FROSTY KISSES - SNOWMAN WISHES
Filters Required: Andrews 2 - Gridlines and Xenofex Constellation 2
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1. Open 560 by 750 blank canvas.
2. Open NAME PLATE. Edit/copy/paste as new layer. Effects/Image effects/Offset/Horizontal 0/Vertical -215/Wrapped checked/custom checked.
3. Selections/select all/float/defloat/modify/select selection borders/5/add new raster layer/fill selection with white. Images/Resize/All layers UNCHECKED/93%. Name new white inner border/Constellation 1. Do NOT merge down into Name Plate.
4. Open OUTER TAG. Edit/copy/paste as new layer.
5. Open OUTER LACE. Edit/copy/paste as new layer. Duplicate. Name duplicate CONSTELLATION 2.
6. Open INNER LACE. Edit/copy/paste as new layer. Duplicate. Name duplicate CONSTELLATION 3. Go down one to original inner white lace and apply drop shadow/2/-2/Opacity 20/Blur 2.00.
7. Open WINTER FAIRY. Edit/copy/paste as new layer. Duplicate. Close out first copy, move to second copy of fairy, be careful NOT to move it. Zoom in to about 400%. Use your freehand tool to trace around her neck and head like this:
8. Edit/copy/cut/paste as new layer.
9. To to pasted layer of her head and let's move it into position using move and pick tool so she is kissing the snowman's nose.
First, move the head below the body layer.
Use move tool to position head just above the where you took it off. Use pick tool to move her head up and her lips over the snowman's nose. Once you have it in a nice position, use the warp tool to pull the neck down below the neckline of the dress. Once you have it the way you want it, merge the body down into the head. NAME FAIRY 2.
Now, on FAIRY 1, use your warp brush to paint out his smile, leaving only his rosy cheek.
10. Crop entire image at the top, not much needed at sides and bottom. Crop to top of the lace.
Go to stripes on the inside of your large tag back and select the lighter stripe with magic wand, contiguous NOT checked, promote selection to layer. Name layer CONSTELLATION 4.
11. Open Fairy 1, close Fairy 2.
12. Go to each constellation layer one at a time and apply FILTER EFFECTS/Xenofex/Constellation 2/2.00/2/1/1/100/100/Keep Original image:
After you apply the filter effect to each of the constellation layers, merge visible/save as PSP 1.
Edit/Undo/Merge visible/Undo each constellation filter.
Go back and do again. All four constellation layers, clicking on random seed. Merge visible/save as PSP 2.
Edit/Undo/Merge Visible/Undo each constellation filter.
Go back and do again. All four constellation layers, clicking on random seed. Merge visible/save as PSP 3.
Edit/Undo/Merge Visible/Undo each constellation filter.
Go back and do again. All four constellation layers, clicking on random seed. Merge visible/save as PSP 4.
Edit/Undo/Merge Visible/Undo each constellation filter.
Now, close out Fairy 1 and open FAIRY 2.
Do exactly as above, only with Fairy 2 open. Four PSP frames of all four constellation layers, always clicking on random seed. Merge Visible after each filter application then save. If done correctly you should have PSP 5, PSP 6, PSP 7 and PSP 8.
Open your animation shop.
File/Animation Wizard/Next/Next/Next/Frame Properties 11/Add images in this order
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Finish/Name and save tag!