This tutorial is my own design and any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental. It was created in Paint Shop Pro V8 and Animation Shop V3.1 © Yvonne - Yorkshire Lass Designs - March 2012 - All Rights Reserved. You will need the following to complete this tutorial: Tubes 1Patries_VR371_Lauriecartoon-And a Two-3-5-11.psp 1Patries_VR373_And a OneLauriecartoon2_9-4-11.psp 1Patries_VR374-Lauriecartoon3and a three-10-5-11.psp These three tubes were found here. http://www.sitevanpatries.nl I'm not sure how long the site will remain up,so I've included these tubes in the supplies yp_wall.psp yp_wordart_sexy.psp yp_wordart_months.psp All the above can be downloaded HERE Extract to a file on your computer, then open all tubes in PSP and minimise ********** Drag this arrow with you to mark your place in the tutorial ********** STEP 1 Open a new canvas 600 x 600 white Layers >> Promote Background Layer Layers >> New Raster Layer Selections >> Select All STEP 2 Maximise tube yp_wall.psp Edit >> Copy Minimise tube Edit >> Paste >> Paste into Selection Selections >> Select None Adjust >> Hue and Saturation >> Colorize Hue = 198/Saturation = 38 In the Layer Palette reduce opacity of Raster 2 to 40% STEP 3 Maximise tube 1Patries_VR371_Lauriecartoon-And a Two-3-5-11.psp Edit >> Copy Minimise tube Edit >> Paste >> Paste as New Layer Image >> Resize 85% All layers unchecked Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen Move to the right with Mover Tool STEP 4 Maximise tube 1Patries_VR373_And a OneLauriecartoon2_9-4-11.psp Edit >> Copy Minimise tube Edit >> Paste >> Paste as New Layer Image >> Resize 85% All layers unchecked Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen STEP 5 With the Move Tool position over the first tube so that the feet match This is what you should have now STEP 6 Maximise tube 1Patries_VR374-Lauriecartoon3and a three-10-5-11.psp Edit >> Copy Minimise tube Edit >> Paste >> Paste as New Layer Image >> Resize 75% All layers unchecked Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen STEP 7 With the Move Tool position over the other tubes, once again matching the feet This is what you should have now STEP 8 Maximise tube yp_wordart_sexy.psp Edit >> Copy Minimise tube Edit >> Paste as New Layer With the Move Tool, re-position upper left of tag See finished tag for placement STEP 9 Maximise tube yp_wordart_months.psp Edit >> Copy Minimise tube Edit >> Paste >> Paste as New Layer With the Move Tool re-position bottom left of tag See finished tag for placement. STEP 10 Layer >> New Raster Layer Add your name and/or watermark STEP 11 In the Layer Palette close all three tube layers (Raster 3, Raster 4 and Raster 5) Highlight Raster 8 Layers >> Merge >> Merge Visible Layers >> Arrange >> Send to Bottom STEP 12 In the Layer Palette make sure the Merged Layer is still highlighted Selections >> Select All Selections >> Modify >> Contract Number of pixels = 5 Selections >> Invert Flood fill the selection with Purple #713E95 Selections >> Select None STEP 13 In the Layer Palette open all tube layers STEP 14 NOW TO ANIMATE In the Layer Palette close Raster 4 and Raster 5 STEP 15 The Merged Layer should be highlighted Edit >> Copy Merged STEP 16 File >> Jasc Software Products >> Launch Animation Shop STEP 17 In Animation Shop (AS) Edit >> Paste >> As New Animation STEP 18 Back to PSP In the Layer Palette close Raster 3, Open Raster 4 Edit >> Copy Merged STEP 19 Back to AS Edit >> Paste >>After Current Frame STEP 20 Back to PSP In the Layer Palette close Raster 4 open Raster 5 Edit >> Copy Merged STEP 21 Back to AS Edit >> Paste >> After Current Frame STEP 22 Staying in AS Edit >> Select All Edit >> Copy Paste >> As New Animation STEP 23 Working on the 3 frames just created Edit >> Select All Animation >> Reverse Frames Edit >> Select All Edit >> Copy STEP 24 Activate original 3 frames Left click on frame 3 to select Edit >> Paste After Current Frame You should now have a total of six frames STEP 25 Give your animation a test run View >> Animation STEP 26 The animation is running a little fast, so we need to slow it down Animation >> Frame Properties change the Display Time to 50 STEP 27 Animation >> Resize Animation Resize Pixels checked width = 450, height=450 Save as a gif and we're done I hope you enjoyed this tutorial! If you have any questions or would just like to show me your result EMAIL ME Return to Tutorials - Page 2