Adding Glitter to Images

Paint Shop Pro Image Tutorials | Submited Nov 16, 2007

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1. Open up your image.


2. Holding down the shift key, and using the freehand selection tool, with these settings,

carefully draw around areas of the butterfly you would like the glitter to be added.


3. We now need to duplicate the image by ... Layers > duplicate.


You can also do this on layer tool by right clicking on the background image and choosing duplicate.
[If you cannot see your layer section hit F8].
4. Repeat step 3. above.

5. If you look at your layers section you should now have three butterfly images -
one on top of the other.


Now we need to deactivate two of the layers - the middle layer (copy of backround) and the top layer (copy (2) of background).

6. To deactivate left click on the eye icon in the layer section. The eye turns to a red circle with a line through it.


7. Make sure that the bottom layer is activate by clicking on the it. When active it layer section is a lighter colour and looks slightly indented.


Now we are going to add the first glitter.

8. Go ... Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise.


9. A menu will appear (settings explained in earlier "how to make glitter" tutorial). These are the settings I have used.


10a. Deactivate the bottom layer by clicking on the eye icon.
b. Activate the layer above (middle) by clicking on the eye icon (the red circle and line has now gone). Layers now look like this.


11. Go ... Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise.

12. A menu will appear - these are the settings I have used.


13a. Deactivate the middle layer by clicking on the eye icon.
b. Activate the layer above (top) by clicking on the eye icon

14. Go ... Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise.

15. A menu will appear - these are the settings I have used.


16. Using keyboard deselect the marquee ... ctrl-d.

17. Now make ALL layers active by clicking on the eye icon so that you can see the eye without any red circle on it.


18. Now you have to save the image. The file extension you use depends on the version of PSP you are using, so ....

for people using PSP8 you must save the file using this extension (I think this extension works for PSP 9 too).


for people using Photo X2 (and I think versions 10 and 11 too) you must save the file using this extension


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19. Open up Animation Shop and open up the image you have just saved.


20. To view the animation click on the animation icon found at the top of the workspace screen.

21. If you like the animation SAVE. Remembering to save as a .gif file extension, otherwise the animation will not work.

If you do not like the speed and want to change it, using the keyboard Ctrl-A / Alt-Enter - this screen will come up change the display time and click ok. View the animation again and if okay - SAVE.

Here is my very rough finished graphic.