This tag is made by me and I made it last christmas and I thought it was time to tut it for this year...
This tut is written in PSP7 but can be done in PSP 8 also, the text filling will not work in PSP 9
Written by ©Dorothy
Aug/2004
Tag by Dorothy
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Open your template in PSP...open the font and shrink it to task bar...
Close off all layers except the bottom layer
Add a new layer and with the text tool .....stroke set at null...
fill set at red...size set at 60(manually add 60) ... type your name.....
select none...add a new layer and flood fill with white...and drag it under the text layer
.with the text layer the active layer ...with the magic wand....click outside the text...
make the flood fill layer the active layer and hit delete ....
click inside any letters that have white filling,such as O,A, R ,go back
to the flood fill layer and delete.......
selections>select none...with all other layers closed off...except the text
layer and the flood fill layer....layers>merge...
re name text...
open the other layers and drag the text layer under the cat so the pillow
is resting on the letters....
done with this part.
.the rest is a cake walk
Now for the work part
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Now you have the text made, make a folder on the desk top
to save all your images
When we move the mouse we will move it like so**Highlight
the mouse layer...hit the de form tool and with your ctrl key held down and
using the arrows to the right of the keyboard...move the mouse**....I won't be putting
this in all my layers...just "move the mouse"
1)Open ...text layer ...cat 1 layer...plug layer......with the plug layer
hightlighted...erase the plug cord from the text....layers>merge...
save to your folder.....image 1...back in PSP....click the undo button
2)Open the mouse layer and have him just peeking
on to the canvas...layers>merge.....save as image 2...click the undo button
3)With the mouse layer highlighted...move him
onto the canvas...layers>merge...save as image 3...click the undo button
4)Move the mouse about 1 mouse
length...layers>merge...save as image 4...undo
5)Move the mouse about 1 mouse
length...layers>merge...save as image 5...undo
6)Move the mouse about 1 mouse
length...layers>merge...save as image 6..undo
7)Close off cat 1...open cat 2....Move the mouse about 1 mouse
length...layers>merge...save as image 7...undo
8)Move the mouse about 1 mouse
length...layers>merge...save as image 8..undo
9)Close mouse 1....open mouse 2...place him
holding the plug.....layers>merge...save as image
9....undo
10)Close cat 2 ......open cat 3......delete plug...open plug 2
......with
the mover tool move the plug and the mouse so the plug just rests on the
frame ...don't plug it in yet.........erase any wire showing on the text.....layers>merge
....save as image 10...undo
11)Close cat 3....Open cat 4......delete plug 2...open
plug 3.......
erase wire on the text....plug
the plug into the wall......move the mouse onto the plug.....
....duplicate text layer...close off
original and name this text 2....
.go to colours>adjust brightness and colour...
set the brightness at 80 and leave the contast at 0..
..layers>merge....
save as image 11....undo...
12)Close off mouse 2...open mouse....
with the mouse layer highlighted...image>mirror.....Place him by the plug...close
off text 2....open text... ..layers>merge...save as image 12....undo
13)Close off text ... open text 2.....move the mouse overabout 1 mouse length.....
layers>merge....save as image 13 ...undo
14)Close off text 2...open text.....with the
mouse layer highlighted...move him over about another mouse length....
layers>merge...save as image 14...undo
15)Close off text...open text 2.....move the mouse over another mouse length.....
layers>merge....save as image 15...undo
16)Close off cat 4....Open cat 5...erase any plug showing on the text.......
Close off text 2...
open text.....with the
mouse layer highlighted...move him over about another mouse length....
layers>merge...save as image 16...undo
17)Close off text...open text 2.....
move the mouse over another mouse length.....
layers>merge....save as image 17...undo
18).close off
text 2...open text.....move the mouse over further 1/2 off the canvas....
layers>merge...save as image 18...undo
19).close
text...open text 2.....move the mouse off the canvas...so just
his tail is showing.....
layers>merge...save as image 19...undo
20Close off mouse......layers>merge......save as image 20....
......Animation......
Open animation shop.....click on the animation wizard....
Same size as first image frame...click next
Transparent....click next
Upper left corner and with the canvas color checked....click next
Yes, repeat animation indefinetily and put 10 in the box...click next
Add your images....click next
Click finish
Here is where I re sized mine to 300, but it's your choice
Right click on frame 1...frame properties set at 150
Holdiong down the shift key.....Click on frame 2.3.4.5.6.7.8. , right click on
frame 8 ...frame properties set at 21
Right click on frame 9...frame properties set at 35
Right click on frame 10...frame properties set at 35
Right click on frame 11..frame properties set at 50
Click on frame 12...holding down the shift key...click on frame
19...right click on frame 19...frame properties set at 21
Right click on frame 20...frame properties set at 200
And your done
Thank you for doing my tut
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