Im going to show you a technique I learned in making a signature with snowing effects.. although the snow effect in this tutorial is still not perfect. In the end of the tutorial I will just let you adjust the frames of the animation to achieve a better result.
Programs needed:
Adobe ImageReady
Adobe Photoshop (I'll be using Photoshop CS2)
Note: You need to have basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and ImageReady.
STEP 1:
First create a signature or just open an existing signature you made.. it's your choice.
I'm going to use this one:
[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4/mika_cs/whitexmas.jpg[/img]
STEP 2:
Create a new layer and fill it with black.
STEP 3:
Create another layer. Now use soft round brushes and start brushing on the layer you’ve created (Make the size vary from 5-16 depends on the size of your sig.)
My result:
[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4/mika_cs/presnow.jpg[/img]
STEP 4:
Duplicate it at least 3-4 times and rename it so ‘Snow 1-5’ or something like that so you can keep track of it easier
[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4/mika_cs/layerpanel1.gif[/img]
STEP 5:
Arrange all of the 'Snow Layers' to move down right or left like this.
[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4/mika_cs/linedsnow.jpg[/img]
STEP 6:
When you are done press Shift + Ctrl + M to access ImageReady or Click the image ready icon that looks like this --> [img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4/mika_cs/imgredyicon.gif[/img]
STEP 7:
Now in Image Ready.. If you don’t have the animation bar visisble like below then go to Window > Animation.
[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4/mika_cs/animatnbar.jpg[/img]
STEP 8:
If you have all your snow layers visible then turn them all off by clicking the eye. Only leave ‘snow1’ on.
[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4/mika_cs/eye.gif[/img]
STEP 9:
Turn the frame time to 0.1 seconds
STEP 10:
Create a new frame by clicking on the paper-like icon.
(Posted Image)
STEP 11:
Now go to the Layer tablet and hide ‘snow1’ and turn on ‘snow2’
STEP 12:
Click the Tween icon.
[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4/mika_cs/tweenicon.gif[/img]
And use these settings:
[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4/mika_cs/tweenoption.gif[/img]
then click OK
STEP 13:
Click on the last frame and duplicate another frame.
STEP 14:
Repeat Steps 11-12 (uncheck ‘snow2’ and turn on ‘snow3’ instead of 1 & 2) Do this for every Snow Layer, for me the last Snow Layer is the ‘snow4’
STEP 15:
Now go back to the last 3 frames and turn on ‘snow1’ on all of them, after that turn the opacity down to 15%
STEP 16:
Duplicate 2 more frames and turn off all the ‘snow Layers’ except ‘snow1’ on both frames
STEP 17:
Turn the opacity on the 2nd to last to 65% and the last frame to 75%.
STEP 18:
Go back to the 1st frame and uncheck the black filled layer and viola!
STEP 19:
Save your work and you're done!
If you follow the tutorial correctly then this will be the result:
[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4/mika_cs/whitexmasfinish.gif[/img]
Now if you're not satisfied with the animation it's upto you if you want to adjust the settings of the animation or maybe add more layers to achieve a more realistic or a better snow effect.
Programs needed:
Adobe ImageReady
Adobe Photoshop (I'll be using Photoshop CS2)
Note: You need to have basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and ImageReady.
STEP 1:
First create a signature or just open an existing signature you made.. it's your choice.
I'm going to use this one:
[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4/mika_cs/whitexmas.jpg[/img]
STEP 2:
Create a new layer and fill it with black.
STEP 3:
Create another layer. Now use soft round brushes and start brushing on the layer you’ve created (Make the size vary from 5-16 depends on the size of your sig.)
My result:
[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4/mika_cs/presnow.jpg[/img]
STEP 4:
Duplicate it at least 3-4 times and rename it so ‘Snow 1-5’ or something like that so you can keep track of it easier
[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4/mika_cs/layerpanel1.gif[/img]
STEP 5:
Arrange all of the 'Snow Layers' to move down right or left like this.
[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4/mika_cs/linedsnow.jpg[/img]
STEP 6:
When you are done press Shift + Ctrl + M to access ImageReady or Click the image ready icon that looks like this --> [img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4/mika_cs/imgredyicon.gif[/img]
STEP 7:
Now in Image Ready.. If you don’t have the animation bar visisble like below then go to Window > Animation.
[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4/mika_cs/animatnbar.jpg[/img]
STEP 8:
If you have all your snow layers visible then turn them all off by clicking the eye. Only leave ‘snow1’ on.
[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4/mika_cs/eye.gif[/img]
STEP 9:
Turn the frame time to 0.1 seconds
STEP 10:
Create a new frame by clicking on the paper-like icon.
(Posted Image)
STEP 11:
Now go to the Layer tablet and hide ‘snow1’ and turn on ‘snow2’
STEP 12:
Click the Tween icon.
[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4/mika_cs/tweenicon.gif[/img]
And use these settings:
[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4/mika_cs/tweenoption.gif[/img]
then click OK
STEP 13:
Click on the last frame and duplicate another frame.
STEP 14:
Repeat Steps 11-12 (uncheck ‘snow2’ and turn on ‘snow3’ instead of 1 & 2) Do this for every Snow Layer, for me the last Snow Layer is the ‘snow4’
STEP 15:
Now go back to the last 3 frames and turn on ‘snow1’ on all of them, after that turn the opacity down to 15%
STEP 16:
Duplicate 2 more frames and turn off all the ‘snow Layers’ except ‘snow1’ on both frames
STEP 17:
Turn the opacity on the 2nd to last to 65% and the last frame to 75%.
STEP 18:
Go back to the 1st frame and uncheck the black filled layer and viola!
STEP 19:
Save your work and you're done!
If you follow the tutorial correctly then this will be the result:
[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4/mika_cs/whitexmasfinish.gif[/img]
Now if you're not satisfied with the animation it's upto you if you want to adjust the settings of the animation or maybe add more layers to achieve a more realistic or a better snow effect.