DANCING IN THE RAIN

Written by ©Daiva C.

July 30, 2010

Released Nov. 19, 2010

This tutorial is my own

creation, any similarities

to any other tutorial are

purely accidental and not

intentional.

This tutorial is intended

for non-profit use only.

I hold the copyright to it.

Please do not copy,

translate, script, rip or

claim it as your own.

You may share it but do

NOT upload it to any

website, storage site or

group files without my

written consent.

Thank you.

Written for PSP X3

Skill Level: Advanced

Supplies:

2_diam-ligne-colombe.

pspimage

Background Swatch.jpg

Bordure-TCH.pspimage

calguisglamour2339.

pspimage

decoro4_moscino.pspimage

Foreground Swatch.jpg

kTs_kR003 copie.psp

Tocha23329.pspimage

Supplies Available (Here)

and (Here)

Animation Shop (Here)

Filters:

VanDerLee > Snowflakes

(Here)

Preparation:

Unzip Supplies

Install Filter if Needed

Open supplies in PSP

Minimize

Performance Notes:

All settings will remain

the same unless new or

revised ones are given

1. Activate calguis

glamour2339.pspimage

2. Edit > Copy

3. Dropper Tool

Settings:

Foreground Color = Light

color from Tube

or you may use my

Foreground Swatch.jpg

from the supplies

Background Color = Medium

to Dark color from Tube, or

use my Background

Swatch.jpg from supplies

Close Tube

Note:

Make note of Hue and

Saturation #'s for Back

Ground Color

4. Materials Palette

Change Background

to Gradient

Settings:

Foreground-Background

Angle = 0

Repeats = 15

Invert = Not Checked

Texture = Not Checked

Style = Radial

Center point

Horizontal = 50

Vertical = 50

5. File > New

Settings:

Width = 700 pixels

Height = 500 pixels

Raster Background =

Checked

Transparent = Checked

6. Flood Fill Tool

Settings:

Match mode = RGB Value

Tolerance = 0

Use all layers = Not

Checked

Blend mode = Normal

Opacity = 100

Fill Workspace with

Gradient

7. Effects > Texture

Effects > Blinds

Settings:

Width = 25

Opacity = 25

Color = Background

Color

Horizontal = Checked

Light from left/top =

Checked

8. Edit > Paste As

New Layer

9. View > Rulers

10. Move Tool

Move Tube to 375 pixels

11. Effects > 3D Effects

> Drop Shadow

Settings:

Vertical = 0

Horizontal = 0

Opacity = 75

Blur = 30

Color = Black

Shadow on new layer

= Not Checked

12. Activate kTs_kR003

copie.psp

13. Edit > Copy

Close

14. Back to Workspace

15. Edit > Paste As

New Layer

16. Move Tool

Move to Bottom Right

Corner of Workspace

17. Effects > 3D Effects

> Drop Shadow

Settings:

Vertical = 3

Horizontal = 3

Opacity = 50

Blur = 3

Color = Dark Color

From Tube

18. Effects > 3D Effects

> Drop Shadow

Settings:

Vertical = -3 (Minus)

Horizontal = -3 (Minus)

19. Layers Palette

Settings:

Opacity = 79

20. Layers > Arrange >

Move Down

21. Activate Tocha23329.

pspimage

22. Edit > Copy

Close

23. Back to Workspace

24. Edit > Paste As

New Layer

25. Move Tool

Move to Bottom Left

Corner of Workspace

26. Layers Palette

Settings:

Opacity = 73

27. Layers > Arrange >

Move Down

28. Effects > 3D Effects

> Drop Shadow

29. Effects > 3D Effects

> Drop Shadow

Settings:

Vertical = 3

Horizontal = 3

30. Activate decoro4_

moscino.pspimage

31. Edit > Copy

Close

32. Back to Workspace

33. Layers Palette

Highlight Top Layer

34. Edit > Paste As

New Layer

35. Adjust > Hue and

Saturation > Colorize

Settings:

To Match Background

Color

36. Adjust > Sharpness >

Sharpen

37. Activate 2_diam-ligne

-colombe.pspimage

38. Edit > Copy

Close

39. Back to Workspace

40. Edit > Paste As

New Layer

41. Move Tool

Move Up to Meet

The 2 Beads of decoro4_

moscino.pspimage

42. Adjust > Hue and

Saturation > Colorize

43. Effects > 3D Effects

> Drop Shadow

44. Adjust > Sharpness >

Sharpen

45. Layers > Arrange

> Move Down

46. Layers > Duplicate

47. Image > Mirror

48. Activate Bordure_

TCH.pspimage

49. Edit > Copy

Close

50. Back to Workspace

51. Layers > New Raster

Layer

52. Selections > Select

All

53. Edit > Paste Into

Selection

54. Selections > Select

None

55. Adjust > Hue and

Saturation > Colorize

56. Effects > 3D Effects

> Drop Shadow

Settings:

Color = Black

57. Effects > 3D Effects

> Drop Shadow

Settings:

Vertical = -3 (Minus)

Horizontal = -3 (Minus)

58. Layers > New Raster

Layer

59. Add Watermark

60. Layers > Merge >

Merge Visible

61. Layers > New Raster

Layer

62. Materials Palette

Change Foreground

Settings:

Color = #c0c0c0

63. Back to Workspace

64. Effects > Plugins >

VanDerLee > Snowflakes

Settings:

Amount = 20

Minimum size = 0

Maximum size = 15

Hardness = 25

Transparency = 0

Snow Color = Foreground

Color

Random seed = 0

65. Adjust > Blur > Motion

Blur

Settings:

Angle = 40

Strength (%) = 25

66. Edit > Copy Special

> Copy Merged

67. Open Animation

Shop

68. Edit > Paste As

New Animation

69. Back to PSP

70. Edit > Undo Motion

Blur

71. Edit > Undo Snowflakes

72. Effects > Plugins >

VanDerLee > Snowflakes

Settings:

Random seed = 2

73. Adjust > Blur >

Motion Blur

74. Edit > Copy Special

> Copy Merged

75. Back to Animation

Shop

76. Edit > Paste After

Current Frame

77. Back to PSP

78. Edit > Undo Motion

Blur

79. Edit > Undo SnowFlakes

80. Effects > Plugins >

VanDerLee > Snowflakes

Settings:

Random seed = 3

81. Adjust > Blur >

Motion Blur

82. Edit > Copy Special

> Copy Merged

83. Back to Animation

Shop

84. Edit > Paste After

Current Frame

Note:

At this point you may

want to resize your

animation

85. View > Animation

86. File > Save As

Settings:

Follow saving directions

I'd like to thank the testers

from:

for testing this tutorial for me

and making it the best it can be.

They are: Brenda, Carole, Cassie,

Karen, Marsha, Susan, and Wendy

 

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I hope you have enjoyed my

tutorial, as much as I enjoyed

writing it.