Poodle Bath

 

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on May 10, 2012 & is copyright protected

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Plugins

DSB Flux Center Mirror

The tube I used Poodle Bath (8-3) is by Sherri Baldy, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Honey Script

Open new transparent canvas 700x700, we will resize later

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Effects>artistic effects>balls & bubbles

Click the reset to default button

Change coverage to 25>average size 5>size variation 15

Click on surface

Click on material & change to a bright shade of your bg color & opacity 5

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize if needed

Add drop shadow

Activate your rectangle shape tool

Set your foreground to a gradient of your choice, background null

Width 60, draw a frame slightly larger than your tube

Align center

Convert to raster

Click inside your frame with your magic wand

Expand 5

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with your gradient

Move to below your frame

Do Not Deselect

Duplicate

Apply dsb flux center mirror changing mirrors to 50

Deselect

Resize to 70%

Activate your frame layer

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Duplicate 2 times

Add bubbles changing coverage to 20 & average size to 4

Repeat on other 2 layers changing the seed to 1 & 2

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow to your frame

Activate your top layer

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with your gradient

Select all

Contract 10

Delete & deselect

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

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

I set my frame properties at 25

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

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Result by Kaye W