KALEIDOSCOPIC ORB

Hooteye March 2009

I have tried to write this Tutorial so the various steps are
easy to follow, In addition to showing some new techniques,
hopefully this Tutorial will prove to be fun to do , as it
will give you the option to select your own orb pattern

This Tutorial was wrote for Paint Shop Pro X, but
I have also tested it in PSP 8, any resemblance to
any other Tut on the web is purely coincidental

No Plugin's are required to do this Tutorial

My thanks to Dorothy, of Front Porch Graphics,for getting me interested
in Kaleidoscope effects, and motivating me to write this Tutorial

The below Tags are examples of what you
will be able to achieve from this Tutorial

OK here we go

( REMEMBER TO SAVE REGULARLY)

STEP (1)

Go to the Overhead Bar, then go to File and in its drop-down
menu, click New, when its pop-up box appears create a 500x500
pixel Document, with a white Background, then click OK

Go to your Layer Palette click on the Layer and name it Temp
as we will be deleting this Layer later on in the Tutorial

Again go to the Overhead Bar, then go to File and in its drop-down
menu, click Save, when its pop-up box appears name your file,
I have named it "Kaleidoscopic Orb" then click Save

STEP (2)

Go back to your Layer Palette and create a new Rasher
Layer it will automatically be named Rasher 1,

With Rasher 1, Layer selected, go to the Toolbar and select the Flood Fill
Tool, then go to the Material Palette, and select a color, of your choice,
(I used R 192, G 0, B 0,) then click your Document to fill it

NOTE:- do not use a Gradient, Pattern, or Image,
as your animation will result in being jumpy

STEP (3)

With Rasher 1, Layer still selected, go to the overhead bar, then go to
Effects and in its drop-down menu, click on Texture Effects/Blinds,

When its pop-up box appears make these settings,
(the Blind color I used was R255 G255 B128) click ok

Your Document should now look like this

STEP (4)

Go to your Layer Palette, and right click on Rasher 1, Layer, and click
Duplicate, then click on this Duplicated Layer and rename it Rasher 2

With Rasher 2, selected, go to your Toolbar and select the Pick Tool

(In PSP 8 you will need to select the Deform Tool
to be able to make the following settings)

On the Overhead Bar change the setting for Position Y: to 2,
(highlighted in pink) this is the only setting we will be adjusting for
each Layer we create, some settings will adjust themselves automatically

with Rasher 2, still selected you will see your Document has moved 2 pixels down

Following the below sequence, We now need to create the other 6 layers

Select Rasher 2, and Duplicate it, rename the Duplicated layer, Rasher 3, then on the Overhead Bar
change the setting for Position Y: to 4, again you will see your Document move another 2 pixels down

Select Rasher 3, and Duplicate it, rename the Duplicated layer, Rasher 4, then on the Overhead Bar
change the setting for Position Y: to 6, again you will see your Document move another 2 pixels down

Select Rasher 4, and Duplicate it, rename the Duplicated layer, Rasher 5, then on the Overhead Bar
change the setting for Position Y: to 8, again you will see your Document move another 2 pixels down

Select Rasher 5, and Duplicate it, rename the Duplicated layer, Rasher 6, then on the Overhead Bar
change the setting for Position Y: to 10, again you will see your Document move another 2 pixels down

Select Rasher 6, and Duplicate it, rename the Duplicated layer, Rasher 7, then on the Overhead Bar
change the setting for Position Y: to 12, again you will see your Document move another 2 pixels down

Select Rasher 7, and Duplicate it, rename the Duplicated layer, Rasher 8, then on the Overhead Bar
change the setting for Position Y: to 14, again you will see your Document move another 2 pixels down

STEP (5)

Go to the Overhead Bar, then go to Image and in its drop-down menu, click Canvas
Size, when its pop-up box appears change the Canvas size to 460x460 pixels, click OK

Hold down your ctrl Key and tap down your "A" Key, this will create a Selection around
your Document (Marching Ants) Note:-they will be hidden under the Canvas at this stage

Go to the Overhead Bar, then go to Selections, and in its drop-down menu, click Clip
To Canvas, you will now see the Selection (Marching Ants) around your Document

Again go to the Overhead Bar, then go to Image, and in
its drop-down menu, click Crop To Selection, this step
will also deselect your document (stop the Marching Ants)

STEP (6)

Go to your Layer Palette, and arrange it like this

Go to the Overhead Bar, then go to Effects, and in its
drop-down menu, click Reflection Effects/Kaleidoscope

Now for the fun part, when this pop-up box appears try out various
settings. also click on the dice (highlighted in pink) until you
have created a Kaleidoscope Pattern you are happy with, then
click OK, (you can of course use my settings if you prefer)

Go to your Layer Palette and select Rasher 2, Layer, then click its visibility Icon
to make it visible, then apply the same Kaleidoscope Pattern settings, click OK

In turn apply the Kaleidoscope Pattern settings to the rest of your Rasher
Layers (remember to make each Layer Visible before applying the effect)

STEP (7)

Go to the Overhead Bar, then go to Image and in its drop-down menu, click Resize,
when its pop-up box appears change the size to 300x300 pixels, click OK

Go to the Overhead Bar, then go to View and in its drop-down menu, tick Grid and Snap to Grid

Again go to View and in its drop-down menu, click on Change Grid, Guide & Snap Properties,
when the pop-up box appears make these settings, (the Grid color is optional)

Your Document should now look like this

STEP (8)

Go to your Layer Palette and select Rasher 8 Layer, then create a
new Rasher Layer above it, click on it and rename it Overlay Disc

Go to your Layer Palette, and arrange it like this

Go to the Toolbar and select the Paint Brush Tool,
then go to its overhead bar and make these settings

(Note:- its the Round Brush selected)

Go to your Material Palette and select a Color, Gradient, or Pattern that will blend in with
the colors of the Kaleidoscopic Orb, (I used a rolled Gold pattern) with the Overlay Disc
Layer selected, go to your Document, and where the Grid lines cross, click your little
Paint Brush icon (once only) your Round Brush Tip, will accurately snap into position

NOTE:- you do not need to click the exact centre of the grid
lines, as the influence of the "Snap To Grid" will automatically
align your Round Brush Tip 100% to the Grid Line Centre

Your Document should now look like this

STEP (9)

Go to the Toolbar and select the Magic Wand,
then on its overhead bar make these settings

With the Overlay Disc Layer, still selected go to your Document,
and click it in one of its corners, this will make a selection
(Marching Ants) around the outside of the Disc Shape, and Document

Your Document should now look like this

Go to the Overhead Bar, then go to Selections
and in its drop-down menu, click Modify/Expand

When its pop-up box appears change the Number of Pixels to 4, click OK

Your Document should now look like this

Go to your Layer Palette and arrange it like this

With Rasher 1, Layer, selected tap down your Delete Key (once Only) to remove
the Kaleidoscope Pattern outside the selection (Marching Ants) circle

First making each Layer visible by clicking its Eye Icon, carry
out this Delete step to Rasher Layers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8,

Hold down your ctrl Key and tap down your D Key this
will deselect your Document (stop the Marching Ants)

STEP (10)

Go to your Layer Palette and select the Overlay Disc Layer

Go to the Toolbar and select the Eraser Tool, then
go to its overhead bar and make these settings

With the Grid Lines and Snap to Grid still on, go to your Document, and where
the Grid lines cross, click your little Eraser icon (once only) this action
will remove the centre and much of the outer part of the Gold Overlay disc

NOTE:- you do not need to click the exact centre of the grid lines, as the
influence of the "Snap To Grid" will proportionally erase from the exact centre

Your Document should now look like this

STEP (11)

Go to the Overhead Bar, then go to Image and in its drop-down
menu, click Resize , when its pop-up box appears reduce your Document
( I Resized mine to 220x220 Pixels) this will also reduce the file size

Again go to the Overhead Bar, and to Image and in its drop-down menu click Canvas
Size, when its pop-up box appears increase the Canvas size to your requirements

Go to your Layer Palette, and replace the Temp Layer, with a Background of your choice

That's it we are done, all you need to do now is to position your Kaleidoscopic Orb, add
a tube etc, and take it into Animation Shop, set the display times for all frames to 1

If you need some help Animating your Layers, check out my Tutorials:-

Animating your PSP work with Jasc Animation Shop here

Animating your PSP work with Ulead GIF Animator here