My Lil Fluff Ball

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on Mar 22 2012

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Cat Paws, right click to save

Plugins

Eyecandy 5 Textures 

The tube I used is from Mega Pk 54 & is by Cuddly Rigor Mortis, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

Open new transparent canvas 940x475, we will resize later

Pick a color from your tube for the foreground & background

Floodfill raster 1 with the foreground gradient, angle 45, repeats 8, linear

Duplicate 2 times

Rename these layers to animation 1, 2 & 3

On animation 1 apply Eyecandy Textures>Texture Noise

Set on Heavy Rainfall, default settings

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

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Paste the paw prints as a new layer

Floodfill with one of your colors

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & mirror

Merge down

Duplicate & flip

Resize all layers to 65%

Add your text

Add your name & 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