Sparkle Eyes

This tutorial was re-written. here is the original tutorial

http://www.angelfire.com/art2/dachshideaway/tuts.html

The original was written for a program other than paint Shop pro. I wrote it for paint Shop Pro.

I can not copyright this.

Needed tools

Eye tubes

You can get them here

http://desktopenhancements.surfhoo.com/KandyKisses/request22.html

A sparkle tube

a fat font.

A sparkle pattern. if you don't have one you can use this one.

A teardrop filled with the same sparkle pattern.

Again, if you don't have one, you can use this one.

Just promote to layer, select the black with your magic wand ,delete and deselect to use as a tube.

Open the color eyes that you like, duplicate and close the original to preserve it.

Change the canvas size to 220 X 200

Use your mover tool and slide the eyes to the top of the image

Drop shadow

save as eyes.psp.

Duplicate twice and close eyes.psp.

Using one of your duplicates, make a new layer, name it sparkle1.

Add a few sparkles (3 or 4 on each eye) in a random pattern. Keep the sparkles on the lashes.

Add another layer named sparkle2.

Add a few more sparkles in a random pattern.

Do this until you have 6 sparkle layers.

Delete the eye layer, save this image as sparkle.psp.

Using the other duplicate of the eye tube, add a new layer, add the first drop.

New layer, second drop

New layer, first letter

Add drop shadow to the letter layer.

Delete the eye layer, save as 1.psp.

Do this with each letter of your name, each letter being saved as a different number. 1.psp, 2.psp, 3.psp, etc.

OK

Time to put it all together.

Open Animation shop.

File > Preferences > General Program Preferences > Layered Files

Select Each layer in separate frame and click ok.

Open your eye.psp

Duplicate the heck out of it...go nuts.

CTRL + A to select all.

Open your sparkle.psp. Select all and dup the heck out of that too..

Select all, copy

Activate your eye image and CTRL+E to paste your sparkles onto the eyes

Now each eye has sparkles.

Open your 1.psp

select all, copy

Activate your eye image.

Select the third or forth frame and the next 2 frames so that you have a total of 3 frames selected

paste.

activate your 1.psp.

select only the frame with the letter

copy and paste as new animation CTRL + V

Use your crop tool and select only the letter.

Duplicate like crazy. Select all, copy

Activate your eye image

ok pay attention here.

select the frame with the letter and all of the frames AFTER that.

paste CTRL + E. Use the first letter frame as a guide. Paste so that you get it directly over the letter frame.

So now all of the frames starting with the original letter frame has the first letter.

Open your 2.psp

select all, copy

Activate your eye, select the FIRST frame with a letter in it, (the original letter frame) skip about 4 frames, select one frame and the next 2, paste (total of three selected) CTRL + E.

HINT

You will have to undo and re paste a BUNCH till the second letter is lined up right. Once you have it right, activate your 2.psp

Select and copy the letter frame

Use crop tool and select only the letter, duplicate like the dickens.. select all, copy

Activate your eye.

select the frame with the second letter and all frames after that, paste using the original second letter as a guide.

Continue until you have added all of the letters of your name.

When you are done, delete all of the unneeded frames at the end of the animation.

Select all, right click and select Animation properties from the drop down menu.

select white as the background color.

Save.

If you have any questions or comments, email me at kim@pixelbit.com