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
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
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