Animated No Scraps - "Lavender Dreams'

Lavender Wishes

 

 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:

"Trail Of Wishes" tube by Carla Morrow - tube/license available at ADI

My Alpha Selection Image BOX or 4 Shared

 

Filters:

Kiwi's Oelfilter_Zig-Zack

DSB Flux_Bright Noise

Toadies_What Are you? and Weaver

Mura's Meister_Cloud

Xero_Titanium

Xenofex 2_Crumple

 

Fonts:

ChippewaFallsNF

Classic AltCaps

 

 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 my Alpha Channel Image

Duplicate

Close original

 

Background  #bdb5e4

Foreground #e3ddde

Gradient_Radial_angle 45_repeats 6

FF with gradient

 

ANL

Selection_Load from Alpha Channel_Lavendar Wishes_VC #1

Change Gradient settings to_Linear_angle 0_repeats 1 (light color in middle)

FF selection with gradient

Kiwi's Oelfilter_Zig-Zack_2_37_128_128

Effects_Edge Effects_Enhance

Select None

 

Duplicate

Flip

Merge Down

 

Duplicate twice

Highlight middle merged layer

Radial Blur_Zoom_100_Elliptical_0_100_0

Duplicate twice

DSB Flux_Bright Noise_30

Apply to each blur layer clicking "MIX" each time

Close bottom 2 noise layers for now

 

Highlight bottom merged layer

Toadies_What Are you?_20_20

Toadies_Weaver_Default

Blend Mode_Difference

 

Magic Wand_Select the left and right outside areas of top merged layer

Highlight bottom FF layer

Promote Selection To Layer

Select None

 

Mura's Meister_Cloud_Light #ffffff_FG #b5a4e8_BG #352680_rest of settings default

Blend Mode_Dark Light

Move this layer directly above original FF layer

 

Highlight top noise layer

C/P tube

Place in open area as shown

Duplicate

Mirror

Merge together

Blend Mode_Soft Light

 

Highlight top zig-zack layer

DS_0_0_45_15_Black

 

Selections_Load Selection From Alpha Channel_Lavender Wishes_VC #2

Highlight zig-zack layer

Promote Selection to Layer

Texture Effects_Blinds_2_35_#808080_Both Boxes Checked

Xero_Titanium_70_50_50_127_Extreme

 

Highlight zig-zack layer

Repeat Blinds

Xenofex 2_Crumple_12.72_9_Distort Image_60_58_19.47_51.20_Highlight Color White_50_8139

DS_0_0_45_15_Black

Select none

Repeat Crumple clicking Random Seed

 

Highlight zig-zack layer

Magic Wand_Select left and right outside areas

Selections_Feather_75

Click Delete about 6 times to soften the edges

Select none

 

C/P tube

Duplicate

Highlight original tube layer

Motion Blur_115_57

Edge Effects_Enhance

 

Highlight top tube layer

DS_6_-45_35_20_Black

 

Magic Wand

Select the stars on the tube

Promote selection to layer

Select none

Duplicate twice

Top Star Layer_DSB Flux_Bright Noise_50

Repeat Bright Noise on other 2 Star layers clicking "MIX" each time

Close bottom 2 star layers for now

 

ANL to top

Selections_Select Selection Borders_Both Sides_4

FF #3d3267

Select none

DS_0_0_100_10_Black

 

Text Tool_ ChippewaFallsNF_48_ #3d3267

Type "DREAMS"

Convert to raster

Rotate Left 90

Place to the left as shown

 

Text tool_ BankGothic Lt BT_14_#3d3267

Convert to raster

Free rotate left 90

Place as shown

 

Add all correct copyright/license information

 

Name_Classic AltCaps_72_both boxes #e3ddde_stroke 1

DS_0_0_65_15_Black

 

Animating:

 

Copy Merged

AS

Paste As New Animation

Back to PSP

Close top Bright Noise layer and open Middle Bright Noise Layer

Close top Radial Blur layer and open Middle Radial Blur layer

Copy Merged

AS

Paste After Current Frame

Back to PSP

Repeat steps for bottom Bright Noise and Radial Blur layers

 

View animation

If happy, Save!!