Juicy Kat

 

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on May 3, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Flowers & Frame here

Plugins

DSB Flux Bright Noise

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

Xenofex Constellation

The tube I used Juicy Kat is by Les Toil, his website is here

You can get his tubes from his official yahoo group fan club is here

The name of the font I used is Jungle Juice

I used size 72 & 85

Open new transparent canvas 930x375, we will resize later

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Apply bright noise intensity 35, mix checked

Add a new raster layer

Select all

Paste purple flowers into selection

Deselect

Change layer properties to overlay

Add drop shadow

Duplicate 2 times

Apply cross shadow using default settings

Repeat on other 2 layers changing the 2 bottom #'s to 108 & 88

Paste your frame as a new layer

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with your bg layer

Deselect

Change layer properties to overlay

Click inside with your magic wand

Expand 3

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with your bg color

Move to below your frame

Do Not Deselect

Paste your blue flowers as a new layer

Invert your selection

Delete & deselect

Change layer properties to luminance

Add drop shadow

Apply graphics plus cross shadow using default settings

Apply constellation

Settings>star field>keep original image checked

Add drop shadow to your frame

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with your bg color

Select all

Contract 8

Delete & deselect

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Apply constellation, same settings as before

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

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