Kolkata Metro

Kolkata Metro

Materials

Using these, create a train or
You may use my train

Open a document 670 x 400 in PSP transparent

Paint with color #E9E7CD
Effects - Texture Effects - Texture - Canvas Fine

Layers – New Raster Layer

Rectangle Selection Tool & draw a selection

Paint with color #808080
Effects - Texture Effects - Texture - Brick

You will get this
Selections - Select None

Layers – New Raster Layer

Rectangle Selection Tool & draw a selection above this wall

Paint with color of your choice

Effects – Plugin Filters – MuRa’s Seamless - Checks

Selections – Select None

Use Raster Deform Tool to get desired effects
You will get this

If you don’t have the filter MyRa’s Seamless

Use Paint Brush in Deep & Light combinations

To give mosaic effects

Layers – New Raster Layer

Paint with color #C0C0C0

Effects – Texture Effects – Texture - Cork

 Layers – Arrange – Send to Bottom
 Click on Magic Wand Tool & select the first door
With Raster Deform Tool, bring it down

Copy & Paste the Line as new layer

If you do not know how to create a line

See my Diesel Locomotive tutorial

Copy & paste the posters of your choice
Above the Wall Layer

Stand in the top layer

Layers – New Raster Layer

Rectangle Selection Tool & draw a selection

Paint with a color of your choice

Effects – 3D Effects – Inner Bevel

 You will get this

Layers – Duplicate

With Move Tool place the duplicate rod

Selections – Select None

Copy & Paste the lights below this rod layers

Stand in the top layer

Layers – New Raster Layer

Rectangle Selection Tool & draw a selection

Paint with color #1C3D21

Effects – Texture Effects – Texture -  Squares

Selections – Select None

Use Eraser Tool in these Settings

And erase the edge to give Corrugated Sheet effect

We have done the background

Now animation

Stand in the top layer

Copy & Paste the train as new layer
With Move Tool place like this

Copy & Paste the train several times as new layers

Rename this layer ‘Train 1’
and place them like this

Enlarge the picture 150% by using the roller of the mouse

View - Ruler

For uniformity place them after 50

When you want to stop the train

Minimize the gap gradually

Again copy & Paste the train several times as new layers

Above the Line layer but below the platform layer
Place them from opposite direction

Copy & Paste the people in different layers

below the Train 2 layers

Minimize this document

Open a new document 500 x 200 transparent

Copy & Paste the compartment as new layer

Rectangle Selection Tool & select a door

Right click on the door – Copy
Right click & Paste as New Image

Now press the Shift in keyboard & select all 4 doors

Hit Delete in keyboard

Selections – Select None 

Copy this door & paste as a New Image

Minimize the original door, keep open the copy

Adjust – Hue and Saturation - Colorize
Use these settings

Layers – New Raster Layer

Right click – Paste into selection

Selections – Select None

Like these select all 4 doors one by one & do the same

Now you have 2 layers

One compartment without door & only 4 doors

Layers – Arrange – Send to Bottom

Open the original door

With Rectangle Selection Tool

Select left & right side separately

Copy & Paste as new image

Copy & paste these two sides as new layers

Above Back Door layer & below the layer Without Door

Then Merge Down these two sides

Does this 6/7 times, each time move a little close

Like the door is closing. All in separate layers

Rename these layers D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6 & D7 

Place the people above Back Door but below D1

Layers positions

 

Open the layers

Without Doors, Back Door, D1 & People

Edit – Copy Merged

Now open the original document

Open the background layers & ‘Train 1 Stop’ layer

(Where you think the Train 1 will stop)

Select ‘Train 1 Stop’ layer

 Edit – Paste – Paste as New Layer 

Enlarge the image 500%

With Move Tool place these 2 compartments above the originals

You should be 100% perfect

Otherwise the Animation will jump up & down

If you have problem, enlarge it to 700% or 800% 

Like this open D2 to D7 one by one

Edit – Copy Merged & Paste as New Layer

in original document

Then reverse it

Edit – Copy Merged & Paste as New Layer

In original document from D 7 to D1

We are done

For Animation open & close T1 one by one

Edit – Copy Merged

Paste in Animation Shop as New Animation

Then After Current Frame

Do the same for T2

Only when the T2 will stop

Open D1 to D7 then D7 to D1

Then as usual

I am giving the Layer’s positions

for better understanding