SPINNING BALLS IN SNOW
PSP8 to PSPX3

You will need the following to complete this tutorial

ANIMATION SHOP

Materials

background 500.pspimage
JB_polar_bear2.psp
Save to a folder on your computer



Plugins

** VANDERLEE - Snowflakes **

http://www.vanderlee.com/plugins_snowflakes_download.html


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STEP 1 Open up the background 500 image in your PSP workspace WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE Close the original Image
STEP 2 LAYERS >> Promote background layer Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Circle Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Antialias = Checked Starting at 386 pixels across and 210 pixels down drag your cursor to 448 pixels across and 272 pixels down and release Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options. Right click in your PSP workspace and select PASTE AS NEW IMAGE from the options. Save this image as back ball.pspimage
STEP 3 Select the Clone Tool using these settings. Preset = +Round 25
STEP 4 On the back ball image I just cloned across the center black outline of the front ball on the duplicated background 500 image. First.... DESELECT Right click any part that isn't black to get a pattern then left click going across the black line on the back ball image. Save the image This is mine. Minimize this image for now.
STEP 5 On the background 500 image Choose your SELECTION TOOL Same settings Starting at 305 pixels across and 280 pixels down drag your cursor to 370 pixels across and 345 pixels down and release Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options. Right click in your PSP workspace and select PASTE AS NEW IMAGE from the options. Save this image as orange ball.pspimage
STEP 6 Select the Clone Tool using the same settings Activate the background 500 image. First.... DESELECT Right click on the orange part of the duplicated image then left click to apply the pattern on the orange ball image. Save the image This is mine. Minimize this image for now.
STEP 7 Back to the the background 500 duplicated image. Choose your SELECTION TOOL Same settings Starting at 415 pixels across and 277 pixels down drag your cursor to 498 pixels across and 360 pixels down and release Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options. Right click in your PSP workspace and select PASTE AS NEW IMAGE from the options. You don't have to do any cloning of this one. Yippee! Save this image as front ball.pspimage
STEP 8 Minimize the background 500 duplicated image. Maximize the 3 balls images One image at a time.. Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options. In ANIMATION SHOP Right click the workspace and select 'Paste As New Animation' from the options.
STEP 9 In ANIMATION SHOP   Click one of the balls frame Effects >> Insert Image Effects. This will open a new box. Choose Rotate from the dropdown Effect options and use these setting, Click OK and this will take you back to ANIMATION SHOP.   Repeat these steps to both of the other balls images. Same settings.
When all effects are completed, check at the bottom right of the ANIMATION SHOP window and you will see that there ares 13 frames on each. These will make the completed animation a REALLY BIG FILE. I always cull the animations as much as I can. If they start looking bad or not working then I hit the undo arrow and go from there.
STEP 10 Animation >> Cull Animation and use this setting Do this twice to each ball image. You will end up with only 4 frames on each.
STEP 11  Follow these steps on each one of the ball images. When finished don't close the images we will work on them more. View >> Animation or click the to view the animation. and while it is still running, File >> Save As Locate the folder in which you wish to save it. On the next window click the Customize button.
STEP 12  On the next window open the Partial Transparency tag and use these settings. COLOR = #737373 With the Gif Optimiser keep pressing NEXT until you get to the last one... click FINISH
STEP 13 Back to PSP.   On the duplicated background 500 image DESELECT if needed. Open your JB_polar_bear2.psp tube. Activate the merged layer Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options. Right click on the Title Bar of your duplicated background 500 image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. IMAGE >> RESIZE = 60% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED and move it to the left side.
STEP 14 LAYERS >> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT TOOL with font and settings of your choice add your name to the bottom left corner of the layer. LAYERS >>> MERGE >> VISIBLE. Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options. In ANIMATION SHOP Right click the workspace and select 'Paste As New Animation' from the options. I set the images in my workspace like this.
STEP 15 In ANIMATION SHOP You will need 4 frames of the bear image for the balls. Activate the bear frame image Edit >> Copy Right click top of frame image and select 'Paste After Current Frame' from the options. Edit >> Select All Edit >> Copy Right click top of frame image and select 'Paste After Current Frame' from the options. We are going to just copy and paste the animated balls on top of the balls Select the bear frames. Edit >> Propogate Paste OR click the propagate icon down to select.
STEP 16 Select the back ball frames Edit >> Select All Edit >> Copy Select the bear frames image Edit >> select all > edit >>paste into selected frame. The ball will be attached to the arrow move it on top of the back ball. The bottom of it will be on top of front ball.
STEP 17 Select the orange ball frames Edit >> Select All Edit >> Copy Select the bear frames image Edit >> Select All Edit >> Paste into selected frame The ball will be attached to the arrow move it on top of the orange ball.  It will be on top of front ball
STEP 18 Select the front ball frames Edit >> Select All Edit >> Copy Select the bear frames image Edit >> Select All Edit >> Paste into selected frame The ball will be attached to the arrow move it on top of the front ball.    This is what they will look like pasted down.
STEP 19 Close the ball gifs. View >> Animation  Select the bear frames image Edit >> Select All Right click on top of frames Select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time =15 or desired speed.
STEP 20 We need to export the image into PSP to add snow. If you have anything open in PSP minimize it. In ANIMATION SHOP Select the bear frames image Edit >> Select All File > > Export frames to PSP Working on the animation Activate frame one and Close all other layers.   EFFECTS >> PLUGINS >> VanDerLee >> Snowflakes and apply it using these setting.
STEP 21 Close frame 1 Open & Activate frame 2 EFFECTS >> PLUGINS >> VanDerLee >> Snowflakes Use these settings. Change Amount to 89 Change Random Seed to 1
STEP 22 Close frame 2 Open & Activate frame 3 EFFECTS >> PLUGINS >> VanDerLee >> Snowflakes Use these settings. Change Amount to 90 Change Random Seed to 2
STEP 23 Close frame 3 Open & Activate frame 4 EFFECTS >> PLUGINS >> VanDerLee >> Snowflakes Use these settings. Change Random Seed to 3
STEP 24 Now X(close) out of the animation Click NO!
STEP 25 Click YES!
STEP 26 Back in ANIMATION SHOP. View >> Animation and while it is still running, File >> Save As Locate the folder in which you wish to save it. Name your animation. With the Gif Optimiser keep pressing NEXT until you get to the last one... click FINISH Close the Animation Close the frames. Close Animation Shop
I hope you had fun with this animation. Rebba

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