Alphas Etc.: How To Create An Animated Border

I have a gold and silver fill that you can use.

Supplies for Border

Step 1

Open your image in PSP.

Open Animation Shop and activate the Propogate Paste Button.

It looks like this:

Step 2

Click on Image--> Add Borders--> about 5 inches
Choose a color that is NOT in your graphic.
If you choose a color that IS in your graphic, the Magic Wand
will include that, along with your border.

Using your Magic Wand click Inside your border.

Keep the border selected.

Step 3

In your Layer Palette, Right Click on your Background layer
and choose Promote Background Layer.

Right Click again and Choose Duplicate. Do this twice.

You should now have 3 Layers.

Step 4

To fill this border you can use a solid color, a pattern or even glitter.
Place the color or pattern in your Foreground.

This is where we create the animated border.
For your 1st layer - we want the Angle to be 0.

Activate your top layer- Copy 2 of Raster 1

Click on your Flood Fill Tool it looks like this:
and fill the selected border

Step 5

Activate Copy of Raster1

Change your Pattern Angle to 120

Fill this layer with your pattern.

Step 6

Activate Raster 1

Change your Pattern Angle to 240

Fill this layer with your pattern.

Select None.

Now it's time to open Animation Shop and have some fun!

Step 7

In PSP activate Raster 1
Right Click and Copy

Go to Animation Shop and Paste As New Animation

Step 8

Go back to PSP and Right Click and Copy- Copy of Raster1

Go to Animation Shop and click on The 2nd Clipboard to
Paste After Current Frame.