HOWDY

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HOWDY

Date Written: May 25, 2012

PROGRAMS YOU NEED
You are responsible for finding things you need to do this tutorial.
You will need a good working knowledge of the programs I use.
Paintshop or Corel Program 

ITEMS YOU NEED
 Thank all Of you whose items I used to make this tag.
I do appreciate the use of them.

TUBE: Of your Choice, I used the artwork of Jose Cano you must buy it at PTE

  I have a license for this tube
KIT: Pimp-Your-Tags FTU Kit CareFree Here
MASK: DMSK0963 Here
FONT: Of your choice

READ BELOW BEFORE STARTING
Settings may differ slightly depending on program you use I use x2
Close original after you copy it unless I state otherwise.
RE-SIZE only one layer and sharpen once if needed
Left click and right click refers to mouse buttons.
Refer to my image for placement of items.

Now Lets Start
(non animated tag is at the bottom)

1.  Select your Tube and mask minimize them for now

2. Open a new 700x600 transparent image
Selections/select all
Select Paper 11 from the kit edit/copy
Edit/paste into selection on you image
Selections/select none

3.  Layers/new mask layer/from Image
Select DMSK0963 in the window
(see other settings below)
Click Ok

 
Layers palette/right click mask/merge/merge group

4. Effect/3D/Drop Shadow
(see settings below)
Click OK

 

5.  Select frame 02 from the kit edit/copy
Edit/paste as new layer into your image
Re-size 85%
Apply same drop shadow
Leave centered 

6. Select stitching 01 from the kit edit/copy
Edit/paste as new layer into your image
Re-size 85%
Apply same drop shadow
Leave centered

7.  Select ribbon 01 from the kit edit/copy
Edit/paste as new layer into your image
Re-size 75%
Image?flip
Apply same drop shadow
Move to left  bottom side of frame

8.  Select greens 04 from the kit edit/copy
Edit/paste as new layer into your image
Re-size 90%
Image/free rotate 10.00 right no boxes checked
Apply same drop shadow
Move to right side of frame

9.  Select flower 03 from the kit edit/copy
Edit/paste as new layer into your image
Re-size 85%
Apply same drop shadow
Move to right side of frame

10.  Select flower 05 from the kit edit/copy
Edit/paste as new layer into your image
Re-size
Apply same drop shadow
Move to right side of frame


11.  Select greens 02 from the kit edit/copy
Edit/paste as new layer into your image
Re-size 70%
Apply same drop shadow
Move to right side of frame

12. Select flower 04 from the kit edit/copy
Edit/paste as new layer into your image
Re-size 80%
Apply same drop shadow
Move to bottom right side of frame

13. Select your tube edit/copy
edit/paste as new layer into your image
re-size as needed, I did not re-size 
apply same drop shadow
place in image as you would like it 

14.  At this time add any text that you wish to

15. Re-size your image if you wish to all layers Smart Size. 
I re-sized mine 550 in width, height will adjust.

16. Add a New Layer apply copyrights and watermark
Layers paletter/right click any layer merge/merge visible

17. If you do not want to do the animation

 Save your image in png format

Thanks for trying my tutorial I hope you enjoyed it.

I want to thank Marsha and Ruth for testing my tutorials

 If you use my tutorials for Stationary Stats
Please apply a credit in your footer
With a link back to where my tutorial is located.

ANIMATION

Open your Animation shop minimize it for now.

1. Click on your text duplicate it One less than amount of Letters you have

I used Howdy so duplicated it 4 times for a total of 5 layers

2. Close off all layers but original layer by clicking the eye in layers palette

3. Using your Lasso freehand tool No feather go around all the letter behind the first Letter.

once you have them selected hit delete. 

4. Continue this until you have removed all letters.

 But do not remove any letters on your very last Layer

This layer should contain your entire word 

5. Again Close off all Layers but your Original Layer 

Edit/copy/copy merged

6. Take it to Animation shop right click anywhere paste as new animation.

7.Go back to psp Open the Next Layer up

Edit/copy/copy merged 

8. Take it to Animation shop 

right click/paste/paste after current frame 

9. Repeat steps 7 and 8 Until you have opened all 

layers and pasted them in animation shop

 10. Edit/select all 

right click/frame properties change display time to 30 

Now save your animation

Non animated Version 

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