Animated siggy tag PSP Tutorial

This is what we are making.

Paint Shop Pro Tutorial

I used Version x8 but I am reasonably sure it can be done in many other versions as well. You must have some knowledge of Paint Shop Pro

by Jane's Haven

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Supplies you will need.

A tube is included in the zip, no copyright needed

The mask is included in the zip

Font of your choice.

Supplies

Use My Fat Pencil to drag to the place you are in the tutorial.

1. Open a new image size 500X500, flood fill with white.

2. Add a new layer, flood fill with a gradient, foreground color, #a4a7d5, background color white. open the gradient window click on edit go to foreground and background, use these settings, angle 140, repeats 3, linear. Flood fill with the gradient. Add the mask, one of your own or the mask provided, merge group.

3. On the mask layer, go to effects, texture, tiles, with the settings below.

4.Using the text tool with the settings below, using a fat font, I used Big_ Sky_Regular. Write your text, I used a color from my tube. Add a drop shadow with the settings below.

5. Place the girl tube sitting on the first letter, you may have to adjust the text, larger or smaller.

6. Using the selection tool, free hand selection type, draw around the entire right leg starting at the knee. While selected, cut and paste as a new layer, use the mover tool to put it in place. Duplicate once and free rotate left 15 degrees, all layers unchecked. Using the mover tool, line it up at the knee. Duplicate the layer, rotate the same way, line it up. Repeat until you have 3 legs rotated.

Note!!! My eyes are failing therefore, the legs may not be lined up, may be a little off.

7. Now to animate, open animation shop which I will refer to as AS. close off all legs except the one at the bottom, go to edit and click on copy merged. Go to AS, paste as a new animation, back too PSP, close the first leg and open the next one up. Copy merged, go to AS and paste after selected frame. repeat until you have all the legs completed, a number of 4 frames. Hold the control key down and press the A key to select all frames. In the menu click on animation, go down the list and click on frame properties, set the time to 20 and view the animation. Save as a gif.

I hope you have enjoyed this touto.