How I Make Globes
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Hello All.  I have been asked to make a tutorial by several people. So here it is. I have looked at other tutorials & I have noticed that everyone does it differently. The way I do it is the easiest for me, however you may not want to do it this way! That is fine.  I have added some other tutorials that might be easier for you at the end of this page.  Try them out, & see which is easier for you.

I use Paint Shop Pro. SO, these instructions are for that program. But you might be able to do the same with other programs. I have tried to make this as simple as possible. Please let me know if there is any confusion! Don't worry if you don't have the globe or sparkles either. They are here for download if you need them. They'll be located where they will start being used! (In Step 3-Globe & Step 12-Sparkles).

Here we go! Have your Paint Shop Pro Open.......

Step 1: 

Choose which image it is that you want inside your globe. We are going to use this one for this tutorial. 
*Note* Be sure that the image is in a JPG or PSP format. NOT a GIF format!

If it is a GIF you can save it as a PSP by clicking File > Save As... A box will open. On the top where it says: Save In: Place the image where you can find it. (I put all my work on the desktop as a temporary). On the bottom were it says: Save As Type: Have Paint Shop Pro Image (*.psp) as the format. Then click Save. Close the image that is open and then re-open the image that you just saved. *Note* Make sure you closed the first image first or you will have trouble later.
Step 2: 
Now that you have the image open & in a psp (or jpg) format. We are ready to get started. Now, in your psp program there is a bar that looks like this: 

 
Click on Image > Canvas Size > A box will pop up looking like: 

In the top portion labeled: Dimensions make the Width: & Height: 400. In the lower portion of the box make sure the Center Image Horizontally & Center Image Vertically are both checked . Then click OK. Making your picture stay the same size, but the area around it bigger. This is so we have more room to work in and later place the globe there. 

Ok, set that picture to the side & move to step 3.
Step 3: 
Now, open the globe base that you want to use. I am going to use the Round Dome for this example.
*Note* If you don't have this globe, then click here to get it! (Saved in PSP format - 4 Globes total in zip).

This is what it should look like when you open it. 

Step 4: 
Now, on your tool palette which looks like:

Click on the . Using this tool, right click and left click your mouse inside the white part of your globe, making your foreground and background colors the exact same color. As shown to the right. 
Step 5: 
Now, go to Edit > Copy as shown on the palette below.

This will copy your globe.
Step 6: 
Now, click on the image that you are using for the inside of your globe. *Note* This tells the PSP that we are focusing in this image now. Click on Edit > Paste > As Transparent Selection on the same palette as above.

This will paste the globe on top of your image. Adjust it to where you want it to sit on the picture. Left click your mouse once then click on  that is on the bar like the one below.


Then right click on your mouse over the image. This will take the dotted lines away and place the globe there permanently.

This is what it should look like so far (image to the right).
Step 7: 
Now, on the tool palette, click on the . Now, go around the globe with this tool. Staying in the green, but not cutting into the globe.

Should like like the one to the right.
Step 8: 
Now, click on Image > Crop to Selection.

That will trim the image down as shown to the right.
Step 9: 
Here is where you place your text on the base if you want.

Make sure your foreground & background color are the color you want the text to be. As shown to the right.

Click on  that is on the bar like the one below.

Then click on your globe.

This box will popup. 

In the Enter Text Here: box type what you want on the globe. Then click on OK.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Step 10: 
Your text will be on your globe with the dotted lines around it. Adjust to the position you want & then right click on your mouse making the dotted lines go away & having the text stay where you put it.

This is what it should look like now:
Step 11: 
Now, click on Edit > Copy.  *Note* This will copy your globe. Now click on Edit > Paste > As New Image. This will produce another globe just like the one you have already. Do that again making 3 of the same globes. *Note* You should have 3 globes open that are identical. 

Step 12: 
Click on  that is on the bar like the one below.

On your Control Panel press the down arrow *Note* Circled in red below.
Choose the sparkle tube that you want to use. *Note*If you don't have one click here to get sparkles & bubbles. (In zip)


 

If you don't see the Controls Panel, then go to: View > ToolBars... 

This box will appear (Image to the right):

Check the Control Palette & then click OK.
The Controls box will appear.


 Step 13: 

Click on the globe placing the sparkles on your globe. *Note*If you adjust the scales percentage it will change the size of the sparkle from smaller to bigger. Do this one all 3 globes you have. Making sure that your sparkles don't overlap your globe.

You should now have this:

 
 
Step 14: 
Now, click on the  on your tool palette.

Using this tool, click on the green portion around the globe making your foreground & background the same color. As shown to the right.
Step 15: 
Now, click on Color > Palette Transparency.

A box will popup telling you "In order to set the transparency it has to reduce the background color." Click OK. 

Then this box will popup:

Check the Optimized Octree & Error Diffusion boxes & then click OK. Another box will appear. 

Check Set The Tracparency Value To The Current Background Color then click OK. 

Looking at the image you probably think nothing changed. However if you click on Color > View Transparency you will see that the green is no longer there.

Now save this globe as a GIF file. *Note* All transparent pictures have to be in a *.gif format. For example, I save it as 1.gif on my desktop.

Do Step 14 & 15 to the other two globes. Saving them as 2.gif & 3.gif.

You are now done with the Paint Shop Pro portion.
Close it & open your Animation Shop that came with your Paint Shop Pro.

Animating the Globe: 

Click on File > Animation Wizard... Boxes will popup, here is what you do in order:
  • Box 1 = Click on Same size as first image frame.  Click Next
  • Box 2 = Click on Transparent. Click Next
  • Box 3 = Click on Centered in the frame & With The Canvas Color. Click Next
  • Box 4 = Click on Yes, Repeat animation indefinitely. How long you want the pic to be displayed, Place 20 there. Click Next
  • Box 5 = Add the three globes here. Don't matter what order. Click Next
  • Box 6 = Click Finish
Now, your three globes should be there side by side in the same frame.

Click on File > Save As. A box will popup. Save it as DoneGlobe.gif (or whatever name you want). Make sure you save it as a GIF file!

Click Next > Next > Finish.

This is what mine looked like:

Ok, so I added some bubbles too, but you have made your own globe.  If it isn't as good as you want at first that is ok.  It will take practice. You can also play around with it adding shadows, and extra things to it once you are comfortable doing these!

Have fun!


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