Tutorials

[TmT]

Pulling my hair out.... by the hand full... <rofl>  I give up on this tutorial... itz kickin my arsenal... <cant say real word>

ok with white bg


transparent bg

(the gif do not get so dark until Animation Shop --step save take it thru a 2nd optomize--) and it comes out horrible

[TmT]

both images were done completely the same... nothing was altered...NOTHING!! but the background... and once upload it via photobucket...it even <transparent>resize image automatically

I need a tutor... for this tutorial... I dont have much hair left to pull out

[TmT]

  would help if i upload right image

[hades]

lmao that mooning one is funny  ;D

[TmT]

lol tyvm...

[cowboy63]

 :(

Since there was not a thread about non glitter animated sigs, I did not want to start one just to test mine. I hope this is alright. ;)

[cowboy63]

 :D

Thanks to everyone with their tips. Without them I could not have done it. O0

[TmT]

:(

Since there was not a thread about non glitter animated sigs, I did not want to start one just to test mine. I hope this is alright. ;)

Lookz Great!!, Cowboy.... very nice job!!

[cowboy63]

 O0

Ty Ty Tokens it was my first try. Spent all day figuring out how to do it but the Tutorials helped a lot!

:D

[Shady Lady]

Great Job Cowboy!  :D

[Shady Lady]

FOLLOW UP ON PUFF PEOPLE TUTORIAL

Here's so samples of other things that can be done with the puff people:
   



Here's some different colors:

                       

Here's were they came from and where to find more information about them.

[Tara]

Aweee little puff people...how cute... O0

[Shady Lady]

ADDING GLITTER TO AN ANIMATION

STEP 1: SELECTING AN ANIMATION

TIPS:
1. Use an animation with minimal movement or 4 or fewer frames until you get the basics of adding glitter to the images. You will need to select the area you want to add glitter to on each frame separately.

2. Use an animation that has colors that are easy to select. As you master selecting using the different tools then use animations that has many colors or colors that are similar.

The image used for this tutorial:

STEP 2: ANIMATION SHOP

1. Open the image you want to use in animation shop.
2. Press Ctrl + A to select all the frames.
3. Press Ctrl + C to copy all the frames.

STEP 3: PSP

1. Open PSP
2. Click on Edit, then select Paste. Next select As Animation As Multiple Images

STEP 4: SELECTING PARTS OF THE IMAGE TO ADD GLITTER TO

1. Click on the Magic Wand Tool . You will have to adjust the tolerance so that you can get the parts of parts of the image you want to glitter.

For this image settings are 60% tolerance, Mode is Add(Shift)

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2. Click on the image where you want to add glitter.
TIPS:
If you need to adjust the tolerance to get the parts you want selected. I would do all of that part of the image in all the frames with the same tolerance setting. Then, go back to image 1 and change the tolerance. Select the part of the image that needs that tolerance setting. Then do the other frames using that tolerance. Repeat until you have what you want selected.

You can also use Ctrl + Shift + I to select the opposite part of the image. You can use this to switch back and forth to get the parts you want selected.

Press the S to use the Selection Tool . You can use this to select parts to glitter also.
3. Repeat #2 for all other frames in the animation.

4. Make 3 copies of each frame by clicking on each frame and clicking Shift +D 2 times. For this image you will end up with 12 frames.

STEP 5: ADDING NOISE

1. Go to image 1. Click on Adjust. Then, click on Add/Remove Noise. Now click on Add Noise. Do this for both copies also changing the noise amount.

Settings: For this image I used 30, 35, 40% noise with Gaussian and Monochrome checked.

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2. Repeat #1 for all the frames in the animation.

STEP 6: SAVING EACH COPY

1.Click on File. Then, Export. Then, GIF Optimizer.
Make sure exsisting image or layer transparency is checked.

2. Repeat #1 for each all copies of all the frames.

STEP 7: ANIMATION SHOP
1. Open Animation Shop.

2. Click on Animation Wizard button

3: Wizard Choices
Same as the first image frame ... click next
Transparent ... click next
Upper Left corner of the frame  With preceding frames contents ... click next
Yes, Repeat the animation indefinitely ... click next
How Long do you want each frame to be displayed? 10 or adjust to suit your animation ... click next
Add Image ...  Click on frame 1 Click and hold the ctrl key and click on the other frames in the animation. Click Open ... make sure they are in order 1,2, 3 ... click next

4. Click Finish.

5. Click on the View Animation Button

If it is what you want, Click on File. Then, Save As
Pick a file name and save as a gif file. You are done.

If it's not, go to step 8.

STEP 8: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ANIMATION

1. If the glitter isn't moving enough or to much, press ctrl + A to select all the frames. Then press Alt + enter to adjust the frame properties. Here adjust the display time.

2. Another adjustment you can make is to duplicate frames. Select the frame(s) you want to duplicate. Press Ctrl + C. Select the frame you want it to come after and press Ctrl + Shift + L

For this image I selected the first 3 frames by clicking on frame 1 holding down the shift key and clicking on the 3rd frame. I then pressed Ctrl + C. Clicked on frame 3 and pressed Ctrl + Shift + L to paste the 3 frames after frame 3. I pasted the frames 4 times. When done I had 24 frames.





The first image is the original, Second without adding the extra frames, Third final with adding the frames.
By adding the frames instead of slowing down the delay time it keeps the glitter moving and slows down the eye blinking.

                   

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial. 

[Shady Lady]

ADDING GLITTER TO AN ANIMATION TUTORIAL NOW COMPLETE

[Shady Lady]

MAKING SPARKLES

STEP 1: New Image

1. Open a new square image. I used 300 X 300 for this tutorial.

2. Using the Flood Fill tool make it Black .

STEP 2: Getting Started

1. Add a new Raster Layer

2. On the new layer, draw a white horizontal ellipse (or any color you want) using the Preset Shapes Tool.

Setting:  Antialias ... Checked

The width of this ellipse and the amount of deformation in the next step will affect the width of your sparkles. Adjust both to what you like.

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STEP 3: Deformation

1. Click on Effects. Select Geometric Effects. Then select Perspective Horizontal.

Settings:
Distortion ... 100
Edge Mode ... Transparent

 
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STEP 4: Mirror

1.  Click on the Mirror Button
OR Click on Image. Then select Mirror.

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2. Repeat step 3 using the same settings.

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3. Deform the image again by repeating Step 3 using the new settings.

Settings:
Distortion ... 85 or to the thickness you want your sparkle to be
Edge Mode ... Transparent

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4. Mirror and repeat using the new settings again.

 
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STEP 5: Copy & Rotate

1. Click Ctrl + C. Then, Click Ctrl + L
OR Click on Edit. Then select Copy. Now, Click on Edit. Then select Paste and select As A New Layer.

2. Click the Free Rotate Button
OR Click on Image. Then select Rotate. Then, Free Rotate.

Settings:
Degrees  ... 90
Direction ... Right or Left has no effect
All boxes ... Unchecked

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3. If you want a Cross Sparkle, skip step 6.

STEP 6: Adding More

1. Click Ctrl + C. Then, Click Ctrl + L
OR Click on Edit. Then select Copy. Now, Click on Edit. Then select Paste and select As A New Layer.

2. Click the Free Rotate Button
OR Click on Image. Then select Rotate. Then, Free Rotate.

Settings:
Degrees  ... 45
Direction ... Right or Left. Will use the opposite for the next one.
All boxes ... Unchecked

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3. If you want these a little shorter than the vertical or horizontal ones, resize them by Clicking on the Image Resize button
OR Click on Image. Then select, Resize.

Settings:
Pixel Dimensions ... 75 percent or any size you like
Check ... Lock Aspect Ratio
Uncheck ... Resize all Layers

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4. Click Ctrl + C. Then, Click Ctrl + L
OR Click on Edit. Then select Copy. Now, Click on Edit. Then select Paste and select As A New Layer.

5. Click on the Mirror Button
OR Click on Image. Then select Mirror.

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STEP 7: Getting Rid of the Black

1. In your Layer Palette, click on the layer that you made black.

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2. Click on the Delete Layer Button
OR Right click on the Layer in the palette and click on delete.

STEP 8: Merge and Touch Up

1. Right click on any of your layers in your layer palette. Then, select Merge and Merge Visible.
OR Click on  Layers, and select Merge  and Merge Visible


2. Zoom in on your image to make sure you don't have any grey spots on it. If you do, use your paint brush tool and carefully paint them.

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3. Colorize the sparkle any way you like. I like to use the adjust HSL button For very bright white, Adjust and use maximum whiteness and brightness.

STEP 9: Resize and Save

1. Click on on the Image Resize button
OR Click on Image. Then select, Resize.

Settings:
Pixel Dimensions ... 50 percent or any size you like
Check ... Lock Aspect Ratio
Check or Uncheck ... Resize all Layers ... You only have 1 layer now so it doesn't affect it.


2. Click Ctrl + C. Then, Click Ctrl +V
OR Click on Edit. Then select Copy. Now, Click on Edit. Then select Paste and select As A New Image.

3. Click on File and Select Export, then Picture Tube.  Pick a name for your Sparkle. Default settings are ok. 

It is now available when you click on your Picture Tube Tool Button 

You can add a Glow effect to the Sparkle by adding a New Layer and dragging that below the first layer in your layer pallete. Then use the Airbrush Tool to put a round circle.

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You can make different sparkles by using a diamond instead of an ellipse and/or using pinch deformation instead of horizontal perspective.

Have fun and experiment! Shady