Animated Sign
Right
Click on the Sign and Save
It has been saved as a PNG
Open a 400 x 400 transparent
image.
Open the tube template.
Right click and copy the
template.
Right click on 400 x 400 and paste template as new layer.
Close of the template.
Tools / deform move the template to the top of the new layer / click pan.
In
the Layer Palette delete the bottom blank layer.
Tools / text tool / vector / direction first / font any / size 20 -25 depending on the
font you choose / stroke width 0 /anti - alias sharp
Activate the template layer.
Material palette choose a colour for your writing.
Write your word click apply and use the handles to position it in the first sign.
Layer
palette right click on the word vector and convert to raster layer.
Activate the template layer.
You should still have the text tool active.
Write your next word and position it in the next sign down.
Layer palette right click on the word vector and convert to raster layer.
Activate the template layer.
Write your next word and position it in the next sign down.
Layer palette right click on the word vector and convert to raster layer.
Activate the template layer.
Write your next word and position it in the last sign down.
You should now have 5 layers the bottom one is the template activate it and right
click duplicate it until you have 4 x out all layers.
Un X the first word layer and the first merged / layers / merge visible x out merged.
Un x the next word layer and the next merged / layers / merge visible x out
merged.
Un x the next word layer and the next merged / layers / merge visible x out
merged.
Un x the last word layer and the last merged / layers / merge visible x out merged.
You will notice it opens the word layers in reverse dont worry bout this just yet.
Activate the top merged layer and open a tube
Copy and paste the tube as a new layer use the deform tool to resize and position
where you want it.
Add the tubes copyright and your watermark.
Add the tubes copyright and your watermark.
With
the merged layers still x out / layers / merge visble the tube copyright and
watermark.
(If you want to you could add another tube so you have one on each side)
Activate the merged tube layer and right click and duplicate until you have 4
X out all layers.
Un x top tube layer and top merged / layers / merge visible x out merged.
Un x next tube layer and next merged / layers / merge visible x out merged.
Un x next tube layer and next merged / layers / merge visible x out merged.
Un x the last tube layer and the last merged / layers / merge visible un x all layers.
Layer palette add a new raster layer / layers / arrange /sent to bottom.
Activate the new layer and selections/ select all.
Open a background of your choice.
Copy and paste the background INTO selection on your new layer.
Selections / select none.
duplicate your background 4 times
x out all layers
unx and activate the top layer and unx a background layer and merge visible
x out merged
repeat until all the merged layers have a background merged visible with them
un x all the layers
With all the layers un x go to file and save as give a name and save type as psp 7
format.
Animation shop
Open your saved image in animation shop.
If when you open the frames if the writing is back to front.
Go to edit / select all.
Then Animation / reverse frames and it will sort it out.
Click on the animate icon to
make sure it works you will notice its very fast so click
the icon again to
stop it animating.
Go to animation / frame properties / and change the times to 50 - 55 then test it.
If its slow enough save as give name and save type as gif if not go back to
animation / frame properties and change the time to a higher number the higher
the number the slower the animation.
This Tutorial was created and
installed by ©Mally on Friday 9 June 2006
Updated 3 April 2010
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Mally
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