New Year 2013




New Year 2013

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
© January 2013 - Yvonne - Yorkshire Lass Designs - All rights reserved.

This is a quick and easy tutorial.
All you need is a tube, some text and five minutes ...

SUPPLIES

yp_baby_doll_january_sherry_rawn.psp
yp_2013.psp

All the above can be downloaded HERE
Download and extract to a file on your computer
Open in PSP and minimise


Plug Ins

DSB Flux - Bright Noise


The above can be downloaded
HERE
Download and extract to your Plug Ins folder.


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Drag this arrow with you to mark your place in the tutorial
Drag and Drop Script from Dynamic Drive



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INSTRUCTIONS

STEP 1

Open a new canvas 800 x 600 white background

new canvas

Layers >> Promote Background Layer

STEP 2

Maximise tube yp_baby_doll_january_sherry_rawn.psp
Edit >> Copy
Minimise tube
Edit >> Paste as New Layer
Image >> Resize 75%
Resize all layers unchecked

STEP 3

Effects >> Distortion Effects >> Twirl
Degrees: 720

STEP 4

Adjust >> Blur >> Gaussian Blur
Radius: 28

STEP 5

Effects >> Texture Effects >> Mosaic - Glass

mosaic settings

STEP 6

Effects >> Edge Effects >> Enhance

STEP 7

Maximise tube yp_2013.psp
Edit >> Copy
Minimise tube
Edit >> Paste as New Layer


STEP 8

Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow

drop shadow

Repeat Drop Shadow changing Vertical and Horizontal Offsets to minus 2(-2)

STEP 9

Maximise tube yp_baby_doll_january_sherry_rawn.psp
Edit >> Copy
Minimise tube
Edit >> Paste as New Layer
Image >> Resize 85%
Resize all layers unchecked> Sharpness >> Sharpen

STEP 10

Apply Drop Shadow same settings as in STEP 8

STEP 11

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


NOW TO ANIMATE

STEP 12

In the Layer Palette highlight Raster 2

layer palette

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

bright noise

STEP 13

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

STEP 14

Back to Paint Shop Pro
Edit >> Undo Bright Noise

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

bright noise

STEP 15

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

STEP 16

Back to Paint Shop Pro
Edit >> Undo Bright Noise

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

bright noise

STEP17

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

STEP 18

Staying in Animation Shop
View >> Animation
If you are happy with your animation, close it
Resize if desired
Animation >> Resize
Enter values

STEP 19

Animation >> Animation Properties

animation properties

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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