Supplies Needed
PlugIns used:
Greg’s Factory Output Vol II – Pool Shadow
Greg’s Factory Output Vol II – Pool Shadow
Xenofex 2: Lightning
Eyecandy 5: Impact – Glass
Eyecandy 5: Impact – Glass
Animation Shop
“Running Scared” is a
tagger size scrap kit created by me, Bev of HorsePlay’s Pasture Designs and can
be purchased from Digital Art Heaven here. You
can visit my blog here.
This tutorial was written
assuming you have a working knowledge of PSP.
~♥~ Let’s
get started ~♥~
Open up a 700 x 700 blankcanvas.
Flood fill white.
Copy and paste el6 as a
new layer.
Resize 20%
Use your Magic Wand and
click inside each of the center windows.
Selections/Modify/Expand
by 4.
New Raster layer below
the window.
Copy and paste Paper 17
Into Selection.
Apply Greg’s Factory
Output Vol. II – Pool Shadow:
Use Default settings.
Deselect for now.
We’re going to copy and
paste the following elements below the window – don’t worry about what overhangs
the window. We’ll clean that up in a
bit:
El73: Resize 60%
El21: Duplicate (you can move these trees into
better position after you add the other elements)
El33: Resize 20%/Duplicate 3x’s
El32: Resize 35%
El23: Resize 20%
El28: Resize 25%
El53: Resize 30%
Once you have all
elements exactly where you want them highlight the paper layer.
Click anywhere outside of
it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight each element
that overhangs the window and tap the delete key.
DO NOT DESELECT.
Duplicate the paper layer
3 times for a total of 4 paper layers.
Starting with the paper
at the top, rename each one of them Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3, and Paper 4.
Close Paper 1 layer.
Highlight Paper 2 layer.
Apply Xenofex – Lightning
–
Use Default Settings:
Close Paper 2 layer out.
Highlight Paper 3 layer.
Apply the same Lightning
effect accept his the random seed button once.
OK
Close Paper 3 layer out.
Highlight Paper 4.
Repeat the above step.
Close Paper 4 layer.
Reopen all paper layers.
DO NOT DESELECT.
New Raster layer just
below the window element.
Apply Eyecandy 5: Impact – Glass -
Match your settings to mine –
Add the rest of your
elements. I used:
El 10: Resize 20%
El16: Resize 10%/Mirror
El47: Resize 45%/Mirror
El43: Resize 30%
El 75: Resize 65%
El 38: Resize 30%/Duplicate/Mirror
El 64: Resize 60%
El 54: Resize 75%
El 36: Resize 70%
El 25: Resize 50%
El 38: Resize 35%/Duplicate/Resize 70%
El 62: Resize 70%
Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 15
Into Selection.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 17
Into Selection.
Deselect.
To each paper Apply the
mask.
Merge Group.
Copy and paste el41: Resize 50%
Change the Properties to
Soft Light.
Color Pallet:
Foreground: #000000
Background: Close it out.
Make your Ellipse Tool
active set on circle.
Create a circle the width
of your mask.
Color Pallet:
Open up your background
color and make it #58ce52
Make your Text Tool
active.
Set the stroke to 1.00
Move your cursor along
the top center of the circle you created.
When you see a Rocking A
click the mouse.
In the Text Box that
appears type your name, kit the space key on your keyboard 3 times, and then
type Witches Magic, hit the space
key 3 times.
Highlight all your words
and the 3 spaces at the end.
Copy.
Press Ctl + V and all the
words and spaces should appear again.
Keep doing that until you
have a complete circle of words.
TIP: If you have an unusual space gap in the
circle of words then tap the letter K on your keyboard to active the Pick
Tool. Turn the circle so that elements
hide the gap.
Click the + sign in your
layers pallet.
Click the eye of the New
Ellipse layer.
Right Click on Vector 1
layer.
Choose Convert to Raster
layer.
Give it a slight Inner
Bevel:
Add your copyrights.
Copy/Merge
~Time to Animate~
Carry Into Animation
Shop.
Edit/Paste as New
Animation.
Back in PSP.
Close out Paper 1 layer.
Copy Merge.
Carry Into AS.
Edit/Paste/After Current
Frame.
Back in PSP.
Close out Paper 2 layer.
Copy Merge
Carry Into AS.
Edit/Paste/ After Current
Frame.
Back in PSP.
Close out Paper 2 layer.
Copy Merge.
Carry Into AS.
Edit/Paste/After current
Frame.
Back in PSP.
Close out Paper 3 layer.
Copy Merge
Carry into AS.
Edit/Paste/After current
Frame.
Highlight Frame 1.
Animation/Frame
Properties.
Change Display time to
240.
OK
Click on Frame 2.
Hold down the Ctrl key
and click on Frames 3 and 4.
Now Frames 2, 3, and
should all be highlighted.
Animation/Frame
Properties.
Change the Display time
to 30.
OK
View your animation.
If you’re happy then
save.
I hope you enjoyed this
tutorial.
I’d love to see your
results.
Hugs,
Bev
