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How to make an Olaf! ...lousy tutorial by Head Banger at Millan Net... 
"It's easy to guess why Olaf is such a well-loved cartoon character despite his unorthodox looks. Unlike most cartoons who go for the "cute factor", Olaf is very much contented with his laid-back, sleepy, and oblivious tone. These are the traits that make us look at Olaf and eventually, love him and probably what made Telecoms-leader o2 consider him as the mascot for their broadband service. It's also the main reason why those who try to draw him try to capture the traits that complete his character. In this tutorial I'll show you how to achieve precisely that."
1. Draw a serie of drawings. Use thin paper so you can trace the contours of the previous movement. 1. 
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2. Scan them as photos (using a scanner).
3. Save them as TIFF or JPEG.
4. Open them up in Photoshop.
5. Start with image 2. Click in this order: "select" "all" "edit" "copy" "paste" "layer" "duplicate layer" select "image1" "ok"
6. You now have a new layer on top of image 1. Using the "arrow with a flower at its end"-thingy located in the left-hand Photoshop Tool-menu , allows you to move the layer around. You can click the layer on and off by checking/unchecking the eye at the layer-menu to your right. This way you can see how well the layer fits into the previous layer, in other word: Keep an eye at the little window (top layer-menu) and you will see how the animation flows.
7. When satisfied with the layers placement, save it as a gif. Varies depending on what software you have installed on your computer (Photoshop anyone? :). Get Ulead SmartSaver to reduce bytesize or make transparency.
8. Repeat the steps with the other images 3-6.
9. Open up the images in your favourite GifAnimation program. I recommend Ulead Gif Animator!
10. Set time and save the animation.
11. You have now done a pencil-test. This allows you to see what could be improved in Olafs movements and features. I thought his head began to increase, so I erased a few lines and re-drew it. And his cord-tail could move a bit smoother....
12. Fill in the pencil-lines with a black pen.
13. Scan them in again, this time as "line-drawings" or "black and white drawings" (or whatever your scanner calls "not photo".. :)
14. Save them as "BMP".
15. Open up in Photoshop.
16. Color Olaf.
17. Repeat step 5-10.
18. You have now done an animated gif, whether it is in black-and-white .. or in color :)
Go phat :)
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