Kristi-Cidermill Lane Tutorial

This Tutorial was written on 10-10-2009

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This was written in psp 9 and animation shop but is compatible in any version of psp.

Supplies used in this Tutorial

Tube is the art of Suzanne Woolcott which you must obtain a license to use her art. You can get this at her site here.

The kit used in this Tutorial is Cidermill Lane which was created by me.

You can get this here. This is available in Tagger size as well as full.

Template was created by me for this Tutorial.

Feel free to use in your own tutorials if you desire.

Animation is by Peachie.

Download template here.

Let's get started

Open up your template and your supplies.

Click on the border layer on your template go to selections select all float/defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with your paper or color of choice.

Delete the border 1 layer. Add a shadow of choice to your paper.

Next click on Border 2 selections select all float/defloat.

Flood fill this with a different paper or color of choice.

Remove the border 2 template.

Add a shadow of choice.

Next click on the frame layer on your template.

Go to selections select all float/defloat.

Add a new layer of choice and flood fill this with a paper or color of choice.

Remove the frame layer.

Add a shadow of choice.

Next using your magic wand tool click inside of your frame.

Add a new raster layer. Flood fill this layer with a color of choice.

Next click on the background layer of your template.

Go to selections select all float/defloat.

Add a new raster layer and flood fill this with a color or paper of choice.

Remove the background layer.

Inside of the frame, add your house and the clouds.
Add a shadow of choice.
Open up your Tree and Bird house and place these where desired.

Open up the grass and place this at the bottom area of the tag. Duplicate this layer to give it a fuller look.

Place your bucket as your top layer right at the bottom of the tree.

Add a shadow of choice.

Open up your wagon and fill this with apples or whatever you wish.

merge the layers together and copy and paste this into your tag at the left hand side of the tag.

Add a shadow of choice.

Place your tube below your wagon layer.

Add a shadow of choice.

Add your text and any other elements that you may like on your tag.
Now open up a apple and duplicate the layer.

Place the two apple layers towards the bottom of the tree.
I have mine hanging on the branches.
Once you have your tag the way you like it merge visible layers and copy and paste into animation shop.

Go back to psp and move the wagon towards the tree just a tad.

Move the apple that is closest to the bucket down a bit towards the bucket.

Leave the other apple as is for now.

Merge visible layers and copy and paste into animation shop after current animation.
Continue with the steps above until you get the wagon touching the bucket.

Once you have gotten to this point move your apple that you have not moved yet to the bottom.
Merge visible layers and copy and paste into animation shop after your current animations.
You should end up with 10 frames by the time you are done.

After you have all your frames in animation shop go to edit select all and copy and paste your bird animation into your tag where desired.

Save your tag as a gif and you are done.

I hope that you enjoyed this Tutorial