Lightning

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Materials

The filter Xenofex 2 is HERE for download

1 Open a new image 500 x 500 pixels– Transparent.

2 Fill the image with the color #6b3c42.

3 Open the tube with the tree.

4 Image – resize - x 500 Pixels – Bicubic –

Not indicate Lock aspect ratio.

5 Put de blend mode on to luminance legacy.

6 Open now the tube with the ghost , copy and paste as new layer

On your image.

7 Put de blend mode on to luminance legacy and the

Opacity to 75%.

9 Place the tube to the right on your image.

10 Open now the tube with the woman. Deleted the water mark.

11 Now we going with the eraser-tool, (Size 115 – hardness 16)

remove the brown color around the woman.

12 Copy now the tube and paste as new layer on your image.

13 Put her in place.

14 Image – add border – 2 pixels – black – symmetric.

15 Open text 1, copy and past as new layer on your image.

Move the text to the top (see example)

16 Open text 2, copy and past as new layer on your image.

Puts this under the first text.

17 Layers – merge – merge all.

18 Now place your water mark on the image.

19 Shift D to make a copy of your image.(you need this later)

20 Layer palette – right clicking – duplicate

21 do this again, now you have three layers.

22 Activate the upper layer.

23 Effects – plugins – Alien Skin Xenofex 2 - Lightning

With these settings:

24 Close this layer by clicking on the eye near the layer.

25 Activate the second layer.

26 Repeats the lightning effect but now click once on Random Seed.

27 Now also close this layer.

28 Activate the third layer.

29 Repeats the lightning effect but now click again once on Random Seed

30 Now open all layers by clicking on the eyes near the layers.

31 Save your image as PSPIMAGE.

32 Open now animation shop

33 Now were going to open the image in AS.

When it’s opened you see 3 images

34 Edit – select all

35 Animation – Frame properties - Set the display time to 25.

36 Now select only the third image and set the display time to 50.

37 Now were going back to PSP and copy the image that you made with shift D

Back to AS – edit past after active frame.

38 Now we activate the last image –

Animation – Frame properties - Set the display time to 100.

Now your animation is ready and can you save him.

Josi @ August 2006

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