Open the font and minimize for later use
Open the tube in PSP
Note it have 9 layers
Shift+D and close the original
Image - canvas size with these settings
Layers - new raster layer
text tool foreground color to black and background color to #57af00
these settings
Write your name
In your layer palette click on the little + at the vector
now you can see your name with an A
rightclick at your name and choose :
As Character Shapes
now click on the + beside your name and all the letters apear on single
layers
Now you can choose those layers one by one and play with the letters
here you can see how I made mine
when you are satisfied convert your vector layer to raster
and your name are closed again to one layer
Layers - duplicate so you have 2 layers with your name
again text tool but now with these settings
REMEMBER modify to selections and the size smaller
but it's depending on the letter you chosed for the frogs
write your name.Now you will only se your name selected
effects - 3D effect - cutout with these settings
selections - select none
Layers - merge - merge down
Layers - arrange - move to bottom
Lock the 8 layers at the top
edit copy merged
Open Animation Shop
edit paste as new animation
Back to PSP
close the layers with the frogs and open the next one
edit copy merged
back to AS edit paste after current animation
***Back to PSP
close the layers with the frogs and open the next one
edit copy merge
back to AS edit paste after current animation***
this you have to do till all layers with the frogs are done
Now you have an animation with 8 frames
Edit -select all
Animation - frame properties 20
now you have to remove all the transparant around your tag
dobbelt click on the crop tool
a box will pop up
click where I have made an arrow
now you can see your animation have a rectangle close to your image
dobbelt click inside this rectangle and your animation has been croped
And now you can save as a .gif file
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