ROUNDING IT WITH VIZROS

Hooteye October 2009

To do this Tutorial you will need the Vizros Cylinder plugin filter, unfortunately the Vizros
plugin filters are no longer free, however you can try out a restricted trial version here

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 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 550x550 pixel Document, with a Transparent 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 "Vizros Cylinder"(How To), then click Save

STEP (2)

Go to the Toolbar and select the Flood Fill Tool, then go to your
Material Palette, and change the Foreground to a color of your choice,
(I used R192, G0, B,192,) then click your Document to fill it

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

STEP (3)

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 R253 G211 B253) click ok

Again go to the overhead bar, and click Effects, and
in its drop-down menu, click on Texture Effects/Blinds

When its pop-up box appears make these settings, (use the same Blind color) 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 right click on this Duplicated Layer and rename it Rasher 2, Click OK

With Rasher 2, Layer 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 X: 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, Layer still selected you will see
your Document has moved 2 pixels to the Right

Following the below sequence, we now need to create the other 4 layers

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

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

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

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

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 500x500 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)

Download these 6 ring images to "My Pictures" or a Folder of your choice

Note:- if you would like to make your own,
color Ring Set, check out my Tutorial here

Go to your Layer Palette, and arrange it like this

STEP (7)

Go to the Overhead Bar, then go to Effects, and in
its drop-down menu, click PlugIns/Vizros/Cylinder

When it's pop-up box appears, make these settings

Make these settings for the Background Page

With the Vizros settings Box still up, select the "Top Page", and Click the New Button

When the Pop-Up Box appears locate and select this Image, (named 1 ring) click open

When this Pop-Up appears click OK

Your "Top Page" will now look like this (showing the Rings on the Cylinder top) Click OK

Your Document should now look like this

STEP (8)

Go to your Layer Palette and select Rasher 2, Layer, make it visible by clicking it's Eye Icon

Go to the Overhead Bar, and again go to Effects, and in
its drop-down menu, click PlugIns/Vizros/Cylinder

This action will make the Vizros "Top Page" re-appear,
the settings will be the same as made in (Step 7)

Click the New Button When the Pop-Up Box appears
locate and select the 2 ring image, click open

When it's Pop-Up appears click OK

Your "Top Page" will again be showing the Rings on the Cylinder top, Click OK

Following the above procedure, select in turn 3,4,5,and 6, Ring images,
and apply the Vizros Cylinder effect to the rest of the Rasher Layers

STEP (9)

Go to your Layer Palette, and create a new Rasher Layer name it Background
holding down your mouse, drag it to the bottom of your Layer Palette

With the Background Layer selected, go to the Toolbar and select
the Flood Fill Tool, then go to your Material Palette, and select a
Color/Gradient/Pattern, of your choice, click your Document to fill it

You can if you wish use the Background I used, it can be downloaded here

STEP (10)

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 Document
size to your requirements, (I sized mine to 400X400 pixels)

Go to your Layer Palette and link the six Rasher Layers, then go to your
Toolbar and select the Move Tool, go to your Document, holding down
your mouse move the ringed Cylinder to a position your happy with

That's it we are done, all you need to do now is to 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 (Method 1) here

Animating your PSP work with Jasc Animation Shop (Method 2) here

Animating your PSP work with Ulead GIF Animator (Free Trial) here