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This is an awesome tag made by Maeven, I asked permission to help her
write it and between the two of us we have made this as easy
as possible to make so everyone can make one and enjoy it
This is a very long tut but not a hard one , so if you run
out of time just remember to save your working template and
the graphic you are making in animation shop.... We are going to make this as
a copy ....merge so a lot will be done in animation shop
This was written in PSP 7 by Dorothy but can be done in PSP9,
as Maeven made the tag in PSP9
That said....let's begin
Written by©Maeven and ©Dorothy September/2005
Tag by Maeven
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Open your template in PSP....close off all layers except the bottom layer...
the background layer..add a new layer
Choose Text Tool...
Vector.....
Font Broadway BT....size 48...
Foreground Null......
Background Yellow (#ffff00)
All Capitals and type your name.
Move your name so the first letter is below Jack Skelengton’s foot
So it looks as though his first step is there.
Unhide Frame S1...
Now you should see Jack beginning to fall....
Move your last letter so that it is under his feet
as if falling off the edge.
If you choose you can heighten your name also, it gives him further
to fall lolol
Hide frame S1 again and make sure that your first
letter has not shifted accidently.
Make sure your vector (name) is selected and add a drop shadow with these
settings.....
Effects, 3D effects, Drop Shadow
Vertical -3
Horizontal 7
Opacity 50
Blur 5
White.......Rename this layer text
Open background layer...text layer ..cloud....
edit...copy>merged....in AS...right click and paste as new layer
Open layer 1....click the de form tool and with the ctrl key held down and using
the arrows to the right of the keyboard.....
move him 1/2 off the frame.....edit...copy merged...in AS...right click on last frame and paste
after current frame
Close off layer 1...open copy of layer 1...edit...copy>merge...in AS...
right click on last frame and paste after current frame
Close off copy of layer 1...open layer 2....in AS...right click on last frame
and paste after current frame
Keep doing this with each and every frame including frame S31
Close off S31...Close off cloud layer and open copy of cloud......open frame S32.....
edit...copy>merged...in AS... right click on last frame and
paste after current frame...do this with frame S33...S34...S35 and S36 and
squished skeleton layer....
Now we are going to move our skeleton back so in
order to have him walk a straight line we will move him like so......
make the layer active you are going to move...click the de form tool....
holding down
the ctrl key and using the keys to the right of the keyboard...
.move your skeleton
Open layer 1.....image mirror, now hit him with the de form tool and move him
down to the bottom of the canvas...move him just a little past your squished skeleton..
open the squished skeleton to judge where to move him...close the squished
skeleton and ...edit...copy merged...in AS...right click on last frame and paste after current frame
Open layer 2...image mirror....move him down and just a little past the previous
skeleton...make sure you close off the previous skeleton....
edit...copy merge...in AS...right click on last frame and paste
after current frame
Keep working this way until you come to the last skeleton layer 12
and move him 1/2 off the frame....edit...
copy merge....in AS...right click on last frame and paste after current frame
You will need to have the previous layer open to
judge where to place your skeleton, you have 12 skeletons to walk across
the bottom of the canvas.... just make sure you close the previous frame
off before you merge
After you have finished all you layers, go into AS...right click on
the first frame....edit...copy....go way over to the last frame...
right click and paste after current frame
Ok, now we have a lot of excess left over so let's make it even smaller....
click on the crop tool....click on options....click on surround animated area...click crop...
much better for me, your choice, you can leave it the original size but it
is a large graphic and may take a long time to upload
Edit....select all.....animation
frame properties set at 15....Right click on frame 1...
frame properties set at 125......click on frame 14 and
hold down the shift key and click on frame 48....now right click on frame 48...frame
properties set at 10......right click on the squished
skeleton frame....frame properties set at 50
All that is left is to save.....make sure when you save this tut that in the optimization save frame.....write minimal frames is NOT CHECKED
Whew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!we are done, it was a long tut but well worth the
while to make it
If you have a problem, please let us know
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