Animated No Scraps Forum - "Hocus Pocus"

Hocus Pocus

 

 

 

 

This tutorial was written by me on May 04, 2015, using my own ideas. Any resemblance to others is coincidental and accidental. This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of psp and is written in PSPX6.

 

Supplies:

"Dark Mercury" tube by Alan Gutierrez - tube/license available at ADI

Template 138 by Spawn

Gold Gradient

Dark Blue Gradient (I used tp_blackberry)

 

Filters:

Eye Candy 4000_HSB Noise and Gradient Glow

Mura's Meister_Copies_Tiling

 

Fonts:

BankGothic Lt BT

Aharoni

 

Abbreviations:

EC = Eye Candy

GG = Gradient Glow

DS = Drop Shadow

C/P = Copy and Paste

FF = Flood Fill

ANL = Add New Layer

AS = Animation Shop

 

 

When working with templates, always Shift+D to duplicate, close original, then on each layer, select with magic wand (or Select All, Float, De-float), ANL, close/delete the original, do steps required in tutorial, select none 

 

Main Background_FF Gold Gradient

 

Top Foreground_ FF tp-blackberry gradient

 

***Animated Version***

 

Lines_FF #9191c3

Duplicate twice

Top Lines_EC4000_HSB Noise_Default

Middle Lines_Repeat HSB Noise clicking Random Seed

Bottom Lines_Repeat HSB Noise clicking Random Seed

Add Noise_30 to each of the 3 layers

 

Highlight the Top Foreground Layer

Magic Wand_Select the bottom empty area

Highlight Top Lines Layer

Delete

Repeat for remaining 2 Lines layers

Select none

Close the bottom 2 for now

 

*** Non-Animated Version***

Lines_FF #9191c3

EC4000_HSB Noise_Default

Noise_30

**Both versions**

Duplicate
***in animated version, duplicate the bottom lines layer***

Highlight original lines layer

Motion Blur_141_21

Blend Mode_Hard Light

Opacity_70

 

Highlight copy/copies of lines layer_ DS_0_0_100_10_Black

 

Black Oval Lines_FF #242d43

Inner Bevel_#2_8_17_16_0_14_White_248_28_63

Noise_30

DS_0_0_100_10_Black

 

Grey Oval Line_FF #9191c3

Texture Effects_Weave_2_5_1_Both boxes Black

DS_0_0_100_10_Black

 

C/P tube

Sharpen More

DS_-2_-30_50_10_Black

 

Border_FF Black

DS_0_0_100_10_Black

 

 

Text Tool_ BankGothic Lt BT_11_White

Type "HOCUS POCUS"

Rotate Right 90

Mura's Meister_Copies_Tiling_Change Tile Gap to 8

Line up inside the wide area of the lines as shown

Move layer below the lines layers

Opacity_40

 

Highlight the Top Foreground Layer

Select the bottom empty area with magic wand

Highlight wording layer

Delete

Select None

 

 

Add all correct copyright/license information

 

Name_ Aharoni_72_ #242d43

EC 4000_GG_3_25_100_ #c4b0e6

DS_0_0_100_10_Black

 

If making a non-animated version, save now!!

***Animating***

Copy Merged
AS
Paste As New Animation
back to PSP
Close top Lines layer
Open Middle Lines Layer
Copy Merged
AS
Paste After Current Frame
Repeat for Bottom Lines layer

View animation
If happy, Save!!