Broken Hearted

Supplies Needed  

1 tube of choice – I used the awesome artwork of Lady Fanhir which can be purchased from Up Your Art.  You must have a license to use. 

Font of choice – I used Northwood High here

Weescotlass Mask 236 here

Plug Ins used:

Eyecandy 5: Nature - Fire

Animation Shop

 "Broken Heart" is a tagger size scrap kit created by Jessica of Gothic Inspirations and can be purchased from her store here.  You can visit her blog here.  Thank you Jess for another stunning kit!  

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open up a 700 x 700 blank canvas.

Copy and paste Frame 1 as a new layer.

Resize 60%

Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.

Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.

New Raster layer below the frame.

Copy and paste Paper Paper 3 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Copy and paste Frame 4 as a new layer.

Resize 50%

Duplicate

Move both frames into position - see my tag for reference.

To each frame:

Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.

Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.

New Raster layer below the frame.

Copy and paste Paper 4 Into Selection.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer below the frame.  Move into position - see my tag for reference.

Selections/Invert

Tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Change the Properties of the tube to Luminence.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Move into position in front of the round frame.  See my tag for reference.

Copy and paste Candle 1 as a new layer.

Resize 90%

Duplicate

Resize 80%

Copy and paste Bow 1 as a new layer.

Resize 20%

Duplicate

Position the bow at the bottom of each candle.

Merge Visible each candle with its own bow.

Copy and paste Candle 2 as a new layer.

Resize 35%

Move all 3 candles into their exact position.

Merge Visible all 3 candle layers.

Rename this layer "ORIGINAL CANDLES"

Copy and paste Heart 2 as a new layer.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Change the Properties of the tube to Overlay and move into a position you like over the heart.

Highlight the heart layer.

Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.

Highlight the tube layer.

Tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Merge Down.

The heart and tube should now be on the same layer.

Resize 60% and 80%

Free rotate Left 20 degrees.

Copy and paste Sands of Time element as a new layer.

Highlight your white background.

New Raster layer.

Select All

Copy and paste Paper 10 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Apply the mask.

Resize 115%

Merge Group.

Add your copyright.

Add your name:

Color Pallet: 

Foreground: #000000

Background: #13446f

Type your name.

Give it a slight Inner Bevel:

Now we're going to make the candleS ready for animation - 

Higlihght "Original Candle" layer.

Duplicate - Rename this layer "GUIDE" - Close this layer out for now.

Highlight "ORIGINAL CANDLE" layer.

Make your Freehand Selection Tool set on Freehand or Point to Point (whichever you feel more comfortable using), set on Add (shift).

Section around the flame and glow of each candle accept for the short red candle only section around the area that doesn't have the candle itself behind it:

Tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Duplicate the layer twice for a total of 3 original candle layers.

Rename them Candle 1, Candle 2, and Candle 3.

Open up "GUIDE" layer.

Using the "GUIDE" layer as a guide, use your Freehand Selection Tool again and section around the entire flame of each candle.

Once you've done that delete "GUIDE" layer.

Highlight Candle 1 layer. 

Apply Eyecandy Nature - Fire:

Settings Tab:

Small, Candle

Basic Tab:

Use the default settings accept lower the Colum Length to 64.61

Colors Tab:

Use the default settings.

OK

Close out Candle 1 layer.

Open up and Highlight Candle 2 layer.

Apply the same effect accept hit the Random Seed Button once.

OK

Repeat the above step with Candle 3 layer.

Deselect.

Close out Candle 3 layer.

Open up Candle 1 layer.

Copy Merge.

~Time to Animate~

Open up Animation Shop.

Edit/Paste/As New Animation

Back in PSP.

Close out Candle 1.

Open up Candle 2.

Copy Merge

Carry into AS.

Edit/Paste/After Current Frame.

Back in PSP.

Close out Candle 2.

Open up Candle 3.

Copy Merge

Carry Into AS.

Edit/Paste/After Current Frame.

View your animation.  If you're happy with it:

Ctrl + A (to highlight all frames)

Animation/Frame Properties:

Dislay Time: 23

OK

Animation/Resize Animation:

Pixel Size checked

Width: 500

OK

Save your animation.

I’d love to see your results.

Email me!

Hugs,

Bev