This Tutorial was written by Pints on the 3rd May 2009, any resemblence 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 X2.
Animation Shop
Scrapkit by Nitwit Collections called Puddle Jumping and the alpha.
Font , I used alpha from kit but the choice is yours.
Mask Becky Mask 34
Lets go!
When using scrap kits please remember to sharpen when you resize.
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen.
When I say paste as new layer, use my tag for reference for placement.
Open new canvas 600 x 600 and flood fill white.
Open bg_cloudsdk_maryfran
Resize by 20%
New Layer/flood fill with this paper.
Layers/new mask layer/from image/choose your mask from the drop down menu.
Source luminance clicked/ok
Delete mask layer.
Merge group.
Open the 3 square frames.
Resize by 20%
Edit/copy/paste as new layers.
Merge the frame layers.
Open paper bg_drops_maryfran
Resize by 20%
New raster layer/below frame layers/and flood fill with this paper.
Using your magic wand click on the frame layer on the outside of the frames.
Selection/modify/expand 3
On paper layer click delete.
Open the ducks/resize by 20%
Edit/copy/paste as new layers.
Resize again and drag below the frames to sit nicely.
Open the eyelets.
Resize/copy/paste as new layers.
On the frame layer grab your eraser and erase the little circle bits inside the eyelets.
Open the ribbon
Resize/copy/paste as new layers.
Erase/rotate/have a play so they look something like mine!
Open the clouds/daisy/boy/girl/puddle
Resize/copy/paste as new layers.
Open the frog.
Resize by 20%
Copy/paste/new layer.
Duplicate the frog and then resize/drag so it sits nicely on one of the droplets from the puddle.
Duplicate/image/mirror/placing like mine.
Add your name with the alpha.
Add copyright
Merge all layers visible.
Edit/copy
Animation
Open animation shop and paste as new animation.
Back in Paint shop click undo
Using your arrow keys move the large middle frog up a little and the little frogs down a bit.
Merge all visible.
Edit/copy
In animation shop paste after current animation.
Now repeat the above steps until your frogs have gone up/down and back again.
In animation shop click on animation/frame properties and change to 30.
Resize your animation
Save as gif and your done.
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and please feel free to email me your results and I will put on my blog.
Hugs Michelle.x.