EYE BLINKIE BRUSH TIPS

HOOTEYE OCTOBER 2008

The purpose of this Tutorial is to show in easy steps how to create the 4 Blinkie
Brush Tips, used in my "Eye of the Blinkie" Tutorial, the techniques we will be using
in this Tutorial, are somewhat different to the conventional way of creating blinkies

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 X, but I have also tested it in
PSP 8, any resemblance to any other Tut on the web is purely coincidental.

After working through this Tutorial you should end up with 4 Blinkie
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 transparent Rasher Document, then click OK

Note:- it is important that you use a 500x500 pixel Document, as the settings we will be
using to create our 4 Blinkie Brush Tips have been accurately matched to this size Document

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 "Eye Blinkie Brush Tips (phase 1)" then click Save

STEP (2)

Go to the Toolbar and select the Flood Fill Tool, then go to your
Materials Palette and make the Foreground White and the Background Black

Go to your Document and click on it to make it white, then go to your
Layer Palette and right click on Rasher Layer 1 and rename it White Layer

Still on your Layer Palette create a new Rasher Layer, it will automatically be named Rasher 1,

STEP (3)

With your Flood Fill Tool still selected, go to your
Material Palette, and click on the Foreground Color

When the Material Properties Box, appears make the settings highlighted in pink, then click ok

STEP (4)

Go to your Layer Palette and make sure Rasher Layer 1, is selected then
click and fill your Document, your Document should now look like this

Still on your Layer Palette, right click on Rasher 1, Layer, and click
Duplicate, then right click on this Duplicated Layer and name it Rasher 2,

With Rasher Layer 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 4,(highlighted in pink) this is the only setting
we will be adjusting for each Layer we create, some settings will adjust them selves automatically

with Rasher 2, Layer still selected you will see your Document has moved 4 pixels down.

Right click on the Rasher 2, Layer, and click Duplicate, and then right click on this Duplicated Layer
and name it Rasher 3, With Rasher 3, Layer and the Pick Tool selected, again go to your Overhead Bar
and increase the Position Y: setting to 8, again you will see your Document move another 4 pixels down.

We must do this step once more, so right click on the Rasher 3, Layer, and click Duplicate, and then right click
on this Duplicated Layer and name it Rasher 4, With Rasher 4, Layer and the Pick Tool selected, again go to your
Overhead Bar and increase the Position Y: setting to 12, again you will see your Document move another 4 pixels down.

Step (5)

Arrange your Layer Palette, like this,(Note:- all visibility eye icons are off except the White Layer)

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)

STEP (7)

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

Go to the Materials Palette and make the Foreground Black, with the White Layer
selected, go to your Document, and carry out the steps as shown on the below image

On the Overhead Bar go to View and in its drop-down menu
click Grid, the Grid lines on your Document are now off

STEP (8)

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

With the White Layer still selected, click the Magic Wand Tool on a white part of your
Document this will create a Selection (Marching Ants) around the black vertical line

Your Document should now look like this

Go to your Layer Palette and make all layers visible by clicking their Eye Icons,
then select Rasher 1, Layer and tap down your Delete Key, in turn carry
out this Delete step to Rasher 2, Layer, Rasher 3, Layer, and Rasher 4, Layer,

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

Step (9)

Go to your Layer Palette and arrange it like this

Your Document should look 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, BL1, and click OK

Following the Layer settings shown below, create and export
the other 3 Brush Tips naming them BL2, BL3, and BL4,

Go to the Toolbar and select the Paint Brush Tool, then go to the Brush
Tip drop-down list, your 4 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 (10)

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 "Eye Blinkie Brush Tips (phase 2)" then click Save

Go to your Layer Palette and create 4 Rasher Layers

Go to the Overhead Bar, then go to View and in its drop-down menu, tick
Grid and Snap to Grid use the same settings as outlined in STEP (6)

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

Go to the Toolbar and select the Paint Brush Tool, then go to the overhead
Brush Tip drop down list, and select the BL1, Brush Tip and click ok

Go to the overhead bar and make these settings (highlighted in pink)

Go to the Materials Palette and make the Foreground Black,
then go to your Layer Palette and select Rasher 1 layer

STEP (11)

Go to your Document, and where the Grid lines cross, click your little Paint
Brush icon (once only) the BL1, 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 BL1, Brush Tip, will again accurately snap into position

Still on Rasher Layer 1, apply the BL1, Brush Tip at rotation 180 then at rotation 270

Your Document should look like this

Repeat these steps for Rasher Layers 2, 3, and 4, which are :-

Select Rasher Layer 2, and BL2 Brush Tip, size 500, rotation positions, 0, 90, 180, and 270,
Select Rasher Layer 3, and BL3 Brush Tip, size 500, rotation positions, 0, 90, 180, and 270,
Select Rasher Layer 4, and BL4 Brush Tip, size 500, rotation positions, 0, 90, 180, and 270,

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 (12)

Following the same procedures and the same 4 Layer Palette setting as outlined in STEP (9),
create and export your 4 Brush Tips, name them 1 cross B, 2 Cross B, 3 Cross B, and 4 Cross B,

Go to the Toolbar and select the Paint Brush Tool, then go to the Brush
Tip drop-down list, your 4 Brush Tips should now be showing like this

That's it we are done, to see how to use the 4 Cross Blinkie Brush Tips we
have created, see my Eye of the Blinkie Tutorial starting at STEP (3) here