Title: ZOOOM Post by: aremgy on July 02, 2010, 05:28:02 pm Z O O O M (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/aremgy/Tuts/KansasGarveyAV.gif) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/aremgy/Tuts/KansasGarveyTag.gif) 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 (http://www.mypsptubes.com). 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: (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/aremgy/Tuts/ZooomSS1.png) 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: (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/aremgy/Tuts/MTRacAV.gif) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/aremgy/Tuts/MTRacTag.gif) Title: Re: **New** ZOOOM Post by: aremgy on July 02, 2010, 05:33:58 pm 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!! Title: Re: **New** ZOOOM Post by: sherribabe on July 19, 2010, 01:13:27 am :) (http://i29.tinypic.com/ixe1dj.gif) (http://i31.tinypic.com/21cv68j.gif) |