Meow
kitties! I'm Boo and I'm going to show you how we dress
up in our costumes. We have lots of occasions to dress up
here in CLAW, if we want to, as well as other times. Whether
it be for a party, an outing, graduation, Halloween, or
any other occasion, it's fun to dress up and it isn't as
difficult as some of you might think.
Before
we get started, lets mew a little about what you will need.
To begin with, you will have to have an image editing program.
We have PSP 7, PSP 8, PhotoShop 7, and PhotoImpact 7. Our
favorite and the one we use most often is PSP 7, but they
all have good qualities. If you don't already have an image
editing program, you can download a demo version of any
or all of these programs (although it's difficult to find
PSP 7 now that PSP 8 is out) so you can see how they work
and decide which one you like best. You will also need pictures
of yourself and the costume you want to wear. All of us
have made tubes from our favorite pictures of ourselves,
but you can use any picture you have of yourself. Your costume
must be a tube or transparent gif, though, in order for
you to be able to wear it. We prefer working with tubes
because the image quality is much better.
My
brother, Drac, made all of the previews for you, so you
can see exactly what we do. The previews are all made in
PSP 7.04, but our instructions will work with any version
of PSP. Although your desktop will look different if you
use PhotoShop or PhotoImpact, the instructions will work
basically the same. We aren't going to be using anything
but PSP for this basic tutorial. Of course, once you've
gotten all dressed up, you can embellish your picture any
way you like.
Okay...
you ready to get started? Open a new 500 x 500 transparent
image. You might think that is rather large, but we like
having a large canvas to work in. Open the image of yourself
and your costume tube and set them off to the side of your
new image. |
