| Image Two
Open another new canvas
(102x100) and place it beside Image One. In Image One, right click and Select All
Objects. Right click and copy. Right click and paste this into the Image Two canvas
and while all objects are active bring it down to the bottom of the canvas centering it.
Hit the spacebar to deselect all objects. Select only the rectangle and right
click. Go to Properties and click on the Position & Size tab. Put in 2 for
Position Left and 41 for Position Top. Align the rest of the objects as in Image
One. The important part is for the base rectangle to always be in the same exact
position.
Click on the top triangle.
Go to Format, Image Size. Make sure Selected Object is checked and Keep
Aspect ratio is unchecked. From the drop down menu, choose Pixels. Put in 98
for width and 30 for height and click OK. Save this image as 2.gif using the
method described above.
Image Two
Image Three
Open a new canvas and
place it beside Image Two. Select all objects from Image Two, right click and copy.
Paste this into the Image Three canvas, moving it to the bottom of the canvas
making sure it's centered. Again, select only the rectangle and make sure the
position is 2 for the left and 41 for the top. If needed align the rest of the
objects. Select the top triangle. Go to Edit, Rotate and Flip, Rotate 180.
Right click and go to Arrange, Bring to Front. Move the triangle down as
shown below.
You will need to erase the
part of the white rectangle showing above the triangle (flap). Click on the
white rectangle to activate it. Right click and Convert Object Type From Path To
Image. Using the Eraser Tool erase out the top portion above the rectangle.
Save this image as 3.gif
using the method described above.
Image Three
Image Four
Open a new canvas and
place it beside Image Three. Select from Image One only the rectangle and top
triangle. Do this by holding down the control key and clicking on these objects with
your mouse. Right click and copy. Right click and paste into your new canvas.
Hit the spacebar to deselect the objects. Now select the rectangle and make
sure the rectangle is positioned 2 Left and 41 Top. Then align the triangle over it.
See below.
Select the triangle.
Go to Edit, Rotate and Flip, Rotate 180. Position the triangle flush to the
top of the rectangle. Click on the Path Tool and when the Path Panel box appears,
put in 10 for the Border and Depth values. Save this image as 4.gif using the method
described above.
Image Four
Image Five
Open a new canvas and
place it beside Image Four. Copy all of Image Four and paste this into your new
canvas moving it to the middle of your canvas. Select all objects and right click,
Merge As Single Object. Click on the Transform Tool and choose Perspective. Using
your mouse on the left top corner of the envelope, drag up a tiny bit. Select the
Resize Tool and narrow the width of the envelope just a bit. Make sure your lock is
unlocked. Make it approximately the size shown below. Use the center both tool
 to align
this in the center of your canvas. Save
this image as 5.gif.
Image Five
Image Six
Open up a new canvas and
place it underneath Image One. Clicking on the rectangle in Image One, copy and
paste this into your new canvas. Make sure the rectangle is positioned 2 Left
and 41 Top. This will be the front of your envelope. You can add a simple
stamp to it. Click on the Path Tool, Shape: Square, Mode: 2D Object and make a tiny
square in a dark blue. Position the square in the top right corner of your rectangle
just where you would place a stamp on an envelope. Click on your Stamps Tool, click
on the arrow to view the dropdown menu and click on Select Stamp. Choose flower
02. Scale the size to 10 and add this onto your little blue square. Once you
have everything positioned as you like, right click and Select all Objects. Right
click again and Merge as a Single Object. Click on the Transform Tool and choose
Perspective. Using your mouse on the right top corner of the envelope, drag up a
tiny bit. Select the Resize Tool and narrow the envelope just a bit. Make it
approximately the same size as Image Five (see below). Use the center both
tool  to align this in the center of your canvas. Save this image as 6.gif.
|
Image Six |
Image
Seven
For your final image, open
a new canvas and place it beside Image Six. Highlight Image Six and click undo until
you have the original rectangle with the stamp on it. Make sure all objects are
Merged as a Single Object and copy this and paste it into your new canvas. Make sure
the rectangle is positioned 2 Left and 41 Top. Save this image as 7.gif.
Now you're ready to bring
this into the Gif Animator.
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