15) Add a new Raster Layer by going to Layers > New Raster Layer or clicking on the New raster Layer icon on the layer palette.

Click on the canvas and the text entry box will open.
Type in your text and click ok.

16) Add an Inner Bevel to the text using the following settings:

17) Position the text where you want it. You should now have something like this:

18) Add a Drop Shadow to the text using the following settings:

19) Go to the layer palette and turn off the visibility of the bottom layer (should be Raster 1) then right click on layer above and go to Merge > Merge Visible

20) We're now going to crop the image.

Click on the Crop Tool. On the Tool Options, click on the Snap crop rectangle to: Layer Opaque.

You should now have this:

Go back to the tool options and click on the tick to crop the image.

Your image will now be cropped.

21) Go to the layer palette and unhide the bottom layer. Flood fill this layer with a colour of your choice.

22) Go to Image > Add Border and use the following settings (changing the colour to a colour of your choice)

Click ok.

A warning will appear saying the layers need to be merged before a border can be added, click ok.

23) Go to the layer palette, right click on the background layer and duplicate. Turn off the visibility of the copy of background layer and click on the background layer to make it active.

24) Now zoom in on the picture. Using the Dropper Tool, choose the colour of the skin, next to the eyes. (the following screenshots are of the dolls reflection in the mirror)

25) Now choose the Paintbrush Tool and set the size to 1. Paint out the eyes, leaving just a few dark pixels at the bottom of the eyes.

26) Repeat the above steps on the main dolls eyes. you should now have the following:

27) Unhide the copy of background layer and save the image as a PSP file.
Open Animation Shop and open the image.

28) Click on frame 2 and go to Edit > Copy. Now click on frame 1 and go to Edit > Paste > Before Current or click on the icon

29) You will now have 3 frames, the 1st frame is the doll with her eyes open, the 2nd frame is the doll with her eyes closed and the 3rd frame is the doll with her eyes open again.

Right click on frame 2 and go to Frame Properties. Set the speed at 20.

30) Right click on frame 3 and go to Frame Properties. Set the speed at 155.

You can now click on the View Animation icon and check out your blinking doll!

31) Save as a .gif and you're done :o)

I hope you you enjoyed this tutorial.

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