AT THE BEACH - 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 Materials HERE
Materials 3 Tubes : 1312-luzcristina 1851-luzcristina MMC_AUG _2008_058
Filters : Flaming Pear – Flood Eye Candy 4000 – Jiggle
Jac’s Animation Shop (A/S) ----------------------------------------
Procedure Let’s get started – Have Fun! Remember to save your work often.
Colors : Foreground: #b6af9c Background : #0585b6 Foreground Gradient : Linear : 34 – 3
1 Open a new image 650x500 – transparent Fill with gradient Selections – select all
2 Open tube : 1312-luzcristina Edit – copy Edit – paste into selections Selections – select none Effects – image effects – seamless tiling – see print screen
Adjust – blur – Gaussian : 10 Adjust – blur – radial blur – see print screen
3 Open tube : 1851-luzcristina Edit – copy Edit – paste as a new layer Move to the right and up – see example
4 Layers – duplicate Image – mirror Move to the left – see example
5 Layers – arrange – move down
6 Activate top layer Open tube : MMC_AUG _2008_058 Edit – copy Edit – paste as a new layer Image – resize : 50%, uncheck all layers Move to the left and up – see example Blend mode : luminance legacy
7 Layers – merge visible Effects – flaming pear – flood – see print screen
9 Image – canvas size : width 690 x 540 pix Layers – new raster layer Fill with color 182360 Layers – arrange – send to bottom
10 Activate top layer Duplicate 4x You now have 6 layers in total Rename layers - see print screen
11 Make a selection – see print screen Close background layer (raster1) and de layers water 2 till 5 Activate water 1 Effects – EyeCandy 4000 – jiggle – see print screen
12 Close water1 and open/activate water2 Effects – EyeCandy 4000 – jiggle – Random Seed op 2
13 Close water2 and open/activate water3 Effects – EyeCandy 4000 – jiggle – Random Seed op 3
14 Close water3 en open/activate water4 Effects – EyeCandy 4000 – jiggle – Random Seed op 4
15 Close water4 en open/activate water5 Effects – EyeCandy 4000 – jiggle – Random Seed op 5
16 Open je background layer but stay on water5 Selections – select all Selections – modify – contract with 22 pix Selections – invert
17 Press delete 1x
18 Open en activate water 4 and press delete 1x
19 Open en activate water3 and press delete 1x
20 Open en activate water2 and press delete 1x
21 Open en activate water1 and press delete 1x
22 Activate your background layer (raster1) Effects – 3D-effects – inner bevel – see print screen
Selections – select none Activate top layer
23 Layers – new raster layer Place name and/or watermark
24 Open tube : 1312-luzcristina Edit – copy Edit – paste as a new layer Image – resize : 90%, uncheck all layers Move a bit down Layers – duplicate Layers – merge down Effects – 3D-effects – dropshadow : V10 – H8 – 65 – 20
25 Erase the part of the tube that shows over the edge
26 Activate bottom layer (raster1) Close layers water 2 till water 5 Edit – copy merged
27 Open A/S Edit – paste as a new animation
28 Back to PSP close water1 and open water2 Edit – copy merged Back to A/S Edit – paste after current frame
29 Back to PSP Close water2 and open water3 Edit – copy merged Back to A/S Edit – paste after current frame
30 Back to PSP Close water3 en open water4 Edit – copy merged Back to A/S Edit – paste after current frame
31 Back to PSP Close water4 en open water5 Edit – copy merged Back to A/S Edit – paste after current frame
32 Now, you should have 5 frames Select all Animation – resize format : 650 pix breed Animation– properties – display time : 35
33 Click on filmstrip to check your animation If you are satisfied Save as .gif
Your image is ready I hope you enjoyed making it Hugs, K@rin – K@D’s Designs 17-03-2010
