Girl Next Door

Tube of choice, I'm using The Girl Next Door by SkyScraps 

 Scrap Kit "Leoparlicious" by SkyScraps 

 Paint Shop Pro, I'm using version 10 and Animation Shop
My two animations which are included in this download : HERE
My Mask : HERE
Please DO NOT share these supplies or use in other tutorials.
Thank you.
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Open paper SkyScraps-Leoparlicious-PP5 in PSP.
Hit keys Shift + D to duplicate and close original paper.
Right click in layer palette and promote background layer.
Go to Image/Re-size by 80%, Resample using: Smart size
Check make next to Lock aspect ratio and Re-size all layers.
Click OK.

Open Mask 84 SophisticatSimone. Select your paper again to make it active.
Go to Layers/ New Mask Layer/ From Image.
In source window find Mask 84 Sophisticatsimone.
Create mask from Source luminance, and leave invert mask date Unchecked.
In layers palette, right click and Merge group.
Close out Mask.

Try to remember to close out all the elements you will be opening. Otherwise PSP will just get all cluttered up. Save often!

Re-size your canvas.
Go to Image/Canvas Size: 700 x 700.

Open SkyScraps-Leoparlicious-E73, re-size by 80%.
Copy and paste as a new layer on your Mask layer.
Duplicate this element and merge down. Position in upper right hand corner of your tag.
Close original.
Open SkyScraps-Leoparlicious-E83, copy and paste as a new layer on your canvas.
Close original.
Re-size by 65% and move down to the lower left hand side of your tag.
Go to Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen.
Duplicate, and go to Image/ Mirror.
Go to Image/ Flip.
Right click on top layer in Layers Palette and Merge down.
Add drop shadow: V & H : 2
Opacity : 50
Blur : 5

Open SkyScraps-Leoparlicious-E86, copy and paste as a new Layer.
Add drop shadow: V & H : 0
Opacity : 50
Blur : 5

Copy and paste your tube of choice as a new layer.
Re-size if it needs it. I had to re-size my tube by 65%.

Open SkyScraps-Leoparlicious-E25, copy and paste as a new Layer.
Re-size by 65% and move to upper left hand side of tag. Duplicate this layer and merge down.
Duplicate again, Mirror and Flip. Merge down.

Open SkyScraps-Leoparlicious-E15 copy and paste as a new Layer. Move behind cellphone and duplicate layer
On duplicate layer, Mirror. Rotate left by 30 degrees. Add drop shadow to each layer.
Open SkyScraps-Leoparlicious-E32 copy and paste as a new Layer. Re-size by 62%. Move behind tube, lower right hand side.
Duplicate layer and mirror. Move up behind cell phone. Add drop shadow to each layer.

Open SkyScraps-Leoparlicious-E35, copy and paste as a new Layer. Re-size by 23%. Move to top layer. You can duplicate a few times and arrange around your tag. Add drop shadow to each layer.

Open SkyScraps-Leoparlicious-E38, copy and paste as a new Layer. Move to the very bottom just over the Mask and add drop shadow.
Open SkyScraps-Leoparlicious-E55, copy and paste as a new Layer. Re-size by 25%. Move to top layer. Add drop shadow.
Open SkyScraps-Leoparlicious-E54, copy and paste as a new Layer. Re-size by 25%. Move to top layer. Add drop shadow.
Open SkyScraps-Leoparlicious-E53, copy and paste as a new Layer. Re-size by 18%. Move to top layer. Add drop shadow.
Open SkyScraps-Leoparlicious-E52, copy and paste as a new Layer. Re-size by 38%. Move to top layer. I sharpened it and then added drop shadow.
Copy and paste the little doggie. Re-size and duplicate. Darken one of the dogs, go to Adjust/Brightness and Contrast, Brightness/Contrast
B=-26
C=10
Or play around with it, till you find something you like.
Add drop shadow to the little doggies.

Merging layers:
Please be careful with the way you merge your layers for this portion of tutorial.
Starting at the top layer, right click on layer and merge down.
Keep doing this till you get to cellphone. DO NOT include the cellphone in this layer.

Now starting with the cellphone, right click on that layer (in layer Palette) and merge down till you get to the grid like element.
DO NOT include the grid like element in this layer.
Now, start with the grid like element and merge down till you get to Mask layer, and YES you can include the Mask as part of this layer.
You should now have 3 layers.

Go to Selections, select ALL.
Make sure your last layer is still active and copy.
In Animation Shop, right click and paste as a new layer.
Holding down the Ctrl key, tap the letter "L" until you have a total of 21 frames.
You can count as you tap or you can look at the bottom right hand area of AS and you will see the frame number increasing.

Open SimoneAni-Glitter-Tutorial-GirlNextDoor.
Go to Edit and Select All. Go to Edit and Copy.

Activate your tag and go to Edit/ Propagate Paste.
Go to Edit and Select All. Go to Edit and Paste into selected frames. I paste twice, once in the upper left hand side of the tag and again in the lower right hand side of tag.

Go back to PSP and copy the second layer (cellphone layer).
Back in AS, right click on workspace and paste as a new animation.
Go to Edit, copy. Activate your tag. Go to Edit, Paste into selected frames.
Using your cursor do your best to guesstimate where it needs to go. 

Looking at your original tag in PSP try to find something that can help you guide your layer to the right spot. I used the tip of her crown and the star just above. I lined those up and I think it was pretty close. Click in place.
Now open SimoneAni-digial bars-Tutorial-GirlNextDoor.
Go to Edit, Select All. Go to Edit/Copy.
I like to ZOOM in on the area I'm pasting my animation to make sure I get it just right.
Go to View, Zoom by 5. It might be huge but use the little side and bottom scroll sliders on your tag to move your cellphone into view.
Go to Edit, Paste into Selected Frames.
Using your cursor do your best to line things up just perfectly. Click in place.
Press play to make sure you're happy with position.
If you're still zoomed in you can scroll out with your cursor wheel if you have one, if not go to View and select Normal Viewing 1:1

Back in PSP copy the top layer and in AS right click on workspace and paste as a new animation.
Go to Edit/Copy.
Activate your tag and Go to Edit and Paste into selected frames.
Position as best as you can .

Crop your animation.

Click crop icon, click Options, choose: Surround the opaque area and click OK.
Crop Box will surround your tag, double click inside the box.

Now add all copyright information. I do that is PSP and copy and paste into AS and repeat the copy/pasting routine.

Save your tag.

Go to File, Save as, enter the name of your file and select the folder to save to.
Now click on Customize:
Under COLORS TAB:
Number of colors: 255 Colors
Create palette by: OPTIMIZED OCTREE
Reduce colors by: Error Diffusion
Under OPTIMIZATIONS TAB:
set a check mark beside the second, third and forth choices. Uncheck the 1st and last.
Under PARTIAL TRANSPARENCY:
check Convert pixels less than 92
Yes, blend with this color: change to white #FFFFFF
Click OK. Click Next, next, next, next.
Play your animation.

At times your animation may or will come out terrible. Optimization in Animation Shop is not the greatest.
You can play around will your settings, especially under the Tab: Optimization. I change this setting at times from anywhere between 50 and 110.
Some people add a white background. I don't. I prefer not seeing a white background if I'm posting it in a forum that has a colored background.
Just a personal preference for me.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial,
Hugs Simone

Please, always direct people to my blog to download my animations.
Do not load to any other download site and don't claim as your own.

Written by SophisticatSimone aka Lorraine Halle March 9, 2013

Shoot Out!

Please click on TAG to see in full size.
Supplies needed to complete this tutorial.

Programs: Paint Shop Pro, I'm using version 10

Animation Shop 3

Plugin : Eye Candy 4000 and  Crescent Moon (optional, not necessary).

Font used: 2 peas Squish (Free download)
Tube of choice, I'm using Cowgirl 5 by Jose A Cano 

 Scrap Kit "Cowgirl" by SkyScraps

Animations: Gunshot and Smoking Gun by me Simone

Download at Scrappy Bit of Fun Blog
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1. Open a new image 650 x 650.

2. Open paper SkyScraps-Cowgirl-pp4 and right click on layer, Promote Background to Layer.

3. Let's create our Mask.

Open element: SkyScraps-Cowgirl-E25

4. Make sure your paper is active (SkyScraps-Cowgirl-pp4).
Go to Edit and Copy.
Go to Layers, New Mask Layer, From Image.
Find SkyScraps-Cowgirl-E25 and apply.
In Layers Palette, right click on Raster 1 and Merge group.

5. Using your Magic Wand tool, with a feather of 10 click in the center of the mask.
Right click and paste the copy of paper.
Go to Selections, Invert and delete. Selections, select NONE.
Move this layer below your mask of E25.

6. Go to Edit, Copy Merged.
Close out both the paper and element from the kit.
Activate your canvas image(650x650) and right click and paste as a new layer.

7. Resize: Go to Image, Resize, 80%, all layers Unchecked.
Now, duplicate your layer and merge down.

8. Open SkyScraps-Cowgirl-E24, right click and copy (then close it) and paste as new layer on your active tag.
Resize: Go to Image, Resize, 80%, all layers Unchecked.

9. Right click the layer in layers palette and duplicate.

On original layer add drop shadow:
V -1, H 1 Opacity: 89 Blur: 8 Color : black

I used this drop shadow throughout my tag.

Optional Portion of TAG: my tube covers this portion so I really didn't need to do it.
10. Activate top layer. Using magic wand with feather set to 0, click in the window. Now go to Selections, Modify,
Expand by 8. Add a new raster layer and move below first window layer.

Using floodfill tool, fill window space with white. Keep selected.
Go to Effects/Plugins/Crescent Moon/CutGlass
Enter these settings:
Tile Size: 11
Tile Transparency: 188
Transparency: 37
Click OK.

De-select and decrease your Opacity to: 20 or whatever you like.

11. Adding your elements from the kit: position them like on my tag.
From the kit select SkyScraps-Cowgirl-E32, resize by 48%, copy and paste onto your tag and add drop shadow.
From the kit select SkyScraps-Cowgirl-E30, resize by 48%, copy and paste onto your tag and add drop shadow.
From the kit select SkyScraps-Cowgirl-E22, resize by 62%, copy and paste onto your tag and add drop shadow.
From the kit select SkyScraps-Cowgirl-E1, resize by 43%, copy and paste onto your tag and add drop shadow.
From the kit select SkyScraps-Cowgirl-E27, resize by 32%, copy and paste onto your tag and add drop shadow.
From the kit select SkyScraps-Cowgirl-E33, resize by 64%, copy and paste onto your tag and add drop shadow.
If postioning behind window like I did, use your selection tool and remove extra that appears in window.
From the kit select SkyScraps-Cowgirl-E31, resize by 39%, copy and paste onto your tag and add drop shadow.
From the kit select SkyScraps-Cowgirl-E8, resize by 39%, copy and paste onto your tag and add drop shadow.
From the kit select SkyScraps-Cowgirl-E44, resize by 35%, copy and paste onto your tag and add drop shadow.
From the kit select SkyScraps-Cowgirl-E2, resize by 15%, copy and paste onto your tag and add drop shadow.
You can add a few of these and rotate them, to give a scattered appearence.
From the kit select SkyScraps-Cowgirl-E34, resize by 15%, copy and paste onto your tag and add drop shadow.
Arrange between bullets.
Copy and paste this element again but resize by 50% add drop shadow and place behind cowboy hat. Repeat and place behind your tube near barrel. Repeat and mirror and place behind cactus on left.

Add your copyright information somewhere visible.

12. Right click on top bar of your image and copy merge.
Open animation shop and right click paste as a new animation.
Hold down ctrl key and tap Letter L for a total of 14. You should have 15 frames.

13. Open SimoneAni341b-smaller. Go to Edit, Select All. Edit/Copy
Go to Edit and select Propagate Paste (make sure it's active[depressed]).

14. Activate your 15 frame tag and then go to Edit, select all.
Go to edit and paste into selected frames. Position bullet shot on the barrel.

15. Repeat these steps for the gun smoke animation.
Click View/Animation.
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Adding your name:

1. In PSP, choose a font you like. I used: 2 Peas Squish
Size: 100, Stroke width: 0 color I used: #5f692f
Type your name out, click ok and convert to Raster layer.

2. Go to Effects/ Plugin: Add Eye Candy 4000: Gradient Glow.
Under color tab select FAT
Under Basic tab change glow width to : 3

3. Go to Adjust/add noise/noise. Select Gaussian, 26, monochrome checked, click ok.
Add drop shadow and copy and paste in AS as a new animation.

4. Back in PSP, Undo what you just did and add noise again, changing to 24 and add your drop shadow again.

5. In Animation Shop, Right click and paste after current frame in AS. You should have 2 frames in this animation.

6. Go to Edit, select all, edit and copy.
Activate your tag and go to Edit, select all. Go to Edit and paste into selected frames.
Position with your cursor at bottom of tag.

Now let's save.

Go to File, Save as, enter the name of your file and select the folder to save to.
Now click on Customize:
Under COLORS TAB:
Number of colors: 255 Colors
Create palette by: OPTIMIZED OCTREE
Reduce colors by: Error Diffusion
Under OPTIMIZATIONS TAB:
set a check mark beside the second, third and forth choices. Un-check the 1st and last.
Under PARTIAL TRANSPARENCY:
check Convert pixels less than 92
select Yes, blend with this color: change to white #FFFFFF
Click OK. Click Next, next, next, next.
Play your animation.

At times your animation may or will come out terrible. Optimization in Animation Shop is not the greatest.
You can play around will your settings, especially under the Tab: Optimization. I change this setting at times from anywhere between 50 and 110.
Some people add a white background. I don't. I prefer not seeing a white background if I'm posting it in a forum that has a colored background.
Just a personal preference for me :)
Hope you enjoyed this tutorial,
Hugs Simone

Please, always direct people to my blog to download my animations.
Do not load to any other download site and don't claim as your own.