STAR GAZE
You will need:
Mask supplied here
I used a free mini kit by Ellie Lash
stop by and visit her site!
Open your mask.
Resize all scrap elements so they fit in a 450*450 image.
New image 450 *450.
Fill with the dark blue paper.
Apply the mask.
Merge group.
New layer. Paste frame. Resize to 205 pixels width.
Resize Elash_sg1_2 to 450*450 pixels.
New Raster Layer
Select inside of frame (above and below ribbon) fill with Elash_sg1_2
Still selected, Effects>3d Effects>Cutout at these settings
V and H 2, Opacity 50, Blur 35.
Merge Layers.
Copy and Paste on to main image.
Duplicate.
Image rotate free rotate > left >30 degrees.
Repeat, rotating to the right on other frame.
Place to your liking.
Open your tube and paste on to main image.
make sure there is plenty of room around the outside.
Sharpen if necessary.
Add a drop shadow
H and V -3, Opacity 40. Blur 4.
With your preset shapes set at rectangle, create as vector and anti-alias checked,
Width 15
Foreground black, background Elash_sg1_2 Draw a rectangle that frames your tube.
Select black outline and fill with Elash_sg1_ 1.
keep selected
Inner Bevel,
Bevel settings
Width 12
Smoothness 16
Depth 4
Ambience 0
Shininess 0
Angle 315
Intensity 30
Elevation 30
Colour White
Add beads to cross lower part of frame, resize to suit image.
Add drop shadow H and V 1, Opacity 40, blur 4.
Now go to Image>Canvas Size and increase height to 500, width remains the same.
Click top middle arrow so the extra size goes at the bottom.
Foreground set to BLACK and background #F0EED7
Preset shapes, rectangle, same settings as before except drop width to 5
Draw a rectangle in your new space approximately the same width as your main frame.
Convert to raster.
Select black outline and fill with Elash_sg1_1
Use same inner bevel as before.
Using font Impact size 40, Width 1
foreground Elash_sg1_1, background Elash_sg1_2
Type out your name.
Convert to Raster
Inner Bevel
Bevel settings
Width 15
Smoothness 5
Depth 4
Ambience 5
Shininess 40
Angle 315
Intensity 30
Elevation 50
Colour White
Drop shadow V 1, H O, Opacity 80, Blur 1
Add any copyright info.
Merge all layers.
Open Elash_sg1_e6 and resize to 450*450 pixels.
Copy and paste on to image.
Duplicate.
Change the brightness and contrast on the duplicate image to
Brightness -50, Contrast -20.
Open Animation Shop.
With your main image and one of the Elash_sg1_e6 open, copy merged and paste into animation shop.
Close the star image and open the other, copy merged and paste into animation shop.
Done!
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