ANIMATED EASTER BUNNY
PSP8

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ December 2003..
Copyright © 2003 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved

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Get the 'Easter Bunny' tube HERE

Get the 'GoldEgg' tube HERE
Extract to a folder on your computer


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Open up the Bunny tube in your PSP workspace.

Go to WINDOW >>> Duplicate
Close the original image

Activate your duplicated image
Go to LAYERS >>> New Raster Layer
Go to LAYERS >>> Arrange >>> Send to bottom

Open up the GoldEgg tube in your PSP workspace.

Right click on the title bar and select
COPY from the options
Right click on the title bar of the Bunny image and select
PASTE AS NEW SELECTION
from the options.

Go to IMAGE >>> Resize = 120%
Make sure "Resize All Layers" is UNCHECKED
Click OK

Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Click on Layer 1 to activate
Go to IMAGE >>> Resize = 90%
Make sure "Resize All Layers" is UNCHECKED
Click OK

Go to IMAGE >>> Resize = 90% (again)
Click OK

(Make sure the Bunny's ear is exactly level with the bottom of the egg)





Go to LAYERS >>> Duplicate (Copy of Layer 1)

Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Close Layers 1 and 2
Make sure "Copy of Layer1" is highlighted




With your EYEDROPPER tool
right click on the darker part of the eyelid
to select the background colour.



With your FREEHAND tool (Lasso)



Section off the eyelashes as shown below



Right click on the title bar and select
COPY from the options
Right click in your PSP workspace and select
PASTE AS NEW IMAGE
from the options.

BEFORE you deselect...
on your duplicated image
Go to ADJUST >>> Soften >>> Soften More
Go to EDIT >>> Repeat Soften More (THREE TIMES)

DESELECT

NOW >>> Lets do the other Lashes

With your FREEHAND tool (Lasso)
Section off the eyelashes as shown below



Right click on the title bar and select
COPY from the options
Right click in your PSP workspace and select
PASTE AS NEW IMAGE
from the options.

DESELECT

With your ERASER tool



Carefully erase the eyelashes
as shown below




With the other eye....
Select your PUSH brush tool
Use these settings



and carefully work from the outside >> in
... in the direction of the arrows in the image below.
This takes a little practise...
REMEMBER.. you can always EDIT .>>> Undo
If you're not happy with the result.
ALSO.. it's best to ZOOM IN while doing theis




This is the result we're going for




Go to LAYERS >>> Duplicate

Your LAYER PALETTE should look like this




With your FREEHAND (Lasso) tool
Same settings as before
Section of the Right Eye as shown below.
To section off the Left eye at the same time
hold down your SHIFT key as you do the second eye.




Flood fill with the Background colour




DO NOT DESELECT

Go to LAYERS >>> New Raster Layer (Raster 2)

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Cutout



Click OK

DESELECT

Go to your LAYER PALETTE
and CLOSE "Copy of Layer1"



Go to LAYERS >>> Merge >>> Merge Visible




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