You leaf me breathless



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

 

Paid scrap kit by Nitwit Collections - Not Far To Fall - Little Bits.

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Tube of choice I used the Gorjuss work by Suzanne Woolcott

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Becky Mask 23

 

Font I used Digs My Heart

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Animated leaves

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I don’t know who made this, if you know please let me know so I can remove

Or give credit.

 

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 bgd_orange leaves_maryfran

Resize/new raster layer/flood fill

 

Layers/new mask layer/from image.

Choose Becky mask 23 from drop down menu

Source luminance clicked.

Ok

Delete mask layer.

Merge group.

 

Open the fence

Resize/copy/paste as new layer.

Duplicate

Image/mirror.

Move layer with mover tool to look like my fence.

 

Open sunflower

Resize/copy/paste as new layer below fence layer.

 

Add Tube.

 

Add name.

 

Add drop shadows

V&H2

Opacity 50

Blur 5

Colour black.

 

Resize all layers by 85%

 

Add copyright.

 

For Animation.

 

Merge white background/mask layer.

Edit/copy over to as shop as new animation.

 

Back in psp hide background/mask layer

Merge all other layers visible.

 

Copy/paste into AS as new animation.

 

Duplicate the background layer so you have 10 frames.

 

Edit/select all.

Open the floatie

Edit/select all

 

Drag over to your background and place it where you like.

 

Keep repeating by going back to the leaf floatie and clicking undo

Drag again onto background until you cover your mask.

 

On the top layer duplicate until you have 10 frames.

 

Edit/select all

 

Drag over to your background/floatie frame and place in the centre.

 

View your animation and when your happy save as GIF

 

Your Done!

 

Thanks for doing this little tutorial if you have any questions or comments please contact me.

Hugs Pints.x.