Dazzling

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on March 25, 2012

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Template #4 by Judith here

Plugins

Xero porcelain

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

Eyecandy 4 HSB Noise

The tube I used Daisy is by Roman Zaric, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

Open your template, shift D to duplicate & close original

Delete credit & doodle with stroke layers

Click inside frame 2 with your magic wand

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed and position into place

Move to below your frame layer

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Apply xero porcelain using default settings

Add drop shadow

Activate bg 2

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Apply graphics plus cross shadow using default settings

Activate bg 1

Floodfill with same color as before

Apply cross shadow, default settings

Activate frame 1

Follow the same steps you did with frame 2 using your close up tube

Add drop shadow

Change layer properties to Lumiance Legacy

Change opacity to 75

Floodfill your 2 frame layers with a darker shade of your color

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Activate one of your flower layers

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with a lighter shade of your last color

Deselect

Change layer properties to overlay

Merge down

Add drop shadow

Repeat on other flower changing the color slightly

Floodfill the lines with your flower colors

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Floodfill background with a dark shade of your color

Duplicate 2 times

Apply eyecandy hsb noise, change the pattern to smooth fractal

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

Activate one of the dotted lines

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with a light shade of your color

Go back to the dotted line layer

Select all>float>defloat

Back to your floodfilled layer

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Add drop shadow, twice

Repeat on other dotted line

Repeat on the doodle layer using a different shade of your color

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Repeat on dazzling layer

Change layer properties to darken

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Resize to 75% & position on the top dotted line

Resize all layers to 85%

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