Coal Mine

Coal Mine

Material

Open a document in PSP 670 x 450 transparent

I am taking this measurement due to the size of my blog

You can take any size

I am not showing you the background, it is simple

You may use a Cole Mine picture as background

Minimize the background & open the fork lift

Pick Freehand Selection Tool with this setting

Select this portion

Right click inside the selection – Copy

Paste as new image

 Hit Delete in keyboard

Selections – Select None

Open the hand and select the spoon

With Freehand Selection Tool

Right click inside the selection – Copy

Paste as new image

Hit Delete in keyboard

Selections – Select None

We are ready

Copy & paste the fork lift (without hand)

As a new layer above background

Copy & paste the dumper as new layer

Copy & paste the hand as new layer

With move tool place it like this

Layer – New Vector Layer

With Pen Tool draw a line for adjustment

Duplicate the hand 11 times

Duplicate from original. Do not copy from copy

Stand on first duplicate

Image – Rotate – Free Rotate – Right 5

Like this do another 10 duplicate layers

Each time add 5, (10, 15, 20 … 50, 55)

With move tool place those

Keeping the red line as indicator

Close these hand layers

Copy & paste the hand without spoon as a new layer

With Move Tool place it

If required zoom it by using the roller of the mouse

Duplicate the hand 11 times

Like previous rotate (5 to 55)

Image – Rotate – Free Rotate – Right 5

Place it with Move Tool

 Now open the first layer of hand without spoon

Copy & paste the spoon as new layer

With Raster Deform Tool rotate & place it like this

Layers – New Raster Layer

With Freehand Selection Tool draw a selection

Fill with color # 202020

Effects – Texture Effects - Texture

Selections – Select None

Layers – Merge – Merge Down

Add a new raster layer above background

Just like this make a coal stack

Stand on spoon with coal layer

Duplicate 9 times

Stand on first duplicate

Image – Rotate – Free Rotate – Left 5

Like this rotate another 8 layers, adding 5 each

i.e. 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45

Adjust with Move Tool

Right click & copy the last image, rotate 45

Now open all layers of hand without spoon

Right click & paste the spoon as new layer

above each layer of hand

This is already in the memory of your mouse

Place it with Move Tool

Merge down spoon & hand in all layers

except the last layer. Keep it separate layers

Duplicate this spoon layers 15 times

Stand on first duplicate

Image – Rotate – Free Rotate – Right 5

Like this do all 15 layers adding 5 in each layer

i.e. 5, 10, 15 ….. 65, 70, 75

Add the empty spoon as new layer above the last layer

Duplicate the dumper 13 times & place them with Move Tool

Keep the last Dumper layer open

Close all other dumper layers

Layers – New Raster Layer, above the empty spoon

With Freehand Selection tool select as shown

Paint with #202020 and use texture like previous

Layers – New Raster Layer, above the last dumper layer

With Freehand Selection tool select as shown

Paint with #202020 and use texture like previous

Layers – Arrange – Move Down

Merge Down these 2 layers

Rename this layer Coal Dumper

Duplicate Cole Dumper Layer several times

With Move Tool place like this

Do not give any gap; I have given just to show you

Again copy & paste this Coal Dumper as new layer at the top

Image – Mirror

Image – Resize, resize 50%

Uncheck Resize all layers

With Raster Deform Tool rotate according to road

and place, do not give any gap

We are done

Now use your imagination for animation

See the animation carefully and open & close

the layers in combinations

Edit – Copy Merged

Paste after current Frame in Animation Shop

Hints

First step

When the hand reach in coal stack

Rotate the spoon with coal

Then move the hand without spoon

Open both HWS & spoon with coal

When you reach the last combination

Reverse the empty dumper under the hand

Then again rotate the spoon

Then move the loaded dumper

Edit – Select All

Right click in any frame

Frame Properties – Give 20

Press & hold Ctrl and select all dumper layers

empty or loaded

Right click in any frame

Frame Properties – Give 9 or 10

Save as GIF

If you do not know how to save

See my first tutorials

If you have any problem

Send me a mail

I shall clarify step by step