Optical Illusions

This is a very easy and fun tut - I'm giving you the basics but you will come up with some eye-popping ideas, I'm sure!

1.  Open a Transparent canvas ..  600X500

Add a New Raster layer - name it 'Move'

• Flood fill with a contrasting pattern #
• *I'm using Graphic#4

• At the Layer Palette > change the Blend Mode to 'Difference'

2.   While at the 'Move' layer > Open Text Tool

*I'm using font 'Freestyle'

Background your choice of color ..  Foreground > Null

• Add text > use the vector nodes to shape your text to what size you want

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• Convert to Raster

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• **you can use the Color Replacer Tool to change the colors

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3.  Open your Magic Wand

• Wand outside the text outlines
• Hold Shift > wand into the letter openings in A, B, D, etc.

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• Selections > Modify > Expand by 2
• Keep Selection active

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• Highlight the 'Move' layer > Hit Delete at Keyboard

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• Highlight the bottom graphic layer > Hit Delete at Keyboard
• Keep Selection active

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• Merge Visible
• Keep Selection active

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• Click the layer title - 'Merged' > drag off the layer palette > drop into your workspace to create a new canvas

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• Return to your work canvas > Undo till both graphic layers return to fill the canvas
• Keep Selection active

4.  Open your Mover Tool > Select the 'Move' layer 

• Hold the Shift key
• At your keyboard/directional arrow keys > Simultaneously click the Down and Right arrows

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• Hit Delete on your keyboard for both the Move and bottom graphic layer
• Keep Selection active

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• Merge Visible
• Drag over to the new canvas > adding the new layer

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• Undo just until both graphics layers return to the canvas / outside the selected area

5.  Repeat the above steps, continuing to adjust the 'Move' layer and deleting, merging, dragging, etc. until you have 5 Raster layers at your new canvas

Save the 5 layers as a Paint Shop Pro Image (*.psp)

6.  At Animation Shop, browse to open the .psp file

• As long as you used the Scale, above, for the Graphics layers - your animation should play smoothly
• You're done!

If use other graphic style #'s.. or a differing Scale, etc.  ..  you may have to add another layer or two, at PSP, to get the animation running smoothly.

Experiment with direction of movement, graphics combinations and colors.. bevels and any sort of SBP preset, etc.

The limit is only your imagination !  ..  Have fun!

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this one is made with 'Move' layer  and bottom layer filled with Graphic2

• Move layer Blend Mode at 'Difference'  ..*it will go all Black
• *turn off the graphics layers to select out your text and expand

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• Mover Tool > Move layer > Directional arrows one click Right, one click Down
• Delete key at the two graphics layers > Merge > drag, etc.

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• Mover tool open > cursor over your canvas
• Directional Arrow key two clicks Right  .. *don't hold Shift

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• Delete key at the two graphics layers > Merge > drag, etc.

Repeat the two clicks right, deleting, merging, etc. until you have 10 frames at your new canvas

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this one is filled with Graphic 33

• duplicate the layer 
• Image > Mirror  ..  Blend Mode > Difference
• *turn off the graphics layers to select out your text and expand

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• Top graphic layer = Directional Arrows > Right 3 clicks *don't hold Shift
• Bottom Graphic layer = Arrows > Left 3 clicks
• Delete, merge, drag n drop, etc.

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• Total of 9 rasters at your new canvas
• Save and Open at AS

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• Select Frame#2 ..  Hold Shift > scroll to Frame#8 > click to select that series of frames

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• Edit > Copy those frames

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• Select Frame#9 > Right click > Paste After Current Frame
• Animation > Reverse Frames

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