QUICK TIPS
1. Choosing a Kit: Always choose a kit that goes with your tube colors.
2. Re-sizing in kits:
Any kit will work with these tutorials.
But if you use a different sized kit your Re-sizing will be different.
So Re-size your Elements so that they compliment your tube.
3. Elements
Always open Your elements in sets.. For example
if you are going to use 4 flowers open them all. Copy the first
one close the original paste it into your image. keep doing this t
ill you have pasted all the flowers into your image. It will save you time.
Any kit will work with these tutorials.
But if you use a different sized kit your Re-sizing will be different.
So Re-size your Elements so that they compliment your tube.
3. Elements
Always open Your elements in sets.. For example
if you are going to use 4 flowers open them all. Copy the first
one close the original paste it into your image. keep doing this t
ill you have pasted all the flowers into your image. It will save you time.
4. Re-size Settings
5. Sharpen: Always sharpen your re-sized tubes or elements
one time by going to Adjust/sharpen.
6. Drop Shadow: Effects/3D/Drop Shadow. Everyone has there on personal
settings that they like
7. Selecting a Pattern or Paper: You will select it by clicking on
Foreground color in your material palette.
Then you click on patterns find the paper and click on it.
8. Pattern Scale for Text: Always scale your patterns down to around
30 when using them for text..
9. Selection Tool: When using your selection tool to make borders.
Always pull your image window out some.
You do this by putting your mouse on the bottom of your image
border until you see a black double arrow.
Then you just drag your mouse down some.
You will now see a black area on the bottom and top of your image. Y
ou can also pull out the sides the same way. T
his helps alot to make your selection area correct.
10. Warp Brush: Remember to use this carefully as it will
draw up your image. If using on a stat border.
I always re-size my border once I am finished. By 103%.
This makes sure the border will blend once it is put on the stat.
Some use warp brush or deform tool. I prefer to re-size to maintain shape.
11. Wand Settings I use.
12. Rectangle Settings For creating a Border.
Close off your background color.
13. Export a Brush: On your toolbar click File/Export/Custom Brush
Name your brush Save Variance Checked, Step I use 32 but that
is a personal choice. Brush size should not be over 450 in width
and about 450 in height. If your brush will not save it is too big.
14. When you go to save a jpeg check the options I use these settings
15. Selection Tool settings for rectangle, circle etc shapes
16. Optimization Settings for Animation Shop HERE
15. How to select a Palette to show
Right click on your tool bar This box will pop up
Click on Palletes
You will now have this box
You just click on the palettes you want to use
I have the main ones we use most selected
16. Creating Text On a Curve
First select your colors in your foreground and back ground
make sure your layers palette is showing see above
Then Select your Eclipse tool
Close off your back ground color
SETTINGS FOR ECLIPSE TOOL
draw out your circle not to big you need room for your text
do not convert raster layer
Now select your text tool
Select your text you wish to use
open back up your background color
Take your mouse and move towards the circle till you see the symbol below
Then type out your text
EXAMPLE
Now in the layers palette you will see
this click on that plus sign
Now you see this See how I clicked
the eye on the circle do that
then click the - minus sign
right click the text layer convert to raster layer
And you are finished.
16. Optimization Settings for Animation Shop HERE
Keep checking back I will had more to this as I can
