Toxic Avatar


This tutorial was written for those
that have a working knowledge of PSP.
Supplies Needed:
PSP 9 (any version will work)
Tube of choice
I used artwork by Elias Chatzoudis
If you would like to use his artwork please visit PSP Tubes Emporium
I bought this tube when he was at MPT
Scrap Kit Toxic Candyland by Laura from Cinnamon Scraps you can download from her blog here

Font of choice - I am using Century Gothic, Neotrash and LD Jilly Nilly

Filters used
Tramages - Tow The Line

Lets get started

New canvas 150 x 150-flood fill white

Selections-select all-modify-select selection borders
Use the following settings


New raster layer-flood fill with #fa46aa

New raster layer again-flood fill with #0ae3d8
Selections-select none
Grab the selection tool-rectangle-draw a selection as shown below


Make sure your on the blue border layer-hit delete-you should now have this


Selections-select none
Preset shape-rectangle-change the line style to dot-foreground null-background white


Draw out a square on the border-see below


Close off the white background layer-merge visible the borders
Drop shadow 0, 0, 40, 10.26 black

Open up paper 2 from the kit-resize to 150 x 150-copy and paste over to your avatar
Move this layer below the border
Freehand selection tool-draw out a triangle selection

It should look like this


Effects-plugins-tramages-tow the line-default settings-click ok
It should look like this


Selections-select none

Copy and paste your tube of choice
Arrange as above-duplicate-on the duplicated layer-adjust-blur-gaussian blur-radius 3.00
Change the blend mode to soft light
Close these 2 layers for now

Using a font of choice_I am using LD Jilly Nilly
Foreground null-background #18e5da
Add the word 'Addicted' convert to raster
Selections-select all-float-defloat
Selections-modify-expand 2.00-new raster layer
Flood fill with white-selections-select none-move this layer below the addicted word
Merge visible these 2 layers only-rename the layer addicted
Drop shadow 1, 1, 40, 4.00 black

Using a font of choice-I am using Neotrash
Foreground null-background#fa46aa
Add the word 'Too You' convert to raster
Selections-select all-float-defloat
Selections-modify-expand 2.00-new raster layer
Flood fill with white-selections-select none-move this layer below the addicted word
Merge visible these 2 layers only-rename the layer To You
Drop shadow 1, 1, 40, 4.00 black

Open up the journal tag 1 from the kit
Resize so it will fit on your avatar
Copy and paste onto the canvas-rotate left 15.00
Using the Neotrash font-foreground null-background #000000
Add the word Toxic to the journal tag-rotate left 15.00
Convert the raster-merge visible these 2 layers
Rename the layer Toxic

Using a font of choice-I am using Century Gothic
Move your name to the bottom of the avatar
Convert to raster-selections-select all-float-defloat
Selections-modify-expand 2.00-new raster layer
Flood fill with white-selections-select none-move this layer below your name
Drop shadow 1, 1, 40, 4.00 black

Add proper copyright to your avatar

Now we can start animating your avatar

Close off the addicted, too you and toxic layers for now
You should only have open these for now


Edit-copy merged and paste this over to Animation Shop

Back to PSP-close off the tube layer-reopen the addicted layer
Move it right to the top of the avatar so just a little bit is showing


Edit-copy merged then over to AS-paste after current frame

Back to PSP-move the addicted layer down some more


Edit-copy merged over to AS-paste after current frame
Back to PSP-move the addicted layer down some more


Edit-copy merged over to AS-paste after current frame
Back to PSP-move the addicted layer up just a little bit


Edit-copy merged back to AS-paste after current frame

Back to PSP-hit undo


Edit-copy merged back to AS-paste after current frame
You should now have this so far in AS - 6 frames


Now back to PSP-reopen the To You layer
Move the words to the right of your avatar so the T is showing


Edit-copy merged then back to AS-paste after current frame



Back to PSP-move the to you layer a little to the left of your avatar


Edit-copy merged then back to AS-paste after current frame

Back to PSP-move the to you again to the left


Edit-copy merged then back to AS-paste after current frame


Edit-copy merged then back to AS-paste after current frame

Back to PSP-resize the to you layer by 80%


Edit-copy merged-back to AS-paste after current frame

Back to PSP-resize the to you layer again by 80%


Edit-copy merged-back to AS-paste after current frame
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Back to PSP-resize the to you layer one more time by 80%


Edit-copy merged-back to AS-paste after current frame
You should now have 13 frames in A



Back to PSP-close off the to you layer
Reopen the toxic layer-place this at the bottom of your avatar


Edit-copy merged-back to AS-paste after current frame

Back to PSP-move the toxic layer up a little bit more


Edit-copy merged-back to AS-paste after current frame

Back to PSP-move the toxic layer up some more
Also the addicted layer-so it looks like the toxic layer is pushing up the addicted layer


Edit-copy merged-back to AS-paste after current frame

Back to PSP-move both toxic and addicted both up together


Edit-copy merged-back to AS-paste after current frame
Back to PSP-close off the addicted layer-move the toxic layer up some more


Edit-copy merged-back to AS-paste after current frame

Back to PSP-resize the toxic layer by 80%


Edit-copy merged-back to AS-paste after current frame

Back to PSP-hit undo


Edit-copy merged-back to AS-paste after current frame
You should now have 20 frames in Animation Shop

Still in AS-select the first frame-edit-copy-select the last frame

Paste after current frame

Select frame 1-effects-insert image transition-use the following settings


You should now have 31 frames

Select frame 30-effects-insert image transition-use the following settings


You should now have 41 frames

Select frame 1-animation-frame properties-change to 30

Test your avatar-once happy save as .gif

Phew all finished!!!

I hope you have enjoyed this Avatar tutorial

This tutorial was written on 24th April 2009.
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