Bettie Davis Eyes

This tutorial was written by me on April 8, 2010 using PSP9.  All of my tutorials assume you have some working knowledge of PSP.

Supplies:

Tube of choice - I'm using the gorgeous work of Keith Garvey.  Do not use this image without a license.  Visit MyPSPTubes to purchase one.

Scrap kit - I'm using Alika's portion of the '80s Blog Train.  Visit her blog here to download and follow the rest of this awesome train.

Template - I'm using Cora's bonus portion of the '80s Blog Train.  Visit her blog here to download.

Mask of choice - I'm using Mask 32 from Babes Designz .  Visit her blog to download.

Font of choice - I'm using Satisfaction

Musical note floatie which you can download here.  Scroll down just a bit..there are alot of great floaties here.

Animation Shop

Open tube & mask in PSP and minimize for now.  

1.  Open template - ShiftD - close original - image - resize, all layers checked , 75% - image - canvas size - 750 x 550

2.  New raster layer - move to bottom - floodfill white - copy/paste Paper of choice as new layer - layers - new mask layer - from image - find your mask in dropdown box - apply - merge group

3.  Copy/paste Wire as new layer - resize just a bit - move to the top of canvas - duplicate - image flip - position - merge down

4.  On Raster 1 - selections - select all - copy/paste paper as new layer - selections - invert - delete - selections - select none - adjust - add/remove noise - add noise , uniform, monochrome checked 100% - dropshadow - delete original layer 

5.  Repeat Step 4 for Raster 3, copy of Raster 3, and Raster 5 

6.  On Raster 2 - selections - select all - float - defloat - copy/paste paper of choice as new layer - selections - invert - delete - selections - select none - delete original layer

7.  Back on Raster 4 - selections - select all - float - defloat - copy/paste another paper as new layer - selections - invert - delete - select none - dropshadow - delete original layer - repeat for copy of Raster 4

8.  Click on your circle paper layer - copy/paste frame of choice as new layer - resize - click inside frame openings with your magic wand ( hold down shift key) - selections - modify - expand by 5 - copy/paste another paper as new layer - selections - invert - delete - leave selected - copy/paste your full tube as new layer - delete - selections - select none - move paper layer and tube below frame layer - dropshadow tube and frame

9.  On Raster 6 - selections - select all - float - defloat - copy/paste another paper - selections - invert - delete - leave selected - copy/paste your closeup tube as new layer - delete - selections - select none - dropshadow tube

10.  On Raster 8 - layers - merge down - choose a color from your tag & make note of hue and saturation - adjust - hue/saturation - colorize using the settings you chose - dropshadow

11.  Choose 2 flowers - copy/paste as new layers - resize both - position on tag - dropshadow both layers

12.  Copy/paste guitar of choice as new layer - resize - rotate to the left just a bit - position so it appears to be leaning on your closeup layer - dropshadow

13.  Copy/paste Brad of choice as new layer - resize - position on the top center of your frame layer (see my tag) - dropshadow

14.  Close background layer - crop/resize tag to your preference - add copyright/license and name - open background layer again - If you are not going to animate you are done - save as .jpg or if you want a clear background leave the white layer closed and save as .png.  For the animation see below:

Animation

Open Animation Shop and open your floatie animation - Edit - Select all - animation - reverse frames -  Back in PSP - Edit - Copy Merged - in Animation Shop - Edit - Paste as New Animation - duplicate your tag for a total of 9 frames - edit - select all - on blinkie animation - copy - on tag animation - edit - paste into selected frame - position so it appears notes are coming from the guitar - repeat once more and arrange ( See my tag) - Play your animation and if happy save as .gif ( If you don't like it just hit undo and repeat the steps until you are)