Step Into The Dark

Tube of choice,I am using Michael Calandra,which you can purchase here,do not use unless you have a license to do so.

Scrapkit is Step Into The Darkness from Sizzels Designs here and you can purchase this kit here. I so love this kit,the colors and posers are awesome!! Thank you Sizzel!!

Mask of choice,I am using Vix_Mask233 here.

Font of choice.

Eye Candy 4000-fire(optional)

Animation Shop(optional)

-This tutorial was written assuming you have working knowledge of PSP-

Dropshadow for entire tut:
Vertical 6
Horizonal 6
Opacity 65
Blur 9

Open mask,minimize.

Open a new 600x600 white image.

Paste paper49 as a new layer/resize 30%/right click/new mask layer/from image/select mask/if using mask233,invert mask data unchecked/layers/merge/merge group.

Paste skull frame as a new layer/resize 15%/position.

Click inside frame with your magicwand/selections/modify/expand by 5/paste paper8 as a new layer under frame layer/selections/invert/delete.

Paste witchcastle as a new layer/resize 20%/position/delete/deselect/dropshadow.

Hide mask and background layer/layers/merge/merge visible/dropshadow/unhide layers.

Paste glitter doodle1 as a new layer below frame layer/resize 20%/layers/duplicate/image/flip/mirror/dropshadow.

Moving up top/paste castle candle as a new layer/resize 35%/edit/repeat resize/position/dropshadow.

Paste magic bag1 as a new layer/resize 50%/edit/repeat resize/position/dropshadow.

Paste dangler as a new layer/resize 50%/position/dropshadow.

Paste flower3 as a new layer/resize 50%/position/dropshadow.

Paste tube/position/dropshadow.

Image/resize all layers 12%.

Add copyrights.

Add name.

For my name,I used paper49 for fill/black on foreground.

Highlight catle candle layer/layers/duplicate 2 times/rename cc1,cc2 and cc3.
Highlight cc1 layer/using your magicwand,click on the candle wick/effects/eye candy 4000/fire/settings:

Direction 90*
Column Length 1062.1
Flame Width 34.35
Side Taper 60.99
Movement 40
Denser Flame Checked
Random Seed 567

Repeat for cc2&cc3,clicking on random seed ONCE for each layer/deselect.
Highlight cc1 layer/hide cc2&cc3 layers.

Edit/copy merged/paste into animation shop as a new animation.

Hide cc1 layer/unhide cc2 layer and highlight/edit/copy merged/paste into animation shop after current frame.

Repeat for cc3 layer.

Save as gif.

Hope you enjoyed my tut,would love to see your results.

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Hugs,Mary