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Black 'n' White Peacock
DIR By: Sezy
Date: November 18, 2012, 12:54 am
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[size=12pt]I've used PSP9 for this tutorial, however you should
be able to create this tag in all versions.
I am assuming you have some knowledge of how PSP and Animation
Shop work.
Supplies needed:
A tube of choice. I’m using one by Mashi
HTML http://mashi.deviantart.com
which is available from CDO
HTML http://www.cdoestore.com
Font of choice. I've used Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
Plugins:
Graphics Plus - Peacock
penta.com - VTR
Eye Candy 5 Impact - Gradient Glow
DSB Flux - Bright Noise
1. Open a new transparent image 600 x 250 pixels
2. Flood fill with Medium Grey (#808080)
3. Apply Graphics Plus - Peacock with the following settings:
HTML http://images58.fotki.com/v450/photos/5/1294515/8684281/PeacockPeacock-vi.jpg
You can play around with the top three numbers until you get a
pattern you like :)
4. Duplicate this layer twice, to give you a total of three.
On the first layer, using your Magic Wand, click a white area in
your pattern.
Selections - Modify - Select Similar with the following
settings:
HTML http://images16.fotki.com/v388/photos/5/1294515/8684281/PeacockSelectSimilar-vi.jpg
Apply DSB flux with an Intensity of 30 and press Mix once. Keep
selected.
Highlight your next Peacock layer and apply DSB flux again,
making sure to press Mix a couple of times.
Highlight your final Peacock layer and apply DSB flux again,
pressing Mix a couple more times.
Selections - Select None.
Hide the top two Peacock layers.
5. Highlight your top layer and create a Custom Selection using
the following settings:
HTML http://images49.fotki.com/v606/photos/5/1294515/8684281/PeacockCustomSelection-vi.jpg
6. Add a new Raster layer and flood fill it with Dark Grey
(#202020). Selections - Select None.
7. On the same layer, apply penta.com - VTR with the following
settings:
HTML http://images20.fotki.com/v685/photos/5/1294515/8684281/PeacockVTR-vi.jpg
8. Duplicate this layer. Image - Flip. Merge these two layers
together.
Apply Eye Candy 5 Impact - Gradient Glow with the following
settings:
HTML http://images108.fotki.com/v191/photos/5/1294515/8684281/PeacockGradientGlow-vi.jpg
9. Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, move it into
position and add a drop shadow of choice.
10. Add a new raster layer and move it above all your other
layers.
Flood fill with white.
Selections - Select All. Selections - Modify - Contract by 1.
Press Delete on your keyboard.
Selections - Select None.
11. Add your name, copyright and any license numbers necessary.
Now onto the Animation
12. Make sure you only have one Peacock layer open. Edit -
Copy Merged.
Paste this as a new animation in Animation Shop.
10. Return to Paint Shop. Hide that Peacock layer and open the
next one layer. Edit - Copy Merged.
Paste this after your first frame in Animation Shop.
16. Return to Paint Shop. Hide that Peacock layer and open
your final Peacock layer. Edit - Copy Merged.
Paste this after your second frame in Animation Shop.
17. In Animation Shop, Edit - Select All. Then go to Animation
- Frame Properties and change the number to 15.
View your animation and, if you're happy, save as a .gif.
And you're done :)
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