Zoo Choo Choo

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Zoo Pals" by MissyLynn Scraps available from Stargazer Scraps, Scraps with Attitude, Totally Sweet Designs, Paradise 4 Scrappers and Katelynns Designs

Tubes of choice - I used those supplied in the kit

WSL_Mask7 by Chelle available from her blog

Fonts of choice - I am using Labtop Overscore and Cooper Blk BT

Plugin: Xero > Fritillary

Animation Shop

Let's begin....

Open a new 750 x 600 blank canvas flood-filled white

Paste Frame7 as new layer
Resize by 80%

Select inside the Frame with Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 8
Add new raster layer
Paste Paper of choice INTO Selection
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Deselect

Paste Grass as new layer
Resize by 80%
Position inside Frame
Erase the excess between left and right Frame

Paste Sun as new layer
resize by 35%
Position in upper left

Paste Giraffe as new layer
Resize by 40%

Paste Zebra as new layer
Resize by 40%

Paste Koala as new layer
Resize by 25%
Position to the right Frame

Paste Monkey as new layer
Resize by 40%

Paste Lion as new layer
Resize by 35%

Select inside your Frames again
Selections > Invert
Selections > Modify > Contract by 2
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Erase any excess you wish to remove overhanging the bottom of your Frame

Activate Frame layer again

Paste ChooChoo as new layer
Resize by 40%
Position to the lower right
Hide layer for now

Paste Leaf2 as new layer
Resize by 60%
Image > Flip
Position along top of Frame
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

Duplicate and position along top
Duplicate again
Image > Flip, then Image > Mirror
Position to the right and erase any excess at the end

Hide all layers except the Leafs
Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
Unhide layers again

Add any other elements of your choice to your liking

Paste Paper of choice as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply WSL_Mask7
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Lower opacity to 50

Effects > Plugins > Xero > Fritillary with the following settings:

Crop and resize to liking

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Labtop Overscore
Text Colour to match tag - I am using #012901

Type out Text of choice and position
Apply a drop shadow of choice

Select another font of choice
I am using Cooper Blk BT
Foreground - #012901
Background - #FFFFFF
Stroke width - 2.00

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Duplicate and set blend mode to Multiply
Apply drop shadow of choice

Finally, add your © copyright, licence and watermark, then save as a GIF or JPG and you're done!

** IF YOU WISH TO ANIMATE PLEASE FOLLOW THESE NEXT STEPS **

Activate your ChooChoo layer
Duplicate three times and rename Train1, Train2, Train3 and Train4

Leave Train1 in position
Carefully move Train2, Train3 and Train 4 across the bottom of your Frame in EXACT line of Train1

Then activate Train1 and hide other layers
Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP
Hide Train1 and activate Train2
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Train2 and activate Train3
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Train3 and activate Train4
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Back to PSP
Set Cat4 back to Soft Light and opacity to 100
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Select All, and change Frame Properties to 50
Now save as a GIF and you're done!

Thanks for trying my tutorial!

::st!na::

Here is a non-animated version:

© Tutorial written by Stina on 25th August 2009
All rights reserved