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: yp-joy-hope-peace.psp merydesign_navidad80.psp sg_starframe.jpg (mask from Essex Girl) goldbeads.jpg All the above can be downloaded here Download and extract to a file on your computer. Open in PSP and minimise. Plugins DSB Flux - Bright Noise Background Designers IV - Blueberry Pie and FFG Xaggerate Available here http://www.creationsylvie.net/psp/filtres_psp.html Download and extract to your Plugins folder Background Designers IV can be imported into Filters Unlimited *********** Drag this arrow with you to mark your place in the tutorial ********** INSTRUCTIONS STEP 1 Open a new canvas 800 x 600 transparent background STEP 2 In the Materials Palette load Foreground with #DFADF63 and Background with #FFFFFF Change Style to Gradient Make a Foreground-background gradient, linear style, angle =45, repeats=3 Select the Flood Fill Tool and floodfill layer with the gradient Effects > Plugins > Filters Unlimited > Background Designer IV > BlueBerry Pie Effects > Edge Effects > Enhance STEP 3 Layer > New Raster Layer Select the Flood Fill Tool and floodfill layer with the gradient Effects > Plugins > Filters Unlimited > Background Designer IV > FFG Xaggerate (default setting) Effect > Edge Effects > Enhance More Layer > Properties Reduce opacity of Raster 2 to 38 STEP 4 Layers > New Raster Layer Selections > Select All Open tube merydesign_navidad80.psp Edit > Copy Minimise tube Edit > Paste Into Selection Selections > Select None Image > Mirror Layers > Properties Reduce opacity of Raster 3 to 60 Effects > Edge Effects > Enhance More Effects > Edge Effects > Enhance Layers > Merge Visible This is what you should have now STEP 5 Layers > New Raster Layer Selections > Select All Selections > Modify Contract Number of pixels = 5 Selections > Invert STEP 6 In the Materials Palette change Style to Pattern Select goldbeads.jpg from the drop down list Angle=0, Scale=100 Select the Flood Fill Tool and floodfill selection with the pattern Selections > Select None Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow Change Vertical and Horizontal Offsets to minus 2 (-2) Layers > Merge Visible STEP 7 Layers > New Raster Layer Select the Flood Fill Tool and floodfill layer with backround colour #FFFFFF Layers > New Mask Layer Select sg starframe from the dropdown list Layers > Merge Group Effects > Edge Effects > Enhance More Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow Check Shadow on new layer Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow Change Vertical and Horizontal Offsets to minus 2 (-2) STEP 8 Maximise tube yp-joy-hope-peace.psp Edit > Copy Minimise tube Edit > Paste as new layer Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top Effects > Image Effects > Offset Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow STEP 9 Layers > New Raster Layer Add your name and/or watermark NOW TO ANIMATE STEP 10 In the Layers Palette highlight Group - Raster 1 (Star frame) Effects >> Plug Ins >> DSB Flux >> Bright Noise STEP 11 Edit >> Copy Merged Open Animation Shop Edit >> Paste >> As New Animation STEP 12 Back to Paint Shop Pro Edit >> Undo Bright Noise Effects >> Plug Ins >> DSB Flux >> Bright Noise STEP 13 Edit >> Copy Merged Over to Animation Shop Edit >> Paste >> After Current Frame STEP 14 Back to Paint Shop Pro Edit >> Undo Bright Noise Effects >> Plug Ins >> DSB Flux >> Bright Noise STEP15 Edit >> Copy Merged Over to Animation Shop Edit >> Paste >> After Current Frame STEP 16 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 Return to PSP Tutorials - Page 1