Paint Shop Pro - Version 7

Under the Sea Tutorial

Tutorial level: medium and above

If you need some shell tubes
you can get some here

You will also need Eye Candy 4000 for the bubbles.

and MuRa's Filter Meister - Cloud 2.2 which you can get free at http://www.geocities.com/murakuma/mmplugins.html

Open new image 500x500 with transparent background.
You can resize later..but you will need working room.

Flood fill your canvas with a light pale blue...

Now using your paint brush and your patterns with the above setting
paint in your sand area as shown below using a size 40 brush.

Open your favorite Ocean Tubes and start placing them
onto your sand and water areas.
Remember the further back items are much smaller.

If you plan on animating this Image do not add your bubbles yet.

Add new Raster Layer name it water

Using your MuRa's filter and the above setting apply to your water layer
Making sure this is your top layer of your image.

Click on layers/properties lower opacity to 40.

Merge and Add your favorite frame and your done...

IF you are going to animate DO NOT MERGE.

SHIFT D and make 3 copies UNMERGED
and set your main image to the side for safe keeping.

Making  your water layer active click on your EYE CANDY 4000

Jiggle/Brownian Motion with the above settings.

 NOW ADD BUBBLES merge and save as copy1.

Repeat steps on copy 2 and 3 only changing RANDOM SEED on each copy

Load into animation shop and set speed at 15 to 20.

That's It.

Have Fun,

Katt

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