aremgy
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« on: July 02, 2010, 05:28:02 pm » |
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Z O O O M
This tut was written on July 02, 2010. It is written using PSPX; I'm sure the same effects are available in other versions.
SUPPLIES An image or a tube, resized to 250x250. I'm using the work of Keith Garvey. You need to purchase a license to use this work at MPT.
The following filters: Xero - Fritallary VM Stylize - Zoom Blur
Font of choice (I'm using "Eaglefeather Formal Light")
Let's begin!
Pick two colors from your tube, a lighter color for the foreground and a darker shade of the same color for your background.
Open a new image, 600x250.
Make a background gradient - Radial, Angle = 90, Repeats = 10. Floodfill the image with the gradient.
Add a new layer. Selection Tool - Custom Selection using the following setting:
Floodfill the selection with the darker color. Selections - Select None.
Xero - Fritallary using the default setting, but change the Variation to 10.
Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance.
Duplicate this layer twice.
On the top layer, VM Stylize - Zoom Blur using the default setting, but change the Amount to 38. On the middle layer, VM Stylize - Zoom Blur using the default setting. On the bottom layer, VM Stylize - Zoom Blur using the default setting, but change the Amount to 40.
Highlight the top layer and add a new layer.
Selection Tool - Custom Selection using the same setting as earlier.
Floodfill with the lighter color Add your tube as a new layer, moving into position. Selections - Invert. Hit DELETE.
Selections - Select None.
Make sure you have the top layer highlighted, then Layers - Merge - Merge Down.
Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add Noise - Gaussian, 12, Monochrome checked.
Duplicate this layer.
On the top layer, repeat the Zoom Blur you used earlier.
Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance.
Selection tool - Custom Selection using the same settings.
Selections - Invert.
Hit DELETE.
Selections - Invert.
Selections - Modify - Select Selections Borders using Both Sides, 1, antialias unchecked.
Add a new layer, and fill the selection with the darker color.
Selections - Select None.
On this same layer, add a 2pixel selections border using the dark color. (Selections - Select All; Selections - Modify - Select Selections Border using Inside, 2, antialias unchecked; fill with the dark color.)
Add your name and all necessary copyright information.
Animate as usual, change the Frame Properties to 30.
For the avatar:
Duplicate your tag (Shift + D.)
Crop to 150x150.
Remove all layers containing art.
Add your 2 pixel selections border.
Add your name (or initial.)
You may, if you wish, choose to animate your avatar.
Here is another example, using the work of Ismael Rac:
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aremgy
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« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2010, 05:33:58 pm » |
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getting the tube layer to look right can be tricky, so play around with the layer settings and opacity...
i know you can do it!!
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