This is the Ripple Overlay Applet......my own invention.  It is

one of the more difficult applets to prepare.   For this

applet you will need the RippleApplet.class and Ripple.class

files which are available for download at our Yahoo

Group page in the files section. 

 

Step #1

 

For this you will need an image with water in it.  Make a nice frame for it the same size as your origional image.   I use Paint Shop Pro for most of my images, but you can use your program of choice.  You could make a copy of the origional image, and use it to make your border, sizing it down somewhat to allow for the edge.   Then select the inner part of the image, click on selections/invert and copy and paste it as a new image.  This would give you a border with a transparent center.  Your goal here is to have the origional and the bordered image the same size exactly.  Simply sizing it down after adding the border, will change the size of the inner part of the image . 

 

 What i usually do is select an area in the image for the main part, then click on selections/invert and your border is selected right out of the image.  It is easy then to clear the border for a main color.  Then what i do is copy and paste the border as a new image.  now you have a border, the same size as your image, with transparency in the center. 

However you can accomplish this is fine. 

My way works for me, you may prefer another.

This is what my main image looks like. 

 

 

Step #2

 

You will need to do some preparation for the water image as well.  I prefer making a copy of the main image, with all changes to it being made .   Then i copy and paste the border to the image i am going to use .  I make a new transparent file  the same size as my main image  and paste my copy  precisely on top of it.  If you use the numbers at the very bottom  and match them up, you can place it directly on top.

 

This is what i have now.....

 

 

 

Step #3

 

Then i proceed to use the lasso tool to  select and clear out the water from the image.  This is what my image looks like when i am done.

 

 

I added the gull in the foreground for dimension.   

 

Step #4

 

Having prepared the images you will be using.......

you are finally ready for the script part of the applet.  I have hightlighted the changes you need to make in red below.

 

For webpages :

 

 

For  stationery use :

 

 

 

 

You will be able to make changes to the Values in the applet

for a faster or slower effect.    I hope that you were able to

follow what i have done and will soon be making beautiful

ripple overlay applets of your own.

 

Hugs,

 

Karen