Animated Forum Style "Solid Gold"

 

Solid Gold

 

 

This tutorial was written by me, VCC, on May 01, 2023 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.

 

 

Supplies:

"Dragon With Egg" tube by Laguna - tube/license currently available at PFD

 

FILTERS:

Eye Candy 5_Textures

DSB Flux_Bright Noise

 

FONTS:

Signature Moments

                                                   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

Ctrl+A_Select All

Ctrl+C_Copy

Ctrl+V_Paste

Ctrl+D_De-select

Ctrl+E_Paste Into Selected Frame/s

 Open blank 600x250 canvas

C/P tube, placing so the Gold Egg is filling canvas

Adjust_Blur_Radial Blur_Zoom_60_Elliptical_0_0_0

Move so the center of the blur is touching the center of the left side of the canvas

Crop to 600x250

Selection Tool_Rectangle

Make a selection, any size you like

Highlight blur layer_Promote Selection To Layer

Select None

Repeat for 2 more selected areas

Arrange as you like or as in my tag

Change Blend Modes of 2 of the selected areas to Multiply

Change Blend Mode of 3rd area to Luminance

DS each area 0_0_35_10_Black

Duplicate Background layer twice

On 1st copy, EC5_Textures_Swirl_Solid, Small No Twist setting

On 2nd copy_Effects_Distortion Effects_Pixelate_25_25

Effects_Edge Effects_Enhance

Blend Mode_Soft Light

C/P tube placing as shown

DS_0_0_65_25_Black

Magic Wand_Select the swirl design on the egg

Promote to layer 3 times

Select None

DSB Flux_Bright Noise_55_Mix

Repeat for other 2 promoted design layers, clicking MIX each time

Close bottom 2 design layers

Add wording of choice

Place all correct copyright/license information

Name_Signature Moments_12_Black

ANL to top

Select All_FF Black_Contract 2_Delete_Select none

ANIMATING

Animate as usual

Save!