Candy Kisses
Tutorial written by and © to Bits N Bobs 12th January 2022.
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Supplies needed.
Font of choice for your name.
I am using Mister Valentine
Tube of  choice.
I am using Cupids Bow is coming by Bits N Bobs
Tube is not to be used without the correct licence.
Scrap kit freebie Candy Kisses by Bits N Bobs 

Items I have used are...
Elements 1, 5, 8,
Papes 1 and 2

Mask of choice
I am using mask 0316 by Simone
Animation
I am using Ani 253 by Simone

Note
This tutorial was written in PSP 9.
Double click on your font and minimize.
Open all other supplies in paintshop.
Install any required plugins

Re-size both papers to 600 pixels wide.
Open a new image, 600 w x 250 h at 72 dpi.

1. Open paper 1,
Copy, paste as a new layer on working image.
Effects/ Edge effects/ Enhance more.
Open paper 4,
Layers/ new mask layer/ from image and select your mask.
Layers/ merge/merge group
Copy, paste as a new layer on working image.
Effects/ Edge effects/ Enhance more.


2. Copy E1, paste as a new layer.
Re-size to 22%, all layers untabbed.
Position to your liking on the right.
Layers/ Duplicate, Image/ Mirror, Image/ Flip
Layers/ Merge/ Merge down.
Add a drop shadow.
I am using...
V 3 - H 3 - O 65 - B 5 - Colour #000000

Layers/ Merge/ merge visible.
File, save as PSP 1.

3. Open a new image, 600 w x 250 h at 72 dpi.
Copy E5, paste as a new layer.
Re-size to 11%, all layers untabbed.
Position to your liking in the top left corner.
Layers/ Duplicate, Image/ Mirror
Layers/ Merge/ Merge down.
Add a drop shadow.
I am using the same settings throughout.

4. Copy your chosen tube, paste as a new layer.
Re-size to 60%
Position to the left hand side.
Add dropshadow.
V 3 - H 3 - O 65 - B 5 - Colour #000000

5. Copy E8, paste as a new layer.
Re-size to 5%, all layers untabbed.
Position to your liking in the bottom right corner.
Add dropshadow.
V 3 - H 3 - O 65 - B 5 - Colour #000000

6. Copy paper 2, paste as a new layer.
Selections/Select all, Image/ crop to selection.
Selections/Select all, Selections /Modify, contract by 5,
Edit/ Cut.
Add dropshadow.
Repeat dropshadow with H -3 and V -3

7. Layers/ New raster layer and addd your copyright info
Layers/ Merge/ merge visible.
File, save as PSP 2.

For animation skip the step in the note below and skip to ANIMATION SHOP.

NOTE *****
If you don't want animation
Add your copyright info, Name and File/Export as jpg and save.
END NOTE *****

ANIMATION SHOP

8. Now we open animation shop.
Open PSP 1
Edit/ Copy, Paste after current frame.
Press Shift+Ctrl+L until you have a total of 16 frames
Or as many frames as your chosen animation has.
Edit/ Select all.

9. Open your chosen animation.
Edit/ Select all, Edit/ Copy
Go back to your working image,
Be sure all are still selected.
Edit/ Paste into selcted frames.
Click View/ Animation.
If you don't like it, undo and re paste into selected frames
and move your mouse before pasting so it's in a different position.
Placing an animation is always trial and error so don't worry if it takes a few attempts.

10. Go back to paintshop.
Activate PSP 2. Copy,
Back to Animation Shop and paste as a new animation.
Edit/ Copy, Paste after current frame.
Press Shift+Ctrl+L until you have a total of 16 frames
Or as many frames as your chosen animation has.
Edit/ Select all.

On working image, Edit/ paste into selected frames.
Be sure it lines up before placing.

File/ Optimiazation wizard

Customize then follow the screen shots for my settings.

You may need to adjust these setting depedning on your tube
but these are what I have used for this particular anamtion.

11. In animation shop Edit/ Select all,
Crop your signature animation so it is
roughly 150 x 150
Animation/ re-size settings.
Resize to 150 x 150 (untab the ratio)
Create your copyright and initial in paintshop.
Copy and back in animation shop paste as a new animtaion.
Edit/ copy.
Activate your avatar.
Edit/ select all, edit/ propogate paste, Edit/ paste into selected frame.
Save as your avatar.