Open a 400 x 400 transparent image
Selections / select all
Open a background right click and copy
Right click on 400 x 400 transparent image and paste INTO selection
Selections / select none
Close original background
Open a tube of your choice shift and d to copy close original tube
Copy and paste your tube onto the image as a new layer
Tools / deform tool / position your tube and resize click pan
Adjust / sharpness / sharpen
Activate the tubes copyright copy and paste onto your image as a new layer once
again use the deform tool to position
click pan
Activate the tube layer / effects / 3d effects / drop shadow / v1 / h1 / op 100 /
b8 / black
Layers / merge / merge visible
Layer palette right click and add a new
layer activate it and x out the merged layer
Selections / select all
Open another background or the same one right click and copy
Right click on new layer and paste INTO selection
Selections / select none
Close of the original background
Open a different tube shift and d to copy close original
Activate tube right click and copy
Right click and paste as a new layer onto your image
Tools / deform resize the tube and position click pan
Effects / 3d effects / drop shadow / v1 / h1 / op 100 / b8 / black
Activate the tubes copyright copy and paste onto your image as a new layer once
again use the deform tool to position
click pan
Layers / merge / merge visible
In the layer palette you now have 2 merged
layers the bottom one is x out
Close the tube now
Unx both merged layers and activate the top one
Open your watermark and copy and paste as a new layer onto the top merged
layer
Use deform tool to position and click pan
Right click and duplicate watermark until you have 2
X out all layers
Unx the top watermark and activate it and unx top merged / layers / merge /
merge visible x out merged
Un x the other 2 layers and activate then layers / merge / merge visible
Un x all merged layers
Activate the top layer
Tools / text tool / settings / vector / direction first / font any / size any / stroke
width 1 / anti-alias sharp
Material palette set a colour in both boxes , write your name and click apply
Position the writing where you want it
Layer palette right click on vector and convert to raster layer
Effects / 3d effects / drop shadow / v1 / h1 / op 100 / b0 / black or white (
repeat if you want it stronger )
Layer palette right click on the writing layer and duplicate then x out all layers
Un x the top writing layer and the top merged activate top writing / layers /
merge / merge visible x out merged
Un x the last 2 layers and layers / merge / merge visible x out merged
You should have 2 merged layers in the layer palette
Un x both layers
File Save As Give it a name
Save Type As Animation PSP or PSP 7 Format
Animation shop
Open your Saved images in Animation Shop
You should see 2 frames
You should have 2 frames
Click on the first image or frame 1 to activate it
Go to Effects / Insert image transition
Settings / check the first Animation frame
on the left / and same on the right
Transition length 5 secs / frames per second 2fps / effect page turn
Transition length 5 secs / frames per second 2fps / effect page turn
Click on customize use these settings : top
left activated
Curl radius 255 click ok
Depending on the image you used you should
be left with 12 frames
Click on the view animation words or icon to
test it works then click it again to stop it
If you are satisfied with it click file and save as give a name and save type as gif
If you are satisfied with it click file and save as give a name and save type as gif
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Updated on Saturday 11 February
2012
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