Brown Magic

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on April 5, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Patterns, frame & lace Here

The tube I used Brown Color Series is by Keith Garvey, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

The font I used is called Tagettes

I used size 48 for my text & size 60 for my name

Open a new transparent canvas 700x700, we will resize later

Floodfill with the swirl pattern

Paste lace as a new layer

Resize to 160%

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & rotate right 30

Repeat until you have 6 lace layers

Starting at the top rename these layers to lace 1, lace 2, etc

Paste your frame as a new layer

click inside the frame with your magic wand

Expand 3

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with the lace pattern

Move to below your frame layer

Do Not Deselect

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Move to below your frame layer

Go back to your frame layer

Add an inner bevel

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with your swirl pattern

Change layer properties to burn

Add drop shadow

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Hide all the lace layers except the top one

Merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide lace 1 & unhide lace 2

Merge & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide lace 2 & unhide lace 3

Merge visible & paste after current in animation shop

Continue until you have all 6 frames done

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

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Result by Kaye W