A few people have asked if I would do a avatar tut so here we are
I have been making my avatars like this for a few years now the possibilities are endless
When I make a tag I really like I do like to make a matching avatar to use in forums lol
This tutorial is written making my Playful And Provocative avatar
This is a long tutorial and the end result will have 46 frames
There are some other avatar examples at the bottom of this page
This tutorial was written for those
that have a working knowledge of PSP.
Supplies Needed:
PSP 9 (any version will work)
Tube of choice
I used artwork by Keith Garvey
If you would like to use his artwork please visit My PSP Tubes
Font of choice - I am using Century Gothic, Roelandt The Swatches Rob and Impact
Filters used - 'MuRa's Meister Tone'
Let's get started
New canvas 150 x 150-change foreground colour to #84d8e5 and background colour to #ffffff
Click on the foreground colour then choose the gradient tab
Using the following settings
Now flood fill your canvas with that gradient
New raster layer-effects-plugins-MuRa's Meister-tone-using the following settings
Selections-select none-change the blend mode to soft light
Merge visible the 2 layers-rename this layer Background
Selections-select all-float-defloat-selections-modify-select selection borders
Use following settings
New raster layer-flood fill with #84d8e5-new raster layer flood fill with #ffffff
Selections-select none
Grab the selection tool-rectangle-draw a selection as shown below
Make sure your on the white border layer-hit delete-you should now have this
Selections-select none
Change your foreground colour to #000000-close off the background colour
Preset shape-you want a square-change the link style to dot
Draw out a square on the border-see below
Close off the background layer-merge visible the 2 border layers and the dotted square layer
Rename the layer Border-add drop shadow 0, 0, 40, 4.00 black
Un X the background layer
Copy and paste your tube of choice-resize if needed
Arrange so her face is showing-drop shadow 1, 1, 40, 4.00 black
Rename this layer Tube-move this layer below the Border layer
Close off the tube layer for now
Font tool-I am using Roelandt The Swatches Rob font
Change the background colour to #2a2a2a and foreground off
Type out the words Playful Or-convert to raster
Selections-select all-float-defloat-modify-expand by 2.00
New raster layer-flood fill with #ffffff-selections-select none
Move this layer below the words
Close off the background, border and tubes layers
Merge visible the 2 word layers-drop shadow 1, 1, 40, 4.00 black
Rename this layer Playful Or
Arrange as below
Keep the other layers closed for now
Change the background colour to #84d8e5
Font tool-Impact-use following settings
Convert to raster-selections-select all-float-defloat-modify-expand by 2.00
New raster layer-flood fill #ffffff-selections-select none
Move this layer below the main provocative word
Close off the Playful Or layer-merge visible the provocative words
Drop shadow 1, 1, 40, 4.00 black
Rename this layer Provocative
Arrange as below
Change the background colour to #2a2a2a
Using the font tool-Century Gothic-size of choice to fit your name
Add your name-convert to raster-selections-select all-float-defloat-modify-expand by 2.00
New raster layer-flood fill with #ffffff-selections-select none
Move this layer below your main name
If the layer named Provocative is still open-close it now
Merge visible your name layers
Drop shadow 1, 1, 40, 4.00 black
Rename this layer Name
Arrange as below
Add your copyright info to your avatar
Un X the background layer, tube layer and the border layers
Your avatar should look like this now
Now we are ready to start animating the avatar
Edit-copy merged-open up Animation Shop
Paste as new animation-back to PSP
Close off the tube layer-reopen Playful Or layer
Edit-copy merged-back to AS-paste after current frame
Back to PSP-reopen Provocative layer
Edit-copy merged-back to AS-paste after current frame
You should now have this in AS
Select frame 2
Edit-copy-select frame 3-edit-paste after current frame
You should now have this
Making sure frame 3 is still selected-edit-copy
Select frame 4-edit-paste after current frame
You should now have this
Select frame 1-edit-copy-select frame 5-edit-paste after current frame
You should have this
Select frame 1-effects-insert image effect-use the following settings
You will now have 16 frames
Select frame 11-effects-insert image transition-use the following settings
You should now have 26 frames
Holding down CTRL-select frames 22, 23, 24 and 25-animation-frame properties-change the display time to 50-click ok
Select frame 25-effect-insert image transition-use the following settings
You will now have 36 frames
Select frame 36-effects-insert image effect-use the following settings
You will finally have 46 frames-test your avatar
Once happy save as .gif
Phew all finished!!!
I hope you have enjoyed this Avatar tutorial
Here are some other examples
   
   
I have plenty more as I said above the possibilities are endless and they are fun to make :0)
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