Monday, April 23, 2012

Crimson Garden

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on April 23, 2012 & is copyright protected
For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed
Template 149 by me here

Plugins
Xenofex Constellation
DSB Flux Bright Noise
Tramages Tow The Line

The tube I used Crimson 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


Open your template, shift D to duplicate, close original
Delete the info & raster 1 layers

Floodfill your bg layer with a color from your tube
Add an inner bevel
Apply xenofex constellation
Click on settings then on a few small stars

Floodfill your square layer with your bg color
Add an inner bevel
Apply dsb flux bright noise intensity 45, mix checked

Activate your flowers layer
Change layer properties to hard light
Add drop shadoe

Floodfill your square frame with a ligher shade of your bg color
Add an inner bevel & drop shadoe
Apply tramages tow the line using default settings

Floodfill your small square layer with your 1st color
Apply texture with these settings


Apply dsb flux bright noise intensity 45, mix checked

Activate your small frame layer
Click inside using your magic wand
Expand 3

Paste your tube as a new layer
Resize as needed
Invert your selection
Delete & deselect
Add drop shadow
Move to below your small frame layer

Floodfill your small frame with your 2nd color
Add an inner bevel & drop shadow
Duplicate 2 times
Apply xenofex contselltion
Click on settings then on medium
Make sure the keep original image button is selected
Repeat on other 2 layers clicking on the random seed button each time
Rename these layers from top to bottom - 1, 2 & 3

Activate your square frame flowers
Select all>float>defloat
Add a new raster layer
Floodfill with your 1st color
Deselect
Change layer properties to hard light
Merge down & add drop shadow

Repeat with the rest of your frame flowers using different layer properties
I also used multiply, burn & saturation

Activate the big flower layer
Change layer properties to luminance

Duplicate & resize to 75%
Change layer properties to darken
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

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

I would love to post your © compliant result, just email it to me with ATT Sharon & the tut name in the subject line

You'll find my email blinkie on your left

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