Hope

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on Apr 6, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Shooting Stars here

Star Lines here

Plugins

Screenworks Fabric Weave

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

Eyecandy 4 HSB Noise

The tube I used Hope is by The Vintage Angel™, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of my font is Tagettes

I used size 48

Open new transparent canvas 700x700, we will resize later

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Apply screenworks fabric weave

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

Paste star line as a new layer

Position upper left corner

Duplicate 2 times

Arrange evenly across the top

Merge these 3 layer

Change layer properties to luminance legacy

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & flip

Merge down

Paste your tube as a new layer

Add drop shadow

Use your freehand selection tool to select around the wings

Duplicate 2 times

Apply hsb noise using default settings, pattern smooth lumps, random seed 1

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

Deselect

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

I duplicated my name twice & applied hsb noise

Animation:

Open your shooting stars in animation shop

Activate frame 1 & select all

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

Select all & copy

Activate frame 3

Paste after current

Activate your last frame & paste after currnet until you have 21 frames

View your animation

Activate frame 1 & select all

Grab the stars by frame 1 and drag & drop onto the desired postion on your tag

Go back to the shooting stars animation

Undo (CTRL Z)

Grab by frame 1, drag & drop on another position on your tag

Repeat this as many times as you wish

I placed one in each left corner & the center left near my tube

I then reversed the shooting stars frames & repeated for the right side of my tag

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

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