Oh Boy!! This is a dandy....it's a long tut so I hope you have a good strong cup of coffee with you

If you have done Robert's scary Face you know there are going to be 30 layers. I have done most of the work so all you have to do is follow along

Let's begin

Written by ©Dorothy

Nov/2004

Template

Open the template in PSP....open the font and shrink it to the taskbar...close off all layers except the cat 1 layer and the frame layer at the bottom of the palette....add a new layer.... with your text set at size 72...font set at samarkan....floating and antalias checked... type your name and place it so the cat sits on the text but making sure your text does not go as far as the door...if you have a long name...hit it with the de form tool and squeeze it in

If you have a letter the comes above the platform... just lasaso them and delete, I had a "d,t and h"

Add an inner bevel with these settings

Re name that layer Text

We are going to save all our frames so make a folder to save frames in

Close off frame 1 layer

1)Open cat 1....text...mirror head....door....layers>merge>visible.... save as image 1....click the undo button

2)Open face 1...layers>merge>visible.... save as image 2....click the undo button and close off face 1

3)Open face 2...layers>merge>visible.... save as image 3....click the undo button and close off face 2

4)Open face 3...layers>merge>visible.... save as image 4....click the undo button and close off face 3

5)Open face 4...layers>merge>visible.... save as image 5....click the undo button and close off face 4

6)Open face 5...layers>merge>visible.... save as image 6....click the undo button and close off face 5

7)Open face 6...layers>merge>visible.... save as image 7....click the undo button and close off face 6

8)Open face 7...layers>merge>visible.... save as image 8....click the undo button and close off face 7

9)Open face 8...layers>merge>visible.... save as image 9....click the undo button and close off face 8

10)Open face 9...layers>merge>visible.... save as image 9....click the undo button and close off face 9

11)Open face 10...layers>merge>visible.... save as image 11....click the undo button and close off face 10

12)Open face 11...layers>merge>visible.... save as image 12....click the undo button and close off face 11

13)Open face 12...layers>merge>visible.... save as image 13....click the undo button and close off face 12

14)Open face 13...layers>merge>visible.... save as image 14....click the undo button and close off face 13

15)Open face 14...close off cat 1....open cat 2....layers>merge>visible.... save as image 15....click the undo button and close off face 14

16)Open face 15....layers>merge>visible.... save as image 16...click the undo button and close off face 15

17)Open face 16...close off cat 2....open cat 3....close off mirror head... open frame 1....duplicate cat 3 and place it on top of the mirror but down just a bit...now with your lasso tool...lasso any part of the cat hanging over the mirror frame....hit delete....in the layer palette bring the opacity down to 45..layers>merge>visible.... save as image 17....click the undo button and close off face 16

18)Open face 17.....layers>merge>visible.... save as image 18...click the undo button and close off face 17

19)Open face 18.....layers>merge>visible.... save as image 19...click the undo button and close off face 18

20)Open face 19........close off cat 3 and copy of cat 3....open cat 4...layers>merge>visible save as image 20...click the undo button and close off face 19

21)Open face 20........close off cat 4 ....open cat 5...move him to wards the door..with the frame 1 layer the active layer .. and with your lasso tool...draw around the inside of the door..... edit>copy...hit the delete button....paste as new layer...place it back on the door...re name this layer "panel" .....hit it with the de form tool and drag it open a bit....layers>merge>visible save as image 21...click the undo button and close off face 20

22)Open face 21........close off cat 5 ....open cat 4...move him closer to wards the door... with the panel the active layer ...hit the panel with the de form tool and drag it open a bit more...about 1/2 way... ....layers>merge>visible save as image 22...click the undo button and close off face 21

23)Open face 22........close off cat 4 ....open cat 5...move him closer to wards the door... with the panel layer the active layer ...hit the panel with the de form tool and drag it to the left almost open... ....layers>merge>visible save as image 23...click the undo button and close off face 22

24)Open face 23........close off cat 5 ....open cat 4...move him closer to wards the door... with the panel layer the active layer ...hit the panel with the de form tool and drag it open...wide... ....layers>merge>visible save as image 23...click the undo button and close off face 24

25)Open face 24........close off cat 4 ....open cat 5...move him off the text on to the floor in front of the door step..... ....layers>merge>visible save as image 25...click the undo button and close off face 24

26)Open face 25........close off cat 5 ....open cat 4...move him just over the door frame....with your lasso tool.. lasso his one leg that is over the door frame and delete... with the door panel the active layer...hit with the de form tool and squeeze it to the right... about 1/2 way... ....layers>merge>visible save as image 26...click the undo button and close off face 25

27)Open face 26........close off cat 4 ....open cat 5...move him further over the door frame....with your lasso tool.. lasso any part of him showing on the door frame and delete... with the panel the active layer...hit with the de form tool and squeeze it to the right... a little more....... ....layers>merge>visible save as image 27...click the undo button and close off face 26

28)Open face 27........close off cat 5 ....open cat 4...movehim out the door so just his tail is showing. ...with your lasso tool.. lasso any part of him showing on the door frame and delete... with the door panel the active layer...hit with the de form tool and squeeze it to the right... a little more....... ....layers>merge>visible save as image 28...click the undo button and close off face 27

29)Close off the cat layer ....the door panel layer ...open the door layer....open face 28...layers>merge....save as image 29

30)with just the frame 1 ...door and the text layer open ...layers>merge... save as image 30

Phew!!!! we are done... if you got this far you done good

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

Animation....open AS shop.....open the animation wizard.....

First box...same size as iimage 1....click next

Next box...transparent....click next

Next box....upper left corner of frame and with the canvas color checked...click next

Next box...yes, repeat animation indefinitely and 20 in the little box...click next

Next box....add all your images....click next

Next box.....click finish

Pretty big isn't it? Ok go to animations>re size... I took mine down to 400, any smaller and it loses the mirror pictures... again this is your choice...

Right click on frame 1...animation properties set at 125

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

Again you can change you animation sttings if you are not satisfied with mine

I hope you have a little fun with this tag. Thanks for doing my tut

Any problems please let me know

....Dorothy....

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