It's that time of year - so let's go play in the snow!!!!
Supplies:
Tube of choice - I used an element from the scrap kit
Scrap Kit of choice - I am using Christmas Blues by Tiny Turtle Designs - HERE. If you aren't familiar with Laura's kits - I hope you will check them out - she has lots of choices and very reasonable prices. Please read her TOU's when using her kits and respect her terms!!
PI2 - Snowflake shape - HERE (optional) - you can use or create your own shape !!!!
Filters:
Mura Meister - Copies
DSB Flux Bright Noise OR PSP Noise
Cut-out effect (comes with PSP)
Animation Shop (will be referred to as A/S)
Note: Tut written using PSPX
Let's Begin:
Open a new image 600 x 250
Select the paper you wish as your main background - copy and paste as a new layer. Rename layer BG.
Copy and paste your other paper as a new layer - rename SNOW.
Activate your bottom layer - this should be empty. Select all - Image - crop to selection. The reason I have you do this is to remove all excess paper, so that when you take it to A/S it will be the correct size.
Selection - Custom selection:
Activate your BG layer - promote selection to layer - DO NOT DESELECT.
Activate SNOW layer - selection - invert - delete.
Deselect.
Move your promoted layer to top
Open the snowflake - copy and paste as a new layer.
Apply Mura Meister - Copies:
Select all - float - defloat - activate promoted layer - delete - DO NOT DESELECT until told to do so.
Delete the top shapes layer.
Back on your promoted layer -
Effects - 3D Effects - CutOut:
Adjust - Brightness & Contrast:
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:
Note the color change to white or #FFFFFF
Deselect.
Copy and paste your tube - resize and position - add drop shadow of choice.
If you wish to add any elements or brushes - do so now.
Activate your SNOW layer - duplicate 2 times for a total of 3 layers.
X-out the top 2.
On the bottom layer - apply DSB Flux Bright Noise:
OR
Adjust - Add Noise - Gaussian Noise:
Open the middle SNOW layer - if using DSB Noise - click MIX one time - if using Gaussian Noise - change to 55%.
Open the top SNOW layer - for DSB Noise - click MIX one time - for Gaussian Noise - change to 60%.
Add your copyright and license information and name.
Activate your BG layer - select all - float - defloat - contract by 2 - invert - promote selection to layer. Deselect.
Move layer to top. Add Drop Shadow of
then apply drop shadow:
Open A/S
In PSP - X-out your top 2 SNOW layers - Edit - Copy Merged - over in A/S - paste as a new animation.
Back in PSP - X-out the bottom SNOW and open the middle SNOW - Edit - copy merged - in A/S - Paste AFTER current frame
Repeat the above with the top SNOW layer.
In A/S - run your animation - save!!!!
Note: If you are a tagger or like to save a tag without a name for future - I save my 'nameless' tag as a .mng file. This is the purest setting - so this way when you duplicate it to make tags for others - you are getting the clearest possible images.
Here is another one I made using a snow animation that I have.
Video/Song - Dean Martin - Let It Snow!!!
I hope you enjoyed !!!!
