Cherry Blossom Fairy

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on April 1, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Frame I made especially for this tut here

Plugins

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

DSB Flux Bright Noise

The tube I used Cherry Blossom Fairy is by Judy Mastrangelo, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

The font I used is called FB Meadow

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

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

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Effects>texture effects>texture>fine canvas, scale 50% depth 2

Apply graphics plus cross shadow changing the bottom 2 numbers to 100

I Selected around one of the cherry blossoms on my tube & pasted it as a new layer

I add a drop shadow

I then applied mura meister copies, wallpaper

I duplicated, mirrored & fliped then changed the layer opacity to 40

Paste your framae as a new layer

Click inside the frame with your magic wand

Expand 3

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill your selection with a color from your tube

Move to below your frame

Do Not Deselect

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize if needed

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Add drop shadow

Move to below your frame

Using your freehand selection tool select around the wings

Duplicate 2 times

Apply dsb flux bright noise intensity 35, mix checked

Repeat on other 2 layers changing intensity to 40 & 45

Deselect

Add drop shadow to your frame

Activate your frame floodfill layer

Apply dsb flux bright noise intensity 40, mix checked

Add a new raster layer

Select all

Floodfill with your color

Contract 12

Delete

Deselect

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

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

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