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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Just Chillin

2010 09 07a - Just Chillin' 01b (for web)

This tutorial is copyrighted to Kaye @ Kaye'z Designz. You may print out for personal use but do not post to any site or distribute as your own. Any resemblance to others online is purely coincidental.
Supplies Needed: Paint Shop Pro any version, I used X3. You can get it from COREL. Tube of choice. I used one by Erica Hesse at MPT. You may use your own color, gradient or pattern, I used a pattern I created which is in supplies. Font of choice or use mine Chiller. Mask of choice or one I supplied. Notes: Open tube in PSP. Open font and minimize to task bar. Always save as a .pspimage first and keep that file in case you want to make any changes, i.e. you can change tube, name or anything you like but without starting over. SAVE OFTEN.

STEP 1 Open new canvas 500 X 500, Resolution 72.0. Flood Fill with color, gradient or pattern of choice. I used #E0E0E0. Name this layer BG.

STEP 2 Add a New Layer. Flood Fill with pattern of choice or one I supplied. If you have Alien Skin / Snap Art you can apply Water Color Preset: Assorted, Full Coverage as I did. Or you can use another filter you have that will give a similar effect. Virtual Painter from Corel is another choice.

STEP 3 On same layer apply mask of choice or one I supplied. If you use mine, put a check in Invert Mask Data. Merge Group.

STEP 4 Duplicate mask layer. Mirror, Flip. Move copy of mask to upper left corner. Move original mask layer to bottom right corner. Back on copy of mask go to Layers, Merge Down. Resize 90%. Name this layer mask.

STEP 5 Add tube of choice. Resize if necessary. Add Drop Shadow of choice. I erased part of tube at bottom so it sits on the circle. Name this layer tube.

STEP 6 Grab your Text Tool with font and size of choice. I used Chiller, Vector, Size 35, Bold, Stroke of choice, for fill I used same pattern as from Step 2. Type your text. Add Inner Bevel of choice. Add Drop Shadow of choice. Name this layer text. You can put your text on a circle by going to preset shapes circle, line width 2. Black in foreground box, background box null. Draw out an ellipse to fit on top left circle of mask. Then do your text.

STEP 7 Resize tag for any group requirements. Then add artist’s copyright information, add your watermark. Name each layer.

STEP 8 Save as .pspimage to retain layers for future changes. Save as .jpg using Jpeg Optimizer to send thru group. If you wish to animate continue.

TO ANIMATE
STEP 1 Activate the mask layer and Duplicate 2 times for a total of 3 layers.

STEP 2 Activate bottom mask layer and go to Eye Candy 5 / Impact / Perspective Shadow use preset: Reflect in Front, Sharp. Adjust bounding box handles so Shadow fits on tag. Move up to copy of mask layer and repeat Perspective Shadow but change Offset Direction to 260. Do the same to copy (2) of mask layer but change Perspective Shadow to 250.

STEP 3 Hide copy and copy (2) of mask layer. Copy Merged, go to Animation Shop and Paste as New Animation.

STEP 4 Hide original mask layer, unhide copy of mask layer. Copy Merged, go back to Animation Shop and Paste after Current Frame. Do the same with copy (2) of mask layer. Select All and change Frame Properties to 25.
For a smoother effect, while frames are still selected Copy and go to frame 3. Paste after Current Frame.
Do Not Deselect. Go to Animation / Reverse Frames. View Animation.

STEP 5 If happy Save as .gif file with these settings: Slider all the way at top for Better Quality. Under Colors tab: 255 colors, Optimized Octree, Error Diffusion. Under Optimizations tab: Check Write minimal frames and Map Identical Pixels other boxes should be unchecked.

All done! I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial. Remember this is just a guide. Experiment using different colors, gradients or patterns, images and settings. Any questions or if you would like to show me your results, you can reach me at kayewinters@zoomtown.com. This tutorial was written 9/7/10 by Kaye'z Designz.