This Tutorial was written by Pints on the 21st Aug 2008, any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely a coincidence.
You may not copy this tutorial and take it as your own, not in email lists etc, please direct to my group.
What you do with your finished tag is up to you, you may offer for tags etc - but no money gain.
Most of all I hope you enjoy!
Supplies Needed:-
Paint Shop Pro, any version should work, I used 9.
Animation shop
Eye candy 5 Impact -
Paid scrap kit by Nitwit Collections - Not Far To Fall - Little Bits.
Tube of choice I used the Gorjuss work by Suzanne Woolcott
Mask Creative Desires Mask 43
I don’t know where to link this to so I wont supply, but im sure you can find one similar
Font I used Digs My Heart
Lets go!
When using scrap kits please remember to sharpen when you resize.
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen.
Save often!!!!
Open new canvas 600 x 600 and flood fill white.
Open bg_quiltleaforange_maryfran
Resize
New raster layer/flood fill
Layers/new mask layer/from image
Choose your mask from drop down menu
Source luminance clicked.
Ok
Delete mask layer
Merge group.
Open the sunflower
Resize (not too small)
Copy/paste as new layer.
Open the frame
Resize
Copy/paste as new layer above sunflower.
Open bg_green plaid_maryfran
Resize
New raster layer below frame.
Flood fill.
Duplicate the frame layer.
On the bottom one go plugins/eye candy 5 impact
From the drop down menu click reflect in front.
Move a little with your cursor until you get it where you would like it.
Using your magic wand set at ADD click inside each of the frame windows.
Selections/modify/expand 3/invert
On paper layer hit delete.
Select none.
Open rest of elements/word art, use my tag for placement.
Add tubes.
Add drop shadows
V&H1
Opacity 40
Blur 4
Colour black.
Add name, size 30
I used the background as the bg_gold leaves_maryfran
Resize by 85%
Add copyright.
Animation.
Merge all visible.
Copy
Paste over in AS as new animation.
Back in PSP click undo button.
Open one of the leaves
Resize
Copy/paste as new layer.
Drag so its under the sunflower layer.
Make it look like it is falling out just underneath it.
Merge all visible.
Copy/paste over in AS after current frame.
Back in psp undo
With your mover tool move it over and down a little.
Merge all visible.
Copy/paste over in AS after current animation.
Back in psp keep repeating above step until your leaf has rested down near your leaves/buttons.
You should end up with 13 frames in total.
Over in AS
Edit/select all
Animation/frame properties set at 25
Now click on the 1st frame and set frame properties at 100
View animation.
Save as gif.
Your done.
thank you for doing this tutorial, if you have any questions or comments please contact me.
Hugs Pints.x.