In The Jungle

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

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Leaf here

Star that I made for this tut here

Plugins

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

The tubes I used are by Concetta Kilmer, you can purchase these tubes from CDO here

The name of my font is FB Meadow

I used size 60 for my text & size 72 for my name

Open new transparent canvas 700x700, we will resize later

Floodfill with dark green

Apply texture>fine canvas>scale 50, depth 3

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

Paste your tubes, resize as needed and arrange around on your tag

Add drop shadow to each

I duplicated the top left tube, mirrored & resized to 75% and repositioned into the upper right corner

Paste leave as a new layer

Add drop shadow

Position way up so you can see only a little bit of it

Move toward the left

Duplicate & mirror

Merge down

Duplicate & rotate left 90

Duplicate & mirror

Merge these 3 layers

Paste your star as a new layer

Resize to 125%

Add drop shadow

Move star layer to just above your bg layer

Change layer properties to overlay

Duplicate & rotate right 30

Repeat this until you have 6 star layers

Activate the tube you want the mouth to move on

Duplicate

Hide the original

Using your warp tool push up on the mouth

Repeat on the animal you want the ear to move on

Hide both original layers

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Make sure the original layers of your animation tubes are hidden, keep these hidden until you get to frame 4 of your animation

(Otherwise the animals will be moving too fast)

Hide all star layers except the top one

Merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide star 1 & unhide star 2

Merge & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide star 2 & unhide star 3

Merge visible & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide star 3, unhide star 4

Hide the duplicated animated tube layers & unhide the original layers, keep these 2 open for the rest of your frames

Merge visible & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide star 4 & unhide star 5

Merge visible & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide star 5 & unhide star 6

Merge visible & paste after current in animation shop

I set my frame properties on 15

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