This is the night

Supplies Needed:

Psp and Animation Shop

Tube of choice. Art by Deborah Grieves. Purchase the tube: here

Forum set 018 by me PSP PSD here or here or here

Plugins:

Eye candy 3.1

Xero Plugin here

Xenofex 2

Font here

Open the template. Duplicate the file and close the original.

Delete the layer: credits

make a gradient with two colors: 

foreground: #1c617d

background : #09153e

angle: 0

repeats: 6

Invert: unchecked.

Activate the layer: main background.

flood fill with the gradient.

Effects - Plugins - Eye Candy 3 - Jiggle:

Add another layer, flood fill with the gradient.

Effects - Plugins - Eye Candy 3 - Jiggle:

In the layer palette change the blend mode to: Hard Light.

Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add Noise:

Random

10 percent

Monochrome

Activate the main background, duplicate and move to the top. 

change the blend mode to hard light too. Rename it: Bling

Activate the layer: frame back 1.

Change the color for one of your choice, I leave mine grey.

Selections - All  - Float - Defloat.

Open the tube or close up, copy and paste as a new layer, place it above the background.

Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear. Deselect.

Effects - Plugins - Xero - Radiance:

Repeat for the layer: frame back 2.

Activate the layer: small frame 1.

Selections - All  - Float - Defloat.Delete the original layer.

Add a new layer and flood fill with the color: #053d59.

Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add Noise:

Uniform

57 percent

Monochrome

Add drop shadow:

V: 3 H: 3

O: 80 B: 6

Repeat for the layer: small frame 2.

Activate the layer: rectangle.

Selections - All  - Float - Defloat.Delete the original layer.

Add a new layer and flood fill with the color: #053d59.

Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds:

Add drop shadow:

V: 3 H: 0

O: 70 B: 4

Open the tube, c/p in the canvas, place it in the right side.

Apply shadow if you like.

Change the colors of the frames, I've added noise to the frame: 1.

Add the copyright info and your name.

To animate:

Activate the layer: Blings.

Effects - Plugins - Xenofex 2 - Constellation:

Copy merged. Open Animation shop.

Paste as a new animation. Back to psp, undo the effect and apply again

but hit the random seed button. Copy merged, in animation shop paste after current frame.

Repeat one more time. Change the speed to: 15

Play the animation, if you like it, save!

You're done :D

Early Present

Supplies Needed:

Psp and Animation Shop

Tube of choice. Art by Shawli. Purchase the tube: here

Forum set 017 by me PSP PSD here or here or here

JC PSD Texture (I received a yahoo group, many years ago) here or here or here

Animtion 78 by Simone here

Plugin:

Artistic: Sponge & Rough Pastels

Penta .com - Jeans

Xero Plugin here

Xenofex 2

Font here

Open the template. Duplicate and close the original file.

Delete the layer: Credits.

make a gradient with two colors: 

foreground: #fb0007

background : #ff64a6

angle: 30

repeats 1

invert: unchecked.

Floodfill the canvas.

Effects - Plugins - Artistic - Sponge: 

Effects - Plugins - Artistic - Rough Pastels:

click in load texture and choose one of the texture I've supplied:

For the banner, i've used: JC_002.

Activate the layer: wording

In the layer palette change the opacity to: 80.

Activate the layer: ovals

Selections - All  - Float - Defloat. Delete the original layer.

Add a new layer and flood fill with the color: #ff64a6

Effects - Plugins - Penta .com - Jeans:

Open the close up of the tube, c/p in both ovals. 

Selections - Invert. Remove the excess. Deslect.

In the layer palette, change the blend mode to: Luminance (l).

change the opacity to: 80.

Effects - Plugins - Xero - Porcelain:

Activate the layer: oval frames

Selections - All  - Float - Defloat. Delete the original layer.

Add a new layer and flood fill with the color: #fb0007

Activate the layer: words

Selections - All  - Float - Defloat. Delete the original layer.

Add a new layer and flood fill with the gradient with this settings:

Style: sunburst

Repeats: 4

Invert: checked

Deselect.

Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds:

Add drop shadow:

V: 3 H: 1

O: 35 B: 6

Open the tube. C/p in the canvas, resize if it's needed.

Place it in the center.

Add drop shadow:

V: 0 H: 3

O: 40 B: 8

Add the copyright info and your name.

To animate:

Activa the oval frames layer.

Effects - Plugins - Xenofex 2 - Constellation:

Copy merged. Open Animation shop.

Paste as a new animation. Back to psp, undo the effect and apply again

but hit the random seed button. Copy merged, in animation shop. paste after current frame.

Repeat one more time.

Select all the frames. Copy, click in the last one, paste after current frame.

Repeats until you have 27 frames and delete the last one.

Open the animation: SimoneAni78-TheBlingSeries-008.

Select all the frames, drag into your banner place it at the bottom.

Back to the animation. Edit - Undo. Animation - Flip.

Drag it again to your banner and place it in the top.

Play the animation, if you like it, save!

You're done :D

Kitty

Supplies Needed:

Psp and Animation Shop

Tube of choice. Art by KiwiFireStorm. Purchase the tube: here

Forum set 015 by me PSP here PSD  here

Plugin: 

Penta .com - Dot and Cross

FunHouse

Eye candy 4000

DSB Flux

Font here

Open the template. Duplicate the file and close the original.

Activate the layer: bg 1

selections - all - float - defloat.

Floodfill with a color of choice. I've used: #efd9ea.

Background color: #cf98a9.

Effects - Plugins - Funhouse - Cirquelate:

Duplicate the layer. Blur - Motion Blur:

In the layer palette change the blend mode to: lighten.

Merge down the layers.

Activate the layer: bg 2

selections - all - float - defloat.

Floodfill with a color of choice. I've used: #a0d1ca.

Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds:

Effects - Artistc Effects - Halftone:

Deselect.

Activate the layer: bg 3.

selections - all - float - defloat.

Floodfill with a color of choice. I've used: #efd9ea.

Adjust - Add Noise:

gaussian

30 percent

Monochrome

Effects - Plugins - Penta .com:

Open the tube, copy and paste above each one of the backgrounds. Remove the excess.

**Optional, apply Xero - Radiance: default settings.

Bg 1: blend mode: Multiply

Bg 2: blend mode: Luminance

Bg 3: blend mode: normal

Open the tube, c/p in the canvas, resize if it's needed.

Place it in left side. Move the layer above the background.

Effects - Plugins - Eye candy 4000 - Gradient Glow:

Activate the layer: frame.

selections - all - float - defloat.

Floodfill with a color of choice. I've used: #d9eeeb.

Adjust - Add Noise:

Random

70 percent

Monochrome

Apply gradient glow but change the width to: 4 pixels.

Add drop shadow:

V: 2 H: 4

O: 30 B: 5

Make a gradient with two  colors from your tube:

Foreground: #d8ebe8

Background: #7dc1b6

Style: Linear

Angle: 0

Repeats: 2

Invert: unchecked

Add the copyright info and your name.

Activate the layer: Background. Floodfill with the gradient.

Adjust - Add Noise:

Uniform

50 percent

Monochrome

Effects - Distortion Effects - Pixelate:

To animate.

Effects - Plugins - Dsb Flux - Blast:

Copy merged. Open Animation shop.

Paste as a new animation. Back to psp, undo the effect and apply again

but change the absolute to : 50.

Copy merged, in animation shop. paste after current frame.

Repeat one more time, but change the absolute to : 40.

Select all the frames. Change the speed to: 20.

Play the animation, if you like it, save!

You're done :D

Another version, just for fun :)

Double Trouble

Supplies Needed:

Psp

Tube of choice. Art by Isobel von Finklestein. Find the tube: here

Forum set 014 by me PSP here PSD  here **new link here

Plugin: 

Plugin: Richard Rosenman (pixelate) here

Penta .com - Jeans

Ulead effects gif-x 2.0

Eye candy 4000

Font here

Open the template, duplicate the file. Close the original.

Delete the credits layer.

Make a gradient with two  colors from your tube:

My choice:

Foreground: #c0c0c0

Background: #808080

Style: Linear

Angle: 0

Repeats: 3

Invert: unchecked

Activate the background layer. flood fill with the gradient.

Effects - Plugins - Richard Rosenman - Pixelate:

**Optional. Duplicate the layer. Apply Gaussian Blur - Radius: 3 pixels

In the layer palette change the blend mode to: Overlay. Opacity: 60. Merge down.

Activate the layer: top rectangles. Change the color if it's needed.

Effects - Plugins - Penta .com - Jeans:

Add drop shadow:

V: 5 H: 5

O: 30 B: 15

Activate the layer: wordart.

Add drop shadow:

V: 0 H: 0

O: 85 B: 7

Activate the layer: bottom rectangles.

Selections -  All - Float - Defloat. Add a new layer.

Open the tube(s) or close up copy and paste into the frames.

In the layer palette change the blend mode to: Luminance. Opacity: 85.

Merge the closeup and the rectangles.

Effects - Plugins - Ulead Effects - Gif-X 2.0:

Click in Save, write the name for the animation, save it in a folder you can find later.

Cancel the plugin.

Add drop shadow:

V: 5 H: 5

O: 30 B: 15

Open the main tube(s), c/p in the canvas, place it in the center.

Effects - Plugins - Eyecandy 4000 - Shadowlab:

Add your name and copyright.

To animate: 

In the layer palette, Close  all the layers (click in the eye) above the bottom rectangles.

For me: 

inner frame

big frame

name 

copyright

tube

frames

Copy merged the open layers in psp. Open animation Shop, paste as a new animation.

Duplicate until you have 15 frames.

Open the animation you did with the plugin. Contains: 15 frames.

Click in the first frame and select all the frames and drag it to your banner 

place it above the bottom rectangles, it might take more than once.

Back to psp, close the open layers and open the rest. Copy merged and paste as a new animation.

Duplicate until you have 155 frames. 

Activate the first frame and select all. Carefully drag it into the first frame of the main animation.

With all the frames selected, change the speed to 16. If you like save and you're done.

Kawaii Kei

Supplies Needed:

Psp and Animation Shop

Tube of choice. Art by Cute Loot. Find the tube: here

Forum set 013 by me PSP & PSD here **new link here

Plugins:

Dsb Flux

L en K landksiteofwonder - Zitah

Eyecandy 4000 

Xero here

Font here

Open the template, duplicate the file.

Close the original and delete the credits layer.

Make a gradient with two  colors from your tube:

My choice:

Foreground: #c266f7

Background: #99e7ff

Style: Linear

Angle: 300

Repeats: 5

Invert: unchecked

Flood fill the background with the gradient.

Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds:

Effects - Plugins - Dsb Flux - Blast:

Effects - Plugins - L en K landksiteofwonder - L en k's Zitah:

Duplicate the layer. Apply Gaussian Blur:

Radius: 3 pixels

In the layer palette hange the blend mode to: Overlay or Hard Light. Merge down this layers.

Open the tube, c/p in the canvas. Place it in the center and resize if it's needed.

Duplicate the layer. Apply Gaussian Blur:

Radius: 3 pixels

In the layer palette hange the blend mode to: Screen and low the opacity.

Merge down this layers.

Effects - Plugins - Xero - Radiance:

Add your name and copyright.

To animate:

Activate the layer: Rays Animated - 1

Change the opacity to: 40.

Effects - Plugins - Eyecandy 4000 - Gradient Glow:

**It's optional, you can add a simple drop shadow or nothing.

Copy merged. 

In animation shop, paste as a new animation. Back to psp, hide the layer: Rays Animated - 1

and open the next (Rays Animated - 2), apply the glow and change the opacity.

 Copy merged, paste after current frame in animation shop.

Repeat with the layers: 

Rays Animated - 3

Rays Animated - 4

Rays Animated - 5

Rays Animated - 6

Play the animation. If you like save and you're done.

Yummy Me

Supplies Needed:

Psp and Animation Shop

Tube of choice. Art by Eos Sparks. Find the tube: here

Forum set 012 by me PSP here PSD  here **new link here

Plugin: L en K landksiteofwonder

Trouble

Font here

Open the template. Duplicate the file. Close the original.

Delete the credits layer.

Activate the background layer. the color is not important now.

Effects - Plugins - L en K landksiteofwonder - L en k's Trouble:

Colorize to match your tube if you want.

Select the magic wand:

Click in the center (once or twice) then hold the shift key and click in the left and right side:

If you don't like add or remove more parts of the background.

Adjust - Add Noise:

Random

15 percent

Monochrome

Add a new layer and don't deselect.

Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout:

Deselect.

Make a gradient with two  colors from your tube:

My choice:

Foreground: #651212

Background: #bc2323

Style: Linear

Angle: 0

Repeats: 1

Invert: unchecked

Activate the layer: Lines background.

Selections - All. Float. Defloat.

Add a new layer, flood fill with the gradient.

Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds:

Add noise, same settings used.

Effects - Artistic Effects - Halftone:

Do not deselect yet.

Open the tube(s) you want to use. C/p in the canvas, place it above the background,

Select the part you want and if you have the same tube in another position (like me)

move it above and to have a good animation the important is to place the eyes are same place:

Selections  - Invert. Edit - Clear for each tube layer. Change the blend mode to: Overlay.

Duplicate the background and merge each background with the tube. 

Rename this layers: 1 and 2

Activate the layer: bars

Effects - Plugins - Eyecandy 5 Impact - Chrome:

Default setting for: Bumper Shiny Grill

Add drop shadow:

V: 2 H: 2

O: 60 B: 5

Open the tube, c/p in the canvas. Place it in the right side.

Add drop shadow:

V: -1 H: 5

O: 45 B: 5

Add your name and copyright.

To animate: 

Select the layer: 1 and copy.

Open animation Shop, paste as a new animation. Back to psp, copy the layer: 2.

In animation shop, paste after current frame:

Effects - Insert Image Transition:

Cope the first frame, paste after the last frame.

highlight the second to last frame:

apply the same effect again.

I have 25 frames. If they're too much for you, cull the animation.

Back to psp. 

Copy merged the layers: background, cutout and 1 (we need it to place the animation in the right place) 

Duplicate until you have 25 frames. 

Activate the animation you did, select all the frames and drag it to your banner place it above the backgroud.

Back to psp, close this layers: background, 1 and 2.

Copy merged all the others layers: bars, tube, name, copyright, frame.

Duplicate until you have 25 frames. 

Activate the first frame and select all. Carefully drag it into the first frame of the main animation.

With all the frames selected, change the speed to 16. If you like save and you're done.