Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Twilight Magic

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on April 25, 2012 & is copyright protected
For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed
Template 152 by me here

Plugins
DC Special Nylon
Cybia Screenworks
Xenofex Constellation

The tube I used Twilight Magic is by Judy Mastrangelo, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

The font I used is called Tagettes
I used size 42 & 60


Open your template, shift D to duplicate, close original
Delete info layer

Activate your bg layer
Add a new raster layer
Floodfill with a color from your tube
Merge down
Apply dc special nylon using default settings

Activate your bars layer
Select all>float>defloat
Add a new raster layer
Floodfill with a darker shade of your bg color
Deselect
Add an inner bevel & drop shadow
Merge down

Activate bubbles 3
Add a new raster layer
Floodfill with your dark color
Back to bubbles 3>select all>float>defloat
Back to your floodfill>invert your selection>delete & deselect
Change layer properties to color legacy
Merge down
Change layer opacity to 80

Activate animation 3
Select all>float>defloat
Add a new raster layer
Floodfill with your dark color
Deselect
Change layer properties to overlay
Merge down

Repeat on animation 2 & 1

Activate animation 1
Select all>float>defloat
Add a new raster layer
Paste your tube into selection
Deselect
Add drop shadow

Still on animation 1
Select all>float>defloat
Add a new raster layer
Paste your tube into selection
Deselect
Change layer properties to darken

Activate bubbles 2
Follow the same steps as with bubbles 3 using your light color
Change layer properties color legacy
Merge down
Change layer opacity to 60

Repeat with bubbles 1 using your dark color
Layer properties hue legacy
Opacity 80
I mirrored & fliped mine

Floodfill your border with your dark color
Add an inner bevel & drop shadow
Apply cybia screenworks fabric weave mode 25

Resize all layers to 70%

Activate your circle shape tool
Foreground white, bg null, width 2
Draw a circle around the large bubble
Align center
Resize if needed

Activate your text tool
Add a new vector layer
Hover over your circle, when you see the little A left click & add your text
Align horizontal
Convert to raster layer
Delete your circle
Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Apply constellation
Settings>star field>keep original image checked

Add your name & © info
Repeat constellation on your name


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

I set my frame properties at 30

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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