Bunny & Kitten Tag
A tutorial by Mar ©2003.

What you need.
Eye Candy 3.1 (free) download here.
Extract to your folder Plugins in PSP.
Other things you need in this Zip.
Put the *.jgd files in your folder Gradients in PSP.
Extract the Basket.BMP to your folder Patterns in PSP.
If you don't have the shapes, look on my Tutorial index
for the link on my site to download all shapes you need.

Save often!
Let's begin. Good luck.

Open a new image 350 X 450 background black.
Foreground style locked, background color #FFFFFF.

Go to  .

Find Button 035 and draw it 140 X 140.
Check at the left bottom.

Convert to raster.

Effects > Texture effects > Fur.

This setting.

Effects > Blur > Gaussian blur 2.

With the same button, draw a rectangled small ellipse.
With   click on your ellipse(1).
Hold Ctrl-key in these three steps.
Pull the  upper right node to the right (2).



Click on the middle node left. Push upwards (3).
The middle bottom node goes to the right (4).

Duplicate this layer. Lock this layer.
Select layer 2 (blue).
Convert to raster.

Cross out your background layer.

Effects > Texture effects > Fur, same setting.

Effects > Blur > Gaussian blur 2.

Activate your top layer (copy of layer 2 = blue).

Image> Resize.
!!! Watch out, all layers unchecked.

In your layer palette click the plus of copy of layer 2.
Click the plus of Button 035 and click Color.

Layer 'Color' becomes bold.
Right click and choose properties.

In vector properties choose as a fill gradient.
Find your MD-bunny-rose.

Pick sunburst, this setting:

Apply.
Convert to raster.

Cross out layer 1 (the head).
Merge visible.

Duplicate. Image > Mirror.

Open all layers and move layer 1 (head) all the way up.
The ears are behind the head. With put into place.

You must have this now:

With pick Bowie.

Leave it red or......
Click the plus of that layer and the plus of Bowie.
Click Rounded Rectangle (Bold).
Properties and fill with whatever you like.
I chose #82AE82.
Repeat on the 2 bottom layers Drawing.
They become bold one by one,
you see all three because of the screenshot.

If your bow is to your liking, convert to raster.

Background style, gradient MD-bunny-rose.

Foreground locked.

With choose Heart 1.

Draw the heart, from bottom to top.
Convert to raster.

Effects > 3D effects > Inner bevel.

Effects > Blur > Gaussian blur 2.

With choose Tear Drop.

Draw the shape like in the second example.

In your layer palette, click the plus.

Click Tear Drop (Bold).
Properties > Gradient > MD-Bunny-neus.

Convert to raster.

Effects > 3D effects > Inner bevel.
Same setting as before.

Effects > 3D effects > Drop shadow.

In   pick again Button 035.

Draw an eye. The shadow must be on top.
If not, image > Flip.
Convert to raster.
Duplicate.

With put into place.

If you follow all steps, you must have this:

In pick Button 015.
Draw a pupil.

Convert to raster.
Duplicate.

With put in place.

Lock your background layer.

In    again pick Tear Drop.

Draw like on the sceenshot below.

Repeat the vector fill with the MD-bunny-rose.
Convert to raster.

Effects > 3D effects > Inner bevel.

Same setting.
In your layer palette move below the nose.

Pick Shape Button 05.

Draw a tooth. 
Click the plusses and fill layer 'light' with white.
Move this layer below the nose layer.

Convert to raster.
Duplicate.

With put into place.

In    search Starburst 1.

Draw width.

Convert to raster.

Select the part that overlaps and hit delete.

Move below the nose layer.

Merge visible, black layer still locked.

Background color black and foreground locked.
Search   again Tear Drop. Retain style unchecked.

Draw over the top of the ear a Tear Drop.
Draw bottom to top or...image > Flip.
With  click Tear Drop.
In your tool options pick node edit.

Click the node bottom middle.
Pull both ends out.

Convert to raster.

Effects > Texture effects > Fur > Same setting as before.
Repeat also the Gaussian blur at 2.

Duplicate. Image > Mirror.

With move into place. Merge visible.

Background color #C0C0C0.

Pick  again Tear Drop,  same setting.

Draw the shape like below.

Convert to raster.

Effects > Texture effects > Fur > Same setting.
Repeat the effect Fur.
Repeat the blur but now at 3.

Image > Flip.

Move this body below your merged layer.

Open new image 275 X 120 transparent.
In your patterns look for Basket.

Fill your image.

Selections > All.
Selections > modify > Contract 10.
Selections > Invert.

Effects 3D effects > Inner bevel > Setting Metallic.
Selections > None.

Copy and paste in front of your bunny.

New layer.
With select a wider part as the sign.

Fill with Basket Pattern.
Effects > 3D effects > Inner bevel > Metallic.

Selections > None.

Move the layer below your sign.

Background color white, foreground locked.
With choose Ellipse.
Draw an ellipse, like below.

Convert to raster.
Repeat the Fur and the Blur, blur at 3.

Duplicate.
Image > Mirror.

Pick a nice font and a gradient. I liked this rainbow.

Type your text at size 48.

With pull your name or text to the size you like.
Convert to raster.

Effects > 3D effects > Inner bevel > Metallic.

Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 3.1.

Effects > 3D effects > Drop shadow.

You can delete your background layer.
It was just to have a better view.

You can cut and paste your letters one by one.
With put into place.
Duplicate your image (Shift D) same amount as
the letters or words you did use.
First image:
Lock the layers with the letters or words not used yet.
Merge visible.

Save as Tag 1.psp.

In your second image, add a letter or word.
Merge visible.

Save as Tag 2.psp.

Repeat these steps for every letter or word.
Go to Animation Shop and make yourself an animation.

You can also resize in Animation Shop.

I did resize with 75%.

If you resize in Animation Shop, export your
frames to PSP and  use Sharpen > Sharpen.

!!! Tip..... !!!

You also can make a bear or kitty.
The differences are:
The ears, but with you can model each ear to your liking.
I colorized after each Gaussian blur.
For the kitty I used Hue 25 - Saturation 100.
Moustache on the nose, instead of below.
The little top mouth I give a fur effect.
The eyes are shapes 'Eye' I did lock of different layers.
The tail is half an Eyebrow.
Here also I did lock of different layers before converting.

I hope you liked this and had fun!

Since 04-09-2003: