Glow Blinkie Tutorial
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Open the supply zip and choose a template. Open it in PSP. For the purposes of
this tutorial, I am going to assume you are using either rounddouble or
squaredouble, but directions are basically the same for the single ones as well.
Shift-D to duplicate your template. Close the original template for re-use.
Open the Jeff Lyons tube or the tube of your choice. Resize the Height to 200
pixels.
Note that anything written between *astericks* is a variation and can be skipped
if you want to make your tag exactly like my sample.
For my sample, I left the borders of the template black. *Variation - If you
would like to change their color, click on your flood fill tool. Set the Match
Mode to RGB Value. Choose your new border color (or gradient or pattern) as your
foreground color. Click once on each border. If you would like to inner bevel or
texturize your borders, do it now. DO NOT add a drop shadow yet though. You could also use a pattern, texture, or effects. Do NOT apply any
distortion effects that would actually change the border shape though*
When you are finished with your borders, use your Magic Wand, with Match Mode
set to RGB Value to click on the empty space outside of the borders. Selections>
Invert. Selections> Modify> Contract by 1 pixel.
With the ants still marching, Click on the Fill layer in your layer palette. Use
your flood fill tool to add the background color of your choice. For my sample,
I used #A49C79. Deselect. *Variation -
You could also use a pattern.*
*If you are using a Single border template, skip the next step and apply any
brushes, textures etc. to your fill layer now.*
Click on your borders layer in the layer palette again. Use your Magic Wand tool
to click between the two borders. Selections> Modify> Expand by 1 pixel.
Click on your Fill layer again. Now you can apply any effects you want, to the
area between the 2 borders. In my sample, I applied the blinds effect. Effects>
Texture Effects> Blinds with these settings.
*You could also apply textures, patterns or change the color. For the Vinson
tag, I left it the same.*
Deselect.
*I didn’t change the center area of my fill. But you could apply brushes,
textures, etc there also*
*You can add any distortion effects you might want to use (like EC3 Jiggle) on
the borders now*
When you are satisfied with how your blinkie looks, add a drop shadow to your
borders. I used these settings.
Copy your tube and add it as a new layer to your Blinkie Template. Drag it to
the top. Move it into place and add a drop shadow with the same settings. In the
layer palette, you can see that all of the blinkie layers, the border and the
fill all have a #1. This allows you to move them all together. So you can scoot
your template layers over and make room for your tube. *You can unlock a layer
if you need to, by right-clicking on the #1.*
Click on your font tool and add your text. Move into place. I used AL Sandra,
vector, 30 pts., Black background, foreground Null. *Apply any effects, like
inner bevels or SBP now* I added a drop shadow with the same settings.
Add a raster layer. Drag it to the bottom and Flood Fill with white. Add your
copyright information.
Now on to the blinkie part! In my sample, I used the white dots, as is. If you
are satisfied with the white, then skip the next paragraph.
*If you would like to change the color of your dots – click on the Blinkie 1
layer in the layer palette. Selections> Select All. Selections> Float.
Selections> Defloat. Click on your Flood Fill tool. Choose your color or
gradient as your foreground color. Change your Match Mode to None. Click inside
one of the dots to fill them all. Deselect. Click on Blinkie 2 layer in your
layer palette and repeat the same process. Click on Blinkie 3 and do it one more
time.*
We are ready to add our glow and Animate! So open Animation Shop.
BLINKIE LAYER 1
Go back to PSP and click on Blinkie 1 in your layer palette. Effects> Eye Candy
3.1> Glow. Use these settings.
*If you changed the color of your dots, then change the color in the color box
to match the color you used. In the Vinson tag, the white glow did not show up
against the white background. I used a lavender gray instead. You may also need
to adjust the opacity for other colors. Some darker colors will need a slightly
lower opacity.*
Deselect.
Edit> Copy Merged.
Go to Animation Shop. Right click and Paste as a New Animation.
BLINKIE LAYER 2
Go back to PSP. Press Ctrl-Z to Undo the Glow. Click on Blinkie 2 in your layer
palette. Effects> Eye Candy 3.1> Glow. Use the same settings. Copy merged.
Back to AS. Edit> Paste> After Current Frame (or Ctrl-Shift-L)
BLINKIE LAYER 3
PSP again. Ctrl-Z to undo the Glow. Click on your Blinkie 3 layer and apply the
Glow filter with the same settings. Copy Merged.
In AS, Edit> Paste> After Current Frame again.
Click on View> Animation to see how your blinkie looks.
If it is running a little too fast, press Ctrl-A to select all the frames. Then
press Alt-Enter. This will bring up the Animation Properties box. Change the
number in the Display Properties box to 15.
If you are satisfied, then Optimize and Save it.
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