Kitty Portraits

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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

Forum Template # 62 by me here

Plugins

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

DSB Flux Center Mirror

Screenworks Fabric Weave

The tubes I used Green Eyes & Illumination are by Majestik Art, you can purchase this tube from MTA here

The name of my font is FB Buttercream

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

Open your template, shift D to duplicate & close original

Delete credit layer

Floodfill your bg layer with a color from your tube

Duplicate 2 times

Apply grapics plus cross shadow changing the 2 bottom #'s to 80

Repeat on other 2 layers changing the 2 bottom #'s to 100 & 120

Activate your left square

Floodfill with a lighter shade of your color

Apply screenworks fabric weave

Repeat on the other 2 squares

Activate your left frame layer

Click inside the frame with your magic wand

Expand 3

Paste your first tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Position into place

Add drop shadow

Invert your selection

Delete & deselect

Since I used only 2 tubes I mirrored this one & moved the layer to below the right frame

Repeat with your 3rd tube

Floodfill your frames with a slightly darker shade of your last color

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Merge your lace layers

Change layer properties to luminance legacy

Duplicate

Apply dsb flux center mirror

Change mirrors to 70

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Move to below your original lace layer

Activate flower 1

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with your first color

Deselect

Change layer properties to hard light

Add drop shadow

Repeat on the other 3 flowers

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

You'll find my email blinkie on your left 

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Result by Kaye W

Result by Dixie