PTU Hungry Hills and Pinuptoons

Autumn Leaves

This tutorial was written on September 10th 2011. 

Any similarities to another tutorial is purely coincidental.

All my tutorial are register with My Free Copyright. 

Please do not claim as your own.

This tutorial writer assumes you have a 

working knowledge of using Paint Shop Pro.

This tutorial was done in Paint Shop Pro9,

but can be adapted to use in other

Paint Shop Pro versions.

                                                                     SUPPLIES NEEDED


                                Tube of Choice: I am using the awesome artwork of Pinuptoons..
                      You can purchase his tubes HERE...you will need a closeup and regular tube
                                            Please do not use without a license to do so


                     Scrapkit of Choice: I am using a Sarah Hungry Hills PTU Scrapkit- Subtle Autumn .
                                         You can purchase it HERE....Thank you Sarah


                              Template of Choice: I'm using a template by Blissfully Beth #9. 

                                        You can get it HERE. Thank you  for the Share Beth


                                 Mask of Choice: I'm using Creative Misfit Autumn Collection. 

                               Place in your mask folder. You can get it HERE. Thanks Aqua

                              Filter Used:Eye Candy 4000-Gradient Glow...You can get it HERE

                            Gradient: Autumn Gradient from Eleven Sword...You can get it HERE

                                         Font for name is HT Trattona and copy write is always 

                                                   done in Pixelette ... Get them HERE


                                                         animation fallen leaves...Here


                                              Drop shadow use through out H-2/V-2/O-50/B-5.00
                                      Please leave a thank you when you downloading for supplies.

                                       my tag is just a guide...please use your imagination and make

                                    the tag your own you do not have to use any of the supplies I used.

                                                                                LET'S BEGIN
                        Open template/Image resize all layer to 600x600/shiftD/close original template.
                     Remove background and credits.Close out every layer. Choose paper of choice/
                      paste underneath all layers.Go to layers/load/save mask/load mask from disk/
                              find your mask of choice and paste with these setting.merge group

Do the following task to layers 1-7/merge down after each task and add a drop shadow

copy/paste paper of choice/go to the layer/invert/go to paper layer and delete

put the tree behind layer 6/add a drop shadow.

add any other elements you wish to use/make sure you add a drop shadow to each element.
place your main tube where you want it/add drop shadow.(see my tag if needed)

Resize if needed/Add your copyright and watermark-(I put a slight gradient glow on mine)


now it's time to animate

copy merge/paste your tag into animation shop/open up your animation leaves into
animation shop/duplicate your tag with the same number of layers as the animation
you should have 27 layers/edit/select all/animation/frame properties/30
save as gif

thank you for trying my tutorial..please send me a copy of what you did
so I can showcase it...riggsbee53@gmail.com