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Having?a Ball "Animated"
Members Tutorial
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By ? April Hunt (ACFC)
November 17th, 2009
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Written for?PSP X &
Requires working knowledge
of Jasc Animation Shop?
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Skill Level = Advanced/Intermediate
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Needed??
Tube of your choice
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Accent Tubes (optional)
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Templates:
ACFC?Having?a Ball Template
ACFC?Having a Ball?SB Template
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Pattern:
ACFC?Having a Ball?Pattern
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Jasc Animation Shop
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Preparation
Open your Two Templates
in your PSP and minimize
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Open your Pattern in your
PSP and minimize
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Open any Accents in PSP and
minimize
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Notes
Do Not Share this tutorial!
It is for PAID MEMBERS only
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All settings will remain
the same unless specified
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Okay Let's Get Started!!
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Header
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1. File > Open
Your tube
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2. Window >?Duplicate (Shift?+ D)
Close original??
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3. Dropper Tool
Left click on your tube to?pick?a
color for your Foreground
Right click on your tube to pick a
second color for your Background
*We will be using 4 different colors
in this tutorial so it is a good idea to
make a swatch out of your colors
to keep them straight. I will call the colors
1, 2, 3 and 4.
*Optional
Try choosing at least Two dark colors
and a?very light text friendly color
for your 4th color

**NOTE

This Tutorial uses 4 colors throughout

Please feel free to use whichever colors

work best for you when colorizing**?

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4. Image >?Resize
Settings:

Resample using?= Smart Size

Lock aspect ratio?= Checked

Resize all layers?= Checked?

Width?= No more than?350 Pixels

Height?= No more than?400 Pixels

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*Optional

5. Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

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6. Edit > Copy

(your main tube)

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7. Activate your

ACFC?Having a Ball?Template

(you may choose to

duplicate this if you want to?use

the tutorial again)

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8. Layers Palette
Activate your?Bottom Lines Layer
(second from the bottom)
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9. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Manual target color = Checked
Freehand selection = Unchecked
Colors:
Source = #808080
Target = Color #1
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10. Layers Palette
Activate your Soft BG Balls Layer
(second from the top)
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11. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Target = Color #3
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12. Layers Palette
Activate your Color Balls Layer
(top)
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13. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Target = Color #2
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14. Layers Palette
Background Layer
(bottom)
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15. Activate your ACFC Having a Ball Pattern

(you may choose to

duplicate this if you want to

use the tutorial again)???

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16. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Colors:
Target = Color #4
(your text friendly color)
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17. Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Default
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18. Materials Palette

Change your Background to

The Pattern we just colorized

Settings:

Angle = 0

Scale = 100

Texture = Unchecked

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19. Activate your ACFC Having a

Ball Template

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20. Flood Fill Tool

Settings:

Match mode?= None

Use all layers = Unchecked

Blend mode?= Normal

Opacity?= 100

Right click to fill with Background

Pattern

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21. Effects > Image Effects >

Seamless Tiling

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22. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible

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23.?Edit > Paste As New Layer

(your tube)

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24. Move Tool

Arrange your Tube to your

liking

*DO NOT COVER UP THE WHITE

BALLS WITH YOUR TUBE*

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*Optional

You may choose to resize your

tube more or less at this point

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25. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical = 0
Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 65
Blur = 10.00
Color =?Black or your choice
Shadow on new layer =?Unchecked?
*do not add a drop shadow to a
misted tube*
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*Optional

26.?Add any Accents now

(arrange as you choose &?add a
drop shadow if you choose)

*DO NOT COVER UP THE WHITE

BALLS WITH YOUR ACCENTS*

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*Optional
27. Add any text and a
drop shadow to your text
if you choose

*DO NOT COVER UP THE WHITE

BALLS WITH YOUR TEXT*

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28. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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29. Layers > New Raster Layer

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30. Add your Watermark
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31. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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32. Edit > Copy
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33.?Open your?Jasc Animation Shop
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34. Edit > Paste > As New Animation
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35. Back to PSP
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36. Magic Wand Tool
Settings:
Mode = Replace
Match mode = RGB Value
Tolerance =?40
Use all layers = Unchecked
Contiguous = Checked
Feather = 0
Anti-alias = Checked
Outside?= Checked
Select inside the top (largest)
circle
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37. Flood Fill Tool

Flood Fill with Color #1
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38. Selections > Select None

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39. Edit > Copy

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40. Back to Jasc Animation Shop

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41. Edit > Paste > After Current Frame

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42. Back to PSP

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43. Magic Wand Tool

Select the next Circle down

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44. Flood Fill Tool

Flood Fill with Color #2

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45. Selections > Select None

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46. Edit > Copy

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47. Back to Jasc Animation Shop

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48. Edit > Paste > After Current Frame

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49. Back to PSP

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50. Magic Wand Tool

Select the next Circle down

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51. Flood Fill Tool

Flood Fill with Color #3

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52. Selections > Select None

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53. Edit > Copy

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54. Back to Jasc Animation Shop

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55. Edit > Paste > After Current Frame

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56. Back to PSP

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57. Magic Wand Tool

Select the?last small Circle

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58. Flood Fill Tool

Flood Fill with Color #4

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59. Selections?> Select None

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60. Edit > Copy

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61. Back to Jasc Animation Shop

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62. Edit > Paste > After Current Frame

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63. Edit > Select All

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64. Animation > Frame Properties

Settings:

Display Time Tab

Display time (in 1/100th sec) = 25

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65. View > Animation

*Make sure you are happy

with how it looks*

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66. File > Save As >

CompuServe Graphics Interchange (*.gif)

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*Optional

67. File >?Export > JPEG Optimizer

Settings:
Set Compression value to @ 20-25
OK
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Side Border
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1. Activate your

ACFC?Having a Ball?SB Template

(you may choose to

duplicate this if you want to

use the tutorial again)

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2. Layers Palette
Activate the Top Layer
(Lines)
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3. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Target = Color #1
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4. Layers Palette
Activate the Top Balls Layer
(second layer down)
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5. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Target = Color #2?
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6. Layers Palette
Activate the Bottom Balls Layer
(bottom layer)
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7. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Target = Color #3
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8. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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9. Image > Canvas Size
Settings:
Lock aspect ratio = Unchecked
Width = 1800 Pixels (or your choice)
Height =?400 Pixels
Placement = Center Left
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10. Layers > New Raster Layer
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11. Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
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12. Flood Fill Tool
Right?click to fill with your Background
Pattern
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13. Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
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*Optional

14. Add any Accents now to
your side border
(if you choose & a drop shadow
if you choose)
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15.?File >?Export > JPEG Optimizer
Settings:
Set Compression value to @ 20-25
OK
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You are now done!

Have fun with your new stationery!
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This is a MEMBERS ONLY SITE Tutorial
Remember to link it back to
With the Wording ACFC Members Only Tutorial
Do not share this tutorial with anyone!
This tutorial is for PAID members only!
Anyone caught sharing them will be removed
from the members site without refund!
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Thank you for trying my tutorial.
All ideas are my own.
Any similarity to any other tutorials
is purely coincidental and unintentional.
No Copyright infringements intended.
I do not claim any graphics
or tubes as my own unless noted.
Tube?in Example purchased &
by????
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A BIG thank you to my
wonderful testers at
ACFC Members Site Testers!!
And they are:
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You may contact me at
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If you know someone who might
enjoy these tutorials and the Members Site
advantages--I am offering Gift Certificates
More information at
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Thank you and God bless
April (ACFC)
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