Doin' It Redneck Style












This tutorial was written by QueenBrat on 07/01/2008 using PSP 9 and Animation Shop. Any version of PSP should work.

It is an intermediate tutorial. You will need a good working knowledge of PSP and Animation shop.

Do not copy this tutorial and post it through any group or claim it as your own. Please share a text link only to my site and not the tutorial itself when sharing. You may print it out for your own personal use ONLY.

I'm using the artwork of Keith Garvey of www.garvgraphx.com You may purchase a license to use his work from www.MyPSPtubes.com.

I am also using one of my PTU scrap kits, "Stars N Stripes 4-ever", which can be purchased on my blog at http://bitsnpiecesofqbd.blogspot.com/.

Any resemblance to any other tutorial is strictly coincidental.



Supplies Needed
PSP program of your choice (Free trial version PSP12 here.)
Animation Shop (Trial versionhere.)
Tube of your choice.
Scrap kit of your choice in patriotic theme. (Kit should include 3 co-ordinating backgrounds, 1 star shape frame, 1 doodle corner, 1 brad)
Filters Unlimited 2.0 (optional)




Provided supplies
Becky_Mask019.jpg
Becky_Mask021.jpg
QBD_DoinItRedneckStyle_tornpaper.pspimage
QBD_FireworksAnimation01.pspimage
Font of your choice


You may download the supplies here.
(Your pop up stoppers will need to be turned off if you click the link and nothing happens.)

***firework singles from www.bestanimations.com/



1.Open QBD_FireworksAnimation01.pspimage

2.Open a background of your choice. Copy and paste it into the original frames. Send to bottom.

3.Open the file Becky_Mask021.jpg that was in the supplies zip file.

4.Go to Layers>New Mask>From Image> On the scroll down find the mask> Tic Source Luminance> Click OK.

5.Merge Group.

6.Open a second background of your choice. Copy and paste it into your original frames as a new layer on top of the first background layer.

7.Open the file Becky_Mask019.jpg that was in the supplies zip file

8.Go to Layers>New Mask>From Image> On the scroll down find the mask> Tic Source Luminance> Click OK.

9.Merge Group.

10.Merge both Masked layers together.

11.Open the silver star frame or one of your liking. Resize to 400x400.

12.Copy and paste the frame as your top layer in your original image. Adjust so that the stars inner open space is filled with the fireworks animation.



13.Go to Selections>Select All>Float>Invert.

14.With your Freehand Selection tool, set your settings on Point to Point, Remove (Ctrl), Feather=0, Smoothing=0, Anti-alias.

15.Use your freehand selection tool and deselect all of the 'marching ants' except the inner star portion by tracing the inner star.

16.Go to Selections>Select All>Float>Invert.

17.Select Frame 1 of your original animation and hit the delete key.

18.Continue with each of the 19 frames on the original animation.

19.When you are finished only the inside of the star will be filled with animation.



20.Go to your star frame layer and add a drop shadow to the frame. I used: Vertical=1, Horizontal=1, Opacity=72, Blur=9.00, Color=Black

21.For this next step you will need Filters Unlimited 2.0. If you don't have Filters Unlimite open the included file QBD_DoinItRedneckStyle_tornpaper.pspimage and skip to step 26. (If you don't like this one you will need to find one similar.)

22.If you have Filters Unlimited 2.0, open a third contrasting by complimenting paper. Resize to 500x500.

23.Promote Background Layer.

24.Go to effect>plugins and find your filters unlimited filter.

25.Select Edges,square and select the edged paper you like best. I used Square Edge 13.

26.Copy and paste your edged paper as a new layer on top of your merged masked layers.

27.Copy and paste your selected tube as the top layer.

28.Add a drop shadow. I used: Vertical=1, Horizontal=1, Opacity=72, Blur=21.78, Color=Black

29.Go to Selections>Select All>Float>Invert.

30.With your Freehand Selection tool, set your settings on Point to Point, Remove (Ctrl), Feather=0, Smoothing=0, Anti-alias.

31.Use your freehand selection tool and deselect all of the 'marching ants' around the hat and right arm area.



32.Go to your tube layer and hit your delete key.

33.Add a new raster layer. Send this layer to the bottom and flood fill with white (#FFFFFF).

34.Go to your merged mask layer and resize to 90%.

35.Open the top left corner file in the kit or one of your liking. Resize to %65.

36.Copy and paste as a new layer on top of the edged paper layer.

37.Add a drop shadow to the corner. I used: Vertical=1, Horizontal=1, Opacity=72, Blur=9.00, Color=Black

38.Open the brad of your choice from the kit or one of your liking. Copy and paste it into the bottom left corner of your edged paper as a new layer.

39.Add a drop shadow to the brad. I used: Vertical=1, Horizontal=1, Opacity=72, Blur=9.00, Color=Black

40.Add your copyright information and your logo to your tag.

41.Add your text to your liking and your name as the top layer of your tag.

42.You are now ready to set it up for Animation Shop. Begin by turning off visibility to Frame 2-19 of the animation.

43.Copy Merged and Paste as New Image.

44.Turn off visibility of Frame 1 and turn on visibility of Frame 2.

45.Copy Merged and Paste as New LAYER into the first merged frame you just did.

46.You should now have a new image of 2 frames.

47.Continue until you have done all 19 frames.

48.Save to an easy to find location on your harddrive.

49.Go to animation shop.

50.Open the image you just saved.

51.Select all.

52.Resize to your liking and save as an animation.







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