Tena's Rubber Stamp Tutorial...Using Photo Impact 8

This is a very simple graphic to make and to animate...
If you have never done any animation before..
this might be the ideal one for you to start with to learn......
Happy Stamping!


Open a blank canvas... 300x300
Go to path drawing tool..select rectangle..Draw a rectangle 90w x 20H ..color black
Now draw another rectangle 110w x 32h
Go to transform tool..distort.
.pull back sides in a little bit.
Go to path drawing tool..elipse... 
44 x 46..color ..black
Go to path drawing tool..
rounded rectangle.. 17 x 33..color black
Back to path drawing tool..custom shape....
rounded edge 3..34w x 78h..Border 30 depth 30
Arrange as show on the left..and fill with your choice.. 
Hit control .shift/A right click
merge as single object
Now let't make a sheet of paper....
234w x 238 h
I used color.. R 243   G 238  B 209
Go to transform tool...distort
Go to top left corner
and pull down and to the left.. 
Go to top right corner and also pull to the left..

 

Go to bottom right corner and pull up and in..so they are aligned ..perspective wise
Now lets give our paper some texture..
Go to effect...all...texture filter...animal hide..change fiber length to 6
Place your stamper  in position so that the handle does not go above your paper..if you want to add something else to your image..as a flower..etc..do so now...
Select ctrl/shift/A..so all are active..
go to web/image optimizer/
save as your first gif transparent frame..
mask options..matt ..none

For your second frame...move your stamper down lower on your paper..again go to 
web/image optimizer..save as a transparent gif..
mask options..matt..none

For  your last frame ...Move your stamper back up a bit....and go to transform tool and rotate it 10 degrees..so it looks as shown..always make sure you handle never comes out of your paper..or you animation will be jumpy.
Go to text..put in your name...so it looks like you just stamped it...
save again as before....take into gif animator...find the 3 frames you saved...
set frame rates at 45...you can always change them later if you are not happy with how it looks. 
I changed last frame rate to 150..
to change your frame rate..
right click on the frame at the bottom of the page....frame properites.
put in what you desire.
Preview...satisfied? save it....and there you go!
Enjoy !