PTU Abstract Creations and Anna Marine

Falling Leaves

This tutorial was written on August 19,2013. 

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

Animation Shop 3: Get it HERE

Tube of choice: I'm using the awesome work of Anna Marine.

Please do not use unless you have a license to do so. 

Get Them HERE

Scrapkit of Choice: I am using PTU Abstract Creations - Falling Leaves

You can purchase it HERE ...Thanks Cassie

Animation of Choice: I am using Scrappy  Bit Of Fun Animation #126 & 127

You can download HERE..... Thanks Simone

Filters used:Eye Candy 4000 gradient glow - HERE

AAA Frame: Foto Frame - HERE

Font for Name is Bella Donna

Copy write is always done in Pixelette  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 up new canvas 800x800/we will resize later/copy/paste paper 

of choice/resize to fit canvas/effects/AAA Frame/foto frame with 

these setting/click ok

On the following raster layers follow these directions...

using preset tool/circle/any color/draw out a medium size circle

292x292/convert to raster/duplicate/mirror/flip/bring top circle 

down so that it overlaps the first circle

using selection tool/rounded rectangle/draw out rectangle 220x320

floodfill will any color/conver to raster/image/rotate left by 15

duplicate/mirror/flip/overlap on first rectangle

activate circle 1 layer/copy/paste paper of choice/resize paper

selections/invert on circle 1 layer/delete on paper layer/merge 

down/add drop shadow

activate circle 2 layer/copy/paste paper of choice/resize paper

selections/invert on circle 2 layer/delete on paper layer/merge

down/add drop shadow

activate rectangle 1 layer/copy/paste paper of choice/resize paper

selections/invert on rectangle 1 layer/delete on paper layer/merge 

down/keep activated/copy/paste tube of choice/resize/duplicate/close

this layer/delete on tube layer/duplicate/erase excess tube but her 

hair/add drop shadow

activate rectangle 2 layer/copy/paste paper of choice/resize paper

selections/invert on rectangle 2 layer/delete on paper layer/merge 

down/keep activated/copy/paste tube of choice/resize so you get most

of her head/duplicate/close this layer/delete on tube layer/open

duplicate layer/erase all excess tube except her hair/merge down

add drop shadow

add any other elements you wish to use/resize/add drop shadow 

to each element/place where they will look best

add word art 

add your watermark and copyright credits/give it a slight 

gradient glow.....

To animate

open animation shop 3

find both animations 126 & 127

on animation 126/resize/285x132

on animation 127/resize/600x503

because the falling leaves animation has 31 frames and the bush

animation has 19 frames/you will get a blank out when you combine 

the two/so to make it continually flow you need to make the bush

animation 31 frames too/so select last frame/duplicate 12 times

go to psp closed all layers except nut/acorn/falling leaves/bird

feed/butterfly and background

copy/merge/paste into animation shop as new animation

duplicate 6x/click on last frame and delete 2x/select all

go to falling leaves animation/select all/paste into selected frame

place toward sqraul

go back to psp and close those 6 layers and open all except brush 

and copyright layer

copy/merge/paste into animation shop as new animation

duplicate 6x/click last frame and delete 2x

select all/copy into selected frame/paste close to line near the

bottom

go back to psp and close those layers and open bush and copyright

layer

paste into animation shop as a new layer

duplicate 6x/click on last frame and delete 2x

select animated bush 126 /select all/copy into selected frame/place 

next to the mushrooms

select all/bush with copyright/ paste into selected frame/place on 

top of animated bush/make sure the top of animated bush is showing

view animation/if satisfied save as gif

now give your tag to a friend.

You're done...thank you for trying my tutorial

please send me a copy so that I can show case it on my blog

send to.... riggsbee53@gmail.com