OUT FLOWING BOARDERS BRUSH TIPS (Part One)

Hooteye December 2008

The purpose of this Tutorial is to show in easy steps how to create
the 8 Blinkie Brush Tips, used in my "Out Flowing Boarders" Tutorial

As demonstrated in some of my other Tuts, we will again be using Brush Tips and Grid
Lines as far as I know I am the originator for making animations using this concept

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

After working through this Tutorial you should end up with 8 Flow Boarder
Brush Tips, which will enable you to create this type of animated effect

OK here we go

( REMEMBER TO SAVE REGULARLY)

STEP (1)

With your version of PSP open, 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 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 "Out Flowing Boarders Brush Tips (Part One)" then click Save

STEP (2)

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

STEP (3)

With Rasher 1, 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, click ok

Your Document should now look like this

STEP (4)

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

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

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

On the Overhead Bar change the setting for Position Y: to -1,
(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 1 pixel up

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 -2, again you will see your Document move another 1 pixel up

Select Rasher 3, and Duplicate it, rename the Duplicated layer, Rasher 4, then on the Overhead Bar
change the setting for Position Y: to -3, again you will see your Document move another 1 pixel up

Select Rasher 4, and Duplicate it, rename the Duplicated layer, Rasher 5, then on the Overhead Bar
change the setting for Position Y: to -4, again you will see your Document move another 1 pixel up

Select Rasher 5, and Duplicate it, rename the Duplicated layer, Rasher 6, then on the Overhead Bar
change the setting for Position Y: to -5, again you will see your Document move another 1 pixel up

Select Rasher 6, and Duplicate it, rename the Duplicated layer, Rasher 7, then on the Overhead Bar
change the setting for Position Y: to -6, again you will see your Document move another 1 pixel up

Select Rasher 7, and Duplicate it, rename the Duplicated layer, Rasher 8, then on the Overhead Bar
change the setting for Position Y: to -7, again you will see your Document move another 1 pixel up

STEP (5)

Select Rasher 8, Layer and create a new Rasher Layer above it,
name it Temp, as we will be deleting it later on in the Tutorial

With the Temp Layer selected go to your Toolbar and select the Flood Fill Tool, then go to your
Material Palette, and make the Foreground Color white, click on your Document to make it white

STEP (6)

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

Note:- Your animation will result in being jumpy, if the Snap to Grid is not on

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 (7)

With the Temp Layer, selected, go to your Toolbar and select the
Paint Brush Tool, then go to its overhead bar and make these settings

(Note:- its the Round Brush selected, and its size set to 1)

Go to your Material Palette and make the Foreground Black (Ctrl+Shift+F6)

Go to your Document, holding down your Shift key, and starting at grid point 1,
click your Paint brush (once only) on the Grid Points marked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5,

Note:- you will not see all the painted lines, until the Grid lines are off

STEP (8)

Go to the Overhead Bar, then go to View and in its
drop-down menu, click Grid, your Grids are now off

Your Document should now look like this

STEP (9)

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

With the Temp, Layer still selected go to your Document and Click
your Magic Wand on it, (not near the angle shape) this will create
a Selection (Marching Ants) around your Document and angle shape

Your Document should now look like this

Go to your Layer Palette and delete the Temp Layer, make sure the rest of the Layers
are visible by clicking their Eye Icons, with the Marching Ants still active, and Rasher
8, Layer selected, tap down your Delete Key, in turn carry out this Delete step to:-

Rasher 7, Layer,

Rasher 6, Layer,

Rasher 5, Layer,

Rasher 4, Layer,

Rasher 3, Layer,

Rasher 2, Layer,

Rasher 1, Layer,

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

Go to your Layer Palette and arrange it like this

Your Document should now look like this

STEP (10)

On the overhead bar go to File and in its drop-down menu, click on Export/Custom/Brush, this
Create Brush Tip Box will appear, name your Brush Tip, 1 SF (short for Side Flow) and click OK

Following the Layer settings shown below, create and export the
other 7 Brush Tips naming them 2 SF, 3 SF, 4 SF, 5 SF, 6 SF, 7 SF, 8 SF,

Rasher 2, Visible and selected, Background Layer Visible, other Layers not Visible

Rasher 3, Visible and selected, Background Layer Visible, other Layers not Visible

Rasher 4, Visible and selected, Background Layer Visible, other Layers not Visible

Rasher 5, Visible and selected, Background Layer Visible, other Layers not Visible

Rasher 6, Visible and selected, Background Layer Visible, other Layers not Visible

Rasher 7, Visible and selected, Background Layer Visible, other Layers not Visible

Rasher 8, Visible and selected, Background Layer Visible, other Layers not Visible

Go to the Toolbar and select the Paint Brush Tool, then go to the Brush Tip
drop-down list, your 8 Side Flow Brush Tips should now be showing like this

We have now finished with this Document, save it, then
close it by clicking the red X on its top right corner

STEP (11)

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 click OK

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 "Out Flowing Boarders Brush Tips (Part Two)" then click Save

STEP (12)

Go to your Layer Palette and create 8 Rasher Layers

Go to the Overhead Bar, then go to View and in its
drop-down menu, tick Grid and Snap to Grid (See STEP (6)

Note:- Your animation will result in being jumpy, if the Snap to Grid is not on

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)

STEP (13)

Go to the Toolbar and select the Paint Brush Tool, then go to the overhead
Brush Tip drop down list, and select the 1 SF, Brush Tip and click ok

Go to the overhead bar and make these settings

Go to the Materials Palette and make the Foreground Black,(Ctrl+Shift+F6)

Go to your Layer Palette and select Rasher 1 layer

STEP (14)

Go to your Document, and where the Grid lines cross, click your little Paint
Brush icon (once only) the 1 SF, Brush Tip, will accurately snap into position

Still on Rasher Layer 1, go to the overhead bar and change the rotation setting to 90
Go back to your Document, and where the Grid lines cross, click your little Paint
Brush icon (once only) the 1 SF, Brush Tip, will again accurately snap into position

Still on Rasher Layer 1, apply the 1 SF, Brush Tip at rotation 180 then at rotation 270

Your Document should now look like this

Repeat these steps for Rasher Layers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, which are :-

Select Rasher Layer 2, and SF2 Brush Tip, size 500, rotation positions, 0, 90, 180, and 270,

Select Rasher Layer 3, and SF3 Brush Tip, size 500, rotation positions, 0, 90, 180, and 270,

Select Rasher Layer 4, and SF4 Brush Tip, size 500, rotation positions, 0, 90, 180, and 270,

Select Rasher Layer 5, and SF5 Brush Tip, size 500, rotation positions, 0, 90, 180, and 270,

Select Rasher Layer 6, and SF6 Brush Tip, size 500, rotation positions, 0, 90, 180, and 270,

Select Rasher Layer 7, and SF7 Brush Tip, size 500, rotation positions, 0, 90, 180, and 270,

Select Rasher Layer 8, and SF8 Brush Tip, size 500, rotation positions, 0, 90, 180, and 270,

Go to the Overhead Bar, then go to View and in it's
drop-down menu, click Grid, your grids are now off

STEP (15)

Go to the Overhead Bar, then go to Image and in its drop-down menu, click
Canvas Size, when its pop-up box appears make these settings, then click OK

Arrange your Layer Palette like this

On the overhead bar go to File and in its drop-down menu, click on Export/Custom/Brush,
this Create Brush Tip Box will appear, name your Brush Tip, 1 Flow Square, and click OK

Following the Layer settings shown below, create
and export the other 7 Brush Tips naming them :-

2 Flow Square,
3 Flow Square,
4 Flow Square,
5 Flow Square,
6 Flow Square,
7 Flow Square,
8 Flow Square,

Rasher 2, Visible and selected, Background Layer Visible, other Layers not Visible
Rasher 3, Visible and selected, Background Layer Visible, other Layers not Visible
Rasher 4, Visible and selected, Background Layer Visible, other Layers not Visible
Rasher 5, Visible and selected, Background Layer Visible, other Layers not Visible
Rasher 6, Visible and selected, Background Layer Visible, other Layers not Visible
Rasher 7, Visible and selected, Background Layer Visible, other Layers not Visible
Rasher 8, Visible and selected, Background Layer Visible, other Layers not Visible

Go to the Toolbar and select the Paint Brush Tool, then go to the Brush Tip
drop-down list, your 8 Flow Square Brush Tips should now be showing like this

That's it we are done, to see how to use the 8 Flow Square Brush Tips we have
created, see my Out Flowing Boarders Tutorial (starting at STEP (3) here