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For this Tutorial you will be using.....PSP....Eye Candy....
Preset Tool...Text Tool "Fiolex_Girls"font...Put Text in your Text Folder ...{to use open..minimize it and you will see it when you click on Text)...Border....Resizing %...Inner Bevel...Magic Wand...Mover Tool....Annimation Shop
Step 1
FILE...New Raster Layer...Transparent...400x400
Color Palette..foreground Pink # E9c3c3..fill your image with this color...Effects....Eye Candy...Swirl
See screenshot below. Add these numbers. OK.
Step 2
While still on the background layer..get the preset Tool..
size 5..Antalais checked...vector unchecked
Color Palette...background null ...foreground #B2543E
Making sure you are on the Pink Swirl Background Layer
go to Preset and using the number as shown in screenshot.....draw out the rounded square beginning on the left upper corner starting at the numbers shown below
You will find these numbers on the lower left hand corner.
Step 3
With the Color Palette foreground Null..background White
go to Image...Border...size 5..Symmetric checked...click okay.
With magic Wand click inside white border and while it is active flood fill with ...#B2543E..Deselect..Merge Visible..Name Background 1
Step 4.. Heart
New raster layer..Name Heart
Color Palette...foreground null.....background red #D41C1C
Draw out a heart using the numbers shown below in screenshot starting at the left side of working image..pulling to right and then down until the numbers matches the screenshot
These numbers are found in the lower left hand corner
When you are satisfied with the heart....with the mover tool
center it.
Step 6.. Text 1
New Raster Layer ..name it My Heart
Click on the background in the layer Palette.. ..Text Size 36.......Color #B2543E...Find the Fiolex Girl text you downloaded and minimize it on desk top.....using the text tool find the Fiolex Girls text.... text in "My Heart" put this above the heart....Deselect....
Step 7..Text 2
New Raster layer..name it Beats For You
Put this over the Text 1 Layer
text in.."Beats For You"...move it under the heart.....Deselect
Close out the Heart Layer. ..and Merge visible....Open the Heart Layer..You now have three layers....Background and 2...Hearts...Go to Image and Resize 350x350 All layers checked
Close out Background and merge the two heart layers visible
Rename Heart
Step 8
Right click on the Background and Duplicate..name background 2...Duplicate once more and name background 3
Step 9
Right click on the Heart and Duplicate..name Heart 2...Duplicate once more and name Heart 3..see screenshot above
Step 10
Highlight Heart 1...pull down above Background
Highlight Heart 2...pull down above Background 2
Heart 3 should be above Background 3...
see screenshot below step 11 for layer arrangement
Step 11
Close out the top 4 layers....click on the Heart layer and merge visible...close out this merged layer
Step 12
Open the next two layers...making sure the two top layers are still close along with the merged.
Click on the Heart 2 layer....go to Image...Resize
percentage 70..All layers..Unchecked..Okay
Merge these two layers visible. Close out layer...you now have 2 merged layers on the bottom
Step 13
Open the two top layers...Background 3 and Heart 3...making sure the two merged layers are closed
Click on the Heart 3 layer....go to Image...Resize
percentage 80..All layers..Unchecked..Okay
Merge layer visible...Open the bottom two Layers
All three layers should be opened.. save in PSP format as Beating Heart
Step 14
Go to the Annimation Shop....go to File....Open
find your Beating Heart and download it...go to View ...Annimation..and see the heart beating..Go to Annimation...Annimation Property..Frame 25...ok...Save as...this will take you to your folder..Name the Graphic...Save
Annimation will take you through a series of 3 Next's.. then Finish
I hope you enjoyed doing this tutorial...I had a fun time creating it...If you need any help with it please mail me HERE and let me know what step..(smile)
