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« on: May 20, 2010, 09:33:36 am » |
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S P A R K L E
This tut was written on December 21, 2009. It is written using PSP9; I'm sure the same effects are available in other versions.
SUPPLIES A tube and a closeup (or an image). I'm using the work of Jennifer Janesko. You need to purchase a license to use this work from CILM.
The following filters: MuRa's Copies MuRa's Seamless Filters (not MuRa's Copies) - Shift at Random Xenofex 2 - Constellation
Font of choice (I'm using "Ministry")
Let's begin!
Make a copy of your tubes (Shift + D) and close the originals.
Make another copy of your tube, we will modify this.
Resize with the following settings:
MuRa's Copies - Wall Paper (shrink) using the default settings.
Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Radius, 12.
Duplicate this layer, hide the top layer.
Highlight the bottom layer.
Selection tool - Custom Selection with the following settings:
Selections, Invert
Hit the Delete button.
Selections, Select None.
Duplicate this layer. Image - Flip. Layers - Merge - Merge Visible. Duplicate this layer. Image - Mirror. Layers - Merge - Merge Visible.
Effects - Distortion Effects - Pixelate - Block width/height, 25; Symmetric checked.
Unhide the top layer.
MuRa's Seamless - Shift at Random using the following settings:
Change the opacity of this layer to 50.
Layers - Merge - Merge Visible.
Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance
The background is finished.
Add your closeup, change the opacity of the tube layer to approx. 35.
Add your tube, moving it into position. Add the drop shadow of your choice (I used 5, 5, 50, 5, black.)
Pick a background color from either your background or your tube.
Highlight your top layer, and add a new layer.
Add a 2 pixel selection border, using your background color. (Selections, Select All. Selections, Modify, Select Selection Borders - Inside, 2, anti-alias checked. Fill with your background color.)
Add text, your name, and any required copyright information.
To animate, duplicate the bottom layer twice (for a total of three layers.)
Xerofex 2 - Constellation with the following settings: (Hit "Random Seed" before applying to each layer.)
Animate as normal. (I changed the frame properties in Animation Shop to 25.)
For the avatar:
Duplicate the unanimated tag in PSP.
Crop to 150x150.
Delete any layers that you don't want to show.
Add your 2 pixel selections border, and any credits and licensing information that are necessary.
Add your name (or initial.)
Animate as normal (remembering to change your frame properties, if necessary.)
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