Throat Full Of Glass tut...(Animated)

Supplies used:

Andy LaPlegua by Arthur Crowe. This tube is a private commission (Sorry)

Lesser Scrapkit by Bello. I bought the kit from SATC. However it is now available at Heartbeatz Creationz.

Filters:

Eyecandy 4000 (Gradient glow and Glass)

Alien Skin Xenofex 2 Shatter

Fonts:

Pixelette

Kremlin

Other supplies:

Animation Shop

Silver Gradient of choice

Combichrist logo (Right click and save)

WARNING!! This tut is not really for the faint of heart. There are multiple layers in the animation. There are also frame changes in the animation stage. If you don't want to animate you could always leave out the silver gradient part of the mirror.

I would love to see any results for this tut as well. Send them to me at tragedy6996@hotmail.com and I will post them in my blog as well :)

Okay let's get started...

Open a new canvas size 600 by 600.

C/P frame in the upper left of the canvas. Resize by 60%

C/P your tube. I used mine to position where I wanted the mirror and the cropped my canvas accordingly. Dropshadow.

Back on your frame layer. Use the magic wand to select the inside of the frame. Selections, Modify, Expand by 3.

Add new raster layer. C/P Paper 6 into background. Adjust, Hue/saturation both set to 0.

Save your selection cause we will use it again later. (Selections, Load/Save selection. Be sure to name it something you can find later)

C/P Combichrist logo. Use your deform tool to position so it is all under the frame. Change the opacity to 42.

Using the pixelette font size 10 type out your lyrics so they fit properly. I used lyrics from Combichrist's song Throat full of glass. Then I duplicate them for the bottom of the frame.

"Can't stay awake, Burning alive.

I cannot breath this poison air filled with lies.

Why can't ya see, What's done to me.

Live in fear the sun is fallin from the sky."

Change the opacity on this layer to 62.

Load the selection you made earlier. Add a new raster layer and floodfill with the silver gradient of you choice. Mine is at and angle of 45 with no repeats. Deselect.

Add Eyecandy 4000 with these settings...(This step can be skipped if you are not animating)

At this point you can add a dropshadow to the frame if you like.

Alright let's add the elements and fonts then we can come back and do the animation part.

C/P element 54. Resize by 50%. Image, Rotate, Free rotate 90 degrees. Position at the bottom of your frame. Duplicate and mirror. Position so they overlap. Merge down. Duplicate and rotate 90 degrees again. Position on the side of the frame. Duplicate and mirror. Position on the other side of the frame.

C/P Candelabra. Resize by 30%. Position in the bottom left of the frame. Dropshadow.

C/P Tombstone. Resize by 30%. Position over the candelabra. Dropshadow.

C/P short candle. Resize by 20%. Dropshadow. Duplicate 2 time for a total of 3. Position over the left part of the bottom of the tombstone at slightly staggered positions.

C/P Realistic skull. Resize by 20%. Dropshadow. Duplicate and position staggered over the right side of the tombstone.

C/P crow. Resize by 60%. Position so the tail is over your skulls. Dropshadow.

C/P angled razorblade. Resize by 20%. Use this to fill in any empty space left from the bird. Dropshadow.

Now for the text. Using the kremlin font type out your lyrics. I used

"It's hard to scream with a throat full of glass" (Yes those are f's LMAO)

Position just slightly under the elements.

Add eyecandy 4000 glass with the same settings as before.

Add Eye candy 4000 gradient glow...

And dropshadow...

Add your copyright and watermark. If you have chosen not to animate and want to skip the background go ahead and add your name using the steps above. If you are animating be sure to CLOSE your name before you start copying into animation shop if you want a blank of your tag.

Go to selections, Select all. Add a new raster layer and move to the bottom. C/P Paper 8 into selection. Deselect.

Alright...Now the fun part.

Select your gradient mirror layer.
Duplicate 9 times for a total of 10. You could always do less frames but the effect will not be as strong. Hide all your frames but the bottom one.
On the bottom mirror layer add AlienSkin Xenophex 2 with the following settings...

Hide bottom layer and open layer 2. Repeat Xenophex 2 but change Tumble to 20 and Time to 10.
Hide layer 2and open layer 3. Repeat Xenophex 2 but change Tumble to 30 and Time to 20.
Hide layer 3and open layer 4. Repeat Xenophex 2 but change Tumble to 40 and Time to 30.
Hide layer 4and open layer 5. Repeat Xenophex 2 but change Tumble to 50 and Time to 40.Hide layer 5 and open layer 6. Repeat Xenophex 2 but change Tumble to 60 and Time to 50.
Hide layer 6 and open layer 7. Repeat Xenophex 2 but change Tumble to 70 and Time to 60.
Hide layer 7 and open layer 8. Repeat Xenophex 2 but change Tumble to 80 and Time to 70.
Hide layer 8 and open layer 9. Repeat Xenophex 2 but change Tumble to 90 and Time to 80.
Hide layer 9 and open layer 10. Repeat Xenophex 2 but change Tumble to 100 and Time to 90.
Close layer 10 and open layer 1 again.

Edit, Copy merged. Paste into animation shop.
Close layer 1 and open layer 2. Copy merged and paste into animation shop AFTER current frame.
Close layer 2 and open layer 3. Copy merged and paste into animation shop AFTER current frame.
Close layer 3 and open layer 4. Copy merged and paste into animation shop AFTER current frame.
Close layer 4 and open layer 5. Copy merged and paste into animation shop AFTER current frame.
Close layer 5 and open layer 6. Copy merged and paste into animation shop AFTER current frame.
Close layer 6 and open layer 7. Copy merged and paste into animation shop AFTER current frame.
Close layer 7 and open layer 8. Copy merged and paste into animation shop AFTER current frame.
Close layer 8 and open layer 9. Copy merged and paste into animation shop AFTER current frame.
Close layer 9 and open layer 10. Copy merged and paste into animation shop AFTER current frame.

Select the 10th frame in animation shop. Animation, Frame Properties, Change to 60.

Select frame 1 again. Edit, select all. Make sure propagate paste is checked.

Back in PSP unhide your name. Edit, Copy. Paste into animation shop as a new animation. Drag to frame one of your tag.

Save and enjoy!
Here is an unanimated version...

Thanks so much for trying my tut :)