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Monster Jam

This tutorial was written by me on October 27,2015, 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:

“ty-the monster mash” tube by Ty Wilson – tube/license currently available at ADI

Animation 350 by Simone

Filters:

Mura’s Meister_Copies

Distort_Toads Pool I

Mehdi_Weaver

DSB Flux_Bright Noise

Xero_Porcelain

Fonts_Gotthard

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

Open blank 600x250 canvas

C/P tube

Effects_Mura’s Meister_Copies_Wave (Horizontal)_Default

Adjust_Blur_Radial Blur:

Twirl

50

90

Elliptical

0

0

0

Effects_Edge Effects_Enahnce

Crop to 600x250

Duplicate

Effects_Distort_The Toads Pool I:

143

48

177

191

133

Re-size 85%

Selections_Select All_Float_De-float

Selections_Invert

Highlight bottom layer

Promote Selection To Layer

Selections_Invert

Highlight copy layer

Effects_Mehdi_Weaver:

50-150

50

ANL

FF #fc9122

Blend Mode_Difference

ANL

Apply music notes brushes

C/P tube close up

Position so parts you like are showing in selected area

Delete

Blend Mode_Soft Light

Opacity_70

Select none

Highlight Weaver layer

DS_0_0_100_10_Black

Highlight promoted layer

Duplicate twice (3 layers)

Effects_DSB Flux_Bright Noise_20

Repeat Bright Noise on remaining 2 promoted layers, clicking “MIX” each time

Close middle and bottom promoted layers for now

Highlight top layer

C/P tube placing as shown

Xero_Porcelain_Default

Duplicate

Highlight bottom tube

Mura’s Meister_Copies_Blur (h-wave)_Default

Effects_Distortion Effects_Pixelate:

5

10

Effects_Edge Effects_Enhance

Highlight top tube

DS_0_0_75_25_White

Grab your Magic Wand

Click on the DS area

Adjust_Add Noise_100

ANL

FF Black

Select All_Contract 2_Delete_Select none

Add all correct copyright/license information

Name_Gotthard_36_ #3cb145

DS_2_5_50_5_Black

ANIMATING

Open Animation of choice in AS

Edit_Select All

In PSP

Close frame, copyright/credits, name, tube, pixelate layers

Copy Merged

AS

Paste As New Animation

PSP

Close top noise layer

Open middle noise layer

Copy Merged

AS

Paste After Current Frame

Repeat for bottom noise layer

AS

Edit_Select All

Highlight Frame 3

Paste After Current Frame

Repeat until you have the same amount of frames as your chosen animation, clicking on the last frame each time

(animation I chose has 15 frames)

Edit_Select All

Highlight animation

Ctrl+C

Highlight tag

Ctrl+E

Position animation

Click on tag to set

View_Animation to check the animation

If OK with you…

PSP

Open closed layers and close the open layers

Copy Merged

AS

Paste As New Animation

On AS tool bar_click “Propagate Paste” (looks like papers)

Highlight frame image

Ctrl+C

Highlight tag

Ctrl+E

Click on tag

(I find it is easier to enlarge the tag in AS by rolling mouse button, then pasting the frame. Makes it easier to line the edges up)

Check animation

If happy, Save!!