My All Nighter

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using the wonderful "Suz's All Nighter" by Created by Jill which can be purchased from Exquisite Scraps, Paradise 4 Scrappers and Creative Scraps

Tube of choice - I am using the delightful artwork of Popeye Wong which is free to use though you must provide credit back to him © Popeye Wong www.popeyewong.com

WSL_Mask33 by Chelle which can be found on her blog

Font of choice - I am using Chowderhead

Paint Shop Pro (I am using X)

Animation Shop

 

My Supplies here

 

 

~ Step 1 ~

 

Open a blank 600 x 600 canvas flood-filled white

 

With your dropper tool pick a colour from your tube and set that as your background
Your Foreground should be black (#000000)
Line width - 2.00

 

Select your Preset Shape Tool and find the Clock
Hold your Shift key and draw out the clock
Objects / Align / Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer

 

Using your Magic Wand select the inside rim of the clock

 

 

Layers / Promote Selection to Layer
Duplicate twice
Rename them Noise1, Noise2 and Noise3

 

Close off the visibility of Noise 2 and 3, leaving Noise1 visible

 

Adjust / Add/Remove Noise / Add Noise
Gaussian
Noise - 15
Monochrome
OK

 

Close off Noise1 and activate Noise2
Repeat steps, changing Noise to 20

 

Close off Noise2 and activate Noise3
Repeat steps above, changing Noise to 25

 

You can close off these layers until later when we will return to them

 

~ Step 2 ~

 

Paste SAN_Window as new layer
Layers / Arrange / Move Down
Resize by 105%

 

Use your Magic Wand to click outside the clock
Selections / Modify / Expand by 15

 

Activate Window layer again and press delete

 

Paste SAN_Computer as new layer
Resize by 75%
Move to the right

 

With your Selection Tool draw out a rectangle around the monitor screen
Add a new raster layer
Layers / Arrange / Move Down
Flood fill this layer #000000
Deselect

 

Paste SAN_Chair as new layer
Resize by 70%
Layers / Arrange / Move Down
Position slightly tucked behind computer
Duplicate then set blend mode to Soft Light
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

 

Paste SAN_TrashCan as new layer
Resize by 30%
Layers / Arrange / Move Down
Position behind the chair

 

Paste CompactDisk as new layer
Resize by 25%
Position beside computer monitor

 

Paste Candle1 as new layer
Resize by 25%
Place on top of computer

 

Paste FlowerDeco as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position in upper left
Duplicate and set blend mode to Hard Light
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

 

Duplicate and resize by 80%
Image / Mirror
Position in the lower left partially behind Trash Can

 

Duplicate and resize by 80%
Image / Mirror
Position over candle and computer

 

Paste Doodle2 as new layer
Resize by 20%
Place behind Flower in upper left

 

Paste Doodle3 as new layer
Resize by 60%
Place along top of clock tucked under Flower

 

You should now have something that looks like this:

 

You may add any other embellishments you like - this is your creation! *s*

 

~ Step 3 ~

 

Paste your tube as a new layer
Resize if necessary
I used a Popeye Wong tube which is free to use

(though you MUST credit him by including his copyright © Popeye Wong www.popeyewong.com)

 

The tube I used also required some work to get it to how I wanted it
(she was originally on a stool with a dog on the end of a leash that was wrapped round her leg)
After cutting out the stool I then had to clone her leg as if none of it was ever missing (took some work too! *g*)

You can either use the tube I did or one of your own

 

Activate your Background layer
Paste PaperK as new layer
Resize by 75%

 

Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image
Locate WSL_Mask33
Source Luminance
OK

 

In your Layer Palette locate the Mask layer and activate it

 

 

Resize by 105%

 

Layers / Merge / Merge Group

 

Crop and resize tag

 

Select your Preset Shape Tool to Ellipse
Holding your shift key draw out a circle around the clock
Objects / Align / Centre in Canvas

 

Select your Text Tool in a font of your choice (I'm using Chowderhead)

 

Set your Properties to the following:
Stroke width - 1.00
Foreground - #000000
Background - #c00000

 

Over the curve of the ellipse type out "YOUR NAME All Nighter"
Or as an alternative you can simply type "My All Nighter"

 

In the Layer Palette open the Vector Layer and turn off the visibility of the ellipse
Convert to raster layer
Add a slight drop shadow

 

Add © Popeye Wong www.popeyewong.com (if using the same tube)

or the copyright of the tube you are using, licence and watermark

 

~ Step 4 ~

 

** This step is purely optional if you wish to animate **

 

In your Layer Palette find the Noise1, Noise2 and Noise3 layers we created at the beginning

 

Turn the visibility off Noise 2 and 3, leaving Noise1 visible

 

Edit / Copy Merged

 

Open Animation Shop and paste as new animation

 

Back to PSP
Turn off Noise1 and open Noise2
Edit / Copy Merged

 

Go to Animation Shop
Edit / Paste / Paste After Current Frame

 

Back to PSP
Turn off Noise2 and open Noise3
Edit / Copy Merged

 

Go to Animation Shop
Edit / Paste / Paste After Current Frame

 

Now just save as a GIF and you're done!!

 

Thank you for trying my tutorial

 

::st!na::

 

 

Here is a non-animated version:

 

 

© Tutorial written by Stina on 4th March 2009
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