Garvs Stars

 

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on May 12, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Forum Template 73 by me here

Plugins

DSB Flux Bright Noise

Xenofex Constellation

Eyecandy Impact Chrome

The tubes I used Color Series 2 (PTE5853) is by Keith Garvey, you can purchase these tubes from PTE here

The name of my font is Honey Script Light

Open your template, shift D to duplicate & close original

Delete credit layer

Floodfill bg 1 with a color from one of your tubes

Add an inner bevel

Apply bright noise intensity 50, mix checked

Floodfill bg 2 with black

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Apply constellation

Settings on small star constellation

Repeat on this same layer clicking on the random seed button

Floodfill bg 3 with another color from another tube

Repeat bright noise

Activate your center star

Duplicate

Apply eyecandy chrome

Click on reset to default then on settings then on gold

Add drop shadow

Resize to 90%

Move to below your frame

Position to the left as shown on my tag

Duplicate & activate your pick tool

Increase your position x by 145

Repeat until all 6 frames have a star

Deactivate your pick tool

Merge all your gold star layers

Using your magic wand click inside the right frame rectangle

Expand 3

Paste a close up tube as a new layer

Resize as needed & position into place

Make sure the gold star is hidden by your tube

Invert your selection

Delete & deselect

Add drop shadow

Move to below your frame

I did them in this order

Coral, peach, olive, purple, teal, pink

Repeat with the rest of your tubes

You'll need them arranged as follows

Your left tube on top

The one next to the left one just below the left one

And on down to the right tube

Rename these layers starting from the top one to 1 - 6

Activate your frame

Click on the bottom part of it with your magic wand

Apply eyecandy chrome using the same settings as before

Click on the 6 frames in your frame holding down your shift key

Floodfill with your bg 1 color

Deselect

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Activate your center star layer

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with your bg 1 color

On your center star layer select all>float>defloat

On your floodfill layer invert your selection

Delete & deselect

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Merge your stars (not the gold ones)

Activate your lace layer

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with your bg 1 color

On your lace layer select all>float>defloat

On your floodfill layer invert your selection

Delete & deselect

Change layer properties to overlay

Merge down & add drop shadow

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide tube 1

Merge & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide tube 2

Merge visible & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide tube 3

Merge visible & paste after current in animation shop

Repeat this until all frame are pasted including a frame with no tubes

You should have 7 frames

Change the frame properties on frame 1 to 120, on frame 7 to 60

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

Your comments are very much appreciated either here on this post or on the chat box.  I've made it easy for you to post on this tut by turning off the requirement of having to type in a confirmation code

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

You'll find my email blinkie on your left

:)

Result by Kaye W