Gumball Machine

This is a creation made by Connie, Connie took a picture of a gumballl machine...scanned it and drew it herself...Connie also made the balls for the machine... this is a very creative tag....she also did the animation and asked me to tut it for her....thanks Connie for sharing and letting us all enjoy your creation....Connie is also a member of GIG

Written by

©Dorothy

July.2004

Tag by Connie

Ok,let's get rolling

Here

is the template

Open your template in PSP

OK, I don't know just how to attack this so we are going to have to letter all the balls,including the balls with your text

I am also doing this one a little different....so make a folder some place(I always have mine on my desktop)...we are going to do a lot of saving...re sizeing and undoing

Turn off the glass layer.......turn on the gumball machine layer...Choose the balls you want your name on and drag them to below the machine....

Close off all layers except the layers for your text...now you are going to have to find your text balls by elimination, just by closing off the balls that you did not choose for your text....click on each ball... one at a time and add a new layer..... type your text...(text size set at 36.....kearning set at 6...leading set at-10... fill set at black...stroke set at black.....floating and antalias checked....font Arial Narrow... layers>merge........ duplicate and close off the copy...name it your letter... then go to the next ball... add a new layer and type your text...layers>merge....duplicate and close off the copy....and name it.......and close off the merged layer too........ do this with each ball...when all balls have the text...with just the balls under the machine with your name.....layers>merge....close off and re name text......

This is what your layer palette should look like

Now we have to name all the left over balls...do this the same way...add a layer to each ball seperately...but don't duplicate these balls just name them...now place all the balls with your name in the empty spaces..like so

Now to each layer add this drop shadow...1 layer at a time...closeing the previous layer when the shadow is added

OK, now the fun begins

1)Open all your layers except the text layer...keep that one closed for now. ...rotate the handle..image rotate 70 to the right....image...re size to 300....

Layers>merge...close off and re name

2)Back in PSP...hit the undo button 2 times to get all your layers back... click on the Handle and image>rotate...70 to the left...with the text layer closed off...layers... merge...image...re size to 300...layers>merge...save as image 2...(this is weird for me if you have done my tuts but it saves a lot of duplicate and dragging and I'm all for saving work)

3)Back in PSP hit the undo button twice to bring back your layers... with the frist letter of your name highlighted.. hit it with the de form tool... this will find the letter for you...and while holding down the ctrl key......using the arrows to the right of the keyboard ....move the letter to the hole in the machine... highlight the second letter and hit with the deform tool and put it in the palce where the first letter came out... ready to fall....highlight the next letter and put it where the space from the other letter was....again highlight another letter and move to fill the empty space ... ..I had to move down 3 letters.... ...layers>merge...image re size to 300......save as image 3

**Note:this is the way I will do each of the letters, I won't add this to every layer...when I say move the letter this is the easy way to do it

4)Back in PSP...undo...undo...click on the layer for the first letter and move it off the hole...layers>merge...image re size to 300.... save as image 4

Remember to keep the text closed off untill told to open it

5)Back in PSP...undo...undo...click on the layer for the first letter and move it over about 1 pixel(square)...image rotate.....left 40 ...layers>merge...image re size to 300.... save as image 5

6)Back in PSP...undo...undo...click on the layer for the first letter and move it over about 1 pixel(square)...image flip... ...layers>merge...image re size to 300.... save as image 6

7)Back in PSP...undo...undo...click on the layer for the first letter and move it over about 1 pixel(square).....click on handle layer...image rotate ...70 to the right... ...layers>merge...image re size to 300.... save as image 7

8)Back in PSP...undo...undo...click on the layer for the first letter and move it over about 1 pixel(square)...image flip...click on handle.... image rotoate 70 to the left.... ...layers>merge...image re size to 300.... save as image 8

9)Back in PSP...undo...undo...click on the layer of the first letter and delete it....click on the text layer to open....duplicate the text layer and close the original....lasso all but the first letter...delete....click on the second letter of your name...move it down to the hole... as in layer 3...move the other letters around....placing the 3rd letter in the space .....ready to fall...layers>merge...resize...save as image 9

10)Back in PSP...undo...undo...click on the layer copy of text..... and delete it....click on the text layer to open....duplicate the text layer and close the original....lasso all but the first letter...delete... click on the second letter of your name...move it out of the hole....layers>merge... re size to 300...save as image 10

11)Back in PSP...undo...undo...click on the layer copy of text..... and delete it....click on the text layer to open....duplicate the text layer and close the original....lasso all but the first letter...delete... click on the second letter of your name...move it over and rotate 40 to the left... click on the handle layer...image rotate 70 to the right... ....layers>merge... re size to 300...save as image 11

12)Back in PSP...undo...undo...click on the layer copy of text..... and delete it....click on the text layer to open....duplicate the text layer and close the original....lasso all but the first letter...delete... click on the second letter of your name...move it over...image flip....... click on the handle layer...image rotate 70 to the left... ....layers>merge... re size to 300...save as image 12

13)Back in PSP...undo...undo...click on the layer copy of text..... and delete it....click on the text layer to open....duplicate the text layer and close the original....lasso all but the first letter...delete... click on the second letter of your name...move it over...rotoate 40 to the left........... click on the next letter of your name in the box......move it down to the hole....move all other letters around...... ....layers>merge... re size to 300...save as image 13

14)Back in PSP...undo...undo...click on the layer copy of text..... and delete it....click on the text layer to open....duplicate the text layer and close the original....lasso all but the first 2 letters...delete...click on the second letter and delete... click on the 3rd letter of your name...move it off the hole... click on the next letter of your name in the box......handle rotate 70 to the right... ....layers>merge... re size to 300...save as image 14

15)Back in PSP...undo...undo...click on the layer copy of text..... and delete it....click on the text layer to open....duplicate the text layer and close the original....lasso all but the first 2 letters...delete... click on the 3rd letter of your name...move it over and rotate by 40 to the left.. ......handle rotate 70 to the left... ....layers>merge... re size to 300...save as image 15

16)Back in PSP...undo...undo...click on the layer copy of text..... and delete it....click on the text layer to open....duplicate the text layer and close the original....lasso all but the first 3 letters...delete... click on the 4th letter of your name...move it down to the hole.....move all the letters around in the ball....delete the 3rd letter..... ....layers>merge... re size to 300...save as image 16

17)Back in PSP...undo...undo...click on the layer... copy of text..... and delete it....click on the text layer to open....duplicate the text layer and close the original....lasso all but the first 3 letters...delete... click on the 4th letter of your name...move it down out of the hole.....Handle...rotate 70 to the right..... ....layers>merge... re size to 300...save as image 17

18)Back in PSP...undo...undo...click on the layer... copy of text..... and delete it....click on the text layer to open....duplicate the text layer and close the original....lasso all but the first 4 letters...delete ....click on the 4th letter.... delete..... .........click on handle...image rotate 70 to the left.... ....layers>merge... re size to 300...save as image 18

19)Back in PSP...undo...undo...click on the layer copy of text..... and delete it....click on the text layer to open....duplicate the text layer and close the original....lasso all but the first 4 letters...delete... click on the 5th letter of your name...move it down to the hole.......move all the letters around in the ball....... ....layers>merge... re size to 300...save as image 19

20)Back in PSP...undo...undo...click on the layer copy of text..... and delete it....click on the text layer to open....duplicate the text layer and close the original....lasso all but the first 4 letters...delete... click on the ....click on the 5th letter... move it out of the hole.......handle...rotate 70 to the right ..... ....layers>merge... re size to 300...save as image 20

21)Back in PSP...undo...undo...click on the layer copy of text..... and delete it....click on the text layer to open....duplicate the text layer and close the original....lasso all but the first 5 letters...delete... click on the ....click on the 6th letter... move it to the hole ...move all letters in the ball.....handle.... rotate 70 to the left........delete 5th letter... ....layers>merge... re size to 300...save as image 21

22)Back in PSP...undo...undo...click on the layer copy of text..... and delete it....click on the text layer to open....duplicate the text layer and close the original....lasso all but the first 5 letters...delete... ....click on the 6th letter... move it out of hole and over a bit........image rotate right 40...handle rotate right 70... ....layers>merge... re size to 300...save as image 22

23)Back in PSP...undo...undo...click on the layer copy of text..... and delete it....click on the text layer to open....duplicate the text layer and close the original....lasso all but the first 6 letters...delete... ....click on the 6th letter...delete....click on the last letter bring down to the hole.... ...handle...rotate left 70....move all other letters around in the bowl... ....layers>merge... re size to 300...save as image 23

24)Back in PSP...undo...undo...click on the layer copy of text..... and delete it....click on the text layer to open....duplicate the text layer and close the original....lasso all but the first 6 letters...delete... click on the last letter in the hole.... move it out and over a bit....image rotoate 40 to the right... ....layers>merge... re size to 300...save as image 24

25)Back in PSP...undo...undo...click on the layer copy of text..... and delete it....duplicate text...close off original.....lasso all but the first 6 letters...delete..... ....click on the 7th letter..move it over a bit...image flip... ....layers>merge... re size to 300...save as image 16

26)Back in PSP...undo...undo...click on the layer copy of text..... and delete it....open text.......... ....click on the 7th letter....delete........ ....layers>merge... re size to 300...save as image 25

WoW!! Got this far, then your almost done....let's go to animation shop

................................Animation.......................

Open animation shop...click on the animation wizard....

Same size as first image checked....next

Transparent checked...next

Upper left corner of frame and with canvas color checked...next

Yes repeat and put 35 in the box...next

Add your images...1 through 26...1 being at the top....next

Finish

Speaking of which you are finished...except.....I re sized mine again to 200...just a little too big for me.... your preference....

Right click on the last frame and ...animation frame properties set at 125

Now go blow bubbles!

Thanks Connie for sharing your tag with us, it was fun to do

....Dorothy.....