3/11/2013

To Create this Set you will need:

A Tube

I used the fantastic art of Barbara Jensen

Tubes and License available HERE

 

MuRa's Meister - Copies

Xero - Porcelain

Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Textures - Swirl

DSB Flux - Bright Noise

My Selections HERE

Extract into your Selections Folder

 

Ready?

Let's Begin!

Choose two contrasting colors from your Tube for FG and BG

New Image - 600x400

 

Load SWWWavySel1

Fill with one of your colors

Deselect

 

Load SWWWavySel2

Fill with your other color

Deselect

 

MuRa's Meister - Copies

Line Preset - Change the number to 5

 

Effects - Distortion Effects - Wave

 

Select your Wavy lines with your Magic Wand Tool

Promote Selection to Layer

Deselect

 

Xero - Porcelain

Blue Channel to 0

 

DSB Flux - Bright Noise - 47 - Mix

Drop Shadow - 2, 2, 100 and 2

Duplicate this Layer

Image - Mirror

Merge these Layers together

 

Select the Bottom Layer and Duplicate it Twice

for a total of Three Layers

 

On each of these

Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Textures - Swirl

Hit the Random Seed Button once for each Layer

 

Select your Top Layer

New Layer - Fill with one of your Colors

Select All - Contract 1 - Delete - Deselect

 

Copy your Tube and Paste as a New Layer

Position as Desired

Drop Shadow - 20, 20, 100 and 100

 

Add your Name and CR Info

 

Let's get what we need for Forum Tag and Avi

Shift+D to copy your Tag Twice

 

On the first copy

Delete Name, CR, Border and Art Layers

Set your Crop Tool to 150x150

Move the Crop Box to where you want it and hit the check mark to apply

Add the Border and your Name

Animate like we will for the Tag

This is your Avi

 

On the Second Copy

Delete the Border

Custom Selection

Top - 50

Right - 600

Bottom - 350

Left - 0

Move the Tube, Name and CR to inside the Selection

Once you're happy with it, Crop to Selection

Add the Border

Animate like we will for the Tag

This is your Forum Tag

 

ANIMATION

In PSP - Edit - Copy Merged

In Animation Shop (AS) - Paste as New Animation

In PSP - Hide the Top BG Layer - Edit - Copy Merged

In Animation Shop (AS) - Paste After Current Frame

In PSP - Hide the Next BG Layer Down- Edit - Copy Merged

In Animation Shop (AS) - Paste After Current Frame

Animation - Frame Properties

Change the Number to 35

Save as a Gif

 

Another Sample, also using Art by Barbara Jensen

 

If you try any of my Tutorials

I would love to see what you made!

Please leave a link in the comments section on my Fanpage

 

Tutorial Idea, Tags/Avis ©Shirley Franklin

www.shirleyswebworks.com