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THe Waitress

WOW!!! Robert's back and with another great tag

Written by ©Dorothy

Feb/2005

Tag by Robert

Let's begin!!!

Waitress Template

Open the font and shrink to taskbar...open the template and close off all layers except the bottom layer...add new layer and with your text tool...font enclosed... size set 72 stoke set at null...fill set at your colour....floating and antalias checked... type your name....place this so the first letter fits in the hand of the lady... ....effects....inner bevel with these settings

re name this layer text....select...none...duplicate this layer... close off the original.....drag the original to the top of the stack......open the copy of text...with the copy active.... lasso the letter you are going to carry...

click to close the ants....edit... copy....hit delete...edit paste as new layer...dulicate this layer and close the original...close off the copy of text with the letter missing.... place the letter in the hand of w 1....layers>merge...w 1...close off.... .open w 2...open the other letter....place the original letter in her hand... layers merge...rename w 2

1)Open copy of text with missing letter....save as image 1...click the undo button

MOVING THE WAITRESS

click on the deform tool and with the arrows to the right of the keyboard and holding down the control key....move her.... this is the way I will move her along

2)Open w 1...click on the deform tool and with the arrows to the right of the keyboard and holding down the control key....move her back so just her foot is showing...layers>merge visible....save as image 2... click the undo button...

3)Close w1...Open w2....move her back so part of her body is showing..... layers>merge visible....save as image 3.....click the undo button...

4)Close w2....Open w1....move her so almost all of her body is showing..... layers>merge visible....save as image 4..... click the undo button...

5)Close w1....Open w2....move her so all of her body is showing..... layers>merge visible....save as image 5....click the undo button...

6)Close w2....Open w 1....move her about 1 body length...open previous layer to judge........ layers>merge visible....save as image 6.... click the undo button...

7)Close w1.....Open w 2....move her about 1 body length...open previous layer to judge........ layers>merge visible....save as image7.... click the undo button...

8)Close w2.....Open w 1....move her about 1 body length...open previous layer to judge........ layers>merge visible....save as image 8..... click the undo button...

9)Close w1....Open w 2....move her about 1 body length...open previous layer to judge........ layers>merge visible....save as image 9 click the undo button...

10)Close w2....Open w 1...move her under the empty spot in the text........... layers>merge visible....save as image 10....click the undo button...close off lady 1...

11)Close w1.....close off copy of text.....Open w 4...move her under the letter you just dropped... layers>merge visible....save as image 11...click the undo button

12)Close w4...Open w 3...move her heading off...about 1 lady length....... layers>merge visible....save as image 12....click the undo button

13)Close w3...Open w4...move her heading off...about 1 lady length....... layers>merge visible....save as image 13....click the undo button

14)Close w4....Open w3...move her heading off...about 1 lady length. .....she should be 1/2 off the canvas now..... layers>merge visible....save as image 14....click the undo button

15)Close w3....Open w4...move her heading off a lttle more........ layers>merge visible....save as image 15....click the undo button

16)Close w4......Open w 3..move her off with just 3/4 showing... layers>merge visible....save as image 16....click the undo button

17)Close w3......Open w 4..move her off with just her foot showing... layers>merge visible....save as image 17....click the undo button

18)Close w4......With just the text open...save as layer 18

And your done!

.........................Animation......................

Open animation shop and click on the animation wizard...

First box...same size as first image frame....click next

Transparent...click next...

Upper left corner of frame and with the canvas color checked ...click next

Yes repeat and in the 1/100th box enter 20...click next

Add your images...click next

Click finish

Now is a good time to re size it...edit>select all animation re size to 300 (or your choice)...right click on the first frame...frame properties set at 100.... right click on last frame...frame properties set at 75

Click the animation button and if you are satisfied... save your animation

I hope your service was acceptable(LOL)

Thanks Robert for sharing your tag

.....Dorothy.....

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