Animating Rain

First you'll need to download my image hereYou're also going to need Van Der Lee Snowflakes if you don'talready have it. Install it to your plug ins.
1.  Open the rainy day image in Paint Shop Pro. 2.  If you want to add your name or other text, you should doso now. When you're finished:Layers>Merge>Merge All
3.  Left click on the Lasso tool and use these settings:Selection type: Point to PointMode: Add (shift)Feather: 0Smoothing: 2Anti-Alias checked
4.  Use the lasso tool to select the inside of the frame so that it looks like this:

Once you're completely around, double click to close it.
5.  Layers>New Raster LayerClick OK
6.  Effects>Plug Ins>VanDerLee>SnowflakesUse these settings:

7.  Adjust>Blur>Motion BlurAngle: 27  Strength:  25Click OK
8.  Selections>Select None (ctrl + D)
9.  Layers> Merge>Merge All 10.  Copy and Paste your image into Animation Shop
11.  Back to PSP. Click the undo arrow 4 times until all you haveis the selection.
12.  Repeat step 6 except change the random seed to 1384. Click OK
13.  Adjust>Blur>Motion Blur. Nothing changes here so just click OK.
14.  Repeat steps 8 & 9.
15.  Copy the image (Ctrl + C)
16.  Go to Animation ShopEdit>Paste>After Current Frame
17.  Back to PSP. Click the undo arrow 4 times until you just have the selection again.
18.  Repeat step 6 except change random seed to 4025.
19.  Repeat step 13.
20.  Selections>Select None
21.  Layers>Merge>Merge All
22.  Copy this image and go to Animation Shop
23.  Repeat step 6.
24.  Click the view animation button and watch your animation.
25.  If you're happy with your creation, save & enjoy.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.