I Like Pink

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on April 26, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Forum Template 68 by me here

Plugins

Cybia Screenworks

DC Special Nylon

DSB Flux Bright Noise

Try google if you need of the ftu plugins I use

The tube I used Cherry Blossoms 9PTE5626) is by Anna Liwanag, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

The font I used is called Rain Song 2

I used size 36 & 48

Open your template, shift D to duplicate, close original

Delete info layer

Floodfill your bg with pink

Apply cybia screenworks>graph paper>mode 40

Floodfill your diamond layer with your bg color

Apply screenworks>net pattern>mode 40

Pick 2 more shades of pink & floodfill your corners

Merge these 4 layers

Apply dc special nylon using default settings

Lighten your color and click on the square or frame area of your shape with your floodfill tool

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Apply dsb flux bright noise intensity 50, mix checked

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Position so she looks like shes resting on the border

Move to above your border layer

Activate your border layer

Add a new raster layer

On your border layer select all>float>defloat

On your floodfill layer invert your selection, delete & deselect

Change layer properties to color legacy

merge down

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Repeat with your floral corners using another pink

Change layer properties to dodge

Merge down

Add drop shadow

Repeat on your big flower using another pink & layer properties on burn

Repeat on small flowers, I used 2 pinks

Layer properties burn

Activate your big bubble layer
Select all>float>defloat
Add a new raster layer
Floodfill with your darkest pink
Invert your selection
Delete
Layer properties>overlay
Merge down
Do Not Deselect

Open your tube
If needed mirror it
Add a new raster layer
Paste your tube into selection
Deslection
Layer properties>multiply

Repeat the coloring with your small bubbles using a bright pink

Repeat with your small bubbles using a bright pink

Go back to your big flower layer

Duplicate & rotate right 30

Repeat this until you have 5 big flower layers

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Hide all your big flower layers except the top one

Merge visible, copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide the top big flower & unhide the 2nd one

Merge visible & paste after current in animation shop

Keep doing this until you have all 5 frames pasted

I set my frame properties at 4

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

:)

Result by Kaye W