Sweet India 'Toon

This tutorial was written for those who

have a working knowledge of PSP

Supplies needed:

PSP 12 (any version will work)

Tube of choice.  I am using the fantastic artwork of

Keith Garvey.  You can purchase the tube I used and other work by him at MPT here

Free to use scrap kit “Temptress” from Diane at Candy's Designs

.  You can download it here

Heart Danglie by Serenity  Dezynes BLOG HERE (supplied)

Silver animation if desired (supplied)

Font of choice (I used Beurre - a pay font I can't supply)

Supplies:  Here

Open tube and minimize for now.  Open scrap kit.

Open a new transparent image 625 x 625 pixels

Copy and paste Frame 1 from the scrap elements folder as a new image

Resize, copy, paste chosen flowers to left lower side of frame.  Copy,

paste each flower as a new layer.  (I used 3 flowers and 2 silver flowers.

X out the background layer 1 and the frame layer, merge the flower layers visible.

Duplicate the flower layer,

Image, Flip, Image Mirror 

Apply a light drop shadow on both flower layers.  I used 0,0,35,7

Open tube, copy, paste as a new layer.  Drag below copy of layer 4.  Drop shadow as before

X out Raster 4.  Copy heart danglie and paste as a new layer to center area of flower merge (see my tag)

Duplicate this layer.

Select first heart layer, Image Rotate, Free Rotate, Rotate R by 12

Select second heart layer, Image Rotate, Free Rotate, Rotate L by 12

Cut off links if too long using freehand selection tube.

Line up left and right top links

Un X flower layer.

Image, Resize, resize to 500 X 500 pixels or size of choice

Add copyright and licensing information

Add name using dark red for foreground, stroke one, and a shade of silver matching

flowers for background.

ANIMATION

Open animation shop

Remove the X's on all layers, then X out the duplicate of Raster 4,
Edit, Copy Merged, and in animation shop, Edit, paste as a new animation.

Remove X from duplicate layer, and X out original heart layer, Edit Copy,

and in animation shop. Edit, paste after current frame

In animation shop Edit, Select All, Animation, Frame Properties, Set to 60

Now to add sparkles

Open silver sparkle

Click on silver sparkle, Edit, Select All, Edit copy

Click on tag.  Edit, Select all, Edit, Paste into selected frame

Add as many of these sparkles as you would like

File, save as an animated gif

That's it! You’re done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial