Lilac Angel

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on Apr 19, 2012 & is copyright protected
For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed
White Lilac here

Plugins
Mura Meister Copies
Tramages Tow The Line
Graphics Plus Cross Shadow
DSB Flux Bright Noise


The tube I used Angel in Lilac is by Jasmine Becket-Griffith, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Tagettes
I used size 48 & 60

 

Open new transparent canvas 930x375, we will resize later
Floodfill with a color from your tube
Apply tramages tow the line
Change the top # to 45
Apply graphics plus cross shadow changing the 2 bottom #'s to 90

Paste your lilac as a new layer
Resize to 42%
Duplicate & hide the original for now

On the duplicated lilac:
Use your eraser tool to erase the leave
Resize to 30%
Apply mura meister copies
Line>number 39
Change layer properties to luminance legacy
Duplicate 2 times

Effects>distortion effects>wave
Use these settings



Repeat on other 2 layers increasing the horizontal displacement by 1 each time
Rename these layers to animation 1, 2 & 3

Paste your tube as a new layer
Resize as needed and add drop shadow

Unhide your lilac layer & move to the top
Position on the left
Add drop shadow
Change layer properties to luminance legacy
Duplicate, mirror & merge down
Change layer opacity to 40
Add another drop shadow

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

I merged my text & name
I then applied dsb flux bright noise, intensity 55, mix checked




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

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