Bengal Tiger

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on Mar 22 2012

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

A photo

The one I used is # 5-2 by Dan Richards

You can purchase his artwork at CDO here

Plugins

DSB Flux Bright Noise

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

Xenofex Constellation

The tube I used Bengal Tiger is by Concetta Kilmer, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of my font is Franklin Cascaes

Open new transparent canvas 800x550, we will resize later

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Add an inner bevel

Apply dsb bright noise intensity 50, mix checed

Apply graphics plus cross shadow using default settings

Duplicate 2 times

Apply xenofex constellation with these settings

Click on settings then on reset to factory default

Check keep original image

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

Paste your photo as a new layer

Add an inner bevel

Add drop shadow twice

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed 

Position into place & add drop shadow

Resize all layers to 70%

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 emaail 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

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on August 18, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit Gossamar Green here

Plugins

Eyecandy 5 Impact Glass

The tube I used is by Ed Mironiuk, you will need a license to use which you can purchase from CDO here

Photo by Dan Richards, his artwork is also available at the CDO Store

(For more info on using a CDO tube with a CDO photographer read item 23 on the CDO TOU page)

Open your photo

Shift D to duplicat & close original

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Position in the lower left corner

Add drop shadow

Paste laced butterfly as a new layer

Resize to 15%

Place into position & add a drop shadow

Paste tri colored flower no leaves as a new layer

Resize to 15%

Place into position and add drop shadow

Duplicate a few times and place around various areas

Merge these layers

Paste rose as a new layer

Resize to 15%

Place into position

Duplicate & mirror

Position together and lower one of them a bit

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with black

Select all

Contract 5

Delete

Deselect

Add inner bevel using bevel 3, width 5

Add your name

Resize all layers to 80%

Add your © info

Apply eyecandy glass using default settings, changing the bevel width to 10

Save as jpg & 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

:)

Have a Lovely Day

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on June 13, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Background scenery

Tiger tubes

Sqirlz Water Reflections, a free program which you can download here

Animation Shop

The tubes & background I used are by Dan Richards.  You will need a license to use which you can purchase here

Open your background image, shift D to duplicate

Close original

Paste your tubes as new layers

Resize as needed

Add your text and © info

Merge all layers

Resize to a normal tag size of your preference

Save

Do Not Close

Open your Sqirlz program

Open the image you just saved

Click on the circle located at the upper left side

Click your way around the water

When you get to your starting point, right click

You'll see lines around the water

Now, look at the tool bar at the top, you want to click on the icon that looks like waves

Click on Motion Type E

Leave everything else at the default settings

Click on the yellow arrow

You'll now see your animation

Click on where it says gif

Click ok

Name & click ok

click ok

Open up your animation in animation shop

Go back to psp and add your name

Copy & paste your name into animation shop

Multiply until you have at least as many frames as your animation has

Select all on both your name and the animation

Drag the first frame of the name onto the first frame of your animation & let go

View your animation to make sure it turned out ok

Leave the frame properties at the default of 10

Save as gif and you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial

I would love to post your result, just email it to me

:)