What you need:
PSP 7, 8 or 9. Download a 30 day
trial of V9 here.
ZIP with materials: Download here.
Eye Candy 3.1. Download here.
Unzip images and tubes and open in PSP.
Open the font and minimize.
It will show in your text tool in PSP.
Save often.
Let's go. Good luck.....
Open a new image 300 X 400 > Transparent.
Fill with #5e5e5e.
Open the MD-Bunny-mask.jpg from the ZIP.
Layers > New mask layer > From image.
Look for the MD-Bunny-mask.jpg.
Apply.
Layers > Merge > Merge group.
With (feather to 1 and Anti-ailas checked) select the outside.
Layers > New raster layer.
Fill the layer with #dad7d7.
In your layer pallet > Move down.
Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 3.1 > Fur.
Adjust > Blur > Gaussian blur at 2.
Open the MD-bunnyface.psp from the ZIP and copy.
Paste as a new layer.
Move the face over the face from the mask till it fits.
Put your layer at "Hard light".
Layers > Merge > Merge visible.
Now select two pieces to make the pink inner ears.
Hold shift to select the second part. See screen.
When using PSP 8 or 9 put the selection setting to "add".
Layers > New layer.
Fill the selection with pink: #ecb4e0.
Now select two parts on the cheeks. Left a bit larger than right.
Fill this with pink too. This can be done on the same layer as the ears.
Selections > None.
Adjust > Blur > Gaussian blur at 5.
Layers > Merge > Merge visible.
You Bunnywunny is done but you can
make a
card, tag or animation with it too.
How?? The Tag / card:
Copy your Easter bunny.
Open the MD-Easter-base.psp from the ZIP.
Paste > Past as a new layer.
If you think your bunny is to large, you can resize at 90 or 85%.
With move to the bottom left as much as possible.
Effect > 3D-effects > Drop shadow > Color #4d4157.
Foreground to #737373 and background to #ecb4e0.
Text tool
.
Look for the Bunnywunny font (in ZIP).
Settings: Vector > Size 48 > Stroke 1.0 > B for Bold
Type your first word. I used 'Happy' but
you can type what ever you like.
Convert to raster.
Move into place.
Repeat Drop shadow, settings like before.
Now for the vertical text:
Text tool
.
Again, use the Bunnywunny font.
This time settings like this: Vector > Down (see first hand in screen) >
Size 48 > Stroke 1.0 > B for Bold > Leading - 300.
Can't find Leading?.... Click one of the black arrows (blue hands).
Type your second word. I used 'Easter'.
For PSP 7 and 8 users, I have prepared the vertical text for you (in ZIP).
Convert to raster.
Move into place.
Repeat the drop shadow, settings like before.
Now type a . (dot) at size 150.
You'll get a cute little rabbit.
Repeat converting and drop shadow.
With put at the crossing for the two words (see above screen).
Layers > Merge > Merge visible.
You can animate or use a tube (in zip) if you like.
Your tag / card is done.
The animation:
If you want to animate the eyes.....
Duplicate the bunny or tag / card layer.
Put the closed eyes (in ZIP) on the top layer.
If you have your bunny mirrored, mirror the eyes too.
Make sure it fits like this:
Lock your bottom layer and merge the other two visible.
Unlock your bottom layer and save as a PSP file.
When opened in Animation Shop: Frame 'eyes open' at 65.
Frame 'eyes closed' at 20. Good luck!
Your Bunnywunny Tag / Card is done.
I hope you like it and learned something.
Thanks for trying my tutorials.
Happy Easter!
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Translation
into English by my best friends, Trudie.
Thanks sweetie! You are the best.
(feather to 1 and Anti-ailas checked) select the outside.
move to the bottom left as much as possible.
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