Title: Ice Storm Post by: ToilGirl_Beverly on December 13, 2011, 02:34:38 am I C E S T O R M (http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx44/PhanaticalTuts/Ice%20Storm/SueMillerBTIceStormsbyBeverlyAVShirley.gif) (http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx44/PhanaticalTuts/Ice%20Storm/SueMillerBTIceStormsbyBeverlyFTShirley.gif) This tut was written on December 12, 2011 It is written using PSPX2; I'm sure the same effects are available in other versions. SUPPLIES A tube. An Animated Snow Ani (not necessary) I'm using the work of Sue Miller found HERE (http://www.suemillerart.com/). You need to purchase a license to use this work from UP YOUR ART (http://www.upyourart.com/). I also applied a texture (Suz Wintertexture 1) from Suz's Tutorials (http://suzstutorials.blogspot.com/) The following filters: MuRa's Meister - Copies Alien Skin Eye Candy - Nature - Icicles Font of choice (I'm using "Majestic") Let's begin! Open a new image, 600x250. Paste with your tube of choice. Then use MuRa's Meister - Copies - Wallpaper Rotate - Default Settings Adjust - Motion Blur - set on 45 Angle - 100 % Image - Mirror then Image - Flip Adjust - Motion Blur - again Image Mirror - Image Flip - again Adjust - Motion Blur Image Mirror then Image Flip Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance Edges - twice (all done to the same layer) I also applied a texture Copy and paste your tube - resize if necessary Crop your tag to 600 X 250 My tube wasn't nice and clear so I do this and it softens some art (it isn't needed on all) Adjust - Digital Camera Noise Removal at the settings below. (http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx44/PhanaticalTuts/Ice%20Storm/DigitalCameraNoiseRemoval.png) Right click on your layers with the bottom Raster Layer 1 activated - Arrange - Move to Top Fill with a color of your choice - select all - Selections - Modify - Contract - 3 - Delete - Select None Alien Skin Eye Candy - Nature - Setting - Small, Ice on Selection (only on the frame we just made), and my numbers were below. This is your project - so use the settings you like. (http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx44/PhanaticalTuts/Ice%20Storm/AlienSkinIcicleSettings1.png) I picked the texture I wished to use - the wintertexture 1, it is the one in blue with snowflakes, but you are free to use any texture of your choice. Then copied and pasted it on top of my bottom layer. Then changed the blend mode to Hard Light, but you can choose a blend of your choice. Or not even use a texture - the bottom example doesn't have a texture to it. Crop your Image 600 X 250 Add your Copyrights and your Name. Animating Open up your Snow animation in Animation Shop Resize your Snow Animation - to 600 pixels to do this: Edit - Select All - Animation - Resize Animation Choose Pixel size to 600 width and make sure the Maintain Aspect Ration Box is checked. Then Click OK Go to PSP and activate the bottom layer - copy Back to Animation Shop - paste as a New Animation Hold down Control and press and keep pressing "L" until you have the same amount of frames as your Snow Animation has. Select All Activate your Snow Animation and Select All - Copy Go back to your background - make sure you have Selected All Then Edit - Paste - Into Selected Frames - click once in the middle to place your animation. Go back to PSP and hide the bottom layer. Edit - Copy Special - Copy Merged Go back to Animation Shop and Paste as a New Animation Go to Edit - Push the Propagate Paste button Now click on your Background with Snow - paste into Selected Frame (always the first frame) Go to View and view your animation - make sure everything is the way you wish it to be. Then hit the F12 button and save your animation. Here is another example, using the work of Zlata_M: You need to purchase a license to use this work from Pics For Design (http://picsfordesign.com/). (http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx44/PhanaticalTuts/Ice%20Storm/Zlata_MBTIceStormAVDave.gif) (http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx44/PhanaticalTuts/Ice%20Storm/Zlata_MBTIceStormFTDave.gif) |