Devil Woman

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on March 10, 2012

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Plugins

Xenofex Constellation

Xero Fritillary

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

The font I used is Snell Bold, you can get it at Dafont.com

The tube I used Devilish is by Jessica Dougherty, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

Open new transparent canvas 700x550, we will resize later

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Apply Xero Fritillary, 12, 30, 10, 6

Apply Graphics Plus Cross Shadow using default settings

Paste your tube as a new layer

Activate your rectangle tool, width 12

Pick a color for your foreground

Draw a rectangle around your tube as shown on my tag

Add inner bevel using these settings

Using your magic wand click inside the frame

Expand 3

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with a gradient, linear, angle 45, repeats 12

Move to below your tube layer

Effects>Texture Effects>Blinds with these settings

Width 5, Opacity 70, horizontal checked, light from left/top checked, color black

Repeat, unchecking the horizontal button

Duplicate 2 times

Rename these layers to animation 1, 2 & 3

On animation 1 apply Xenofex Constellation with these settings

Repeat on animation 2 & 3 clicking the random seed button each time

Activate your rectangle tool again, change the width to 8

Draw a rectangle on the left as shown on my tag

Add drop shadow, twice

Duplicate & mirror

Add your text & name to these frames

Resize all layers to 75%

Add your © 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