CREATING A DANCING BALLERINA
       

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above to go to the Translator Page...
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You can download the Box I used and decorate it
any way you like or use a box of your own...
I just included the ballerina, box and 
sparkle tube for your convenience !
Ballerina,Box & Sparkle
Oh,,,by the way, you can turn the music
off at the bottom of the page...I just had to play
something for this ballerina to dance to !
:-)
1.  To start, open up the Ballerina and the Box
You can minimize them or just
drag them to the side...
2.  Now Open a new work area 
Size - 250 X 340
Transparent
3.  Get the Box and paste it on the new work 
area and place it toward the bottom so
there will be room for the Ballerina.
Selections-None
4.  Go to Layers, New Raster Layer 
and name it Ballerina, then click OK...
5.  Copy and paste the Ballerina to the
top of the box..
6.  Add New Raster Layer and name it
Stars1..Copy and paste the stars randomly..
Go to Layers, Merge Visible
7.  Go to File, Save As and save this frame
in PSP Format and name this
frame Ballerina1
8.  Now go to Edit, and Undo Merge Layers
9. Make a new Raster Layer and name
it Stars 2... copy and paste more stars 
in different areas... 
Now hide Layer Stars 1 and make
the layer named Ballerina Active...
Go to Image, Mirror *the Ballerina
will move*...Go to Layers Merge visible...
10.  Go to File, Save As and save this frame
in PSP Format and name this frame
 Ballerina2
11.  Go to Edit and Undo Merge Layers..
Add a New Layer and name it Stars 3 and
add more stars....
Hide Layers Stars 1 and Stars 2,
Make the Ballerina Layer Active..
and go to Image, Mirror....Go to Layers,
Merge Visible,,Now Go to File
and save this frame in PSP Format and
name this frame Ballerina 3..
12.  Okay,,now we are ready to see her
animated..Go to File, Animation Shop..
Now go to Animation Wizard and click
okay until you get to the screen where you
will add the frames...At that point,,just
find the frames you saved and holding
down your Ctrl Key highlight the 3 of them
starting with Ballerina3...then Ballerina2 and
then Ballerina 1
Click OK
13.  Now go to View, then Animation..
and you should see your animation..
If all looks good to you,,then go to Save As
and name it and your animation is done..
You should have a Dancing Ballerina !!
:-)
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial !
*© 2000 Kath's Tuts & Graphic Designs*
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