Animated Bunny Topper

Level - for Beginners

This tutorial was made with psp v9, but I think you will be able to do it in other versions as well.

Supplies you will need - Paint Shop Pro and the bunny tubes that I made myself. You may use

any tube you wish or use mine.

Download tubes --- Here.
Lets get started...
Making the background
First open up the bunny tube in psp.
1.... Open a new canvas, by clicking File then New. Use these setting.
Width = 350                      Unit = Pixels
Height = 300                      
Resolution = 200.00           Pixel/inch
Raster Background = checked
Color Depth = 16 Million Colors (24 bits)
Transparent = checked                     Click ok.
   Note : you may have a name over 6 letters.  Make the canvas .
Width =  440                             Height = 300
2...Now we will flood fill the new canvas with a pale pink. Change the foreground color by
clicking on the foreground box and change to...
R =254
G =172
B = 172
Now flood fill the canvas with the pink.
3...You will need to open your layer palette to do this, click the F8 on your keyboard.
Now add another layer, by going to ... Layers then click New Raster Layer
Now go back to the foreground box and change the color to...
R = 127
G = 68
B = 68
Now flood fill the canvas with the new color.
Now go to the top and click Selections, then click Select All.
Now go back to top, click Selections, Modify and click Contract. Use these settings
Number of pixels = 8         Click ok.
Now hit the delete key on your keyboard. Now go back to Selections and click Select None.
4...Now we will add a drop shadow. Go to Effects, 3D, then click Drop Shadow.
use these settings...
   Vertical =  2                  Opacity = 75
Horizontal = 2                Bur = 4.00
  Color = Black               Shadow on new layer = unchecked.
Click ok
Now do this step again but this time, changed the Vertical to -2 and the Horizontal to -2.
Adding the  Text
1... Add a new layer, by clicking Layer then click New Raster Layer.
Now click the foreground box and change the color to black.
R = 0
G = 0
B = 0
Now change the background color to ...
R = 255
G = 128
B = 128
2...Now click on the Text Tool. and use these setting across the top.
Create As = Floating        Font = 65          Stroke = 2.0
Click on the canvas and add your name in the box that pops up. Then click Apply.
Now go to the top and click Selections, then click Select None.
Now use the Mover Tool to pick up your name and place it kind of towards the bottom right.
3...Now we will add a Inner bevel . Go to the top and click Effects, 3d, then click Inner Bevel.
use these settings.
Bevel = 2              Width = 18
smoothness = 35       Depth = 6        Ambience =   -59                  Shininess = 35
color = white           Angel = 135        Intensity = 31                      Elevation = 88
Click ok.
Adding the tubes
1...Click on the bunny tubes to make it active. Go to the layer palette and click the layer
that says "left arm". It should be highlighted in blue when you click on it.
Now go to the top and click Edit, then click Copy.
Now go back to the canvas you were working on, go to the top and click Edit, Paste, then
click Paste as you layer.
Click again on the bunny tubes, this time click on "bunny head" in the layer palette.
Go back to the canvas you were working, go back to the top, click Edit, Paste, then 
Paste as new layer.
Click again on the bunny tubes, this time click on "right arm" in the layer palette. Now go back
to canvas you were working on and click Edit, Paste, then click Paste as new layer.
Now use the Move Tool and arrange all the bunny pieces like I have in my sample image
at the top.
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