Blue Feathers - Animated
This tutorial is written with PSPX2 But can easily made with other versions
Preparations : Open tubes in PSP Install filters before you open PSP! Install fonts in fonts folder in PSP Install mask in your mask folder in PSP, unless otherwise specified Install textures in texture folder in PSP
* If you recognize a tube as one of yours, please contact me so I can give you credit or – if you wish – remove the tube.
Filters HERE Material HERE
Materials 5 Tubes : 1/ GINATUBE FEMME 938 – Gina 2/ 12206401524_fleurs – Reveries 3/ 12283242285_divers – Reveries 4/ 1b_ScrapelementsByLena 5/ 1e_ScrapelementsByLena
Filters : 1/ distort – diffuse glow 2/ Filters Unlimited 2.0 – BKG Kaleidoscope 3/ Alien Skin Xenofex2 – Constellation
Animation Shop (A/S) ----------------------------------------
Procedure Let’s get started – Have Fun! Remember to save your work often.
Colors : Foreground: #ADF5F9 Background : #0F8FAC Foreground Gradient : Linear : 45 – 5
1 Open a new image – 650x500 pix – transparent Fill with gradient Selections – select all
2 Open tube : GINATUBE FEMME 938 Edit – copy Edit – paste into selection Selections – noneEffects – image effects – seamless tiling – see print screen
3 Adjust – blur – radial blur – see print screen
4 Reflection effects – rotating mirror – see print screen
Layers – duplicate Image – mirror Opacity : 50 Layers – merge visible
5 Effects – distortion effect – wave – see print screen
Image - mirror
6 Effects – edge effects - enhance
7 Effects – distort – diffuse glow – see print screen
8 Open tube : 12283242285_divers Edit – copy Edit – paste as a new layer
9 Open tube : 1e_ScrapelementsByLena Edit – copy Edit – paste as a new layer Image – resize : 50%, uncheck all layers Image – free rotate : right – 35 – one single layer Move left and down Effects – 3D-effects – drop shadow : V10 – H8 – 65 – 20
10 Open tube : GINATUBE FEMME 938 Edit – copy Edit – paste as a new layer Image - mirror Image – resize : 2x85%, uncheck all layers Move right against the edge
11 Activate smudge tool and make the straight line of the arm more natural
12 Layers – duplicate Adjust – Gaussian : 25 Blend mode : dodge Layers - arrange – move down
13 Activate top layer Effects – 3D-effects – drop shadow : V10 – H8 – 65 – 20
14 Open tube : 12206401524_fleurs Edit – copy Edit – paste as a new layer Image – resize : 70%, uncheck all layers Move left and down – see example
15 Adjust – background light : 21 – 34
16 Open tube : 1b_ScrapelementsByLena Edit – copy Edit – paste as a new layer Image – resize : 40%, uncheck all layers Image – free roate : right – 4 – one single layer Move up and left
17 Layers – duplicate Adjust – blur – Gaussian : 25 Blend mode : dodge Layers – arrange – move down
18 Activate top layer Adjust – background light : 21 – 34 Effects – 3D-effects – drop shadow : V10 – H8 – 65 – 20
19 Image – add borders Afbeelding – randen toevoegen 1 pix background : #0f8fac 30 pix foreground : #adf5e9
20 Select 30 pix border with magic tool – anti alias – inside Fill with gradient
21 Effects – Filters Unlimited 2.0 – BKG Kaleidoscope – Kaleidoscope2 – standard
22 Layers – new raster layer Fill with gradient Opacity : 50
23 Layers – merge down
24 Selections – invert Effects – 3D-effects – cutout : V&H 2 – 75 – 15 Repeat with V&H -2 Selections - none
25 Layers – new raster layer Place name and/or watermark
26 Image – add borders – 1 pix background : #0f8fac
27 Image – resize – 650 pix
28 Adjust – sharpness – unsharp mask : 1 – 64 – 4
Now for the animation
29 Activate selection tool – free hand – from point to point Select some of the jewels – see example
30 Effects – Alien Skin Xenofex2 – Constellation – see print screen
Selections – none Edit - copy
31 Open A/S Edit – paste as a new animation
32 Back to PSP Click undo 2x Effects – Alien Skin Xenofex2 – click random seed 1x Selections – none Edit - copy
33 Back to A/S Edit – paste after current frame
34 Back to PSP Click undo 2x Effects – Alien Skin Xenofex2 – click random seed 1x Selections – none Edit - copy
35 Back to A/S Edit – paste after current frame
36 Animation properties – Display time : 15 Click the filmstrip to check your animation
37 Save as .gif
Your image is ready I hope you enjoyed making it Hugs, K@rin – K@D’s Designs 15-06-2010
