Sunday, April 29, 2012

Waiting for the Rain

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on April 29, 2012 & is copyright protected
For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed
Forum Template 65 by me here

Plugins
Plugins AB 08 Wire Meshings
Xenofex Constellation

The tube I used Waiting for the Rain (PTE4758) is by Unholy Vault Designs, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

The name of my font is A Yummy Apology
I used size 48 & 60


Open your template, shift D to duplicate & close original
Delete credit, left & right flower layers

Activate your bg layer
Add a new raster layer
Floodfill with a very dark pink
Layer properties>color

Change layer properties on your lace layer to dodge
Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Activate your rectangle
Floodfill with your bg color
Apply wire meshings using default settings

Change layer properties on your center flower to luminance legacy
Add drop shadow

Activate your large frame
Floodfill with your bg color
Add an inner bevel & drop shadow
Click  inside with your magic wand
Expand 3

Paste your main tube as a new layer
Resize as needed, line up with the bottom of the frame
Add drop shadow
Move to above your right frame layer

Activate your left square
Floodfill with your bg color

Activate your left frame
Floodfill with your bg color
Add an inner bevel & drop shadow
Click inside with your magic wand
Expand 3

Paste your close up tube as a new layer
Resize as needed
Invert your selection
Delete & deselect
Add drop shadow
Duplicate & mirror

Floodfill your right square with your bg color
Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Activate your left butterfly
Select all>float>defloat
Add a new raster layer
Floodfill with your bg color
Deselect
Layer properties>color
Merge down & add drop shadow

Repeat with your right butterfly

Repeat with your frame flowers
Layer properties>color

Repeat with your L & R frame flowers
Merge the 2 layers first
Layer properties>dodge

Move your large & left frames up to the right frame layer
Merge the 3 frames
Duplicate 2 times
Apply constellation
Settings>star field>keep original image checked
Repeat on other 2 layers clicking the random seed button each time

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

:)


 Result by Kaye W








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