Smiley Girl

This tutorial was written
by Sarah Fiack on
July 9th, 2013
Any resemblance to another
tutorial is purely coincidental.
I am using a tube by Anna Liwanag
which you can purchase at
CDO

I am also using Smile scrap by TK Dezigns
which can also be purchased
at CDO.

Mask by me
WLC_Smileymask here
Animation Shop

Open a 700x700 new image
with a white background.
Open up your tube & scrap supplies.

Choose a frame of choice.
Resize 80% if needed.
Move the frame down slightly
on your tag.

Click inside the frame with
your magic wand tool.
Selections modify expand by 5.

Paste a paper of choice as
a new layer.
Selections invert & press delete.
Select none. Move the paper
underneath the frame layer.

Add a drop shadow to the
frame layer.
2,2,50,5 black.

Paste a tube of choice as
a new layer.Position as wanted
along an edge of the frame.

Paste a paper of choice as a new
layer above the white background.
Apply the mask WLC_Smileymask.
Merge group.

Choose ellipse preset shape tool
Make sure the Draw Ellipse shape is selected.
On your Materials palette, make sure both
squares are black or color of choice.

Draw out an ellipse shape about the size
of the eye on the mask. Convert to raster.
Duplicate once & mirror.
Merge together to the mask.

Now select the rectangle preset shape.
Draw out a rectangle for the mouth.
Convert to raster.
Move underneath the mask layer.
If needed,erase any parts showing past
the mask.

Add artist copyright information & name to tag.
We're going to start the animation process. If you don't wish to
animate, you can skip that part.

Open a smiley element.
Resize 70%
Paste on top of a corner by the frame.
Copy merged and paste in Animation Shop (AS) as
a new animation.

Now back in PSP, move the smiley down
slightly onto the frame. Copy merged into
AS and paste after current frame.
This should give you frame 2.

Back in PSP, move the smiley up slightly
& over to the side as well. Copy merged
& paste again - this should be frame 3.

You want to keep this up moving the smiley
up & down & across the frame for a total of 6
frames in AS. I ended with the smiley on a bottom corner
diagonal from the one I started at.

Now in AS, selct all -Animation - Frame properties
to 25.
Edit select all - copy - paste as a new animation.
Edit select all -animation - reverse frames.
Select all - copy.
Back on the original set of frames, select frame 6 -
paste after current frame.

Select frame 7 & delete only this frame.
This will take your total frames from 12 to 11.
Select all - view animation.
If you are happy with it, save as gif.
Thanks for trying my tutorial.