Runway

Runway

Materials

Open a document in PSP 650 x 400 transparent

Paint with color #A8BDD2

Cropped some grass from any picture

Paste as a new layer

Layers – New Vector Layer

Change background color to #3A3A3C

Close foreground color

With shape tool draw a rectangle

Right Click on Vector Layer

Convert to raster layer

With Raster Deform Tool change it

First scale mode

Then perspective

If required use some free mode (optional)

Layer – New Vector Layer

Select Pen Tool, width = 12

With this Setting draw lines from top to bottom

Draw another 2 lines, this time width = 8, small dash

Convert into raster layer

Then with Raster Deform adjust

Merge all except the background layer (Sky layer)

With cloud brush from previous tutorial add some cloud

Open the aircraft

Effects – Plug-in – KPT6 – Lens Flare

Use this setting & move the light with your mouse

Do the same with Green, Blue & Yellow color

Move the lights in proper places

Rename A, Ared, Agreen, Ablue & Ayellow

Copy & paste the aircraft (A) as new layer

IMPORTANT: Do not move or adjust the aircraft

If required adjust the background

Without touching the aircraft

Copy & paste the aircraft above this layer

In this sequence

A, A, Ared, A, A, Agreen, A, A, Ayellow, A. A, Ablue

Repeat until you add total 25 layers

Rename these layers P1 … P25

Bottom to Top

Stand on P2

Image – Resize 96 %

Resize all layers unchecked

Then go to P3, P4 …P25

Reduce 4 % in each layer (92, 88, 84 … 4)

Close all layers except Background & Runway

Keep it open all the time

Open P1, Edit – Copy Merged

Paste in Animation Shop

Close P1, open P2

In Animation Shop paste after current frame

Do it like this up to P25

You can add few frames below P1

Ared, Agreen, Ayellow, A blue

In the same sequence

So the aircraft will blink

Standing in the runway

In Animation Shop, Edit – Select All

Right click on any frame

Frame properties = 12

Save As GIF

If you are a beginner do not try Qantas Aircraft

If you are in intermediate level

Add Qantas at frame 4

Move it like “Diesel Locomotive” tutorial

It is a multiple animation