This is a cute little animated elephant Robert made into a tag

Written byİDorothy, October/2005

Tag by Robert

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Elephant Template

Open your template in PSP....open your text and find the font CurlzMT, in your windows font, or your choice of a font...close off all layers except the .sky,sand,fence and layer 1...add new layer...With the text tool set at size...48...stroke set at black.. line set at 1..... fill set at your choice......floating and antalias checked... type your name ....open layer 1 to place the text so he will be holding a letter.... with the lasso tool lasso the letter he will be holding.....edit...copy...hit delete.... edit paste as new layer..open layer..... and place that letter on the elephants trunk...like so..

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Re name these 2 layers, text and single letter....drag these layers to the top of the stack...your layer palette should look like this

1)You should have the sky,sand,fence,text , single letter and layer 1 open..Place the single letter on the end of the elephants trunk with the bottom on the letter on his trunk.....edit... copy...merge...in AS...paste as new animtion

Your rotate may be a little different from mine, depending on your letter, so just play with the rotate, always remembering the bottom of the letter sits on the trunk

2)Close off layer 1...open layer 2...with the letter the active layer....image... rotate...55 to the right..place the letter on the end of the elephants trunk(we are working with the bottom of the letter placed on the trunk)effects...sharpen.........edit... copy...merge...in AS...right click on last frame... paste after current frame

3)Close off layer 2..open layer 3...place the letter on the trunk ...edit... copy...merge...in AS...right click on last frame... paste after current frame

4)Close off layer 3..open layer 4...with the letter the active layer....image... rotate...90 to the right..place the letter on the end of the elephants trunk(remember,we are working with the bottom of the letter placed on the trunk)effects...sharpen....edit... copy...merge...in AS...right click on last frame... paste after current frame

5)Close off layer 4...open layer 5....with the letter the active layer....image... rotate...45 to the right..place the letter on the end of the elephants trunk(remember,we are working with the bottom of the letter placed on the trunk)effects...sharpen.....edit... copy...merge...in AS...right click on last frame... paste after current frame

6)Close off layer 5...open layer 6...with the letter the active layer....image... rotate...90 to the right..place the letter on the end of the elephants trunk(remember,we are working with the bottom of the letter placed on the trunk)effects...sharpen....edit... copy...merge...in AS...right click on last frame... paste after current frame

Ok let's make this easy, 'cause I like easy....in AS...right click on frame 5...copy....right click on frame 6...paste after current frame

Right click on frame 4...copy...right click on last frame...paste after current frame

Right click on frame 3...copy...right click on last frame...paste after current frame

Right click on frame 2...copy...right click on last frame...paste after current frame

Right click on frame 1..copy...right click on last frame...paste after current frame

Edit...select all...animation frame properties set at 33

All done!

Thanks Robert for another easy tag

...Dorothy.....

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