Rac Obsession

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Rac Obsession
This tutorial was written by Eve using my own imagination. You may use my tutorials for group challenges.
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Supplies Needed

Fabby Kit called Cosmopolitan by Toni's Scraparoni which you can find Here or Here
Template 6 by Beth which you can find Here (you have to scroll down a little)
Animation Shop - If you wanna animate the sig
Plugin Filiter - Penta.Com - Dot and Cross
Font - Deja Vu Sans Mono
Script Font of choice
Tube of choice or the one I used by the artist Ismael Rac which you can find over at AMI

Ready? Let's Begin by opening up the template - clicking on Actual Size - Going to Windows - Duplicate and Deleting the original template

1- Click on Triple Stripes - Go to Effects - Plugins - Penta.Com - Dot and Cross - Change the settings to -Amount 152 - Cross Distance 21
Cross Width 0 - Add a Drop Shadow

2- Click on Large Circle Background - Selections - Select All - Selections - Float - Selections - Defloat

3- Open Paper 3 - Copy and Paste it over - Selections - Invert - Delete -Selections - Select None

4- Click on Rectangle Frame - Selections - Select All

5- Open a new layer - Flood Fill it Black - Select None

6- Click on Small Circle Frame - Selections - Select All

7- Go Back to Paper 3 - Copy and Paste it over- Selections - Invert - Delete - Selections - Select None

8- Open Brad 1 - Resize it - Copy and Paste it over - Duplicate - See mine

9- Open Brad 3 - Resize it - Copy and Paste it over - Duplicate - See mine

10- Open Fan 2 - Resize it - Copy and Paste it over - Image - Free Rotate - Left 25 - Move this layer - below the Small Circle Frame layer - See mine

11- Open Sunglasses 1 - Resize it - Copy and Paste it over - Image - Free Rotate - Right 25 - See mine

12 - Click on Rectangle Frame Background Layer - Going to your Preset Shapes Tool - Find your Rectangle Shape - Change your Width to 4 -
Forground Closed Off - Background Color Black - Draw a Stripe - See mine - Duplicate - Image - Mirror - See mine again

13 - Click on Small Circle Frame Background - and Close Off the Paper Layer which should be right on top of this layer - Click on the Small Circle Frame
Background again - Selections - Select All - Selections - Float - Selections - Defloat

14- Open your Tube - Without Resizing it - Copy and Paste it over - See mine - Selections - Invert - Delete - Selections - Select None

15 - Go back to your Tube - Resize it - Copy and Paste it over - See mine

16 - With a Script Font of Choice - Write out Rac - and Place it on top of the Obsession word art - See mine

17- Add a Drop Shadow to each Layer

18- Add the ©

If you dont want to animate your sig Phew! you're done - If not then Phew! a few more steps lol

To Animate your Sig

Open Animation Shop

1- Go to your Head Shot Layer

2- Click on your Free Hand Too - Change the Settings to - Selection Type Point To Point - Mode Add Shift - Feather o - Range Blank
Smoothing 2 - Use all layers checked - Now Trace around the eye

3- Open a New Layer - Flood Fill it Color Code #202020 - Selections - Select none - Close this layer off

4- Merge All Visible

5- Copy and Paste it over to Animation Shop - Go Back To PSP

6- Edit - Unmerge

7- Open your Flood Filled Eye Layer - Merge Visible

8- Copy and Paste it over to Animation Shop

9- Edit - Paste - After Current Frame

10- Still in Animation Shop - Click on Frame Layer 1

11- Go to Animation - Frame Properties - Display Time - 200

12- Click on Frame 2 - Repeat the same action as in step 11 but this time change the the
Display Time to 20

13- View your animated sig if you are you like the turn out - Optomize it - Add your name and save it

and Phew! If you continued to animate You're Done! Finally! LoL Thank you for trying this tutorial. If you have any questions or would like to show me
your results PM me with them or Leave me a shout out or email me at SweetTartDesigns@rocketmail.com
Until Next Time!