Day In The Wild

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on April 4, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Collab Kit Western Gal by me here

Plugins

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

Xenofex Electrify

The tubes I used are by Jeff Wilke, you can purchase these tubes from PTE here

The font I used is called Anderson Four Feather Falls

I used size 36 for my text & size 42 for my name

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

Select all

Paste paper 18 into selection

Deselect

Add texture>small dimples>scale 100>depth 2

Apply graphics plus cross shadow changing the 2 bottom #'s to 100

Paste dream catcher as a new layer

Position at the top

Add drop shadow

Change layer properties to overlay

Paste your tubes as new layers

Resize as needed & position into place

Add drop shadow

Because my eagle & white tiger tubes had straight edges on them I used my rectangle tool width set on 10, foreground a color from your tube, background null, around these

I then added an inner bevel

Using your magic wand click inside your frame

Expand 3

Add a new raster layer

I floodfilled with the green on the kit color palette

Deselect

Move to below your tube layer

Add texture, I used fine canvas, scale 100, depth 3

Apply graphics plus cross shadow using default settings

Add drop shadow to your frame

Do with with your other tubes which have a straight edge

Use different texture effects

Apply the cross shadow

Add a drop shadow to the frames

Merge the frame, tube & floodfill layers

Activate one of your tubes

Duplicate 2 times

Apply xenfex electrify 

I used default settings then clicked on glow

Change the outer color to something from your tag

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

Rename these layers to A1, A2 & A3

Paste feather 3 as a new layer

Resize to 45%

Rotate left 15

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & mirror

Position next to first feather

Merge down

Move to below your tube layer

Change layer properties to luminance

Duplicate & flip

Resize to 75%

Position below your eagle tube

Paste bow 4 as a new layer

Resize to 30%

Position on top of a frame

Add drop shadow

Paste flower 5 as a new layer

Resize to 20%

Position at the bottom of a frame

Add 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 emaail it to me with ATT Sharon & the tut name in the subject line

You'll find my email blinkie on your left 

:)

Result by Kaye W