Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Ribbit Ribbit

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on May 8, 2012 & is copyright protected
For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed
Forum Template 71 by me here
Lilypad by me here

Plugins
Xero Fritillary
DSB Flux Bright Noise
Mura Meister Copies

Tube of your choice.  For the purpose of writing this tut I will assume you're using the same one I am

The tube I used The Frog (T44) is by Toosh Toosh, you can get this tube from Toosh Toosh here

The name of my font is Jungle Juice


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

Floodfill your bg layer with medium green
Appy fritillary changing the top & bottom #'s to 12

Floodfill your side rectangles with a slightly lighter shade
Add an inner bevel & drop shadow
Apply bright noise intensity 50, mix checked

Repeat on your top & bottom rectangles

Activate your lace 1 layer
Resize the Width to 90% (Uncheck the lock aspect ratio button)
Add a new raster layer
Floodfill with white
On your lace layer select all>float>defloat
On your floodfill layer invert your selection
Delete & deselect
Delete the original lace layer
Change layer properties to burn

Floodfill your rectangle layer with your bg color

Activate your lace 2 layer
Select all>float>defloat

Paste your lily pad as a new layer
Resize as needed & position on the left side of your rectangle
Invert your selection
Delete & deselect
Duplicate & mirror
Merge down
Add drop shadow

Activate your frame lace layer
Select a yellow from your lilypad or the frogs eyes
Select all>float>defloat
Add a new raster layer
Floodfill with your yellow
Change layer properties to overlay
Merge down & add drop shadow

Floodfill your frame with your bg color
Repeat bright noise using same settings as before

Paste your tube as a new layer
Resize as needed
Position so he's resting on the bows
Add drop shadow

Holding down your shift key select around the eyebrows with your freehand selection tool
Copy & cut
Paste as a new layer
Position back into place
Duplicate & move up a bit
Hide your duplicated layer

Activate your bows layer
Add a new raster layer
Floodfill with your yellow
On your bows layer select all>float>defloat
On your floodfill layer invert your selection & deselect
Change layer properties to overlay
Merge down & add drop shadow

Repeat with your butterflies

Delete one of your flowers
Resize the other one to 75%
Position in a corner
Select all>float>defloat
Add a new raster layer
Floodfill with your yellow
Deselect
Change layer properties to overlay

Duplicate, mirror & merge down
Duplicate, move to the top & merge down
Add drop shadow

Resize all layers to 70%


Activate your text tool
I used size 36 with my font
Position into place over the bottom rectangle
Align horizontal
Add your inner bevel & drop shadow

Activate your top & bottom rectangles
Select all>float>defloat

Back on your text layer
Apply mura meister copies
Preset menu on line, number depending on the size of your font, I changed my number to 7
(Odd numbers work better)

Add your name and © info

Merge all

Save as jpg & 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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