Animated FTU Forum Tutorial "Something Wicked"

The Window

 

This tutorial was written by me on September 07, 2018 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:

 

"Halloween Night" FTU scrap kit by Lynx the Minx

Saying of choice

 

Filters:

DSB Flux_Bright Nose

 

Fonts:

Monsters Attack!

Avelana Medi

 

Abbreviations:

DS_Drop Shadow

ANL_Add New Layer

EC_Eye Candy

GG_Gradient Glow

AS_Animation Shop

C/P_Copy and Paste

FF_Flood Fill

 

 

Open blank 600x300 canvas

ANL

Select All

C/P Paper 5 into selection

Select none

Text Tool_Monsters Attack!_48_ #02ade5

Type "Something wicked this way comes"

Convert to raster

Duplicate twice

Effects_DSB Flux_Bright Noise_35

Apply to each text layers, clicking MIX each time

DS each text layer_2_3_100_5_Black

Close bottom 2 text layers for now

C/P Spiderweb

C/P Spooky Pumpkin

Repeat DS on each of these layers

Magic Wand

Select the mouth area of the pumpkin monster

Promote To Layer 3 times

Repeat the Bright Noise, clicking MIX each time

Select none

Close bottom 2 layers for now

ANL to top

Select All

FF Black

Selections_Modify_Contract 2

Delete

FF #0bd5fc

Contract 1

Delete

Select none

DS_0_0_100_10_Black

Repeat twice

Add all correct copyright/license information

Name_ Avelana Medi_30_ #0bd5fc

 

ANIMATING

 

 

Copy Merged

AS

Paste As New Animation

PSP

Close top text and mouth noise layers

Open middle text and noise layers

Copy Merged

AS
Paste After Current Frame

Repeat for last text and noise payers

View Animation

If happy, save!!