Vampire Bride

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on March 26, 2012

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Template # 141 by me here

It has the flowers & deco

Plugins

DSB Flux Bright Noise

Screenworks Chain Link

Xenofex Constellation

Eyecandy 4 HSB Noise

The tube I used Vampire Bride is by Maxine Gadd, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

The font I used is called Vampiress

Open your template, shift D to duplicate & close original

Delete credit layer

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Pick a color for your foreground from your tube or use black

Activate your rectangle shape tool, width 25

Draw a rectangle around your tube

Add an inner bevel

Click inside the frame with your magic wand

Expand 3

On your tube layer invert your selection

Delete

Do Not Deselect

Back to your frame layer

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with a darker shade of your color

Move to below your tube layer

Add a drop shadow to your frame

Activate square 1

Floodfill with a lighter color from your tube

Apply dsb flux bright noise, intensity 60, mix checked

Floodfill square 2 with the same color as your frame

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Floodfill small squares your 1st tube color

Apply screenworks chain link

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Activate the rectangles layer

Floodfill with your frame color

Apply xenofex constellation with these settings

Size 12, variation 1, edge density 1, overall density 4, overdrive 75, twinkle amount 75, rotation 45, keep original image checked

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Repeat the drop shadow

Floodfill the bg layer 1st tube color

Apply xero fritillary, change the top & bottom #'s to 16

Add an inner bevel

Activate one of the flower layers

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with your 1st tube color

Deselect

Change frame properties to overlay

Merge down & add a drop shadow

Repeat on other flower & merge

Activate the deco layer

Duplicate 2 times

Apply eyecandy hsb noise to all 3 layers clicking on the random seed button each time

Rename these layers to animation 1, 2 & 3

Resize all layers to 70%

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