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Running
Letters Blinkie
Disclaimer: This tut will
definitely work better and easier with some letters than others and with
some fonts than others. The basis of this tutorial is converting fonts to
vector paths. The vector "paths" of fonts can be a bit unpredictable. So,
if you are having issues with your initial in one font, try it with a
different one. It can be done with almost any letter in almost any font,
but it will take more tweaking. Or just use a star - that will work with
any name!
 
The image
used in this tutorial is by the very talented artist, Carla Chaves. We
are so grateful that she allows us to use some of her beautiful work!
You can see more of her art at
http://mimi-chocolat.com/ Be sure
to check her terms for which images are free for use before using her
artwork.
This tutorial is copyrighted to
© Jaljax Designs. Any resemblance to
other tutorials is coincidental. You may save this tutorial to your hard
drive for your own personal use or print one copy for yourself. Do not
copy it to your site, pass it through groups or claim it as your own.
This tutorial was written for PSP8. It is not
written as a Beginners tut. I am assuming a working knowledge of
PSP and AS and it does involve the use of vectors. But if you know most of
the PSP Basics, don’t let that scare you!
For this tutorial, you will need:
Paint Shop Pro
Animation Shop
This Zip containing the Carla Chaves
tube, a stars tube and a background pattern
Or a tube and background pattern of your choosing.
Porky's Font or a font of your choosing.
If you choose a different font, keep in mind
that you will need a font that is fairly thick and has very smooth, clean
outside lines for this tutorial. Also, note that this is just a
little more difficult with the letters A B D O P Q and R, because of the
center holes in the letters. It will take a few extra steps. This tutorial
can also be done (and is actually a little easier) with a simple preset
shape such as a star or heart. But again, it will work best with a shape
that has smooth clean lines.
In PSP, Open a new 400 x 300 transparent
canvas. Flood fill Raster 1 with
white.
Open your Chaves tube, the background pattern
and the stars.
If you are using a different tube,
Resize to Height = 275 pixels.
Or resize so that the tube will fit on the
right side and fit nicely with your name or will look nice in front of
your preset shape. Copy the tube and
Paste it as a New Layer on your
canvas. Scoot it to the right if you are using an Initial.
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