The Bengal Family

 

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on Apr 24, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Template 150 by me here

Plugins

Cybia Screenworks

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

DSB Flux Bright Noise

DC Special Nylon

Xenofex Constellation

The tube I used Sublime Bengal Tiger is by Concetta Kilmer, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of my font is Wild Script

I used size 48

There are more paw print dividers on my other blog

Open your template, shift D to duplicate & close original

Delete the info & WA layers

Floodfill raster 1 with a color from your tube

Apply screenworks fabric weave

Apply graphics plus cross shadow using default settings

Lighten your color & floodfill your rectangle layer

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Apply dsb flux bright noise intensity 50, mix checked

Repeat on your top rectangle layer

Using your lighter color floodfill your large rectangle Frame

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Apply screenworks crescent wave

Apply constellation

Settings>small star constellation

Change star size & edge density to 5, keep original image checked

Using your dark color floodfill your large rectangle

Repeat fabric weave

Using your dark color floodfill your large circle

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Repeat bright noise changing intensity to 75, lighten checked

Activate your circle layer

Floodfill with your dark color

Apply dc special nylon using default settings

Select all>float>defloat

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Invert your selection

Delete & deselect

Activate your paw print frame

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with your dark color

Back to the frame

Select all>float>defloat

Back to your floodfill

Invert your selection

Delete & deselect

Change layer properties to hard light

Merge down & add drop shadow

Repeat with your flowers layer

Change layer properties to burn

Merge down

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Merge with your paw print frame

Select around one of the flowers

Copy & paste as a new layer

(I had to hide my tube to find it lol)

Position on the rectangle between your 2 tubes

Merge down

Duplicate 2 times

Repeat bright noise changing intensity to 40, mix checked

Repeat on other 2 layers changing intensity to 45 & 50

Select around one of the flowers

Copy & paste as a new layer

(I had to hide my tube to find it lol)

Position at the center of your rectangle

Paste your tube as a new layer again

Resize as needed & position to one side

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & mirror

Resize to 75%

Positon in lower corner

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Add constellation, settings>star field, keep original image checked to your text & name

I changed the star size to 5

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

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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Result by Kaye W