My guy, my hero

Supplies Needed:

Psp

Tube of choice. I have used a tube by Ted Hammond, now you can find the tubes: here

Scrap kit (PTU) My Guy by Bibis Collections: here

Eyecandy 4000 - Fire

Mask 186 by Gems here

Font here

Open a new image: 650x650

Open: BIBIMYGUY PAPERS (1). c/p in the canvas, resize at 80 percent (smart size). 

Apply the mask: gemsmasks-186. Merge group. 

Open: BIBIMYGUY ELEMENTS (38). c/p in the canvas, place it near the bottom of the mask. Apply the mask here.

Open: BIBIMYGUY ELEMENTS (60). c/p in the canvas, resize at 60 percent (smart size). Image - Mirror. Place it in the left side of the canvas.

Open: BIBIMYGUY ELEMENTS (64). c/p in the canvas, resize at 70 percent (smart size). Duplicate. Image - Mirror. Move it to the right side.

Open: BIBIMYGUY ELEMENTS (35). c/p in the canvas, resize at 50 percent (smart size). Place it in the center of the tires.

Add more elements to decorate the tag:

BIBIMYGUY ELEMENTS (1)

BIBIMYGUY ELEMENTS (3)

BIBIMYGUY ELEMENTS (5)

BIBIMYGUY ELEMENTS (7)

BIBIMYGUY ELEMENTS (13)

BIBIMYGUY ELEMENTS (16)

BIBIMYGUY ELEMENTS (30)

BIBIMYGUY ELEMENTS (39)

BIBIMYGUY ELEMENTS (60)

Always: Resize, sharpen and place as desire. 

Add drop shadow:

V: -2 H: 5

O: 60 B: 7

Open the tube, c/p in the canvas, place it in the right side of the canvas, resize.

Add drop shadow:

V: 0 H: 3

O: 40 B: 5

Add copyright and your name. Merge Visible, copy and paste as new image. Export as a png or jpg.

To animate:

Add a layer, flood fill with white, send the layer to the bottom.

select one of the pile of tires. Activate the freehand selection tool:

Make a selection around the top of the tires, like this:

Effects - Plugins  - Eyecandy 4000 - Fire:

Deselect. Edit - Copy Merged. Open Animation Shop. Paste as a new animation. 

back to psp. Edit - undo. Apply the fire effect again but hit the random seed button, until you like the kind of flames generated.

Deselect. Copy Merged. Go to Animation Shop, paste after current frame, repeat the process once more or until you have 5 frames.

Edit - Select All. Animation - Frame Properties: 15 speed.

Play the animation and if you like it, save and you're done (=