Dancing Ribbon
Dancing Ribbon

This tutorial is my own design and any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.
It was created in Paint Shop Pro X and Animation Shop 3.11
© 2015 - Yvonne - Yorkshire Lass Designs - All rights reserved.


You will need the following to complete this tutorial:

creation.tin_masque142.jpg (from Tine)
LF-Deco 8.png (from Linda PSP Design)
MMC_079_301010.psp (from Tubes and Mists by MMC)
yp_perfume_nina-ricci_dancing_ribbon.psp

All the above can be downloaded here
download supplies
Download and extract to a file on your computer.
Open in PSP and minimise


Plugins
DSB Flux - Bright Noise
Available here
http://www.fleursauvage.be/utilitaire/filtres/filtres.htm
Download and extract to your Plugins folder

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INSTRUCTIONS

STEP 1

Open a new canvas 800 x 600 transparent background

New Canvas

STEP 2

In the Materials Palette load
Foreground with #F175A4 Pink and Background with #000000 Black

Select Flood Fill Tool and fill layer with Background Colour #000000 Black

STEP 3

Layers >> New Raster Layer

Flood fill layer with Foreground Colour #F7154A Pink

STEP 4

Layers >> New Mask Layer >> From Image
Select creation.tine_masque142 from the dropdown options

mask selection

Layers >> Merge Group
Adjust>> Sharpness >> Sharpen

STEP 5

In the Materials Palette change Background Colour to #FFFFFF White

Layers >> New Raster Layer
Select Flood Fill Tool and fill layer with Foreground colour #FFFFFF White

STEP 6

Layers >> New Mask Layer >> From Image

As in STEP 4 select creation.tine_masque142 from the dropdown options

Layers >> Merge Group

Image >> Resize 95%
All layers UNCHECKED

Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen

STEP 7

Maximise tube yp_perfume_nina-ricci-dancing-ribbon.psp
Edit >> Copy
Minimise tube
Edit >> Paste as New layer

STEP 8

Adjust >> Hue and Saturation >> Colorize

colorize

STEP 9

Layers >> Duplicate

STEP 10

Working on the top layer (Copy of Raster 2)

Image >> Resize 125% Resize all layers UNCHECKED

Effects >> Image Effects >> Offset

image offset

Reduce opacity of this layer to 20

Layers >> Properties

layer properties

Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen

STEP 11

In the Layer Palette move Copy of Raster 2 below Group - Raster 2 (white mask layer)

Layer Palette

STEP 12

In the Layer Palette highlight Raster 2 (top layer)

Image >> Resize 90%
Resize all layers UNCHECKED

Effects >> Image Effects >> Image Offset

image offset

Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen

STEP 13

Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow

drop shadow

STEP 14

Maximise MMC_079_301010.psp
Edit >> Copy
Minimise tube
Edit >> Paste as New layer

Effects >> Image effects >> Offset

image offset

Lower Opacity to 70

Layers >> Properties



STEP 15

In the Layer Palette move Raster 3 below Raster 2

layer palette

STEP 16

In the Layer Palette highlight Raster 2 (the top layer)

STEP 17

Maximise LF-Deco 8.png
Edit >> Copy
Minimise original
Edit >> Paste as New layer

Zoom in
Select and delete Linda PSP Design

Effects >> Image Effects >> Offset

image offset

STEP 18

Layer >> New Raster Layer
Selection Tool >> Selection >> Custom Selection

custom selection tool

custom selection

STEP 19

Maximise yp-text-dancing-ribbon.psp
Edit >> Copy
Minimise original
Edit >> Paste into Selection
Selections >> Select None
STEP 19

Layers >> New Raster Layer
Add your name and/or watermark


NOW TO ANIMATE

STEP 16

In the Layers Palette highlight Raster 4 (star layer)

Effects >> Plug Ins >> DSB Flux >> Bright Noise

bright noise

STEP 17

Edit >> Copy Merged
Open Animation Shop
Edit >> Paste >> As New Animation

STEP 18

Back to Paint Shop Pro
Edit >> Undo Bright Noise

Effects >> Plug Ins >> DSB Flux >> Bright Noise

bright noise

STEP 19

Edit >> Copy Merged
Over to Animation Shop
Edit >> Paste >> After Current Frame

STEP 20

Back to Paint Shop Pro
Edit >> Undo Bright Noise

Effects >> Plug Ins >> DSB Flux >> Bright Noise

bright noise

STEP 21

Edit >> Copy Merged
Over to Animation Shop
Edit >> Paste >> After Current Frame

STEP 22

View >> Animation
If you are happy with your animation, resize if desired
Save as a gif



I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

If you have any questions or would like to show me your result
EMAIL ME

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