Thursday, April 5, 2012

Violet Beauty

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on April 5, 2012 & is copyright protected
For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed
Forum Template # 61 by me here

Animated Stars here

Plugins
DSB Flux Bright Noise

The tube I used Violet Color Series is by Keith Garvey, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

The font I used is called Tagettes
I used size 36 for my text & 42 for my name


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

Floodfill bg layer with a color from your tube
Add texture>fine canvas, scale 50, depth 3

Activate your left frame layer
Select all>float>defloat
Paste your close up tube as a new layer
Resize as needed
Add drop shadow
Positon into place
Invert your selection
Delete & deselect

Duplicate & mirror
Move to above your right bg layer

Activate your left bg layer
Select all>float>defloat
Expand 3
Add a new raster layer
Floodfill with a brighter shade of your color
Add texture>daze>scale 50>depth 3
Duplicate & mirror
Move to above your right bg layer

Activate your left frame layer
Floodfll with a darker shade of your first color
Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Repeat on right frame layer

Activate your deco layer
Move to below your left bg layer
Select all>float>defloat
Add a new raster layer
Floodfill with your light color
Deselect
Add an inner bevel
Change layer properties to dodge
Add drop shadow

Activate your corners layer
Select all>float>defloat
Add a new raster layer
Floodfill with your dark color
Deselect
Add an inner bevel & drop shadow
Delete the original corners layer

Duplicate 2 times
Add dsb flux bright noise, intensity 45, mix checked
Repeat on other 2 layers changing intensity to 50 & 55

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

Select all & copy
Activate frame 3
Paste afer current
Keep pasting after current until you have 21 frames
Activate frame 1 and select all

Open your star animation
Activate frame 1 and select all

Grab the star animation by frame 1 and drop it in the upper left of your left frame

Go back to your star animation
CTRL Z
Grab by frame 1 and drop onto the right area of the right frame

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 

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