Please note that I wrote this a long time ago for PSP 5... give it a try, many people have done it easily with versions 7 and 8
INTRODUCTION:
These are are all the steps you need to make a very simple 2 layer blinkie. You need Paint Shop Pro
and Animation Shop
GETTING STARTED:
Download this template (blankblinkie.jpg) into a new folder in your graphics folder.
Name this folder BLINKIETEMPLATES
1
open blankblinkie.jpg
2
Select red from the colour palette
text: Arial Narrow Bold Size=8
Write: SHELLY, PROUD CANADIAN
3
MENU BAR: IMAGE
Effects, drop shadow:
Attributes: Black
Opacity 43
Blur 1
Offset : Vertical and Horizontal: 1
4
Press File, save as, BLINKIES, create new folder BLINKIE1
and then press save as
unmerged1.psp
5
press Shift D twice to make 2 duplicates of your blinkie (it's always a great idea to make a spare
one in case you make a mistake)
minimize your browse window and tile the blinkies to see what you have
minimize one of them so that you only have 2 tile them horizontally
6
make a new folder in your new blinkies folder and name it SHELLYPROUDCAN
save the blinkies as shellypc1.psp and shellypc2.psp in this folder
7
maximize shellypc1.psp and make it big enough so that you can see it really well. Check again to make sure it's
merged.
Select the fill tool from the menu bar
open control palette
Fill Style= solid colour= red
Match Mode= RGB
Tolerance=100
Opacity=100
Start at the first blinkie dot and fill every other dot with red colour. If the border around the blinkie suddenly
turns red that simply means that you missed the dot. Just press the back arrow.
Save as shellypc1.psp
enlarged to show detail
8
Open shellypc2.psp and repeat the previous steps, starting at the second blinkie dot
save as shellypc2.psp
9
OPEN ANIMATION SHOP AND ANIMATION WIZARD
First Dialogue window:
Dimensions=
Width= 150
Height= 20
Next
Default canvas color= transparent
next
Where...located=
upper left corner of the frame
When....filled= with the canvas color
scale frames to fit
next
Do you want the animation to be looped?
Yes, repeat the animation indefinitely
speed= 8/100th of a second (8 in the box)
