Christmas Star Card
You will need
These supplies
I have added many supplies for your convenience, but feel free to make/use your own.
Glitters from here
Open a new image 400*400
Fill with silver gradient,
New layer, fill with dark purple #391642
Image Resize, Resize all layers unchecked, 95%.
Add drop shadow
V -2, H 2, Opacity 100, Blur 8
New Layer, fill with silver gradient
Image Resize, Resize all layers unchecked, 75% Add same drop shadow as before.
Open your circle shape. Duplicate 3 times (or as many glitter layers as you have)
Open your glitters in animation shop and transfer each layer to psp.
You should have a glitter image of 3 layers. Make sure first layer is active.
Select all your purple in the circle tag. Make sure first layer is active.
Go to Patterns in your Materials Palette and select your first glitter layer.
Fill selected circle layer with glitter.
Repeat this, filling your second layer circle with second glitter layer and so on.
Select none.
Add drop shadow to all 3 circle layers.
Edit copy each circle layer (now glitterised) and paste as new layer on to your main image.
Rename these layers glitter1 , glitter 2 and glitter 3.
Open your chrome tag and copy and paste on to main tag. Name this layer chrometag. Add drop shadow.
Open your star shape and add a different glitter to this, using the same method as for the circle tags.
Paste these layers on to your main tag and call glitter4, glitter5 and glitter6.
Open your starshape2 and place as new layer.
Place bow. Add drop shadow
Open banner image, duplicate layer and fill with colours of choice, change border colour, etc..
and add text of your choice.
Place at top and bottom of image. Add drop shadow.
Now to animate...
Ensure all layers above glitter 6 layer are open, and any layers below are closed and Merge visible.
Ensure all layers below glitter 1 are open and any layers above are closed, merge visible.
So your layers palette should look like this.
Open your two merged layers and your chrome tag. Keep these open throughout
Close glitter 2,3, 5, 6, So above layers and glitter 1 and 4 are open. Copy Merged, paste into ani shop.
Close glitter,1,3,4,6. Copy Merged, paste after current animation .
Close Glitter 1,2, 4,5. Copy Merged, paste after current animation
Save as gif.
Merry Christmas!
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