PARTY ANIMAL

This tutorial was written by me on November 23rd 2010 It assumes you have workingknowledge of PSP
and Animation Shop and it's tools, was written in Version 9, feel free to merge layers as when needed, unless otherwise stated

You will need:
template190 by beth which you can download from Blissfully Beth

Tube of choice, I am using the work of Elias Chatzoudis and you will need a licence to use his work
Scrap Kit 'Sticky n Sweet' by Tamie which you can download from here

Eye Candy 5 impact ~ Gradient Glow
Eye Candy 4000 ~ HSB Noise

On to the tutorial......

Open the template > duplicate and close the original > delete the copyright layer and the background layer > add a new raster layer and send to the bottom and flood fill with white

activate the blue oval layer > selections > float > defloat > open paper3 and paste as a new layer > invert and hit delete > select none > delete the original layer

activate the black oval layer and add a small black glow using gradient glow

activate sml blue frame bg > selections > select all > float > defloat > open paper8 and paste as a new layer > invert and hit delete > delete the original layer

add same gradient glow to the black small frame

repeat the above steps with the white rectangle

choose 2 colours from your tube and set the colour to gradient, settings: linear-angle35-repeat1

activate the stripes layer > float > defloat > add a new layer and flood fill with your gradient > delete the original layer

add the same gradient glow to the stripes

click inside the large frame with your magic wand > modify > expand 2 > open tube of choice and paste as a new layer > invert and hit delete > change blend mode to soft light

repeat the above steps with the smaller frame

add the gradient glow to the stars

open your tube and paste as a new layer > position > add a drop shadow of choice

add the gradient glow to the 'party animal'

open glitter3 and paste as a new layer and drag to the bottom and move to the top left of the tag > duplicate > image > mirror > image flip > merge down > drop shadow

add copyrights > text and your mark onto the layer with the tube and hide

add gradient glow to the skull

activate the large rectangle bg layer > duplicate twice > rename 1, 2 and 3

activate the top layer and go to eye candy 4000 - hsb noise, settings: default but change to zebra stripes

repat with layers 2 and 3 but change the random seed

open the diamond from the kit and paste as a new on top > resize > 50% and position ( see mine )

duplicate > resize 50% and position ( see mine ) duplicate it again and position > drop shadow on all > merge visible the diamonds

duplicate > image > mirror

hide layers 2 and 3 and copy merged > paste into animation shop as new image

hide layers 1 and 3 and copy merged and paste after current frame

hide layers 1 and 2 and copy merged and paste after current frame

view animation and save as a .gif

If you have any questions or comments regarding this tutorial, please leave me a comment below or write a message
in my Chat Box, alternatively you can email me at clare_33@live.co.uk