Beach
This tutorial is my own creation and any resemblance to any other tutorial, is purely coincidental.
Please do not copy and use as your own work.
If you wish to translate please email me
This tutorial is written using P.S.P 16 but it can also be done in other versions
Animation Shop I will Ref to this as A.S
I used Sqirlz Water Reflections to make the water move, this was a first for me and took a while
BUT once you have used it a few times like every thing else was easy
You can get it here, this is a free program, http://www.xiberpix.net/SqirlzReflect.html,
Tube of choice- I used Barbara Jensen you can get her beautiful work
HERE http://www.barbarajensentubes.com
Scrap kit of choice I used one by mysterfeeriecreation called Beach,
It is a P.T.U kit, you can get it here www.mysterfeeriecreation.com
Font of choice I used Lucida Sans Unicode
Drop Shadow V & H 4 Opacity 40 Blur
Please remember to Adjust and Sharpen your Tube if you resize
Remember to save often
Step 1
Open and install the Sqirlz program.
I saved mine to my desk top, made it easier to find, and to work on, rather then keep searching for it.
Make sure you do not have any other programs open.
Click on the green folder at left hand of screen see shot 1
Shot 1
Please do not copy and use as your own work.
If you wish to translate please email me
This tutorial is written using P.S.P 16 but it can also be done in other versions
Animation Shop I will Ref to this as A.S
I used Sqirlz Water Reflections to make the water move, this was a first for me and took a while
BUT once you have used it a few times like every thing else was easy
You can get it here, this is a free program, http://www.xiberpix.net/SqirlzReflect.html,
Tube of choice- I used Barbara Jensen you can get her beautiful work
HERE http://www.barbarajensentubes.com
Scrap kit of choice I used one by mysterfeeriecreation called Beach,
It is a P.T.U kit, you can get it here www.mysterfeeriecreation.com
Font of choice I used Lucida Sans Unicode
Drop Shadow V & H 4 Opacity 40 Blur
Please remember to Adjust and Sharpen your Tube if you resize
Remember to save often
Step 1
Open and install the Sqirlz program.
I saved mine to my desk top, made it easier to find, and to work on, rather then keep searching for it.
Make sure you do not have any other programs open.
Click on the green folder at left hand of screen see shot 1
Shot 1
Open up the beach paper you are going to use, I used one with water.
Take your free hand and very carefully go round the part of image you want to use.
Shot 2
Take your free hand and very carefully go round the part of image you want to use.
Shot 2
See shot 3 to see where I mark my waves, NO matter how I tried in Sqirlz, I could not do a scrren shot
Shot 3
Shot 3
Click on the wave icon, this is where you customizer your waves.
Shot 4
Shot 4
Play around with the setting I used Basic Ripples only
Click on the little group of waves icon, this is your customizer for the waves to adjust the size, etc.
At the top of the screen is a small yellow arrow with the word, Run Basic Ripples only
Move your numbers to the ones in shot 5
Shot 5
Click on the little group of waves icon, this is your customizer for the waves to adjust the size, etc.
At the top of the screen is a small yellow arrow with the word, Run Basic Ripples only
Move your numbers to the ones in shot 5
Shot 5
Play around with the setting I used Basic Ripples only
Click on the little group of waves icon, this is your customizer for the waves to adjust the size, etc.
At the top of the screen is a small yellow arrow with the word, Run Basic Ripples only
Move your numbers to the ones in shot 6
Shot 6
Click on the little group of waves icon, this is your customizer for the waves to adjust the size, etc.
At the top of the screen is a small yellow arrow with the word, Run Basic Ripples only
Move your numbers to the ones in shot 6
Shot 6
Close it and click on yellow arrow, add flow settings as shot 7
Shot 7
Shot 7
Again this box has the yellow arrow.
Once you are happy with your flow, click on the X to close this will take you back to the main wave settings.
Once there, click on the close X in the upper right corner of your, Set Parameters screen.
This will close it. Click on the yellow animate arrow to see your final results.
Step 2
Still working on your image Click anywhere on your image to stop the animation, or you can double click on the gif button.
If you click on your image, you will only need to click once on the gif button.
Another screen will open and below is a screen shot of it. Click on ok.
Shot 8
Once you are happy with your flow, click on the X to close this will take you back to the main wave settings.
Once there, click on the close X in the upper right corner of your, Set Parameters screen.
This will close it. Click on the yellow animate arrow to see your final results.
Step 2
Still working on your image Click anywhere on your image to stop the animation, or you can double click on the gif button.
If you click on your image, you will only need to click once on the gif button.
Another screen will open and below is a screen shot of it. Click on ok.
Shot 8
Next the window will ask where you want to save it.
Write in the name of your image and save it to either your desktop or folder where you can find it .
Once you have saved it a window in the following screen shot will appear.
Once again a window will open up see below
Shot 9
Write in the name of your image and save it to either your desktop or folder where you can find it .
Once you have saved it a window in the following screen shot will appear.
Once again a window will open up see below
Shot 9
Then this window below will open up
Shot 10
Shot 10
Then the window below
Shot 11
Shot 11
Step 3
Now you can close out your image in Sqirlz, and close Sqirlz.
Open A.S. then open up your saved G.I.F in A.S.
You will see that it has 20 frames - yes, this is a lot and you might be able to cut down the number of frames,
but your animation won't look the same, or as smooth.
Open P.S.P.
Open up your image in A.S.,
Copy frame one and take over to P.SP.
Paste as a new image
Step 4
Copy and past your tube, I wanted mine on left hand side so you need to mirror.
If you are using P.S.P. 16 Its called FlipHorizontal-Over.
Give your tube a drop shadow.
Step 5
Find any of the element's you are going to use, if you use same kit as me.
I used No 2, 18, 19 and 52, all I resized 2 and 52 by 30%, 18 by 70 % , 19 by 50%, but leave this up to you.
Take your erase tool, and take a bit of the ship bottom off, so it looks like its in the water
Add your Artists copyright and your name.
Step 6
Close off the background image, you had taken over from A.S.
And copy merged and take the rest over to A.S.
Paste as a new image make the same number of frames as the Animation you made in Sqirlz.
Which should be 20 frames.
Click on the Sqirlz frame, Edit All Propagate Paste, repeat with the image you had just made
Then take this image and paste it in to the Sqirlz image.
Step 7
The image will be big so to resize it
Edit all and click on Animation resize I did mine at 80%
Edit all click on Animation Frame Properties and change it to what you want I did mine at 4
When your happy save as a G.I.F
Hope you enjoy my tutorial.
Any problems please feel free to email me at [email protected]
Please remember this is just a guide.
I would love to see any work you have made using my tutorials
And with your permission show them on my site
Marj
Written 5th September 2014
Now you can close out your image in Sqirlz, and close Sqirlz.
Open A.S. then open up your saved G.I.F in A.S.
You will see that it has 20 frames - yes, this is a lot and you might be able to cut down the number of frames,
but your animation won't look the same, or as smooth.
Open P.S.P.
Open up your image in A.S.,
Copy frame one and take over to P.SP.
Paste as a new image
Step 4
Copy and past your tube, I wanted mine on left hand side so you need to mirror.
If you are using P.S.P. 16 Its called FlipHorizontal-Over.
Give your tube a drop shadow.
Step 5
Find any of the element's you are going to use, if you use same kit as me.
I used No 2, 18, 19 and 52, all I resized 2 and 52 by 30%, 18 by 70 % , 19 by 50%, but leave this up to you.
Take your erase tool, and take a bit of the ship bottom off, so it looks like its in the water
Add your Artists copyright and your name.
Step 6
Close off the background image, you had taken over from A.S.
And copy merged and take the rest over to A.S.
Paste as a new image make the same number of frames as the Animation you made in Sqirlz.
Which should be 20 frames.
Click on the Sqirlz frame, Edit All Propagate Paste, repeat with the image you had just made
Then take this image and paste it in to the Sqirlz image.
Step 7
The image will be big so to resize it
Edit all and click on Animation resize I did mine at 80%
Edit all click on Animation Frame Properties and change it to what you want I did mine at 4
When your happy save as a G.I.F
Hope you enjoy my tutorial.
Any problems please feel free to email me at [email protected]
Please remember this is just a guide.
I would love to see any work you have made using my tutorials
And with your permission show them on my site
Marj
Written 5th September 2014