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you need a copy of PSP and Animation shop for this tut
ok let's get started;
Open PSP up and make a new file
Size 150 x 125 transparent bkg
go to your color palette and pick a gradient that you like;
use the setting
Style: Linear Gradient
Angle: 153 degrees
now flood fill your new file with this
add a new layer; add your text
I used New Times Roman size 10
center you text
go to layers and convert your layer to raster
add a new layer and add any tubes that you want to this, add a new layer for each tube
go to layers and merge all flat
add a border of 5 pixels you can pick the color you want for the border
grab the magic wand and select the border
we are going to give it a inner bevel
go to effects--inner bevel and use these setting:
Now leave selected and give it a drop shadow:
now save your image and open animation shop
open the file that you just saved
now for the hard part;
right click on your image and click on "Insert Image Transtion"
Use these settings:
Don't click ok just yet we need to do a little customizing ok, click on customize and use these settings:
Now click Ok
we are almost finished
at this point click on preview animation and you will see that it is only going 1 way, we are going to fix this now
click on the first layer of your image
go to edit and select all
go back to edit and click copy
back to edit and paste as new animation
now you will have 2 sets of your image,
on one of them got to the top bar and click on animation and go down to where it says reverse frames; click that:
this is the tricky part ok
we are going to paste one set after the other set;
on one of your images hit ctrl + a + c ( this selects all the frames)
now go to your other set of frames click on the last on which should be Number 12
Now go to the frame the one that is showing up completly and set the frame properties to 50
now click on preview animation and if you are satisfied then save it
enjoy
Nip
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