I was asked to do a tutorial some days ago. I never wrote one before, but I´ll try of course. ;-) Hope it will be understandable. ;-)

If you have any questions, just ask. It´ll help me to write better tutorials in the future!

Just to let you know, I am german. So, my english might not be perfect. My program also is in german and I hope that I can find the right translations!

I am using psp7 and animation shop 3, so the tutorial will be made for these programms.

I´m trying to teach you how to make this icon:



I am using this picture:



First it has to be resized to fit in a 100x100 pic.


I resized it like this to fit behind the star frame. ;-)

Then add this pic as a layer into a 100x100 picture.

Next put a piture frame over it. I have the star frame in my psp frames. But incase you don´t have it I saved and uploaded it for you. Hope you can make a tube out of it again. ;-)
Frames are under 'pictures' in the menue list and are called something like 'picture frames'. If the star frame isn´t there use my picture of it, tube it and add it as a new layer.



Now my icon looks like this:


Next step: mark the frame with the wand. Then add a new layer over this and write the word 'smile' (or whatever you want to) on the icon and set it in the right corner of the icon.
but in the psp pic the frame is still marked. ;-)

Then you open this glitter in animation shop.
(I did not make the glitter and I sadly can´t remember where I got it from, as I already have it for many years. If you made it please tell me and I will credit!)

The glitter opens into 3 pictures in the Animation shop. Copy each one of them and paste them as new images into your psp.

Now we are working with the 'filling tool' (I hope I translated it right). Click on it and then choose to fill with patterns. In the patterns you now find the 3 glitter images. Choose to fill with the first glitter image now. Then fill the frame with this glitter.


--> if you don´t know how to choose patterns to fill with them, please ask and I will try to explain. I just won´t do it now, as I absolutely have no idea how to name everything in english. :-(

After that save the picture as jpg.

Do the same with the 2nd glitter. Fill the frame with it and then save as a new picture. And after that do it again with the 3rd glitter.


We do have 3 pictures now to use in animation shop. So, go to the animation shop and choose the animation wizard. It is under file in the menue list.

A new window will pop up now. Choose size of the first picture. Go to next.
Choose transparent and go to next.
Here you don't have to change anything just go next
Choose 'continued replay' (translated it myself again, so it could be named a bit different) and 18 seconds. Go to next.

Now add your 3 pictures you made with psp, go to next and then click finnish.

The 3 pics are now opened next to eachother.

Now animate them by clicking on the second symbol on the right in the second menu list. It looks like a filmstrip.



The result is this:


The last thing you have to do is save the animation as a gif and the icon is finnished! ;-)

Hope you you did understand this tutorial and it helped you. ;-)