Fade Away

This tutorial was written by me Diane Knight on 31/3/07 any resemblance to any other tut is purely coincidental
For this tut I am using the fantastic artwork of Lianne Issa
You can find her art HERE

and HERE

as always please only use art you have permission to use.
Obviously you can use any images you have permission for ..just make them the same size as mine;) and your good to go.

Open a new canvas 450 X 450 - floodfill with the colour, white

Copy and paste your choice of image for the main part of the tag (1) as a new layer

 
add a drop shadow you like
Effects  3D effects – drop shadow

 I used the settings below:

now add 3 close up images and place and arrange them down the side of your
main image.

Add a drop shadow to each layer using the same settings as before.

Add the stitches (see my tag below for placement)

You should now have something that looks like this:

add your some text of your choice the  font I used was AL Serenade and you can get it HERE FREE.

add a drop shadow to the text
Effects - 3D effects – drop shadow
 I used the settings below:

Add your artist's ©
Ok you could finish the tag here and save as a jpg
or you could do the animation.

Animation.

In PSP go to Edit – copy merged

now copy and paste into Animation shop

back to PSP

find your main image 2 from the supplies
click on the layer with the main image on your tag.
and copy and paste image 2 as a new layer
  on top of the main image in exactly in the same place..
you want it exact otherwise when you animate it will jump around.

Go to - Edit  - Copy merged
Now back to animation shop and paste after current frame

Repeat this step for main image 3
Again pasting after current frame
In animation shop you should have 3 frames to your animation.

Click on frame 1
 
Go to Effects - insert image transition – choose fade from the drop down menu option and adjust to the settings below:

This will add frames to your animation….

Now click on frame 12
Again go to effects – insert image transition – Fade
add the same settings as before.

Now click on frame 1 and copy and paste it after the very last frame (you should have 24 frames now).

Thanks for trying  my tutorial.

Feel free to show off your results at
Paulies forum on the show off board or send them via email.