PSP XI-- Clock Tag

Clock Tag

I wrote this tutorial on my own. Any similarity to another tutorial is purely coincidental. I claim the copyright to my tutorial. You are free to do whatever you please with what you make, but please do not take my tutorial. Do not send the tutorial through email. Only share my link.

This tutorial was created for some friends of mine who wanted to begin learning more about PSP. It is intended for beginners to learn how to use animation. If you have any questions, please feel free to Email me.

To do this tutorial you will also need Paint Shop Pro. I wrote this with Paint Shop Pro XI, but the steps may also be done in any version. You may download a free trial at Corel.

Remember to save as a psp file often!

Download the Clocks supplies.

1. Open up a large image of a skyline or cityscape. Shift+D to duplicate. Close the original. Edit > Copy.

2. Open up the ClockCanvas_DragonBreath Shift+D to duplicate. Close the original. Edit > Paste as New Layer. With the mover tool, move the image around until you have it the way you want.

3. Selections > Load/Save Selection > Load Selection from Alpha Channel. Choose the ClockRDB1 selection.

4. Selections > Invert

5. Press the delete key. This will delete the part of the image outside of the circle selection.

6. Layers > new Raster Layer

7. Selection > Load/save Selection > Load Selection from Alpha Channel. Choose the ClockRDB1 selection again.

8. Flood-fill the selection with a pale blue or gray gradient.

9. In the Layer Palette, slide the opacity to 26%. This will make a window effect.

10. Layer > New Raster Layer

11. Selection > Load/Save Selection > Load selection from Alpha Channel. Choose the Clock RDB02 selection

12. Flood-fill the selection with a gold gradient, Angle = 135, Repeats = 5.

13. Selection > Modify > Contract Selection. Contract by 3 pixels.

14. Flood-fill the selection with black or a dark color.

15. Layers > New Raster Layer

16. Selection > Load/Save Selection > Load Selection from Alpha Channel. Choose the ClockRDB03 selection.

17. Flood-fill the selection with gold.

18. Layer > New Raster Layer.

19. Selection > Load/Save Selection > Load Selection from Alpha Channel. Choose the ClockRDB04 selection

20. Flood-fill this selection with the gold gradient.

21. Selection > Modify > Contract Selection. Contract by 2 pixels.

22. Flood-fill with the same dark color as before.

23. Layers > New Raster Layer

24. Selection > Load/Save Selection > Load Selection from Alpha Channel. Choose ClockRDB05 selection.

25. Flood-fill the selection with gold gradient.

26. Selection > Modify > Contract Selection. Contract by 2 pixels.

27. Flood-fill the selection with the same dark color as before.

28. Choose the Pick tool (menu for the mover tool).

29. The pick tool puts a vector box around the arrow. Use the center rotation node to rotate the arrow to any time position you want, and slide the arrow so that it's tail stays at the center of the clock. If you want to change the position of the small arrow, you do the same. Just change layers.

30. After rotating the arrow, Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen.

31. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow. Vertical = 3, Horizontal = 4, Opacity = 50, Blur = 10, Color = black. Put a drop shadow on each arrow (change layers to do so).