Rocking -n- Rolling
Frog
This was created May'06 Using PSP 7
This is an Intermediate tutorial as it uses Vector and Annimation
Copyright © 2006, Betty Woodard, All Rights Reserved.
Go to File and make a New Layer...400x400..Transparent
On Color Palette...Foreground....find a color you like...Flood fill ..I used#c2e490......name this layer
Background...I used Filter Unlimted....Paper Texture...Japanese Paper to texturize my background.

New Raster Layer...name it Rocker

On Color Palette  Forground I  used a  bright Gradient that had a bit of green  for  the  Background... pick a color... I used #c2e490
Preset....Ellispe....size 6
When you have it to your liking..go to Effects....Geometric....Ripples
Amplitude.....21...................Horizontal....41
Wave length....27............Vertical Center....49
I have the Background and the Frog in Zip File...
Click HERE to download
I found this frog on the web a long time ago..If anyone knows where it came from let me know so I can credit them..
We are going to put in Text
Go to Preset.....Vector.....Ellispe..draw out an oval that is just outside the Rocker.............floating and antialais checked....Stroke null and Fill White.......go to Image.....your cursor will be on a rocker with an A..
This is where you enter your text....if your Text is upside down
undo ...and go to Image,,,make sure you are on Vector layer..and Flip
than re-do your Text......Name this layer Text use the Mover  Tool to set  in place
See screenshot....Go to Selections and Promote to layer. Highlight the Vector layer ..... and delete it

Highlight top layer....Click on the Frog Image..go to Edit Copy.click on  graphic  and Paste as New Layer
You frog will be too large  so go to Image and resize.70 Percent you might  have to find your own percentage.. make sure All Layers is Unchecked...Close out Background.....highlight the top layer...Merge Visible...You should have two layers....Merged and Background

Well now...that wasn't too hard was it?....Almost through.
We are now going to make the annimation....Please pay CLOSE attention on how to do this...we are going to use the one and only graphic...We will Merge Visible...and then Un-do to start again.


Click your  Graphic open the Background....Merge Visble.. save as PSP frog 1....go back to graphic and undo the merge..
Click on your Graphic....close out the background...highlight the top layer .....Go to Image....Rotate..20 left make sure all Layers are left Unchecked
now open background and merge visible..Save as PSP  frog 2
Click Graphic and undo the merged
Click on your Graphic....close out the background...highlight the top layer .....Go to Image....Rotate..20 left make sure all Layers are left Unchecked
now open background and merge visible..Sharpen Save as PSP  frog 3
Click Graphic and undo the merged
Click on your Graphic....close out the background...highlight the top layer .........Go to Image....Rotate..20 right
make sure all Layers are left Unchecked
now open background and merge visible..Sharpen Save as PSP  frog 5
Click Graphic and undo the merged
Click on your Graphic....close out the background...highlight the top layer  .....Go to Image....Rotate..20 right
make sure all Layere is left Unchecked
now open background and merge visible..Sharpen Save as PSP  frog 6
Click Graphic and undo the merged
Click on your Graphic....close out the background...highlight the top layer and ....Go to Image....Rotate..20 right...
make sure all Layere is left Unchecked
( Yes This Is A Repeat )
now open background and merge visible..Sharpen Save as PSP  frog7

Open  Annimation Shop

Opaque....next.....Upper Corner....With Canvass Color... checked...next
Repeat annimation....27........next.....Image
Find wher your images and while holding down the CTRL key click on # 7....6...5....4....3....2....1....finish
Go to view and see your annimation



I had so much fun making this froggie rock...hope you enjoyed making it

If you need any help please feel free to mail me........Betty
..Click on your Graphic....close out the background...highlight the top layer .....Go to Image....Rotate..20 left make sure all Layers are left Unchecked
now open background and merge visible..Sharpen Save as PSP  frog 4
Click Graphic and undo the merged