Blinking Eyes Bunny Tag

2...Once you have the bunny arranged the way you want it, go back to the layer palette,

We are going to be hiding some of the layers so just the bunny shows.

In the layer palette you will see a eye icon beside each layer. Click the eye icon beside Raster 1

and Raster 2 and Raster 3. When you click on it a red x will appear.

Now go to the top and click Layers, Merge, then click Merge Visible.

Now remove the red x's in the layer palette by clicking on top of each one.

Now, go to the top and click Layers then click Duplicate

Now go to the top and click Adjust, Blur, then Click Gaussian Blur. Set Radius to 14.00

Now go to the top and click Effects, Texture Effects, then click Mosaic Antique.

use these settings....

Number of Columns = 35 Tile diffusion = 44

Number of Rows = 35 Grout width = 4

Grout diffusion = 57 Symmetric = checked

3...Now go to the top, click Layers, Arrange, then click Move down.

Do this step 2 more times.

Tip: Save your work often

Making the eyes blink

1...Now we will merge all the layers together. Go to the top and click Layers, Merge then

click Merge Visible.

Now select the Freehand Selection Tool

Use these setting across the top...

Selection Type = Point to Point. Mode = Add (Shift)

Feather = 0 Smoothing = 0

Now we will make the image large so we can see the image better. to do this. Go to the top and

click View, then click Zoom in More

Now we are going to want to use the Freehand selection tool and go all the way around the right

eye. It is like using scissors to cut out the eye part. .

Start by clicking in one place in the outline of the eye, move a little more around the eye

then click again. Continue doing this till you have worked all the way around the outline of the eye.

. Click twice on the mouse when you get all the way around. the eye.

You should now have what looks like marching ants around the eye.

Now do the right eye the same way, but this time when you are going around the eye. Hold down

the shift key on your keyboard as you are going around the eye.

You should now have march ants around both eyes.

Note: If you mess up, don't worry, just go to the top and click Edit, then click Undo

2....Now go to the top and click Selections , Modify then click Contract. Use this setting...

Number of pixels = 1

Now you can zoom back down to normal by clicking View, then click Zoom to 100 %

Now Go to Layers, then click New Raster layer.

3...Now we will want to make 2 more duplicate bunny images so that we have a total of 3 .

To do this , go to the top and click Window, then click Duplicate.

Do this again so that you will have 3 images.

4....Now we will set the foreground color box to a light brown. Click on the foreground box and

use these settings for the color.

R = 203

G =177

B = 109

5... Now select the Paint Brush tool with the following setting ...

Size = 10 Hardness = 50 Step = 25 Density = 100

Thickness = 100 Rotation = 0 Opacity = 100 Blend Mode = Normal

6... Now we we paint the centers in the eyes. Use the brush and paint in all the bunny's eyes.

On the next image, paint only half of his eyes, as if it looked like he was half asleep and on

the last image don't paint any of the eyes. So they will be open.

7....Once you have the eyes painted, we will want to Merge the layers in each of the images.

Go to the top and click Layers. Merge then click Merge Visible. Do this to each image.

8... Now click each image and go to the top and click Selections, then click Select None.

This will get rid of the marching ants in your image.

9... Now we will save each of the images by going to File, then click Save as..

Save the bunny with the eyes open as Bunny 1

Save the bunny with his eyes half closed as Bunny 2

Then save the Bunny with the eyes closed as Bunny 3

Now we can close everything and move to animation shop.

Making eyes blink in animation shop.

1...Open animation shop. Now click File then click Animation Wizard.

2...When the first box appears, setting – Same size as the first Image frame

should be checked. Click Next

3...In this box- Transparent should be checked. Click Next.

4... In this box – Upper Left corner of frame should be checked. With the canvas

should be checked . Click Next

5...In this box – Yes repeat the animation indefinitely should be checked.

6...In this box – click add image. Go to the place where you saved your 3 Bunny images

and click on the Bunny 1 image then Open.

Click add image again and this time click Bunny 2 image then Open.

Click add image again and this time click Bunny 3 image then Open.

You should now have all 3 images in the box, as the picture below.

7... Click on the first frame to make it active. Now go to the top and click Animation, then

click Frame Properties, change the display time to 90.

8, Now move the slider at the bottom of your image and click on top of frame 2. Now go to the

top and click Animation, then click Frame Properties, change the display time to 15

9...Now click on top of the last frame " frame 3" . Go back to the top,

click Animation, then click Frame Properties, change the display time to 30.

10... You can now save your animated bunny. By going to File, Save As.