Night Life

Tutorial is made in PSP10 and Animation Shop 3


Supplies


Just rightclick and save these 2 wordarts

I'm using the artwork of The Hunter, previously available at PTE, 
now set up his own shop HERE



Plugins used

Alien skin Xenofex 2 - Constellation
Mura's Meister - Copies

font used is Sloop and BankGothic BT



Let's start


Open a new image 650x250, flood fill #280c66.
Add the Nightlife WA, duplicate it 3 times.
On the original add drop shadow 6,7,60,8,black, shadow on new layer.
Then add constellation to all the 4 WA layers with the settings below, 
just remember to hit the random seed button for 3 of them ;)

close 3 of the layers.

Add a closeup of the tube you wanna use below the nightlife wordart
place it to your liking.
Duplicate it and on the original add Mura's Meister, Copies, wall Paper(rotate)
Change blend mode to Saturation (Legacy) merge down on the background layer.
Crop, to remove access of the tube that we don't see but is still there.
On the copy of the tube change Blend Mode to Soft Light.

To make the frame add a new raster layer on top, selection, select all.
Selections, modify, contract 6.
Selections, invert, and flood fill #270c62, deselect. 
Duplicate it 3 times and on all 4 add the same
constellation as above (don't forget about the random seed button)
close 3 of the layers.

Add a new raster layer on top, selection, select all.
Selections, modify, contract 4.
Selections, invert, and flood fill black, deselect.

Use the font Sloop, color white, type "I love the" size 72,
give it a drop shadow -1, 4, 40, 2, black. I've placed mine on the top left side.

Use the same font and drop shadow for your name, I've placed mine on 
the bottom right side.

Remember to add the proper ©.

then we're ready to animate (well i close my name layer so i can add all the 
names I'd like to it in ani shop)

Copy merged
Paste as new animation in ani shop 3
back in PSP close the nightlife wa layer and frame layer you've used and open the next 2
copy merged again and paste after current in ani shop.
Do the same with the next 2 layers in PSP.

So in all you've got 4 frames in ani shop when you're done.
View animation, and if you're happy with it add all the names you'd like to it and 
save as... Optimized octree looked good for my saving.

Moving on to the Avatar

Open a new image 150x150, flood fill #280c66.
Add the tube closeup from your banner with blend mode soft light.
Add the Life WA, move it a little down, adjust is as you move along ;)
duplicate it 3 times and add the same constellation as above.
Link all the 4 life WA layers together so you're able to move it later on
if you wanna adjust the placing of it.
Look at the image below to see how, if you don't know.

click on the Layer Link toggle button so it sais 1 on all 4 Life WA layers
then they're all chained together, so if you move one of them, the other 3 will move with it.

To make the frame:
Add a new raster layer on top, selection, select all.
Selections, modify, contract 4.
Selections, invert, and flood fill white, deselect.

Add a new raster layer on top, selection, select all.
Selections, modify, contract 3.
Selections, invert, and flood fill black, deselect.

Use the Sloop font, color white, type "Night", size 48place it upper left on the avatar.
give it a drop shadow -1, 4, 40, 2, black.
Use the BankGothic BT font to type your name in white, size 30, place it below the Life WA

this is where you wanna adjust things and get them to your liking,
don't forget to add the proper © too.

When you're happy with it, it's time to animate, but you know how that's done
above now so I don't have to tell you how ;)


And you're done

Hope you've had fun.