Making The Storm

Notes:
This tut was done in PSP 10 but should work as well in other versions.
Some knowledge of, and experience with, PSP is required.
A trial version of PSP can be downloaded from here.
You are welcome to use my images, or use your own
If any filters are used, please note that if you don't already have them installed that you will have to close PSP, Install, then start PSP again.
 

Advanced 2

Supplies:
Tubes/Graphics/Images:
ABMORGANLEFRMRESIZED
Castle-nr
Stormy Sky
Alien Skin Xenofex 2 - Lightening
Animation
 
Preparation:
Castle:
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as a New Image
 
Step 1:
Castle/Background
Layers/New Raster Layer
Selections/Select All
Take your Stormy Background
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste Into Selection
Selections/Select None
Make sure that the castle layer is the top layer
 
Step 2:
Background Layer
Effects/Plugins/AlienSkin Xenoflex 2/Lightening

 

Click on the Settings tab (in Xenoflex), and click on Distant Lightening
 
Step 3:
Image/Add Borders/1 px/Black
Image Add Borders/20 px/White
Highlight this border
Edit/Copy the storm background
Edit/Paste Into Selection
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow

Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel

Selections/Select None
 
Step 4:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Add Watermark
Add a caption
Add Name
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow - Both Name and Caption


Step 5:
Woman
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as a New Layer
Re-Size as desired
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow/Same 2 as before
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
 
Step 6:
Apple
Use the freehand tool and select around the apple
Duplicate layer
On your Woman Layer
Adjust/Add-Remove Noise/Add Noise

On the copy of the woman layer
Adjust/Add-Remove Noise/Add Noise

Selections/Select None
 
Open Animation

Step 7:
PSP
Close off the bottom layer
Highlight the top layer
Edit/Copy Merged
Go to Animation
Paste as a New Animation
PSP
Close off the top layer
Highlight the bottom layer
Edit/Copy Merged
Animation Shop
Animation/Re-Size Animation/350 on the longest shortest side
File/Save
 
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7-12-10