Classy

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on March 27, 2012

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Accent here

Plugins

Cresent Moon Tri Mirror Tile

DSB Flux Bright Noise

The tube I used Classy is by Anna Liwanag, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

The name of my font is A & S Wizard

Open a new transparent canvas 940x400, we will resize later

Pick a medium color from your tube for the foreground and a light color for your background

Activate your foreground gradient

Radial, angle 45, repeats 75, horizontal 25, vertical 0

Flood fill raster 1

Apply cresent moon tri mirror tile using default settings

Duplicate 2 times

Apply dsb flux bright noise intesntiy 35

Repeat on other 2 layers changing intensity to 40 & 45

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & mirror

Change layer properties to lumianance legacy

Change opacity to 50

Paste your accent as a new layer

Resize to 40%

Rotate left 90

Position at the center top

Add an inner bevel and drop shadow

Change layer properties to dodge

Duplicate & flip

Merge down

Change layer properties to dodge

(This may be different for you depending on your color, play around)

Resize all layers to 65%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Hide animation 2 & 3

Merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 1 & unhide #2

Merge & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 2 & unhide #3

Merge visible & paste after current in animation shop

View your animation

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

:)

Result by Kaye W