I wrote this tutorial after numerous request from friends
that had seen my tag.....*S*
It requires a good working knowledge of PSP and Animations Shop.
We will be using only PSP7 and Animation Shop.
My tutorials are only guidelines to help you accomplish a certain creation.
Please feel free to be inventive and take whatever liberties you would
like. I hope each of you enjoy this tutorial. Your finished creation is
yours to do with as you please.
Screen shots are resized and for faster loading. Don't forget to SAVE
your work often.
This tutorial is written in and for PSP Version 7.04 and
assumes you have a good working knowledge of PSP and Animation Shop. I
am sure this can easily be done in Version 6 with a few adjustments.
I have provided the Eye Lids in a tube for this tutorial, and have done
so mainly for those that have disabilities or trouble with precise work.
As the eye lashes have to be included with the eye lids and is a very
important part of this image. If you choose to not to use my tubes, but
create your own, please consider this with your selections.
Zip of Supplies
HERE Place in your Tutorial Folder.
If you are ready now lets get started playing in PSP.....*S*
I always use my Precise Cursor, and Zoom when ever necessary
And PLEASE remember to SAVE OFTEN....
1. Open your Bunny and Eye Lids tube in PSP. Activate your
Bunny
Tube Window.
Image/Resize by 70% All Layers UNCHECKED
Effects/Sharpen/Sharpen
On Layer Palette, Duplicate
2. Activate your Eye Lids tube window
Activate on layer palette, the Left Eye Lid Layer
Edit Copy
Activate your Bunny Window
Edit/Paste as New Layer and Rename....."Left Eye Lid"
With mover tool, move Eye Lid into position over the left eye, matching
the placement with original.
Select/Select All......Select/Float
On Layer Palette, activate the "COPY of Bunny" layer, and on
your
keyboard select DELETE.
Select/Select None
3. Activate your Eye Lids tube again.
Edit/Copy
Activate Bunny window
Edit/Paste as New Layer and Rename...."Right Eye Lid"
With mover tool, move Eye Lid into position as before
Select/Select All......Select/Float
On the Layer Palette, activate the "COPY of Bunny" layer, and
on your
keyboard select DELETE.
Select/Select None.
You can close your Eye Lids tube now, we will not need it any more.
4. With "Copy of Bunny" layer still active
Select your Lasso Tool, set at Point to Point..
Feather....1 Antialias box CHECKED
Make a selection on the FOREHEAD, across the TOP of the eye lids.
See Screen Shot below:
Edit Copy/Edit "Paste as New Layer" ....Rename
"Forehead
Cover Up".
Select/Select None
With Mover tool....place into position so it lines up with original image.
Be sure to Place the Forehead Cover up Exactly at the top of EYE LIDS,
so when you move the Eye Lids up they DON'T show.
Layers/Arrange/Bring To Top.
5. Activate "Bunny" layer on your layer palette,
your first bottom layer
and ADD a New Raster Layer....Name it "EYES"
With your selectionTool/Rectangle make a selection that covers the
Eye area......See Screen Shot Below:
Rectangle Set on Feather 1...Antialias Checked.
On color Palette, Select WHITE Foreground Color and Flood Fill Selection.
You will NOT see it as it is behind the "Copy Of Bunny"
6. On Layer Palette...TURN OFF
Left Eye Lid and Right Eye Lid Layers
I know it looks funny.....Huh. Lets take care of that NOW.....*S*
Activate "COPY of Bunny" Layer.
With your Paint Brush Set At:
Color 77797D Opacity 100
Round
Size 3
Hardness 11
Step 1
Density 100
Paint in Color to give the eyes a nice round shape at the bottom
(I use Precise Cursor and in detailed areas use single click until
you get the roundness. Zoom In is also very helpful here.)
See Screen Shot Below:
7. Activate EYES layer.
Add a new raster layer....Name it "Pupils".
With your Preset Shapes Tool:
Select Ellipse....Background BLACK....Foreground...NULL
Draw out a pupil shape in the Left White visible area, keep it small
so your bunny doesn't look buggy eyed.
Select/Select All
Select Float
Effects/3D Effect/Inner Bevel....with Round preset.
Select/Select None.
Duplicate the Pupil layer and with Mover tool, place in Right Eye
White area. If you loose connection with the Pupil when you are
moving it, you can always select your Deformation Tool, and the
box of the Deformation Tool will appear on your screen, showing
you where your pupil is....LOL
8. Ok lets give that cute pink nose some movement
Activate "COPY of Bunny" layer.
With selection tool set to:
Ellipse.....Feather_1.......Antialias...CHECKED
Hold down your SHIFT KEY on your keyboard, and place your
cursor in the center of Nose and apply, until you have a nice
area WITHOUT going into the Line below the nose much.
See Screen Shot Below:
Edit Copy
Select/Select None
Edit Paste as "New Layer."....Rename "Nose Move"
With Mover tool, place into alignment with original image.
Image/Resize by 80%....Resize all Layers....UNCHECKED
Effects/Sharpen/Sharpen
9. Ok now I thought she looked a little sad, so let's give
her a smile.
Activate your "COPY of Bunny layer.
With Lasso tool, set at Point to Point.....Feather 1..Antialias CHECKED
Zoom in so you and see good.
Select just the dark line of the Mouth area, and staying away from the
flower and nose line. See Screen Shot Below:
Edit/Copy
Select/Select None
Edit/Paste as New Layer.......Rename "Smile"
Image/Flip and move into position. You may have to do a little repair
work here....I did.....Use your Paint Brush to add color over any unwanted
lines or pixels, using your eye dropper to select the color for that area.
I also added a little width to the smile on the Left and Right side. Using
my paint brush.
Now is also a good time to check the position on your Eye Lids, by activating
each layer to check the placement.
Well I think we have enough movement now, so let's set our background
and all the personal touches you want. I wanted to use it as a Tag for
Kudo's so I added another layer on the Top of Layer Palette for "SO
PRETTY", with my Text tool and choosing a darker pink for color.
Plus an inner bevel for depth.
Now we can Delete the Original "BUNNY" layer.
(I leave it there, just incase I make an error when manipulating my
tube and need the ORIGINAL in the same position. It's a good habit
to get into, so you don't have to start all over from the beginning.)
10. Add a New Raster Layer at the bottom of your layer palette.
Flood Fill with your color choice for background...I used FEDEE7
I sat her on grass..using the "Lawn tube in PSP"
To frame it I activated the bottom layer....Select/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract by 10
Selection/Invert
Added a New Raster Layer at the Top of my Layer Palette.
Name it Frame......and Flood Filled with Color....A6717C
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel...Pillow Preset.
Now on to the Animation.
First we want the Bunny in her original position, so on the Layer Palette
TURN OFF
Smile Layer
Nose Move Layer
If you put Kudo's on your tag and don't want them to show yet, TURN then
OFF...now..... I did.
Our First "Save As" in PSP Format.
1. Save as..."Bunny Tag BASE" to your folder of choice.
This is a good step to do, so if you want to change anything later
or start over, everything is Saved in Layers.
2. Now lets Save As...AGAIN....as "Bunny 1"
3. Let's wiggle the nose first.
Activate Nose Move Layer and Save As.."Bunny 2"
4. Turn OFF Nose Move Layer, and with your Mover tool, slide the
RIGHT and LEFT Eye Lids up just a little..and Save As "Bunny 3"
5. Turn Nose Move Layer BACK ON, and raise both Eye LIds up
AGAIN, at least half way, and Save As..."Bunny 4"
6. Turn Nose Layer OFF again.
With Mover tool slide the Eye Lids, all the way up, still showing
the Eye Lashes.
TURN ON....the Smile Layer
TURN ON your Kudo's layer....and Save As "Bunny 5"
Open Jasc Animation Shop
Set your Preference for Merging Layers...See Screen Shot Below
Go to the Animation Wizard....See Screen Shot Below:
Click on Animation Wizard
For the steps thru the beginning process of the Wizard, place check marks
in the boxes.
Same size as First Image....then NEXT
Transparent.........................then NEXT
Upper Left Corner of Frame
With Canvas Color
Scale frame to fit..................then NEXT
Repeat Animation Indefinately....and put "30" in box....then
NEXT
Click on ADD IMAGE and browse to your Sub folder where you did
your "Save As" to.
ADD Images in the Following Order.
Bunny 1
Bunny 2
Bunny 3
Bunny 4
Bunny 5 and Click on the NEXT button.
The Wizard will now load your images and present them in order.
Now we are going to change some of the Frame Properties Speed
Select F:2 Frame 2, by RIGHT clicking on it and change speed to 40
Select F:4 Frame 4, " " " " " " " "
40
Select F:5 Frame 5, " " " " " " " "100
To check your animation and view it, click on the top Menu View Button,
See Screen Shot Above:
If you are happy with the results lets Do our "SAVE AS"
With the Animation this size it carried 59kbs, but is 366X278, which is
over most groups posts size limits, so we will resize our Animation.
Go to the top Menu/Animation/ResizeAnimation
Select Percentage Box and type in 75%....this is 274X208...40kbs
Now to the the Top Menu again
"File/Save As"....Name your Animation and save to your Tag
Folder, or folder of your choice.
Congratulations, you now have a new Tag,
and I hope you enjoy it.....*S*
I'd like to take this opportunity to Thank Sally, of "A Brush With
Country" for allowing me to use her photo of the Ceramic Bunny, that
she offers For Sale on her site, to make the tube for this tutorial.
If you would like to have the Ceramic Bunny for your collection, you may
purchase it HERE
If you would like to use this tutorial for group settings,
please contact me.
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