Digital Globes
Make Your Own | Valentines Day
Make Your Own Animated Globes
As with most things that get popular,
there is now a whole community of individuals
creating digital, animated snowglobes on their
computers. These are great for adding to e-cards
or livening up your web-site and they're pretty
easy to create. Once you've created your first
few you'll probably find yourself driven to creating
more and more elaborate snowglobes. One of the
joys of digital snowglobes is that there are virtually
no restrictions on what you can include in your
globe or what you can do with them. The possibilities
are endless.
To start, you'll need:
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Paint Shop Pro
This is available as a
download from Paint
Shop Pro with a free 60-day trial. While
you're there, don't forget to download Animation
Shop - without this, you won't be able to
make your globe shake and the snow fall! |
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PSP Snowglobe Tubes
PSP snowglobe tubes containing
your globe, base and snow/glitter as well
as clipart.
Check out the sites listed here and you'll
find a great collection of free PSP tubes,
etc., to start you off as well as step-by-step
instructions on how to build your snowglobe.
You'll soon be able to do this in your sleep! |
To inspire you, we've included some
examples of what others have created (below).
Click the images to visit the author's sites.
To the right, you'll find sites that can help
you create your own animated globes. There are
sites offering free tubes, clip-art and step-by-step
instructions. Let
us know when you've created your snowglobe
and we might feature your creation here!
Let your imagination run wild!
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CHARLOTS WEB |
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MAGIC
ARTISTRY |
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Charlot's
Web features some beautiful
mystical and mythical snowglobes.
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What
the collection lacks in size, it more than
makes up for in quality. Some stunning animated
globes can be found at
Magic Artistry. |
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THE COTTAGE PET SHOP |
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SERENITY DESIGNS |
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Don't give someone a pet as a present - give them a snowglobe instead! Check out the collection at The Cottage Pet Shop.
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I love the astrology globes by Serenity Designs. |
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LUV'S CREATIONS |
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DIXIE LADY'S DIGITAL GARDEN |
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Check
out the Globe of the Month at Luv's
Creations. You can paste the HTML into
your own site and watch as the globe automatically
changes each month.
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There are some very cool tubes for download at Dixie Lady's Digital Garden, including a fabulous collection of butterflies and moths ! |
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