This is so cool. Took Wacom enough years to make an updated version.

The hardest part was trying to plan out how big make the costume. I seen too many costume where the child could barely walk. Their costume looke more like a transforming dwarf robot. Then some cosutmes were too small and the person looked like a turtle. Luckily I found some perfect boxes at work and here we go.

Stage 1: Cutup up boxes and create car cover.

This part was the slowest part of the whole process. It was scary deciding how big or small to make the costume. I had to make sure that the wearer was big enough to fit. I found some great handles that came in some monitor boxes from work. I just reversed them so that the handles are seen on the inside. That way the gauntlets will be easy to put on and take off. The feet still aren’t worked out completely. I was still having a difficult time figuring out how it can be worn without wearing out the bottom cardboard. So I thought to cut out some wooden panels at the exact height and width of the rear panels and attached with glue. I took some cardboard scraps and layed them on the inside, then stapling with heavy duty staples to the board. That way the original cardboard isn’t supporting the weight of the costume.

Stage 2: Primer and base yellow paint.

This is self explanatory.

Stage 3: Test wearability and design decals.

This was the fun part. I spent many hours on Google Images and researched the BumbleBee transformed mode. The Camaro is an awesome car by the way. I enjoyed studying it. First I measured every dimension of this costume, sides, tops and bottoms. I took that info and created a vector template with Adobe Illustraor. Using my previous photos I manipulated the decals onto the photo. That way I was sure of the design before it went to print.

The decals were printed and then with some time and effort, I was able to get the decals on perfectly.

Stage 4: TRICK OR TREAT!

It is done. With a weeks time we can finally show the finished costume. We gave the suit it’s first real test run and it passed with flying colors.The main goal was to get the car mode to look slick like in the movie. The robot mode had to blend with the store bought outfit underneath. Choosing to use the actual hands and feet for the bottom of the boxes worked perfectly.

It’s early Halloween morning and we are ready for the big night! My son was good enough to let me post these images and video online. He is also brave enough to enter into a costume contest this year. We hope to win! That would be icing on the cake.

Final Video:

BUMBLEBEE! Transform and ROLL OUT!

Him being back in comics has made me want to pick up a pencil. Hope you all like it.

GO BARRY!!!

EDIT: 9/25/09

Here is an updated watercolor version. I’m pretty happy with it knowing it’s my second water color EVER! YAY!

First of all, you’ll need to log into your ProStores Store Administraor. Click on the Product link located on the left column. Browse through your catalog and open up the product that you want to edit. Once you find the product you can click the UPDATE button.

Edit Images Section

After you click on the UPDATE button you will notice that each of the product sections are editable. Open up the images section.

Remove the current Search Result Image.  One you can see that it is gone, click on the ADD NEW IMAGE button for the Search Results Image section.

Browsing Your Computer

A small pop window will appear. Hear you are going to click on the BROWSE button that is available.

Find Your Image

Simply find the image that you want to use for your product thumbnail. Click on the image that you want and then click on the OPEN button.

Upload Your New Image

After you click on the open button, you will notice that the browse bar will show some text indicating that you have successfully chosen an image to upload. After this is done, click on the SAVE button.

Product Detail Image

We are not going to use the Product Detail Image section. If you see an image here, click the REMOVE THIS IMAGE link located below the image preview.

Detail Image Cleared

Once it is cleared you will notice the thumbnail is now gone and the field is also empty. When you’re done with this step, go ahead and save all your edits. It’s always good practice to save your work once in awhile. You are not done with editing the product yet. So do not close this window.

Getting Ready To FTP

First thing we are going to do is to make sure that we have our images ready for our Details page and the image that will zoom out.

I made two images:

1. art_gal_des_lrg.jpg    (Zoom Image: This image can be as large as you want. Just make sure the filesize is not over 500mb. )
2. art_gal_des_med.jpg      (Details Page Image: The maximum width should not go over 300 px. The height can fluctuate if needed. )

The image being used in this example is a vertical rectangle. If you were using something that was more of a horizontal rectangle, the DETAILS PAGE image width still cannot go over 300 px. Try not to leave any spaces in your filenames. Use _ underscores or – hyphens if you want to visually seperate words.

Open Fire FTP

In your firefox browser, go to the TOOLS menu and open Fire FTP. Log into your FTP account.

The left side of Fire FTP shows your computer. Find your two new images that we just discussed above on your computer.

The right side shows your server.Click on the “Store” folder and then click on the “Catalog” folder. PLEASE DO NOT NAVIGATE ANYWHERE ELSE. Be very careful when you are on your server.

Transfer Your Files

There are two ways to transfer your files.

1. Select the two files. Then click on the arrow circled in red. Notice that the arrow points to your server meaning that the files will be transfered to the right side.
2. Or, you can click and drag the files over to the server side. The green arrow illustrates you dragging your mouse to the server side then releasing your mouse to start the transfer.

I suggest using the first method. It’s easier. The bottom of your Fire FTP program will let you know when the transfer is complete.

Edit the Long Description

Go back into your product editor and copy and past this code into your Long Description section.

<a href=”http://www.enhancingyourhabitat.com/catalog/filename_lrg.jpg”><img alt=”" src=”http://www.enhancingyourhabitat.com/catalog/filename_med.jpg” /></a><br /><br />Description:<br />
<ul>
<li>Bullet 1</li>
<li>Bullet 2</li>
</ul>
Another paragraph can continue here.

All you need to do is change the filename_med.jpg and filename_lrg.jpg text to your actual filenames that were uploaded. In this tutorial I changed them to art_gal_des_lrg.jpg   &  art_gal_des_med.jpg  .

Edit Your Description Text

I have started your description text with generic info. You can edit this text however you want using the basic tools in Prostores.

View Your Product

And we are done. View your info and make sure that are appearing properly.

Test the Zoom Feature

Click on your image to text your zoom feature. That is it, your are done. The first time is the worst but it will get easier.

SUGGESTIONS AND TIPS:

I would create all my medium and large images first

Then I would ftp all my images to the website server.

When I edit my products all I need to do now is make new thumbnails and paste the generic text above into my Long Description field.

Farm Town Chart of Levels

Farm Town Level 1 – Getting Started
Farm Town Level 2 – 20 Experience – Just Moved In
Farm Town Level 3 – 50 Experience – Learning the Ropes
Farm Town Level 4 – 100 Experience – Apprentice – Buy Strawberry seeds / send gift pear trees
Farm Town Level 5 – 250 Experience – Farmer – Buy Small House / Buy Cart / send gift Dogs
Farm Town Level 6 – 500 Experience – Adept – Buy Cart with Barrels / Buy Wheat seeds / send gift Banana trees
Farm Town Level 7 – 750 Experience – Promising Farmer – Buy Water Well / send gift Pigs
Farm Town Level 8 – 1,000 Experience – Green Thumb – Buy Dirt Path / Buy Sunflower seeds / send gift Plum trees
Farm Town Level 9 – 1,500 Experience – Popular Farmer – Buy Silo / send gift Cows
Farm Town Level 10 – 2,000 Experience – Superb Farmer – Buy Stacked Crates / Buy Coffee seeds / send gift Peach trees
Farm Town Level 11 – 2,500 Experience – Talented Farmer – Buy Windmill / send gift Horses
Farm Town Level 12 – 3,000 Experience – Talk of the Town – Buy Table with Stools / Send gift Cherry trees
Farm Town Level 13 – 3,500 Experience – Distinguished Farmer – Send gift Bunny
Farm Town Level 14 – 4,000 Experience – Specialist – Buy Barb Wire Fence / Send gift Mango trees
Farm Town Level 15 – 4,500 Experience – Inspiring Farmer – Buy Barn / upgrade to 14×14 * farm unlocks / Send gift Cat
Farm Town Level 16 – 5,000 Experience – VIP – Send gift Coconut Tree
Farm Town Level 17 – 6,000 Experience – High Achiever – Buy Small Pond / Upgrade to 16×16 * farm unlocks / Send gift Donkey
Farm Town Level 18 – 7,000 Experience – Master Farmer – Buy Farm House / Send gift Palm trees
Farm Town Level 19 – 8,000 Experience – Influential Farmer – Buy Squirrels / upgrade to 18×18 * farm unlocks
Farm Town Level 20 – 9,000 Experience – Expert Farmer – Buy Hedge
Farm Town Level 21 – 10,000 Experience – Eminent Farmer – Buy Wood Shed / Buy Brown Dog / upgrade to 20×20 * farm unlocks
Farm Town Level 22 – 11,000 Experience – Mighty Farmer
Farm Town Level 23 – 12,500 Experience – Gifted Farmer – Buy Fruit Stand / Buy Llamas / upgrade to 22×22 * farm unlocks
Farm Town Level 24 – 15,000 Experience – Green Ace – Buy Stone Fence
Farm Town Level 25 – 20,000 Experience – Acclaimed Farmer – Upgrade to 24×24 * farm unlocks
Farm Town Level 26 – 25,000 Experience – Just Brilliant – Buy Tent
Farm Town Level 27 – 35,000 Experience – Extraordinary Farmer
Farm Town Level 28 – 45,000 Experience – Virtuoso – Buy Big Pond
Farm Town Level 29 – 55,000 Experience – Green Prodigy
Farm Town Level 30 – 70,000 Experience – Awe Inspiring – Buy Greenhouse
Farm Town Level 31 – 85,000 Experience – Force of Nature
Farm Town Level 32 – 100,000 Experience – Green Genius – Buy Stone Path
Farm Town Level 33 – 120,000 Experience – Tycoon
Farm Town Level 34 – 150,000 exp points – Green Wizard – Buy Mansion

As a general rule, you get more experience points by purchasing more expensive items – but this is not always the case. If you are trying to balance aesthetics of your farm with your desire to get more experience and level up, take a look at these ratios. One possible idea you can also incorporate is purchasing items with a high ratio of experience points per dollar, and then selling them back to the store.

You won’t get very much money back by doing this, but it might be an option if you want to power level and just want the experience points.

Other Items

• Hay Bale – $50 – 5 Experience
• Wood Pile – $100 – 5 Experience
• Barrel – $100 – 5 Experience
• Crate – $100 – 5 Experience
• Scarecrow – $200 – 5 Experience
• Stool – $100 – 5 Experience
• Cart – $1,000 – 13 Experience
• Cart with Barrels – $1,500 – 18 Experience
• Waterwell – $20,000 – 203 Experience
• Grill – $500 – 8 Experience
• Stacked Crates – $300 – 6 Experience
• Mailbox – $150 – 5 Experience
• Table with Stools – $700 – 10 Experience
• Lawn Mower – $1,500 – 18 Experience
• Wheelbarrow – $500 – 8 Experience
• Bench – $250 – 6 Experience
• Dog House – $3,000 – 33 Experience
• Patio Table – $2,000 – 23 Experience

Fences

• Fence – $250 – 6 Experience
• Fence Closed Gate – $750 – 11 Experience
• Fence Open Gate – $750 – 11 Experience
•  Barb Wire Fence – $250 – 6 Experience
• Barb Wire Closed Gate – $750 – 11 Experience
• Barb Wire Open Gate – $ 750 – 11 Experience
• Hedge – $300 – 6 Experience Hedge
• Closed Gate – $900 – 12 Experience
• Hedge Open Gate – $900 – 12 Experience
• Stone Fence – $400 – 7 Experience
• Stone Fence Gate Closed – $1200 – 12 Experience
• Stone Fence Gate Opened – $1200 – 12 Experience

Paths

• Dirt Path – $200 – 5 Experience
• Dirt Path Corner – $200 – 5 Experience
• Dirt Path Crossing – $200 – 5 Experience
• Stone Path – $500 – 8 Experience
• Stone Path Corner – $500 – 8 Experience

Buildings

• Small House – $70,000 – 701 Experience
• Silo – $30,000 – 302 Experience
• Windmill – $40,000 – 402 Experience
• Barn – $60,000 – 601 Experience
• Farm House – $300,000 – 1,000 Experience
• Wind Pump – $10,000 – 103 Experience
• Wood Shed – $30,000 – 302 Experience
• Fruit Stand – $1,000 – 13 Experience
• Tent – $1,000 – 13 Experience
• Water Mill – $100,000 – 1,000 Experience
• Playground – $30,000 – 302
• Water Tank – $50,000 – 502 Experience
• Gazebo – $50,000 – 502 Experience
• Greenhouse – $80,000 – 800 Experience
• Wind Generator – $25,000 – 253 Experience
• Mansion – $1,000,000 – 1,000 Experience
• Ponds Small Pond – $80,000 – 800 Experience
• Big Pond – $200,000 – 1,000 Experience

Rivers

• River – $1,000 – 13 Experience
• River Corner – $1,500 – 18 Experience
• Bridge – $5,000 – 53 Experience

Now that you know how many experience points you can get from each item in the game, make sure to check out more Farm Town tips!

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