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

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