Triptych

 

3/17/15

To create this Tag you will need:

A Tube and a Close-up

I used Art by Barbara Jensen

Tubes and License available HERE

 

Triptych Frames from Digital Camera World HERE

Don't think you're in the wrong place because it says they're for Photoshop

The files inside the zip are all jpegs, so they can be used as Masks in PSP

I used #23 for this Tutorial

Open the one you choose in PSP

 

Filter Factory D - Centripedal Tile

DSB Flux - Bright Noise

 

Ready?

Let's Begin!

Choose a dark Color for your FG

Choose a light Color for your BG

Write down the Numbers for your Colors, you'll need that info later

Make a Sunburst Gradient on the FG - Repeats 0

New Image - 800x800

Fill with your Gradient

Enhance Edges - 3X

Now you should have this:

 

Duplicate layer

Filter Factory D - Centripedal Tile - 235/7

Change the Blend Mode to Luminance and Merge Down

 

New Layer - Fill with the FG Color

 

New mask From Image - Choose your Mask

Source Checked - Invert Unchecked

Merge Group

This is the Frames Layer

 

Select the Frames layer

Take your Magic Wand and Click in the center of each Frame

Expand selection by 3

Select the BG layer

Promote Selection to Layer - Deselect

 

Select the Frames Layer

Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds

5/21 - HZ and Light Checked

Color is your BG Color

 

Effects - Artistic Effects - Halftone

 

Apply the Halftone Effect again

 

New Layer

Contract Selection by 20 - Invert - Fill with your FG

Deselect - Drop Shadow - 0/0/50/10

 

Select your Frames Layer

Click in the top Right Frame - Expand Selection by 3

Paste your Close-up - Center the area you want showing in the Frame

Change the Blend Mode to Luminance - Invert - Deselect

Click in the Bottom Right Frame - Expand Selection by 3

Paste your Close-up - Center the area you want showing in the Frame

Change the Blend Mode to Luminance - Invert - Deselect

Click in the Left Frame - Expand Selection by 3

Paste your Tube - Center the area you want showing in the Frame

Invert - Deselect

Move all of these Tubes Layers Below the Frames Layer

 

Select the Top Layer

Add your Name, CR Info and License

If you choose not to Animate you are done!

 

ANIMATION

Select the Bottom layer

Duplicate it Twice for a total of Three Layers

On each of these Layers

DSB Flux - Bright Noise

48 - Mix Checked

Hit the Mix Button Once for Each layer

Edit - Copy Merged

Fire up Animation Shop(AS)

Paste as a New Animation

Back in PSP

Hide the Top BG Layer

Edit - Copy Merged

In AS - Paste After Current Frame

Back in PSP

Hide the Middle BG Layer

Edit - Copy Merged

In AS - Paste After Current Frame

View - Animation to make sure it looks right

Save as a gif and you're done!

 

Here's another Sample with art by Barbara Jensen

I used Frame 25 for this one

 

If you try this, or any of my Tutorials

I would love to see what you made

Please Post results and comments on my Fanpage