Bear County Sheriff

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on Oct 16, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Plugins

Eyecandy 5 Textures Animal Fur

Eyecandy 5 Impact Chrome

Cybia Screenworks - You can get it free here

Xenofex 2 Contesllation

The tube I used is by Ken Morton, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

Open new transparent canvas 600x225

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Apply eyecandy textures animal fur using default settings

Click on Pattern, change both colors to the same color you used in your floodfill

Apply cybia screenworks>rib webring default settings

Activate your shapes tool set on rectangle

Foreground null, background same as your floodfill color

Starting at x0 y100, ending at x600 y15

Effects>distortion effects>wave use these settings:

Horizontal displacement - Amplitude 91, wavelenght 60

Vertical displacement - Amplitude 67, wavelenght 21

Edge mode Wrap

Duplicate 2 times

Rename these layers to animation 1, 2 & 3

On animation 1 apply xenofex contstellation with these settings

Star size 2, size variation 2, edge star density 1, overall star density 3, overdrive 50, twinkle amount 75, twinkle rotation 45, click on keep original image, random seed on 1

Repeat on animations 2 & 3 clicking on the random seed button each time

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Hide animations 2 & 3

Merge visible

Activate your selection tool set on rectangle, click on customize

Top 40, left 225, right 375, bottom 190

Copy & paste as a new image

Add your © info and your initial

Save as jpeg

Back to your original tag

Undo your merge

Activate your shapes tool, select preset shapes

Foreground null, background light grey

Select a star

Draw out a star

Position lower left area

Convert to raster

Apply eyecandy 5 impact chrome

On Settings click on Gold

Type in the word Sheriff and center over the star

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Add your text

Add your name & your © info

Make sure animations 2 & 3 are hidden & animation 1 is UNhidden

Merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 1 & unhide animation 2

Merge visible

Copy & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 2 & unhide animation 3

Merge visible

Copy & paste after current in animation shop

I left the frame properties on the default of 10

Save as gif & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

I would love to post your © compliant result, just email it to me with the tut name in the subject line

:)