Year's End




Year's End

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
© December 2012 - Yvonne - Yorkshire Lass Designs - All rights reserved.

You will need the following to complete this tutorial:

Tubes

k@rine_dreams_Misted_Lake_885_JANVIER 2010.psp
15dec10_t23.psp
yp_wordart-yearsend.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
Xero - Porcelain

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 transparent background

New Canvas

STEP 2

In the Materials Palette load
Foreground with #E2D1BD Pale Pink and Background with #CFD8DB Grey
Change Style to Gradient

gradient

Select the Flood Fill Tool and floodfill layer with the gradient

STEP 3

Selections >> Select All
Maximise tube k@rine_dreams_Misted_Lake_885_JANVIER 2010.psp
Edit >> Copy
Minimise tube
Edit >> Paste as into Selection
Effects >> Edge Effects >> Enhance
Selections >> Select None

STEP 4

Maximise tube 15dec10_t23.psp
Edit >> Copy
Minimise tube
Edit >> Paste as New Layer
With the Move Tool position tube to the left of canvas
Layers >> Properties

layers properties

Effects >> Edge Effects >> Enhance

This is what you should have now

progress shot

STEP 5

Maximise yp_wordart_yearsend.psp
Edit >> Copy
Minimise tube
Edit >> Paste as New Layer
With the Move Tool position as below

progress shot

STEP 6

In the Layer Palette make sure Raster 3 is highlighted
Layers >> Merge >> Merge Visible

STEP 7

Effects >> Plug Ins >> Xero >> Porcelain

porcelain

STEP 8

Layers >> New Raster Layer
Selections >> Select All
Selections >> Modify >> Contract
Number of Pixels 5
Selections >> Invert
Flood fill selection with background colour #CFD8DB Grey
Image >> Resize 80%
Resize All layers unchecked
Selections >> Select None

STEP 9

Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow

drop shadow

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

STEP 10

Layers >> New Raster Layer
Selections >> Select All
Selections >> Modify >> Contract
Number of Pixels 5
Selection >> Invert
Flood fill selection with background colour #CFD8DB Grey
Image >> Resize 98%
Resize All layers unchecked
Selections >> Select None

STEP 11

Apply dropshadow as in STEP 10

STEP 12

Layers >> Merge >> Merge Down


STEP 13

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

This is what you should have now

progress shot

NOW TO ANIMATE

STEP 14

In the Layer Palette highlight the frame layer (Raster 1)

layer palette

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

bright noise

STEP 15

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

STEP 16

Back to Paint Shop Pro
Edit >> Undo Bright Noise

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

bright noise

STEP 17

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

STEP 18

Back to Paint Shop Pro
Edit >> Undo Bright Noise

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

bright noise

STEP19

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

STEP 20

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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