PSP Glitter

I tend to make things hard so if any one has easier instructions, I'd like "em. Most tuts I've seen call for three copies of the image. Doing it my way is mostly repitition. If you do it a time or two, it's easy. If you do it with 3 separate images, you have to magic wand each image. Sometimes it's hard to get the exact same areas magic wanded. This way you just have to do it once. I use PSPx2 and animate the images with Animation Shop.


PSPx2 Glitter

File

Open Image

Magic wand the area to be glittered. If more than one area is to be glittered, hold the shift down while magic wanding.

Adjust

Add/Remove Noise

Add Noise

For smoother glitter:
Gaussian set to 15

Check Monochrome if you want the glitter the same color as image.
Uncheck Monochorome if you want the glitter all colors.




Click O.K.

Go to file

Save As and name your image...I usually set up a folder on the desktop and name the first image 1, the second 2 and the third 3....just to make it easy. Do not delete anything on your psp screen. You are going to use it again. After you save to the folder on the desktop:

Then go to Edit

Undo Add Noise

Adjust

Add/Remove Noise

Add Noise

For smoother glitter:
Gaussian set to 20

Click O.K.

Go to file

Save As and name your image...still leave your psp screen just as is...do not delete.

Then last part psp:

Then go to Edit

Undo Add Noise

Adjust

Add/Remove Noise

Add Noise

For smoother glitter:
Gaussian set to 25

Click O.K.

Go to file

Save As and name your image

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Go to Animation Shop

Click on the animation wizard

Setting should be set to: Same size as first image frame. Click next

Setting should be set to: transparent. Click next

Setting should be set to: upper left corner of the frame.
select : with the canvas color
Check: scale frames to fit
Click next

Setting should be set to: yes repeat the animation indefinitely
Set the frame timing to 10
Click next

Click add image and load your first image
Click add image and load your second image
Click add image and load your third image

Click next

Click finish

Click view animation to make sure it is like you want

Save your glittered image.

Taa dah!


For a coarser glitter set your add noise to random and make three images, one each set to 50,35 and 25.

You can play with the settings until you find what you like.