- WATER ANIMATION WITHOUT JAVA APPLET -
SOURCE: [u][i][b]ATE WAVE GIRL OF FRIENDSTER MAGIC[/b][/i][/u]
Almathera Puddle Filter - Get it HERE
The Mother & Daugther image - Get it HERE (or you can use your own). I got this image HERE.
Open the Mother & Daugther image in PSP. Make a new image of 225x328 pixels, transparent, 16.7 million color (24 bit). Right click the Mother & Daugther image then "Copy". Go to your blank image right click then "Paste as a New Selection". Now it will look like this.
[img]http://i18.tinypic.com/4zlwxs3.jpg[/img]
Keep the ants marching.Go to Edit - "Copy", then Edit again - "Paste as a New Selection". Put it on the buttom. Keep the ants marching. Now go to Image - "Flip". Go to Selection - Select none.
[img]http://i16.tinypic.com/6c6hvt3.jpg[/img]
Now click the "Selection Tool" which is this[img]http://i18.tinypic.com/5x80502.jpg[/img] . Using these Settings:
[img]http://i8.tinypic.com/53evn0z.jpg[/img]
Put the cursor in the middle of the image hold down your mouse and drag it down to the right: Look at the image below:
[img]http://i19.tinypic.com/62sru6o.jpg[/img]
Duplicate your image twice (Shift-D). So you have a total of 3 images now.
Click the first image and will apply the Plug-in. Go to Effects - Plug-in FIlters - Almathera - A Puddle. Apply the following settings.
[img]http://i14.tinypic.com/4pa2kut.jpg[/img]
Go to Selection - "Select none". Then [img]http://i16.tinypic.com/4r7svfs.jpg[/img] save your work as Image1.psp
Now, click the second image : Apply these settings:
[img]http://i8.tinypic.com/4pxk9c8.jpg[/img]
Go to Selection - "Select none". Then [img]http://i16.tinypic.com/4r7svfs.jpg[/img]
save your work as Image2.psp
Click the third image: Apply these settings:
[img]http://i17.tinypic.com/4kycef5.jpg[/img]
Go to Selection - "Select none". Then [img]http://i16.tinypic.com/4r7svfs.jpg[/img]
save your work as Image3.psp
Now it is time to do the Animation. Open the Animation Shop. Click on Animation Wizard.
*Same size as the first image frame (checked) - Next...*Transparent (Checked) - Next...*Centered in the frame, with the canvas color (Checked) - Next...Yes, repeat the animation indefinetely - 30 (Checked) - Next.
Add image - browse to the folder you've saved the images. Put the image 3 first, then 2, then 1. Click next - Finish.
Click on View Animation[img]http://i9.tinypic.com/4xlj0xy.jpg[/img] . If you like the way it looks, Go to File - "Save As". Save your work as .gif. Just click next - next - next - hit finish and you're done.
This is the final result: Isn't that simple
[img]http://i17.tinypic.com/5zmomdc.gif[/img]
Hope you understand my tutorial...Let me know if you have any questions.
Last edited by forsakendoll (2010-03-16 08:20:17)