Purrfect

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on June 26, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Template1 Purrfect here

Flower here

Plugins

Mura Meister Cloud

Xero Fritillary

Xero Porcelain

Screenworks Boxed Dot

Graphics Plus Tinted Glass

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

DSB Flux Bright Noise

Animation Shop

The tube I used is by Melissa Dawn, you will need a license to use which you can purchase from CDO here

Open template, shift D to duplicate.  Close original

Delete credit layer

Activate layer 1

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Apply graphics plus cross shadow, default settings

Activate layer 12

Select all

Float, defloat

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Add a drop shadow, I used 5, 5, 75, 10

Apply xero porcelain, default settings

Activate layers 2

Floodfill with a gradient which will look nice with your tube

I had mine set on radial, angle 45, repeats 12

Apply Mura's filter meister Cloud, change bg color to match your gradient, set on hard light, leave everything else at default

Repeat on layers 4 & 6

Activate layer 5

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Apply xero fritillary, change the variation to 8, leave everything else at default settings

Repeat on layers 1 & 3

Floodfill layer 12 with the same color you just used

Apply screenworks boxed dot

Activate layer 13

Floodfill with your gradient

Apply inner bevel using bevel #6 width 3

Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance

Paste lily as a new layer

Resize to 40%

Position near the bottom left

Move this layer to below layer 9

Apply xero porcelain, default settings

Apply graphics plus tinted glass, default settings

Apply graphics plus cross shadow, default settings

Duplicate

Apply DSB Flux Bright Noise, intensity at 40 and direction set on Mix

Activate the other lily layer

Apply bright noise changing the intensity to 45

Rename these layers animation 1 & 2

Activate layer 9

Floodfill with your gradient

Effects>Texture Effects>Select Grid

I tried to floodfill the wordart but it didn't look very good so I deleted the layer and added the word Purrfect

I used Impact size 72

Objects>Align>Horizontal 

Add drop shadow

Activate your top layer

I changed the font size to 48 and added the word Meow

Rotate left 30

Add drop shadow

Add your © info & name

Hide animation 1, merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Unhide animation 1

Hide animation 2

Merge visible

Copy & paste after current in animation shop

Leave frame properties at default of 10

Save as gif and you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tut

I would love to post your result, just email it to me

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