The Forest Gate

 

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on April 20, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Template 145 by me here

A photo

The one I used (The Forest Gate-PTE0245) is by Jon Rattenbury, you can purchase his photos at PTE here

Plugins

Eyecandy Texture Swirl

DSB Flux Bright Noise

The tube I used Lady Forest (PTE3985) is by Alicia Mujica, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

The font I used is called Leaf 1

I used size 48 & 60

Open your template, shift D to duplicate, close original

Delete info & butterfly layers

Activate the bg layer

Select all & paste your photo into selection

Apply eyecandy texture swirl

Settings>random large no twist long streaks

Duplicate 2 times

Apply dsb flux bright noise intensity 25, mix checked

Repeat on other 2 layers changing intensity to 30 & 35

Activate one of your rectangle layers

Select all>float>defloat

Paste your photo into selection

Deselect

Repeat with the other rectangle layer

Activate your lower frame

Paste your main tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Position near lower left corner

Duplicate & mirror

Resize to 85%

Position near the upper right

Move to above your upper frame

Activate your lower rectangle layers

Paste your close up tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Position on the right

Duplicate & mirror

Move to above your upper rectangle

Floodfill your frames with a color from your tube

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Apply dsb flux bright noise intensity 40, mix checked

Move your flowers layer to the top

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with a color from your tube or photo

Deselect

Change layer properties to overlay

Merge down

Add drop shadow

Floodfill the small rectangle with the same color as your flowers

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Apply dsb flux bright noise intensity 50, mix checked

Activate your top layer

Add a new raster layer

Select all

Floodfill with one of your colors

Contract 10

Delete & deselect

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Apply dsb flux bright noise, same as above

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

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Result by Kaye W