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All Graphics and Tutorial are Šrae

Written February 22, 2006

This Tutorial and supplied Graphics Šrae are not to be redistributed at other Groups, Messageboards or through Email;
Tutorial may not be translated and redistributed at other Groups, Messageboards or through Email etc. ..
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You may not claim you created the graphics nor remove my watermark.

*the brush is not mine

Supply Folder here

If you want to use the Plaid Pattern = Open at PSP and minimize

If you'd like to use the brush = save it to your Desktop > PSP = File > Import > Custom Brush = navigate to and Add the brush
Open 'raeSunnyBunny' at PSP
Open the font 'elefuns.ttf' and minimize

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Ok.. you'll see lots of layers in the 'raeSunnyBunny.psp' file .. don't be afraid!

They're all parts of the animation you'll build. You'll, first, make your tag background - if you want one. Then you'll be turning layers Off and On, Merging, and building a file of all the Frames needed for the animation.

Take your time and make sure to turn Off/On the layers as I direct .. and it'll be a lot easier than you realize.. I promise!

Here follow the instruction for the Background = if you'd like to use mine.
If not, make your own and skip to Step #2

1. At your 'raeSunnyBunny' layers :

Highlight 'Base1' and floodfill with White

Highlight 'Base2' and Airbrush the brush tip 'VormLD8a' with a soft pink outline - fill Null
Magic wand inside one of the sections and flood fill with a soft blue - then wand into the other and flood fill with a soft pink
Select none
Deformation Tool > position and stretch the rectangles to your liking

*********** or use your Preset Shapes tool for rectangles***********

2. Now we'll add text. If you want to use the supplied font - it will show up as '1SnappyDNA' at your Font menu

Add a New Raster layer
Text Tool = Floating > size 72 > Stroke 1 > BOLD
For the 'good morning' text > I used the colors from the sun - I entered each word singularly and moved the 'morning' into place while it was surrounded and Active
Select None

For my name, I used the following technique :

If you need more room = Image > Canvas Size > Make Width more than 600 ..Height is 400 ..Position > Center ..You can crop the excess later

I moved to the 'Rug' layer (I wanted my name overtop the rug)
Text Tool > Create as Vector (it will make it's own layer)
Stroke Size = 2 > Style = BOLD > I entered the Font-size as 110
I used a darker color from the bunny as Outline and softer color as fill

Hold Shift and use the Vector Nodes to shape the text = Pull the corner nodes Out and In.. play with it till you get the shape you want :

Convert to Raster

3. If you'd like to decorate your name as I did = to mimic the bunny :

Highlight the layer underneath your text..in my case = 'Rug' layer
Add a New Raster layer

Open your Airbrush > select this brush from your Presets menu :

Color same as my outline
Brush settings :

run the starpoints around your text - following the outlines .. *it helps to Zoom In
*don't worry about being perfect - but do try to keep part of the brush inside the outline

Now = Highlight the Text layer

Select All > Float
Selections > Modify > Contract by 2
While selection is Active > Add a New Raster layer

Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout

Select None

4. Time to move into creating the frames for animation .. you should have completed whatever background you like, for your tag.

**Make sure to Turn OFF the layers as directed - if you leave one On it will increase the density of the bunny outline and, when animated, will be very obvious.. trust me! You won't notice until you've completed your animation and you'll have to redo..and that bites! ..yep, I did it

Layers ON :

All your background and text layers *Always ON
Paws1
Feet Up
Face1
Body *Always ON
Shoulders
Bunny Slippers, Rug, Sun *Always ON

Merge Visible
Click to Grab the Merged layer *at Layer palette > Drag into your workspace > Let Go the click to Drop *making it's own image canvas/Raster1
**this will be your first animation Frame > all other Merges will be dropped overtop

Return to your work layers > Undo Merge

5. Layers OFF :

Feet Up

Layers ON :

Feet Turned