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Sunday, January 31, 2021
Did you Say...Steam?
This tutorial was written by me on January 31, 2021. The results are of my own imagination. Any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental.
Please DO NOT claim this tutorial as your own.
This was written assuming you have a working knowledge of PS.
Please keep in mind that I write the tutorial as I am creating it.
Sometimes I may not explain properly where to place things so please see my example if you are ever in doubt :)
Supplies needed
I am using Adobe Photoshop 2021 but this tutorial should work with any version.
You can download the 7 day trial of PS here.
PTU Tube: I am using Verymany's beautiful tube "Steampunk 51". Please do not use this tube without a proper license. You can purchase this beauty here.
PTU Kit: I am using a gorgeous kit called "Did You Say...Steam?" created by Bella Caribena. You can purchase her beautiful kit here.
PTU Animation: I am using Rebel Dezigns awesome animation 1658 from pack 551. You can purchase her awesome animations at CDO here.
Please see Rene's Animation How-to for PS here.
Font of choice for your name.
Plug in: None
Drop shadow of choice.
Please read all the Artist's/Designer's TOU.
To open an image, I click on the element or paper in the file folder and drag it into PS.
To transfer an element or paper in PS to my tag, I left click and drag it into my working canvas.
The other way is to left click and drag the element from the folder right onto your tag.
Either way you will get the same results but the resizing will be different :). I will be using the both method for this tutorial.
For resizing and rotating I use the Ctrl+T command.
To mirror or Flip go to Edit>Transform>Flip Horizontal (mirror) or Flip vertical (Flip).
Remember to save your tag often.
Let's get started.
Open a new 800x800 transparent image. We will resize later.
Go to layers, New fill layer, solid color. When the pop up window appears type in FFFFFF and click ok.
Drag Mask 1 into the tag. Click the check mark, mirror and move to the bottom right.
Drag Mask 3 into the tag. Click the check mark, mirror and move to the top left.
Drag element 95 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the top right of the masks.
Drag element 123 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the lower left of the masks.
Drag element 77 into the tag. Resize 28% and move to the top left of the mask.
Drag element 45 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the top right of element 77.
Drag element 6 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the top left over element 77.
Drag element 34 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the top left over the leaves.
Drag BC-Did_FM (1) into the tag. Hold down the shift key and pull on the corners until you find a size you like. Mine is appox 136%. Move to the left over mask 3.
Select the layer under the frame mask.
Drag paper 10 into the tag. Resize 77% and move under the frame.
Select the frame layer. Using the magic wand, click in the center of the frame. Select>Modify>Expand by 3.
Select the paper layer. Layers>Layer Mask>Reveal selection.
Still on the paper layer, drag the close up tube into the tag. Resize 60%, mirror and move into a spot you like best inside the frame.
Holding down the Ctrl key, click on the mask icon on the paper layer. You should see marching ants. Go to Layers>Layer Mask>Reveal selection.
Change the blend mode to Linear Burn and lower the opacity to around 60%.
Select the frame layer.
Drag element 119 into the tag. Resize 55% and move to the bottom left corner of the frame.
Drag element 111 into the tag. Resize 50% and move to the bottom of the frame.
Drag element 33 into the tag. Resize 50% and move to the bottom left by the purple cogs.
Drag element 13 into the tag. Resize 20% and move to the bottom right of the frame.
Drag element 10 into the tag. Resize 15% and move to the bottom left of the clock.
Drag element 26 into the tag. Resize 50% and move to the bottom of the brown leaves.
Drag element 53 into the tag. Resize 10% and move to the bottom left of the luggage.
Drag element 114 into the tag. Resize 20% and move to the bottom left of the luggage.
Drag element 11 into the tag. Resize 23% and move to the bottom of the black rose.
Drag element 66 into the tag. Resize 50% and move to the top of the frame over the leaves.
Drag element 87 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the right of the frame.
Drag the main tube into the tag. Resize 35% and move to the top right of the frame.
Drag Element 135 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the bottom left of the tube.
Drag Element 17 into the tag. Resize 35% and move to the bottom right left of the fan.
Drag Element 42 into the tag. Resize 60% and move to the bottom of the tube.
Drag Element 137 into the tag. Resize 36% and move onto the couch.
Drag Element 67 into the tag. Resize 50% and move to the bottom left of the couch.
Drag Element 105 into the tag. Resize 30% and move to the bottom of element 67.
Drag Element 35 into the tag. Resize 6% and move to the bottom right of the brown leaves.
Drag Element 29 into the tag. Resize 32% and move to the bottom of the brown leaves.
Drag Element 103 into the tag. Resize 57% and move to the bottom of the fan.
Drag Element 44 into the tag. Resize 23% and move to the bottom left of the fan.
Drag Element 138 into the tag. Resize 35% and move to the bottom left of the couch.
Drag Element 82 into the tag. Resize 37% and move to the bottom right of element 138.
Drag Element 12 into the tag. Resize 26% and move to the bottom left of the fan.
Drag Element 27 into the tag. Resize 40% and move to the bottom of the books.
Add any other elements you like and make any adjustments to the layers.
Crop away any extra space.
Image, Image Size and resize 650 on the longest side.
Oh almost forgot we need to drop shadow all of our elements. I actually do the drop shadow at the end :)
Select the element on the bottom of your tag in the layer pallet and double click it.
A layer style window will pop up. Click on Drop shadow. and use the following settings.
Now right click on the layer you just applied the drop shadow. Click copy layer style.
Now click on the layer above and hold down the shift key, select the layer under the paper layer. Rick click and paste layer styles.
Select the frame layer, holding down the shift key, select the top layer. Right click and paste layer styles. Drop shadow complete :)
Select the tube layer, right click and duplicate.
Standing on the duplicate layer, right click and clear layer style. Go to Filter, Blur, Gaussian Blur and type in 3. Click ok. Change the blend mode to soft light and lower the opacity by 80%.
Add your copyright and name.
If you do not want to animate. Hide the white background layer Save your tag and export as png.
Might want to grab a coffee :)
Open Rebel Dezigns psd file in PS. You will notice that there is 25 layers in this animation and it does not have the group layer. That is ok as we are going to learn how to do this so it matches the animation layers of the tube.
We need to group all odd the layers. Starting from layer 25, hold down your control key and select each odd layer so the next one will be 23 then 21 etc. Once all the odd layers are selected (the layers will be highlighted in blue) we need to group them. All odd layers selected?
Next we need to group these layers. Go to Layers, Group layers or Ctrl + G on the Keyboard. You will see group 1 folder at the top. Make sure Group 1 is selected.
Select the layer you would like the animation to be placed. I selected the layer just under the tube.
Back to the animation. Click on Group 1 and drag it into your tag. Ctrl+T and resize 35%. Move to the center of the tag. Now standing on the group layer, scroll down the layer pallet until you see the mask layer. Holding down the Ctrl key, left click on the mask icon. You should see marching ants. Still standing on group 1 layer, go to Layers, Layer mask, reveal selection.
Close the original animation and don't save changes.
Click on the little white arrow beside Group 1 to expand it. Click on the eyeball of each layer to hide it but leave frame layer 1 visible. Click on the arrow beside group one to hide it as we do not want to accidentally make any changes.
Next make sure your animation viewer is open on the bottom of PS. I you do not see a row that has Animation (Frames) on the bottom, go to Windows>Timeline.
Next is animating.
Click on the little icon at the right end of the animation screen then select make frames from layers.
You are going to see a big mess in the animation window but we are going to fix this.
Click on the first frame and click on the trash can in the animation window. Repeat this until you reach the first frame of the animation.
Now you should be at the first frame of the animation. Click on frame 14 and hit the trash can. Repeat for all the remaining frames. You should be left with 13 frames in the animation window. This is the amount of frames for our animation.
This next step is very important. Any changes you do from here you must be on frame 1 in the animation window. It will be highlighted in blue.
Go to the bottom of your tag in the layers pallet. Make sure you have animation frame 1 selected.
Click on the eyeball beside each layer to make it visible. For the white base layer you may have to click on the eyeball a couple of times to make it visible in all the animation frames. It's a Photoshop thing. Do not touch the group layer.
Next, I want to slow down the animation. With the first frame selected, hold down the shift key and click on frame 13. This will select all the frames.
Next, click on the little black arrow beside the 0 sec as we want to change the speed. A pop up window will appear.
I selected 0.1 Sec. Now click on the play button to view the animation. Click on it again to stop it.
Click frame 1 again so we don't accidentally make any changes.
Now to save our tag as a gif.
Go to File>Export>Save for web (Legacy).
A new pop up window will appear. Change the settings to my screen shot below. Click on the image to enlarge it if needed. Click save. My screen shot will look different but the settings are the same.
I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial. I would love to see your results.
Victorian Steam
This tutorial was written by me on January 30, 2021. The results are of my own imagination. Any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental.
Please DO NOT claim this tutorial as your own.
This was written assuming you have a working knowledge of PS.
Please keep in mind that I write the tutorial as I am creating it.
Sometimes I may not explain properly where to place things so please see my example if you are ever in doubt :)
Supplies needed
I am using Adobe Photoshop 2021 but this tutorial should work with any version.
You can download the 7 day trial of PS here.
PTU Tube: I am using Fiodorova Maria's beautiful tube "Stimpak Love". Please do not use this tube without a proper license. You can purchase this tube at VM Artists here.
PTU Kit: I am using a gorgeous kit called "Victorian Steam" created by Tiny Turtle Designs. You can purchase this beautiful kit here.
Mask: 361 by Mizteeques. Thank you for your awesome masks. You can download it from her blog here. I am using the png versions for this tutorial.
My Word Art here. Left click to enlarge then right click and save as
Font of choice for your name.
Plug in: None
Drop shadow of choice.
Please read all the Artist's/Designer's TOU.
To open an image, I click on the element or paper in the file folder and drag it into PS.
To transfer an element or paper in PS to my tag, I left click and drag it into my working canvas.
The other way is to left click and drag the element from the folder right onto your tag.
Either way you will get the same results but the resizing will be different :). I will be using the both method for this tutorial.
For resizing and rotating I use the Ctrl+T command.
To mirror or Flip go to Edit>Transform>Flip Horizontal (mirror) or Flip vertical (Flip).
Let's get started.
Open a new 800x800 transparent image. We will resize later.
Go to layers, New fill layer, solid color. When the pop up window appears type in FFFFFF and click ok.
Drag paper 24 into your tag. Hold down the shift key and pull up and down on the corners until the paper fills the canvas. Click the check mark.
Drag Mizteeques mask into the tag. Hold down the shift key and pull up and down on the corners until the paper fills the canvas. Click the check mark.
Now in the Layers pallet, select the Channels tab. You will see four mask layers. We are going to work with the RGB layer.
Holding down the Ctrl key, click on the RGB mask thumb nail. You should see marching ants.
Now click on the Layers tab. You should still see marching ants. Select the paper layer. Go to Layers>Layer Mask>Reveal selection.
You can now delete the original mask above the paper layer as we no longer need it.
Drag element 86 into the tag. Resize 50% and move to the top of the mask.
Drag element 60 into the tag. Resize 25% and move to the top left of the mask.
Drag element 127 into the tag. Resize 25% and move to the top of the cog cluster.
Drag element 93 into the tag. Resize 17% and move to the middle left of the feather.
Drag element 26 into the tag. Resize 10% and move to the bottom of the feather.
Drag element 65 into the tag. Resize 60% and move to the top of the mask.
Select the layer under the frame. Drag paper 23 into the tag and resize 50%. Move to the center of the frame.
Select the frame layer. Using the magic wand, click in the center of the frame. Select>Modify>Expand by 3.
Select the paper layer. Layers>Layer Mask>Reveal selection.
Select the frame layer.
Drag element 47 into the tag. Resize 49% and move to the bottom center of the frame.
Drag element 50 into the tag. Resize 47% and move to the bottom center of the frame.
Drag element 25 into the tag. Resize 7% and move to the left side of the frame by the watch.
Drag element 101 into the tag. Resize 25% and move to the left side of the frame at the bottom of the flower.
Drag element 129 into the tag. Resize 35% and move to the left side of the frame.
Drag element 113 into the tag. Resize 24% and move to the bottom right of the cameo.
Drag element 122 into the tag. Resize 17% and move to the bottom left of element 113.
Drag element 5 into the tag. Hold down the Ctrl key and pull on the corners until you find a size you like. Mine is approx 160% and move to the bottom left of the cupcake.
Drag element 28 into the tag. Resize 17% and move to the bottom left corner of the frame.
Drag element 80 into the tag. Resize 28% and move to the bottom of the rose.
Drag element 20 into the tag. Resize 40% and move to the right of the mask by the word photographer.
Drag element 89 into the tag. Resize 37% and move over the top left of the heart.
Drag element 59 into the tag. Resize 40%, mirror and move over the heart.
Drag element 98 into the tag. Resize 13% and move to the bottom left of the horse.
Drag element 94 into the tag. Resize 35% and move to the bottom of the books.
Drag element 45 into the tag. Resize 20% and move to the bottom of the books.
Drag element 84 into the tag. Resize 20% and move to the bottom right of the bottles.
Drag element 79 into the tag. Resize 22% and move to the bottom of the envelop.
Drag element 39 into the tag. Resize 31% and move to the bottom of the frame.
Open the tube in PS. Select each layer by holding down the Ctrl key and then hit Ctrl + G on the keyboard.
Then drag the group layer into your tag. Right click on the group and convert to smart object.
Resize 40%, mirror and move to the right of the frame.
Drag element 73 into the tag. Resize 25% and move to the bottom right of the tube.
Drag element 43 into the tag. Resize 65% and move to the bottom of the tube.
Drag element 106 into the tag. Resize 29% and move to the bottom left of the tube.
Drag element 72 into the tag. Resize 23% and move to the bottom right of the post box.
Drag element 83 into the tag. Resize 23% and move to the bottom right of element 72.
Drag element 76 into the tag. Resize 23% and move to the right of element 83.
Drag element 124 into the tag. Resize 13% and move to the left of element 76.
Drag my Wordart into the tag. Move to the bottom of the tag. See mine for placement.
Drag element 52 into the tag. Resize 16% and move to the bottom right of wordart.
Drag element 21 into the tag. Resize 7% and move to the bottom right of wordart.
Drag element 35 into the tag. Resize 6% and move to the bottom right of flower.
Drag element 32 into the tag. Resize 32% and move to the bottom right of word art between the A & M.
Drag element 62 into the tag. Resize 10% and move to the bottom left of the phone.
Drag element 109 into the tag. Resize 64% and move to the bottom of the phone.
Drag element 88 into the tag. Resize 18% and move to the bottom of the picture.
Add any other elements you like and make any adjustments to the layers.
Crop away any extra space.
Image, Image Size and resize 650 on the longest side.
Oh almost forgot we need to drop shadow all of our elements. I actually do the drop shadow at the end :)
Select the element on the bottom of your tag in the layer pallet and double click it.
A layer style window will pop up. Click on Drop shadow. and use the following settings.
Now right click on the layer you just applied the drop shadow. Click copy layer style.
Now click on the layer above and hold down the shift key, select the layer under the paper layer. Rick click and paste layer styles.
Select the frame layer, holding down the shift key, select the top layer. Right click and paste layer styles. Drop shadow complete :)
Select the tube layer, right click and duplicate.
Standing on the duplicate layer, right click and clear layer style. Go to Filter, Blur, Gaussian Blur and type in 3. Click ok. Change the blend mode to soft light.
Add your copyright and name.
If you do not want to animate. Hide the white background layer Save your tag and export as png.
Might want to grab a coffee :)
Make sure the Animation Timeline is open. If you do not see it at the bottom of PS, go to Window>Timeline
In the timeline window click the drop down in the middle and select Create Frame Animation.
There should be one frame in the timeline.
Ready to learn something kewl :).
We are going to animate the horse so it looks like it is moving up and down.
In the layer pallet, select the horse layer (element 59). Just highlight it and don't move it.
Next, In the timeline duplicate your frame. It is the + by the garbage can. I think in older versions it looks like stacked paper.
You should now have two frames in the animation pallet. Select frame 2. Here is where stuff gets neat. Remember Ctrl + Z is your friend when you make an error.
Standing on Frame 2 in the timeline. Make sure element 59 is still highlighted in the layers pallet. Using your up arrow key on the Keyboard, move the horse to the highest
position you would like the horse. See my screen shot are below for an approx visual for positioning.
Now select frame 1 in the timeline. We are going to create the animation.
On the right side of the timeline is an icon with four lines on it. Click it and select Tween.
When the window pops up use the following settings. I want 5 frames between the first frame and the second frame.
Click ok and you should now have 7 frames in the Timeline. We are not done yet.
Select frame 7 in the timeline and select tween again.
When the window pops up, select the drop down and select first frame. All other settings stay the same.
You should now have 12 frames in the timeline.
Now to set the time delay.
Select the first frame in the timeline. Hold down the shift key and select the 12th frame. Now click on the little down arrow beside the 0.0.
When the pop up window appears select 0.2 Sec.
Now click on the play button to view the animation. Click on it again to stop it.
Click frame 1 again so we don't accidentally make any changes.
Now to save our tag as a gif.
Go to File>Export>Save as Web (Legacy).
A new pop up window will appear. Change the settings to my screen shot below. Click on the image to enlarge it if needed. Click save. My screen shot will look different but the settings are the same.
I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial. I would love to see your results.
Saturday, January 30, 2021
Cupid's Arrow
This tutorial was written by me on January 30, 2020. The results are of my own imagination. Any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental.
Please DO NOT claim this tutorial as your own.
This was written assuming you have a working knowledge of PS.
Please keep in mind that I write the tutorial as I am creating it.
Sometimes I may not explain properly where to place things so please see my example if you are ever in doubt :)
Supplies needed
I am using Adobe Photoshop 2021 but this tutorial should work with any version.
You can download the 7 day trial of PS here.
PTU Animated tube: I am using Kiya Designs new animated Lady Mishka tube "Christina". I am using the Pink Angel psd file. You can purchase this beauty at Kiya Designs store here.
Kiya also has a non animated Lady Mishka tube "Christina" if you do not want to use the animated tube. You can purchase this beauty here.
PTU Kit: I am using a gorgeous kit called "Cupids Arrow" created by Bella Caribena. This kit is available for purchase at Bella's store here.
PTU Animation: I am using Kiya Designs awesome Valentine Bonus Pack which is available for free with any $10.00 purchase.
This bonus pack is only available until January 31, 2021 You can purchase her awesome animations here.
Mask: DD Valentine21_2 by Dangerously Delicious Designz. Thank you for your awesome masks. You can download it from her blog here.
Please see Rene's Animation How-to for PS here.
Font of choice for your name.
Plug in: None
Drop shadow of choice.
Please read all the Artist's/Designer's TOU.
To open an image, I click on the element or paper in the file folder and drag it into PS.
To transfer an element or paper in PS to my tag, I left click and drag it into my working canvas.
The other way is to left click and drag the element from the folder right onto your tag.
Either way you will get the same results :). I will be using the both method for this tutorial.
For resizing and rotating I use the Ctrl+T command.
To mirror or Flip go to Edit, Transform, Flip Horizontal (mirror) or Flip vertical (Flip).
Remember to save your tag often in case PS crashes. I always save my tags as a psd image. It keeps all the layers and if you make tags for others you will always have the template.
Let's get started.
Open a new 800x800 transparent image. We will resize later.
Go to layers, New fill layer, solid color. When the pop up window appears type in FFFFFF and click ok.
Drag paper 6 into the mask. Click the check mark.
Drag Dee's mask into the tag. Click the check mark.
Now comes the fun. In the Layers pallet, click on the Channels tab. You will see four mask layers. We want to work with the RGB layer.
Holding down the CTRL key, click on the RGB thumbnail. You should see marching ants.
Now click on the Layers tab and select your paper layer. Go to Layers>Layer Mask>Reveal Selection. You can now delete the original layer mask above the paper layer as we no longer require it.
Drag paper 4 into the tag. Click the check mark. Holding down the Ctrl key, click on the mask icon on the paper below. You should see marching ants. Go to Layers>Layer Mask>Reveal Selection.
Change the blend mode of this layer to Darken.
Drag element 14 into the tag. Click on the check mark. Move to the top right of the mask.
Select the layer under the frame and drag paper 2 into the tag. Resize 29% and move under the frame.
Select the frame layer. Using your magic wand, click inside the frame. Select>Modify>Expand by 3.
Select the paper layer under the frame. Go to Layers>Layer Mask>Reveal Selection.
Select the frame layer.
Drag element 28 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the top of the frame.
Drag element 27 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the bottom right of the frame.
Drag element 29 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the bottom left of the frame.
Drag element 39 into the tag. Resize 60% and move to the left of the frame.
Drag element 53 into the tag. Resize 67% and move to the bottom left of element 39.
Drag element 60 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the bottom left of the frame.
Drag element 12 into the tag. Resize 67% and move to the bottom of element 60 about midway.
Drag element 3 into the tag. Resize 36% and move to the top center of the frame.
Drag element 18 into the tag. Resize 30% and move to the left of the arrows.
Drag element 34 into the tag. Resize 36% and move to the bottom of the heart sucker.
Drag element 8 into the tag. Resize 19% and move to the bottom of the couple.
Open Kiya's Pink Angel psd file in PS. Starting from frame 10, hold down the shift key and select frame 1. Hit Ctrl + G on the keyboard to group the frames.
Drag the group into your tag and resize 70%. Move to the group bottom of the mask. Click on the arrow by the group folder to expand it. Now click on the
eye of each of the frames to hide it but leave frame 1 visible. Click on the arrow by the group to hide the layers again.
Drag element 22 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the bottom of the tube.
Drag element 19 into the tag. Resize 50% and move to the bottom left of the cloud.
Drag element 20 into the tag. Resize 18% and move to the bottom left of the ribbon.
Drag element 10 into the tag. Resize 24% and move to the bottom of the envelop.
Drag element 32 into the tag. Resize 25% and move to the bottom left of the envelop.
Drag element 16 into the tag. Resize 25% and move to the bottom of the diary.
Drag element 9 into the tag. Resize 25% and move to the left side of the basket of the air balloon.
Add any other elements you like and make any adjustments to the layers.
Crop away any extra space.
Image, Image Size and resize 650 on the longest side. See my settings below.
Oh almost forgot we need to drop shadow all of our elements.
Select the element on the bottom of your tag in the layer pallet and double click it.
A layer style window will pop up. Click on Drop shadow. and use the following settings.
Now right click on the layer you just applied the drop shadow. Click copy layer style.
Now click on the layer above and hold down the shift key, click on the top layer. Right click and paste layer style. Drop shadow complete :)
Add your copyright and name.
If you do not want to animate. Hide the white background layer Save your tag and export as png.
Might want to grab a coffee :)
Open Kiya Designs Val Bonus 01 psd file in PS. You will notice that there is 25 layers in this animation and it does not have the group layer. That is ok as we are going to learn how to do this so it matches the animation layers of the tube.
We need to group all the layers. Starting from layer 25, hold down your control key and select each of the following layers:
25, 23, 21, 18, 15, 12, 9, 5, 3 and 1.
This will give us the 10 frames to match the tube frame layers.
Go to Layers, Group layers or Ctrl + G on the keyboard. You will see group 1 folder at the top. Make sure Group 1 is selected.
Select the layer you would like the animation to be placed. I selected the paper layer under the frame.
Back to the animation. Click on Group 1 and drag it into your tag. Ctrl+T and resize 50%. Move to a spot you like best inside the frame.
Close the original animation and don't save changes.
Standing on the group layer, hold down the Ctrl key and click on the mask icon on the paper layer just under it. Now go to Layers>Layer Mask>Reveal selection.
Click on the little white arrow beside Group 1 to expand it. Click on the eyeball of each layer to hide it but leave frame layer 1 visible. Click on the arrow beside group one to hide it as we do not want to accidentally make any changes.
Next make sure your animation viewer is open on the bottom of PS. I you do not see a row that has Animation (Frames) on the bottom, go to Windows, Animation.
Next is animating.
Click on the little four line icon at the right end of the animation screen then select make frames from layers.
When the pop up shows select Make Frames from Layers
You are going to see a big mess in the animation window but we are going to fix this.
Click on the first frame and click on the trash can in the animation window. Repeat this until you reach the first frame of the animation.
Now you should be at the first frame of the animation. Click on frame 11 and hit the trash can. Repeat for all the remaining frames. You should be left with 10 frames in the animation window. This is the amount of frames for our animation.
This next step is very important. Any changes you do from here you must be on frame 1 in the animation window unless otherwise stated.
Go to the bottom of your tag in the layers pallet. Make sure you have animation frame 1 selected.
Click on the eyeball beside each layer to make it visible. For the white base layer you may have to click on it a couple of times to make it visible in all the animation frames. It's a Photoshop thing.
Do not touch the animation group layer. For the Tube group layer just click on the eyeball for the group. We will come back to this.
All layers visible with the exception of the tube animation? Yes, ok next step.
I learnt this from playing with Rene's tutorials (link in the beginning of the tutorial).
With frame one highlighted, make sure all your tube animation is hidden. All tube animation hidden? Next duplicate the first frame. This should give you 11 frames.
Select frame 2 in the timeline window and unhide the first frame of the tube animation.
Select frame 1 in the timeline window and delete it. You now should have 10 frames again.
Frame 1 should have layer 1 of the tube animation visible.
Now select frame 2 and unhide frame layer 2 of the tube animation.
Repeat the above steps for each of the animation frames. Once you have reached frame 10 and unhide the tube animation, click on frame one again so you don't accidently make any changes.
Next, I want to slow down the animation. With the first frame selected in the timeline window, hold down the shift key and click on frame 10. This will select all the frames.
Next, click on the little black arrow beside the 0 sec as we want to change the speed. A pop up window will appear.
I selected 0.2 Sec. Now click on the play button to view the animation. Click on it again to stop it.
Click frame 1 again so we don't accidentally make any changes.
Now to save our tag as a gif.
Go to File, Export save for Web (Legacy).
A new pop up window will appear. Change the settings to my screen shot below. Click on the image to enlarge it if needed. Click save. My screen shot will look different but the settings are the same for animating.
I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial. I would love to see your results.
Sunday, January 24, 2021
Galaxy Gardens
This tutorial was written by me on January 24, 2020. The results are of my own imagination. Any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental.
Please DO NOT claim this tutorial as your own.
This was written assuming you have a working knowledge of PS.
Please keep in mind that I write the tutorial as I am creating it.
Sometimes I may not explain properly where to place things so please see my example if you are ever in doubt :)
Supplies needed
I am using Adobe Photoshop 2021 but this tutorial should work with any version.
You can download the 7 day trial of PS here.
PTU Tube: I am using Barbara Jensen's beautiful tube "Dragonfly" from her new package 122. Please do not use this tube without a proper license. I am using the layered tube for this tutorial. You can purchase Barbara Jensen's tube at Barbara's store here.
PTU Kit: I am using a gorgeous kit called "Galaxy Gardens" created by Pink Paradox Productions. This kit is available for purchase at Barbara's store here.
PTU Animation: I am using Kiya Designs awesome animation 253 from pack 83. You can purchase her awesome animations at Barbara Jensen's store here.
Mask: 294 by Mizteeques. Thank you for your awesome masks. You can download it from her blog here. I am using the png version for this tutorial.
Please see Rene's Animation How-to for PS here.
For the name animation I used the instructions for the bow from Rene's tut here.
Font of choice for your name. I used Berson Dream which can be purchased here.
Plug in: None
Drop shadow of choice.
Please read all the Artist's/Designer's TOU.
To open an image, I click on the element or paper in the file folder and drag it into PS.
To transfer an element or paper in PS to my tag, I left click and drag it into my working canvas.
The other way is to left click and drag the element from the folder right onto your tag.
Either way you will get the same results :). I will be using the both method for this tutorial.
For resizing and rotating I use the Ctrl+T command.
To mirror or Flip go to Edit, Transform, Flip Horizontal (mirror) or Flip vertical (Flip).
Remember to save your tag often in case PS crashes. I always save my tags as a psd image. It keeps all the layers and if you make tags for others you will always have the template.
Let's get started.
Open a new 800x800 transparent image. We will resize later.
Go to layers, New fill layer, solid color. When the pop up window appears type in FFFFFF and click ok.
Drag Mizteeques mask into the tag. Click the check mark.
Drag paper 20 into the mask. Holding down the shift key, pull the top and bottom corners until the paper fits the canvas. Click the check mark.
Standing on the paper layer, right click the layer and create a clipping mask.
Drag element 85 into the tag. Resize 30% and move to the top left of the mask.
Drag element 242 into the tag. Click the check mark, mirror and move over the moon.
Drag element 110 into the tag. Resize 18% and move to the bottom right the moon.
Drag element 236 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the bottom of the house.
Drag element 113 into the tag. Resize 80% and move to the bottom of the galaxy and cloud.
Drag element 102 into the tag. Resize 25% and move to the left of the moon.
Drag element 2 into the tag. Resize 50% and move to the right of the grass.
Drag element 216 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the bottom of the mountain.
Drag element 218 into the tag. Hold down the shift key and pull on the corners until you find a size you like. Mine is approx 222% and move over the tree.
Drag element 100 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the bottom right of the grass. Duplicate this layer. Holding down the Ctrl key select the bottom water layer.
Right click and merge layers. Repeat this one more time.
Drag element 91 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the top of the water.
Drag element 88 into the tag. Resize 50% and move to the left of the trees.
Drag element 103 into the tag. Resize 18% and move to the bottom left of the water.
Drag element 206 into the tag. Resize 64% and move to the bottom left of the trees.
Drag element 166 into the tag. Resize 56% and move to the bottom left of the trees.
Drag element 155 into the tag. Hold down the shift key and pull on the corners until you find a size you like. Mine is approx 158% and move to the bottom of element 166.
Drag element 205 into the tag. Resize 52% and move to the bottom left of the trees.
Drag element 217 into the tag. Resize 23% and move to the bottom of the tree so it covers the trunk.
Drag element 173 into the tag. Resize 57% and move to the left of the trees trunk.
Drag element 98 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the bottom left of the trees trunk.
Drag element 50 into the tag. Resize 40% and move to the bottom of the fountain.
Drag element 243 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the right side of the lower grass.
Select the layers you would like to use on your tube by clicking on the eyeball to make the layers visible.
Click on the eyeball of a visible layer to hide it. Holding down the Ctrl key, Select each visible layer.
Once all layers are selected hit Ctrl+G on your keyboard to group the layer. Select your move tool and select group 1.
Drag this into your tag. You can close the original and do not save the changes.
Standing on group 1 in the layer pallet, right click and convert to smart object. Your group layers are now one single layer.
Hit Ctrl+T on the keyboard and click on the link between the H & W. Resize 70% and move to the bottom right of the mask. See mine for placement.
Drag element 161 into the tag. Resize 30% and move to the bottom left of the tube.
Drag element 167 into the tag. Resize 85% and move to the left of the lilac.
Drag element 149 into the tag. Resize 29% and move to the bottom of the watering can.
Drag element 182 into the tag. Resize 38% and move to the bottom right of the tube.
Drag element 35 into the tag. Resize 49% and move to the bottom left of the can.
Drag element 61 into the tag. Resize 35% and move to the bottom left of the lilac.
Drag element 23 into the tag. Resize 36% and move to the top of the lantern.
Drag element 80 into the tag. Resize 17% and move to the bottom right of the mask.
Drag element 196 into the tag. Resize 36% and move to the bottom of the jar and lantern.
Drag element 22 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the bottom left so it is slightly sitting on element 80.
Drag element 21 into the tag. Resize 45% and move to the bottom of the leaves.
Add any other elements you like and make any adjustments to the layers.
Crop away any extra space.
Image, Image Size and resize 650 on the longest side. See my settings below.
Oh almost forgot we need to drop shadow all of our elements.
Select the element on the bottom of your tag in the layer pallet and double click it.
A layer style window will pop up. Click on Drop shadow. and use the following settings.
Now right click on the layer you just applied the drop shadow. Click copy layer style.
Now click on the layer above and hold down the shift key, click on the top layer. Right click and paste layer style. Drop shadow complete :)
Add your copyright and name.
Select the tube layer. Right click and duplicate. On the duplicate, right click and clear layer style. Go to Filter, Blur, Gaussian blur set to 3 and click ok. Lower the opacity to 80%.
If you do not want to animate. Hide the white background layer Save your tag and export as png.
Might want to grab a coffee :)
Open Kiya Designs psd file in PS. You will notice that there is 25 layers in this animation and it does not have the group layer. That is ok as we are going to learn how to do this so it matches the animation layers of the tube.
Starting from layer 16, hold down your shift key and select layer 1. This will select all the layers.
Next we need to group these layers. Go to Layers, Group layers or Ctrl+G on the keyboard. You will see group 1 folder at the top. Make sure Group 1 is selected.
Select the layer you would like the animation to be placed. I selected the top tube layer.
Back to the animation. Click on Group 1 and drag it into your tag. Ctrl+T and resize 20%. Move to a spot you like best. I moved it to the bottom right of the tube.
Close the original animation and don't save changes.
Click on the little white arrow beside Group 1 to expand it. Click on the eyeball of each layer to hide it but leave frame layer 1 visible. Click on the arrow beside group one to hide it as we do not want to accidentally make any changes.
Next make sure your animation viewer is open on the bottom of PS. I you do not see a row that has Animation (Frames) on the bottom, go to Windows, Timelines.
Next is animating.
Click on the drop down and select create frame animation.
Click on the little icon at the right end of the animation screen then select make frames from layers.
When the pop up shows select Make Frames from Layers
You are going to see a big mess in the animation window but we are going to fix this.
Click on the first frame and click on the trash can in the animation window. Repeat this until you reach the first frame of the animation.
Now you should be at the first frame of the animation. Click on frame 26 and hit the trash can. Repeat for all the remaining frames. You should be left with 25 frames in the animation window. This is the amount of frames for our animation.
This next step is very important. Any changes you do from here you must be on frame 1 in the animation window. It will be highlighted in blue.
Go to the bottom of your tag in the layers pallet. Make sure you have animation frame 1 selected.
Click on the eyeball beside each layer to make it visible. For the white base layer you may have to click on it a couple of times to make it visible in all the animation frames. It's a Photoshop thing. Do not touch the group layer.
Next, I want to slow down the animation. With the first frame selected in the animation window, hold down the shift key and click on frame 25. This will select all the frames.
Next, click on the little black arrow beside the 0 sec as we want to change the speed. A pop up window will appear.
I selected 0.2 Sec. Now click on the play button to view the animation. Click on it again to stop it.
Click frame 1 again so we don't accidentally make any changes.
Now to save our tag as a gif.
Go to File, Export, save for web (legacy).
A new pop up window will appear. Change the settings to my screen shot below. Click on the image to enlarge it if needed. Click save. My screen shot will look different but the settings are the same for animating.
I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial. I would love to see your results.
Friday, January 22, 2021
Tie the Knot
This tutorial was written by me on January 22, 2021. The results are of my own imagination. Any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental.
Please DO NOT claim this tutorial as your own.
This was written assuming you have a working knowledge of PS.
Please keep in mind that I write the tutorial as I am creating it.
Sometimes I may not explain properly where to place things so please see my example if you are ever in doubt :)
Supplies needed
I am using Adobe Photoshop 2021 but this tutorial should work with any version.
You can download the 7 day trial of PS here.
PTU Tube: I am using Verymany's beautiful tube "Bride 6". Please do not use this tube without a proper license. You can purchase it here.
PTU Kit: I am using a gorgeous kit called "Tie the Knot" created by Doodle by Design. You can purchase her beautiful kit here.
PTU Animation: I am using Rebel Dezigns awesome animation 1741 from pack 579. You can purchase her awesome animations at CDO here.
Mask: 76 by Vivienne's Paintbox. Thank you for your awesome masks. You can download the mask from her blog here. I am using the png versions for this tutorial.
Please see Rene's Animation How-to for PS here.
Font of choice for your name. I am using Sweetheart which you can purchase here.
Plug in: None
Drop shadow of choice.
Please read all the Artist's/Designer's TOU.
To open an image, I click on the element or paper in the file folder and drag it into PS.
To transfer an element or paper in PS to my tag, I left click and drag it into my working canvas.
The other way is to left click and drag the element from the folder right onto your tag.
Either way you will get the same results but the resizing will be different :). I will be using the both method for this tutorial.
For resizing and rotating I use the Ctrl+T command.
To mirror or Flip go to Edit>Transform>Flip Horizontal (mirror) or Flip vertical (Flip).
Let's get started.
Open a new 800x800 transparent image. We will resize later.
Go to layers, New fill layer, solid color. When the pop up window appears type in FFFFFF and click ok.
Drag Vivienne's mask 76 into your tag and click the check mark.
Drag paper 13 into your tag. Hold down the shift key and pull on the corner until the paper fills the canvas. Click the check mark.
Standing on the paper layer, right click and create a clipping mask.
Drag element 151 into the tag. Resize 33% and move to the center of the mask and move slightly up.
Drag element 157 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the top left of the mask.
Drag Element 133 into the tag. Resize 35% and move to the top left of the mask.
Drag Element 141 into the tag. Resize 46% and move to the left of the flower heart.
Drag Element 148 into the tag. Resize 45% and move to the top right of the flower heart.
Drag Element 108 into the tag. Resize 25% and move to the over the leaves.
Drag Element 5 into the tag. Resize 22% and move to the bottom right of element 108.
Drag Element 2 into the tag. Resize 30%, rotate -19 degrees and move to the left of the mask over the green leaf.
Drag Element 73 into the tag. Resize 35% and move to the left of the mask over the green leaf.
Drag Element 61 into the tag. Resize 35% and move to the top left of the flower heart.
Drag Element 4 into the tag. Resize 22% and move to the bottom left of the table.
Drag Element 48 into the tag. Resize 16% and move to the bottom of the pillow.
Drag Element 147 into the tag. Resize 50% and move to the top left of the bottom mask.
Drag Element 18 into the tag. Resize 31% and move to the bottom right of the leaves.
Drag Element 112 into the tag. Resize 30% and move to the top left of the bottom mask over the leaves.
Drag Element 116 into the tag. Resize 35% and move over element 112.
Drag Element 62 into the tag. Resize 21% and move to the bottom right of the mask.
Drag Element 13 into the tag. Resize 60% and move to the bottom right of the mask.
Drag Element 74 into the tag. Resize 33% and move over the leaves and letter.
Drag Element 71 into the tag. Resize 36% and move to the right of the present by the table.
Drag the main tube into the tag. Resize 35%, mirror and move to the center of the mask.
Drag Wordart 5 into the tag. Resize 60% and move to the left lower side of the tube.
Drag Element 110 into the tag. Resize 20% and move to the bottom left of the tube.
Drag Element 33 into the tag. Resize 15% and move to the bottom right of the tube.
Drag Element 52 into the tag. Resize 18% and move to the bottom right of the ribbon.
Drag Element 83 into the tag. Resize 16% and move to the bottom left of the tube.
Drag Element 29 into the tag. Resize 14% and move to the bottom left of the heart pillows.
Drag Element 128 into the tag. Resize 15% and move to the bottom left of the cake.
Drag Element 146 into the tag. Resize 10% and move to the bottom left of the tube.
Drag Element 134 into the tag. Resize 15% and move to the bottom left of the rose branch.
Drag Element 93 into the tag. Resize 30% and move to the bottom over the pink leaves.
Drag Element 11 into the tag. Resize 18% and move to the bottom right of the white flower cluster.
Drag Element 129 into the tag. Resize 25% and move to the bottom of the white flower cluster.
Drag Element 38 into the tag. Resize 20% and move to the bottom of the cake.
Drag Element 40 into the tag. Resize 22% and move to the bottom of the pillows.
Drag Element 117 into the tag. Resize 40% and move to the bottom of the vase.
Add any other elements you like and make any adjustments to the layers.
Crop away any extra space.
Image, Image Size and resize 650 on the longest side.
Oh almost forgot we need to drop shadow all of our elements. I actually do the drop shadow at the end :)
Select the element on the bottom of your tag in the layer pallet and double click it.
A layer style window will pop up. Click on Drop shadow. and use the following settings.
Now right click on the layer you just applied the drop shadow. Click copy layer style.
Now click on the layer above and hold down the shift key, select the top layer. Right click and paste layer styles. Drop shadow complete :)
Select the tube layer, right click and duplicate.
Standing on the duplicate layer, right click and clear layer style. Go to Filter, Blur, Gaussian Blur and type in 3. Click ok. Change the blend mode to soft light.
Add your copyright and name.
If you do not want to animate. Hide the white background layer Save your tag and export as png.
Might want to grab a coffee :)
Open Rebel Dezigns psd file in PS. You will notice that there is 25 layers in this animation and it does not have the group layer. That is ok as we are going to learn how to do this so it matches the animation layers of the tube.
We need to group all odd the layers. Starting from layer 25, hold down your control key and select each odd layer so the next one will be 23 then 21 etc. Once all the odd layers are selected (the layers will be highlighted in blue) we need to group them. All odd layers selected?
Next we need to group these layers. Go to Layers, Group layers or Ctrl + G on the Keyboard. You will see group 1 folder at the top. Make sure Group 1 is selected.
Select the layer you would like the animation to be placed. I selected element 74 layer.
Back to the animation. Click on Group 1 and drag it into your tag. Click the check mark and move to the center of the tube.
Close the original animation and don't save changes.
Click on the little white arrow beside Group 1 to expand it. Click on the eyeball of each layer to hide it but leave frame layer 1 visible. Click on the arrow beside group one to hide it as we do not want to accidentally make any changes.
Next make sure your animation viewer is open on the bottom of PS. I you do not see a row that has Animation (Frames) on the bottom, go to Windows, Animation.
Next is animating.
Click on the little icon at the right end of the animation screen then select make frames from layers.
When the pop up shows select Make Frames from Layers
You are going to see a big mess in the animation window but we are going to fix this.
Click on the first frame and click on the trash can in the animation window. Repeat this until you reach the first frame of the animation.
Now you should be at the first frame of the animation. Click on frame 14 and hit the trash can. Repeat for all the remaining frames. You should be left with 13 frames in the animation window. This is the amount of frames for our animation.
This next step is very important. Any changes you do from here you must be on frame 1 in the animation window. It will be highlighted in blue.
Go to the bottom of your tag in the layers pallet. Make sure you have animation frame 1 selected.
Click on the eyeball beside each layer to make it visible. For the white base layer you may have to click on the eyeball a couple of times to make it visible in all the animation frames. It's a Photoshop thing. Do not touch the group layer.
Next, I want to slow down the animation. With the first frame selected, hold down the shift key and click on frame 13. This will select all the frames.
Next, click on the little black arrow beside the 0 sec as we want to change the speed. A pop up window will appear.
I selected other and typed in 0.15 Sec. Now click on the play button to view the animation. Click on it again to stop it.
Click frame 1 again so we don't accidentally make any changes.
Now to save our tag as a gif.
Go to File, export save for web device.
A new pop up window will appear. Change the settings to my screen shot below. Click on the image to enlarge it if needed. Click save. My screen shot will look different but the settings are the same.
I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial. I would love to see your results.
Valentine
This tutorial was written by me on January 22, 2021. The results are of my own imagination. Any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental.
Please DO NOT claim this tutorial as your own.
This was written assuming you have a working knowledge of PS.
Please keep in mind that I write the tutorial as I am creating it.
Sometimes I may not explain properly where to place things so please see my example if you are ever in doubt :)
Supplies needed
I am using Adobe Photoshop 2021 but this tutorial should work with any version.
You can download the 7 day trial of PS here.
PTU Tube: I am using Amber's beautiful tube "Valentine". Please do not use this tube without a proper license. You can purchase this tube at VM Artists here.
PTU Kit: I am using a gorgeous kit called "Deeply Loved" created by Doodle by Design. You can purchase this beautiful kit here.
PTU Animation: I am using Kiya Designs awesome animation ValBunus02 from her Valentine Bonus Pack. This animation is available for free with any $10 purchase store wide. Hurry this
bonus pack is only available until January 31, 2021. Check out Kiya's awesome animations and tubes at her store here.
Mask: 770 by Rachel Designs. Thank you for your awesome masks. You can download it from her blog here. I am using the png versions for this tutorial.
Please see Rene's Animation How-to for PS here.
Font of choice for your name. I am using Sweetheart which you can purchase here.
Plug in: None
Drop shadow of choice.
Please read all the Artist's/Designer's TOU.
To open an image, I click on the element or paper in the file folder and drag it into PS.
To transfer an element or paper in PS to my tag, I left click and drag it into my working canvas.
The other way is to left click and drag the element from the folder right onto your tag.
Either way you will get the same results but the resizing will be different :). I will be using the both method for this tutorial.
For resizing and rotating I use the Ctrl+T command.
To mirror or Flip go to Edit>Transform>Flip Horizontal (mirror) or Flip vertical (Flip).
Let's get started.
Open a new 800x800 transparent image. We will resize later.
Go to layers, New fill layer, solid color. When the pop up window appears type in FFFFFF and click ok.
Drag Rachel's mask into your tag and click the check mark.
Drag paper 19 into your tag. Click the check mark.
Standing on the paper layer, right click and create a clipping mask.
Drag element 4 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the top left of the mask. Duplicate and move to the bottom right of the mask.
Drag frame 7 into your tag. Click the check mark and move to the top center of the mask.
Select the layer under the frame.
Drag paper 5 into the tag. Click the check mark and move into a spot you like best inside the frame.
Select the frame layer. Using your magic wand, click inside the frame. Select>Modify>expand by 3.
Select the paper layer. Layers>Layer Mask>Reveal selection.
Select the layer under the frame and paper layer. We are going to work under the frame.
Drag element 148 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the top left of the frame.
Drag element 113 into the tag. Resize 65% and move to the top left of the frame over the black leaf.
Drag element 153 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the right side of the mask.
Drag element 65 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the top right of the frame. Duplicate and move to the left side of the frame.
Drag element 154 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the lower left of the frame so it also shows above the top of the frame.
Select the frame layer.
Drag element 149 into the tag. Resize 40% and move to the bottom left of the frame.
Drag element 47 into the tag. Resize 40% and move to the bottom left inside corner of the frame.
Drag element 152 into the tag. Resize 40% and move to the bottom left inside corner of the frame.
Drag element 82 into the tag. Resize 35% and move to the top left of element 152.
Drag element 104 into the tag. Resize 12% and move to the bottom of the candy heart.
Drag element 108 into the tag. Resize 32% and move to the bottom left of the frame.
Drag element 41 into the tag. Resize 53% and move to the top left of the frame.
Drag element 42 into the tag. Resize 60% and move to the bottom center of the frame.
Drag element 117 into the tag. Resize 30% and move to the left center of the frame.
Drag element 45 into the tag. Resize 42% and move to the left of the frame over the large butterfly.
Drag element 116 into the tag. Resize 23% and move to the bottom of element 152.
Drag element 73 into the tag. Resize 25%, rotate 25 degrees and move to the bottom of red rose.
Drag element 40 into the tag. Resize 20% and move to the bottom of the heart.
Drag element 94 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the bottom of the frame.
Drag element 103 into the tag. Resize 23% and move to the bottom left of the frame.
Drag element 66 into the tag. Resize 60% and move to the bottom left of the frame.
Drag element 123 into the tag. Resize 6% and move to the bottom left of element 66.
Drag element 81 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the bottom left of element 66.
Drag element 25 into the tag. Resize 35% and move to the bottom left of ruby.
Drag element 26 into the tag. Resize 22% and move to the bottom right of bottle.
Drag element 35 into the tag. Resize 50%, rotate -33 degrees and move to the bottom right of the frame.
Drag element 83 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the bottom right of ruby.
Drag element 33 into the tag. Resize 22% and move to the bottom left of the gift box.
Drag element 133 into the tag. Resize 20% and move to the bottom of element 66.
Drag element 19 into the tag. Resize 65% and move to the bottom of element 133.
Drag element 56 into the tag. Click the check mark and move to the right side of the frame.
Drag the main tube into the tag. I am using the tube and candy layer. To group them, select each layer by holding down the Ctrl key and then hit Ctrl + G on the keyboard.
Then drag the group layer into your tag. Right click on the group and convert to smart object.
Resize 35% and move to the bottom right of the mask.
Drag element 63 into the tag. Resize 50% and move to the bottom of the tube by her shoe.
Drag element 134 into the tag. Resize 20% and move to the bottom left of the bag.
Drag element 78 into the tag. Resize 41% and move to the bottom right of the bag.
Drag element 79 into the tag. Resize 45% and move to the bottom of the cake.
Drag element 18 into the tag. Resize 20% and move to the bottom right of the rose.
Drag element 57 into the tag. Resize 35% and move to the bottom of the tube by her knee.
Drag element 50 into the tag. Resize 22% and move to the bottom right of the gift.
Add any other elements you like and make any adjustments to the layers.
Crop away any extra space.
Image, Image Size and resize 650 on the longest side.
Oh almost forgot we need to drop shadow all of our elements. I actually do the drop shadow at the end :)
Select the element on the bottom of your tag in the layer pallet and double click it.
A layer style window will pop up. Click on Drop shadow and use the following settings.
Now right click on the layer you just applied the drop shadow. Click copy layer style.
Now click on the layer above and hold down the shift key, select the layer under the paper layer. Rick click and paste layer styles.
Select the frame layer, holding down the shift key, select the top layer. Right click and paste layer styles. Drop shadow complete :)
Select the tube layer, right click and duplicate.
Standing on the duplicate layer, right click and clear layer style. Go to Filter, Blur, Gaussian Blur and type in 3. Click ok. Change the blend mode to soft light.
Add your copyright and name.
If you do not want to animate. Hide the white background layer Save your tag and export as png.
Might want to grab a coffee :)
Open Kiya Designs psd file in PS. You will notice that there is 25 layers in this animation and it does not have the group layer. That is ok as we are going to learn how to do this so it matches the animation layers of the tube.
We need to group all odd the layers. Starting from layer 25, hold down your shift key and select layer 1.
Next we need to group these layers. Go to Layers, Group layers or Ctrl + G on the Keyboard. You will see group 1 folder at the top. Make sure Group 1 is selected.
Select the layer you would like the animation to be placed. I selected the frame layer.
Back to the animation. Click on Group 1 and drag it into your tag. Ctrl+T and resize 70%. Move to the center of the frame.
Close the original animation and don't save changes.
Click on the little white arrow beside Group 1 to expand it. Click on the eyeball of each layer to hide it but leave frame layer 1 visible. Click on the arrow beside group one to hide it as we do not want to accidentally make any changes.
Next make sure your animation viewer is open on the bottom of PS. I you do not see a row that has Animation (Frames) on the bottom, go to Windows, Animation.
Next is animating.
Click on the little icon at the right end of the animation screen then select make frames from layers.
When the pop up shows select Make Frames from Layers
You are going to see a big mess in the animation window but we are going to fix this.
Click on the first frame and click on the trash can in the animation window. Repeat this until you reach the first frame of the animation.
Now you should be at the first frame of the animation. Click on frame 26 and hit the trash can. Repeat for all the remaining frames. You should be left with 25 frames in the animation window. This is the amount of frames for our animation.
This next step is very important. Any changes you do from here you must be on frame 1 in the animation window. It will be highlighted in blue.
Go to the bottom of your tag in the layers pallet. Make sure you have animation frame 1 selected.
Click on the eyeball beside each layer to make it visible. For the white base layer you may have to click on the eyeball a couple of times to make it visible in all the animation frames. It's a Photoshop thing. Do not touch the group layer.
Next, I want to slow down the animation. With the first frame selected, hold down the shift key and click on frame 25. This will select all the frames.
Next, click on the little black arrow beside the 0 sec as we want to change the speed. A pop up window will appear.
I selected 0.1 Sec. Now click on the play button to view the animation. Click on it again to stop it.
Click frame 1 again so we don't accidentally make any changes.
Now to save our tag as a gif.
Go to File, save for web device.
A new pop up window will appear. Change the settings to my screen shot below. Click on the image to enlarge it if needed. Click save. My screen shot will look different but the settings are the same.
I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial. I would love to see your results.
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