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This
tutorial is in collaboration with Rosepetal. She wrote
a tutorial on how to make the background and I tested
it for her. While testing it...I decided I wanted to animate
it. She mentioned she wanted to animate it, but it didn't
turn out right...and so, as a result of our conversations,
I've written a tutorial on how to animate her background.
You can make this background by going to her site: HERE
When
done making her background....you can come back here and
animate it! It's not very hard to do....I can guarantee
you that!
So,
if you're ready to get to it....flex those finger muscles.
Let's
do this!
REMEMBER
TO SAVE OFTEN!!!
*Note*:
I made this graphic in PSP7, but there shouldn't be too
much of a problem with doing it in PSP6.
Tools
you'll need for this tut:
PSP7
Animation Shop: Found HERE
Sparkle Tube: Download HERE
(from Hoods PSP Tube Downloads)
Step
1:
Open up the star background you've just made
Shift + D 3 times(this will duplicate your image
3 times.)
Close your original star background
Step
2:
In your tubes menu, find the sparkle tube size 20
MINIMIZE two of your background panels
Place tube on a set of stars (2-5 stars) on open background
panel
Change tube size to 10
Place tube on a second set of stars (2-5)
Save as a .gif image - name as bkgd 1 or panel 1
Yellow circled are my first set, red
is my second
Step
3:
Move this panel over to the left of PSP (keep it open)
Open another background panel
Using tube set at 10, place sparkles on first set
of stars
Using tube set at 20, place sparkles on second set
of stars.
Save as a .gif image - name as bkgd 3 or panel 3
Step
4:
Move panel 3 over to the left
Open last panel
Using tube set at 15, place sparkles on both sets
of stars
Save as .gif image - name bkgd 2 or panel 2
Step
5:
Open Animation Shop
Click the first button on your tool bar OR go to File
> Animation Wizard
Click: Same size as the first image > Next
Click: Transparent > Next
Click: Upper left corner of the frame, With the canvas
color > Next
Click: Yes, repeat the animation indefinitely, 20 seconds
> Next
In order of 1, 2, and 3, load your panels > Next
Click: Finish
Go up to View on your tool bar and click on animation.
A little window will come up that will let you preview
your new animated background.
If you like what you see...go ahead and save it.
And
that is it! =) An animated background! You can also use
different colored sparkles. Blue also works well!
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