Angel of Spring

 

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on Apr 10, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Template # 145 by me here

A dove if you're using a different tube than I am

Plugins

Krustys FX Vol II Pattern Q

Xenofex Constellation

Eyecandy Texture Noise

The tube I used Celestial (2-1) is by Jonathon Earl Bowser, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of my font is Tamborine

I used size 60

Open your template, shift D to duplicate & close original

Delete credit layer

Activate your top frame layer

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Positon over the bottom rectangle

Line up the bottom up your tube with the bottom of the frame

Using your freehand selection tool select around the wings

Duplicate 2 times

Apply eyecandy texture noise set on transparent haze, random seed 1

Repeat on the other 2 layers clicking on the random seed button each time

Deselect

Floodfill your bg layer with a color from your tube

Apply krustys pattern Q using default settings, you'll need to play with the color sliders

Duplicate 2 times

Apply graphics plus cross shadow using default settings

Duplicate 2 times

Apply xenofex constellation, click on settings then on medium, make sure keep original image is checked

Repeat on other 2 layers clicking on the random seed button each time

Floodfill your rectangles with your 1st color

Select all>float>defloat

Apply pattern Q with the same settings as before

Pick a another color from your tube & floodfill your frames

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Paste one of the dove layers from your tube

Select around 1, copy & paste as a new layer

Position in the upper rectangle

Paste into animation shop

Effects>insert image effect>zoom

Change effect length to 1.9

Select all & change frame properties to 15
Resize to 70%

Activate the 1st frame & select all

Set aside for now

Copy & paste one of the other doves

Resize to 40%

Position to one side of the large dove

Duplicate & mirror

Floodfill your small rectangle layer with another color from your tube

Add drop shadow

Activate your flowers layer

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with one of your colors

Deselect

Change layer properties to overlay

Merge your butterfly layer

Do the same you did with the flowers

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Hide your large dove, keep it hidden on all frames

Hide middle & bottom animation layers

Merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide your top animation layers & unhide the middle ones

Merge & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide your middle animation layers & unhide the bottom ones

Merge visible & paste after current in animation shop

You'll have 3 frames but your dove has 12

Select all, copy, activate your last frame & paste after current

Do this until you have 12 frames

Select all & change frame properties to 15

Activate frame 1

Grab your dove by frame 1 & drop him onto the center of the top rectangle of frame 1 on your tag

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

Your comments are very much appreciated either here on this post or on the chat box.  I've made it easy for you to post on this tut by turning off the requirement of having to type in a confirmation code

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