Shell's Tutorials

Dripping Text

For this tutorial, you will need:

PSP 9 & Animation Shop 3 - You can download a free trial of both programs HERE
The doll I used. DOWNLOAD and unzip to a folder of your choice.
ActionIs Font - This is a free font. Click HERE
Eyecandy4000 - This isn't a free filter. It can be purchased HERE

Open a new canvas. Use the following settings:

Set your foreground box to #de39ad

Set your background box to # ffceff

Click on your text tool and use the following settings:

Click on your canvas. When your text entry box opens, type in your text and click ok.

Drag the nodes (little squares on the selection around the text) out a bit to make your text bigger.

Add an inner bevel using the following settings:

Right click on Vector 1 layer and click on Convert to raster layer.

Now right click on raster 2 layer and click on Duplicate. Repeat this until you have 4 layers of text.

Right click on Raster 2 and rename it drip1.

Rename the copies of raster 2 - drip2, drip3 & drip4.

Turn off the visibility of drip2, drip 3 & drip4. Click on drip1 to select it.

Go to Effects > Eyecandy 4000 > Drip and use the following settings:

Click ok and your text will look like this:

Turn off the visibility of drip1and turn on the visibility of drip 2. Click on drip2 so it's the active layer.

Add the drip effect again using the following settings:

Turn off the visibility of drip2 and turn on the visibility of drip 3. Click on drip 3 to select it.

Add the drip effect using the following settings:

Add the drip effect to drip4 layer using the following settings:

Unhide all layers.

Rename the bottom layer to background and flood fill with white

Duplicate the background layer so you have the original and 3 copies;

Rename the copies, background2, background3 & background4. Arrange the layers as follows and turn off the visibility of drip4, background4,drip3, background3, drip2 & background2.

Click on background to select it. Right click and go to Merge > Merge Visible

Turn off the newly merged layer and turn on the visibility of background2 and drip2.
Merge Visible.

Turn off the newly merged layer and turn on the visibility of background3 and drip3.
Merge Visible.

Turn off the newly merged layer and turn on the visibility of background4 and drip4.
Merge Visible.

Turn on the visibility of all layers

This is what you will have

Save it as a PSP file

Open the doll and the text in animation shop.

Duplicate the doll by clicking on the duplicate icon repeat until it has 4 frames, the same number as the text. (You might have to delete a frame if it takes you to 3 frames then 5 frames. Click on a frame to select it and click on the delete frame icon )

Go to Edit > Select All then Edit > Copy
or
on your keyboard, hold down ctrl and press a then c

Click on your text canvas to make it active and go to Edit > Paste > Into Selected Frame
or
on your keyboard, hold down ctrl and press a then e

Move the doll to where you want it to sit on the text and click once to position it.

Go to Animation > Frame Properties and set the display time to 25

Save and you're done :o)