Deselect.

55. Change the foreground color to #3A110B,
background to black
and make a gradient
with these settings:



56. Add a 5 pixel white border.
Select with the Magic Wand and fill with the gradient.

57. Deselect.

Your tag is finished !! :-)

You need an additional 2 backgrounds
if you want to use the script.
You will also need the goldbeads
which is included in the zip.

Have fun with your longggg tutorials's results! :-))

And Happy New Year to you!

Download the empty script here


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Translated on 18th August 2007



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