It has now been resized. To duplicate this image, hold down the SHIFT key while pressing on the "D" letter key.
Minimize the first frame. Click on the magnifying tool to enlarge this second image. Place the mouse over your image and click once to enlarge this frame.
Click on the "retouch" tool located on the tool palette. It looks like a hand.
Right-click on the icon and a drop down menu will open up. Choose "Tool Options" and click on it. A dialog box will open up. Make the settings as follows: shape=round; size=3; hardness=0; opacity=100; step=25; density=100; "smudge" from the drop down box.
With the retouch tool set for smudge place this on the eye. Drag this effect tool from top to bottom. The white of the eye and the eyelid will start to take on a smudge look with the lid color. Continue this until the eye is completely covered and it appears as a closed eye.
Do the same thing to the other eye. The frame will now look like this.
To reduce the image back to the original size click on the magnifying tool (located on the tool pallette). Right click on the image once.
To save these two images, click on the first (eyes visible). Click on "File" on the menu bar and choose "Save As" from the drop down menu. Name this "1.gif". Click on the second frame (eyes closed). Following the same steps, name this "2.gif".
You are now ready to create your animation. Open up Animation Shop and click on the animation wizard (Located on the toolbar, first icon).
Follow the frames as shown below.
Set the speed at 65.
When you click on Next you will be taken to the page where you will now add all the frames.
