The Kiss

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "The Frog Prince" by Tootypup Scraps available from Twilight Scraps, Stargazer Scraps, Scraps with Attitude, Paradise 4 Scrappers, Katelynn Designs and Dazzling Scraps

Tube of choice - I am using the artwork of Katherine Barber which is available for purchase with a licence from Up Your Art

**PLEASE DO NOT USE HER ARTWORK WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE LICENCE**

Font of choice - I am using Cookie

Plugin: Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

**This is an easy tutorial**

Let's begin...

Open a new 600 x 600 blank canvas flood-filled white

Paste Frame02 as new layer
Resize by 60%

Select inside the Frame with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Add new raster layer
Paste Paper of choice INTO selection
Layers > Arrange > Move Down

KEEP SELECTED!!

Paste your Tube as new later
Resize as necessary and position inside Frame
Selections > Invert
Delete excess
Deselect

Paste LilyPad1a as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position in lower left

Paste some Frogs of choice as new layers
Resize as necessary and position on Lilypad and bottom of Frame

Paste Clouds as new layer
Resize by 90%
Positon to your liking

Paste Sparkle of choice as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position BEHIND frogs and Lilypad
Duplicate, and position to the lower right behind frog

Paste Daisy Frame as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Resize by 95%
Lower opacity to 35

Apply any drop shadows of choice to your layers

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Cookie
Foreground - #d9d9b7
Background - #6c643a
Stroke width - 2.00

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Add some noise

Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow with the following settings:

Finally, add your © copyright, licence and watermark, then save as a GIF or JPG and you're done!

** IF YOU WISH TO ANIMATE PLEASE FOLLOW THESE NEXT STEPS **

Activate your Frog layer

Duplicate twice and rename as Frog1, Frog2 and Frog3

Leave Frog1 in postion

Activate Frog2 and move up slightly not quite above Frog1

Activate Frog3 and position similarly so that they look like this:

You can do the same with another of the frogs if you wish

Now to animate!

Hide Frog2 and Frog3, leaving only Frog1 visible

Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop

Edit > Paste as new animation

Back to PSP

Hide Frog1 and activate Frog2

Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop

Edit > Past After Current Frame

Back to PSP

Hide Frog2 and activate Frog3

Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop

Edit > Paste After Current Frame

I chose to animate a second frog, so from here I shall name them - Frog4, Frog5 and Frog6

So back to PSP

Hide Frog3 and activate Frog2

Hide Frog4 and Frog6 also, activating Frog5

Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop

Edit > Paste After Current Frame

Back to PSP

Hide Frog2 and Frog5

Activate Frog1 and Frog6

Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop

Edit > Paste After Current Frame

Back to PSP

Leave Frog1 visible and hide Frog6 and activate Frog5

Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop

Edit > Paste After Current Frame

Back to PSP

Hide Frog5 and activate Frog4

Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop

Edit > Paste After Current Frame

You should now have a total of 7 Frames

Select All and change your Frame Properties to 25

Now save as a GIF and you're done!

Thanks for trying my turorial!

::st!na::

Here is a non-animated version:

© Tutorial written by Stina on 6th August, 2009

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