Blue Beauty

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on March 26, 2012

For more info read my TOU

Plugins

DSB Flux Center Mirror

Eyecandy 4 HSB Noise

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

The name of my font is Chancery Cursive

Open a new transparent canvas 940x400, we will resize later

Floodfill a dark blue

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Position on the right

Duplicate & mirror

Change layer properties to luminance legacy

Duplicate one of your tube layers

Apply dsb flux center mirrors

Change mirrors to 90

Move to below your tube layers

Add drop shadow

Duplicate a tube again

Move to the center of your tag

Apply center mirrors changing mirrors to 20

Move to below the other center mirror layer

Add drop shadow

Duplicate 2 times

Apply eyecandy hsb noise using default settings

Repeat on other 2 layers clicking on the random seed button each time

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with your dark blue

Change layer properties to overlay

Move to below your 1st center mirror layer

Your layers should be arranged like this

Tubes on top, 1st center mirror layer, blue floodfill, 3 animation layers, raster 1

Resize all layers to 65%

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

I would love to post your © compliant result, just email it to me with the tut name in the subject line

:)

 

Result by Kaye W

Result by Dixie