No Scraps - Splish Splashin' Fun

I made this tag for a challenge in The Zone Groups forum and it was too cute not to tut!!

Splish Splashin’ Fun

This tutorial was written by me on February 19, 2013, 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 PSPX.

Please leave some love when downloading supplies. The artists/creators work hard to make/share their work with us, so let's be appreciative. Please use all correct copyright information and follow all TOU’s. Let’s give credit where credit is due.

As always, tutorials are only a guideline. If you don't have the exact supplies, use ones you have or ones you choose.

Supplies:

“The Rain” tube by Amberly Berendson available at MTA

Word Art of choice about rain (Sorry, the one I used is not available for download. It was made by Dream Silk Design for a forum challenge)

Mura’s Meister_Copies

VDL Adrenaline_Snowflake

Font_SimSun-ExtB

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_Duplicate

On original_Mura’s Copies_Wallpaper Rotate_Default

Blur_Radial Blur_Twirl_50_30_50_50_5_Elliptical checked

ANL below blur layer_FF #a8ccda

Back on Blur layer_change blend mode to Luminance L

Merge FF and blur layer_Duplicate_Flip_Mirror_move to top

Select all_Contract 3_Delete_Select none_DS_0_0_100_10_Black

Move tube to the left and position

Duplicate tube_Mirror_move to the right and position as shown

Blend_Luminance and lower opacity to about 68

~*~*This tube came with an image that has a water puddle splash_If the tube you’re using doesn’t have one, skip this part:

C/P image_Line up with the mirrored tube on right_erase everything except the splash

Duplicate splash_mirror_Move behind original tube on left (I had to duplicate and mirror again)

Change blend mode of splash layers to Luminance and lower opacity to about 68~*~*

C/P word art_DS_2_-5_50_5_Black (or using font of choice, type out a saying about rain)

Lower opacity to 70

ANL between tube layers (right tube and all splash layers should be below this layer)

Duplicate for 3 blank layers

Highlight top blank layer

VDL Adrenaline_Snowflakes_73_0_10_100_0_Basic Snow_Random Seed 400

Repeat for other 2 blank layers changing random seed to 600 and 800

On each snow layer apply the following_Blur_Motion Blur_220_51

Close bottom 2 “rain” layers

DS main tube_0_0_50_25_Black

Add all correct copyright/license information

Add name_SimSun-ExtB_100_stroke 1 #325664_ fill #72b8d4

Highlight all letters of name except the first initial_change size to 72

DS_2_-5_50_5_Black

Highlight background layer_Crop to layer opaque

Avatar: open blank 150x150 canvas

Crop the water drops from the word art and paste as new layer

Type the first letter of your name, same settings as for sig tag changing size to 120

DS same settings and save

ANIMATING

Main sig tag_Copy merged_paste as new animation in AS

Back to PSP_close top rain layer, open middle rain layer

Copy merged_paste after frame in AS

Repeat for the last rain layer

~*~* Be sure to C/P from top to bottom in order or the rain will be jumpy~*~*

Check your animation and if it looks good, save and enjoy!!