GC Fairy Magic tutorial by ©GukiCreations aka Kat | rewritten July 19th 2015
The Art used in the
above tag is by ©Joanna Bromley .
I have a license from DAH to use her art.
Please do not use her art
without license to do so.
Skill
Level - Intermediate
Needed:
This was written in PSP XI
(other versions should work
with
some adjustments)
Filters:
Alien Skin Xenofex2
Constellation (PTU)
(Option: find some sparkles
and skip the animation)
Eye Candy 4000 Gradient
Glow
Tube:
Tube of your
choice
Scrap kit:
Scrap kit of your choice
Template:
JS Template05 Here (with permission from creator)
See more of her
wonders Here
Performance
Notes:
All settings
will remain the same,
unless
otherwise noted
Tag or
Stationery Header
1.
File > Open
Tube of
choice
2.
Window > Duplicate
Close the
original
3.
Dropper Tool
Left
click for light/medium foreground color
Right
click for medium/dark background color
4.
Materials Palette
Change
Background to gradient
Settings:
Foreground-Background gradient
Style =
Linear
Angle = 45
Repeats =
0
Invert
and Texture = Not checked
5.
File > Open
JS-template05
6.
Window > Duplicate
Close the
original
7.
Layers Palette
Delete
the top layer
Highlight
Layer 1 (next above bottom)
Note: Another way to do this is to copy and
On new Image
Note: we are making a mask out of this layer
On Template
Delete layer 1
10. Layers > New Raster Layer
11. Flood Fill Tool
Match mode = None
Sample Merged = Not checked
Blend Mode = Normal
Opacity = 100
Right click to fill layer with gradient
12. Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Source window = find the mask
Source luminance = Checked
Invert mask data = Checked
13. Layers > Merge > Merge Group
14. Layers > Duplicate
15. Layers Palette
Set the Opacity to 80-85
16. Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise
Gaussian = Checked
Noise = 20
Monochrome = Checked
17. Materials Palette
settings for the gradient
Settings:
Style = Sunburst
Link center and focal points = Checked
Center Point = Hor/Ver 50
18. Layers Palette
19. Layers > Merge > Merge Down
20. Selections > Select All
21. Selections > Float
22. Selections > Defloat
23. Layers > New Raster Layer
24. Flood Fill Tool
25. Selections > Select None
26. Layers Palette
27. Adjust > Brightness & Contrast > Gamma Correction
Link = Checked
Red/Green/Blue = 0.76 or to your liking
28. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Vertical = 3
Horizontal = 3
Opacity = 40
Blur = 10.00
Color = Black
Shadow on new layer = Not checked
29. Layers Palette
30. Magic Wand
Mode = Replace
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Use all layers = Not checked
Contiguous = Checked
Feather = 2
Anti-alias = Checked
Outside selected
Click on Frame to left
31. Flood Fill Tool
32. Effects > Texture Effects > Weave
Gap size = 85
Width = 236
Opacity = 94
Weave color = Foreground color
Gap color = Background color
Fill gaps = Checked
33. Selections > Select None
34. Layers Palette
35. Magic Wand
36. Flood Fill Tool
37. Effects > Texture Effects > Weave
Gap size = 404
Width = 471
Opacity = 57
38. Selections > Select None
39. Layers Palette
40. Magic Wand
On Image
On Tag
43. Move Tool
44. Selections > Invert
45. Edit > Clear
46. Selections > Select None
47. Layers Palette
48. Layers Palette
49. Magic Wand
50. Edit > Paste > Paste As New Layer
if not then copy it again
51. Move Tool
52. Selections > Invert
53. Edit > Clear
54. Layers Palette
55. Selections > Select None
56. Layers Palette
Close off all layers apart from the three top layers
by clicking in the eye
57. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
58. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Vertical = -3 (minus 3)
Horizontal = 7
Opacity = 40
Blur = 15.00
59. Layers Palette
by clicking in eye
Highlight layer 5
60. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
61. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
62. Layers Palette
Open all layers by clicking in eye
63. Image > Resize
Settings:
Resample using = Weighted Average
Lock aspect ratio = Checked
Resize all layers = Not checked
Width = No more than 540 Pixels
Height = No more than 490 pixels
Settings:
Radius = 1.00
Strength = 47
Clipping = 5
Luminance Only = Not Checked
65. Edit
> Copy
66. Edit > Paste > Paste As New Layer
Place tube to your liking
you may have to resize it to fit
so it doesn't cover the two frames completely.
Settings:
Vertical = 5
Horizontal = 5
Opacity = 25
Add, resize and place the elements to your liking
Settings:
Vertical = 2
Horizontal = 2
Opacity = 25
Blur = 9
Highlight the copy of the mask layer
the second one above the white background
You should have 3 layers
73.
Effects > Plugins > Alien Skin Xenofex 2 > Constellation
Settings:
74. Layers Palette
Highlight layer below
75. Effects > Plugins > Alien Skin Xenofex 2 > Constellation
Settings:
Random Seed = Click twice
76. Layers Palette
Highlight layer below
77. Effects > Plugins > Alien Skin Xenofex 2 > Constellation
Settings:
Random Seed = Click twice
78. Layers > New Raster Layer
79.
Layers > Bring to Top
Add
artist credit and your watermark,
make sure
artist info is easily readable
Note: if you like to add scrap elements now
would be a good time
80.
Layers Palette
Close the
two top layers with the sparkles on,
leaving
the two layers above the withe open
81.
Edit > Copy Merged
Open
Animation Shop
In AS
82.
Edit > Paste as New Animation
In PSP
83.
Layers Palette
Close the
active constellation layer and
open the
one above
84.
Edit > Copy Merged
In AS
85.
Edit > Paste > After Current Frame
In PSP
86.
Layers Palette
Close the
active constellation layer and open the one above
87.
Edit > Copy Merged
In AS
88.
Edit > Paste > After Current Frame
89.
Edit > Select All
90.
Edit > Propagate Paste
Note: This step is very important so that the
text will paste into all open frames later
91.
Animation > Frame Properties
Settings:
Display
time = 20
92.
Edit > Copy
In Psp
93.
Edit > Paste > Paste as New Image
94. File > Save
Name this
well as this is now your template for
the tag
for adding names.
Note: You will be able to open this in AS in
future if you want to make more tags.
I tend to name mine the same as the temp I use,
apart from I add AS20Temp and then
I know that is the one to use in AS
and what settings I use for the frames :)
95.
Text Tool
Settings:
Create as
= Vector
Direction
= Horizontal and Down
Font of
choice
Size of
choice
Stroke of
choice
Alignment
= Center
(I used TheNautiGal, 72,
switched the colors in Materials Pallete,
using the lighter color for the text)
96.
Layers > Convert to Raster Layer
97.
Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow
Settings:
Of your choice
98.
Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
99. Edit
> Copy
In AS
100.
Edit > Paste as New Animation
Note: Do not try pasting straight on the tag as
the size of the text will be all wrong.
101.
Edit > Copy
On tag in AS
102.
Edit > Paste > Into Selected Frame
Note: You have to use the Toolbar when doing
this as else it will not paste into all frames but
only the first one. Make sure you had the
Propagate Paste done in earlier step.
Do not left click till you are happy
with the placement of the text
103.
View > Animation
104.
File > Save As
Name your
tag and save
Click Customize
then in Optimizations
do not hesitate to try different settings.
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