Bunny Hop

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on Mar 31 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Easter Egg here

Plugins

Xero Fritillary

DSB Flux Bright Noise

The tube I used is a bonus tube called Bunny by Cuddly Rigor Mortis, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of my font is Easter Sunrise

I used size 48 for the text & 42 for my name

Open new transparent canvas 700x700, we will resize later

Floodfill with a rainbow gradient

I set mine on radial, angle 45, repeats 8

Apply xero fritillary changing the top & bottom #'s to 18

Apply dsb flux bright noise intensity 60, mix checked

Add an inner bevel

Paste your egg as a new layer

Resize to 58%

Add drop shadow

Change layer properties to multiply

Paste your tubes as new layers

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Position around on your tag

Activate one of your bunnies (the one you want a moving ear on)

I chose the top one

You'll want this to be your bottom ear layer

Using your freehand selection tool select around an ear

Copy & cut

Paste 3 times

Move 1 back into position where it was

Take the second, move to above the ear you just did

Rotate left 15

Put back into position, line it up

You may have to use your clone brush to cover up any seams

Rotate the last one right 15

Same as above

Activate your left bunny

Duplicate 2 times

Activate your move tool, click on the middle tube then press your up arrow 20 times to move the bunny up

Click on the top copy of your bunny with your move tool

Press the up arrow button 40 times

Activate your right bunny

Follow same steps above except move down

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Hide middle & bottom layer of all your animations

Merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Unhide middle layers & hide the top layers of all your animations

Merge & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide your middle layers & unhide the bottom layers

Merge visible

Copy & past after current in animation shop

I set the frame properties at 60

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

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Result by Kaye W