Gothic Butterfly

This tutorial was written
by Sarah Fiack on
August 20,2013
Any resemblance to another
tutorial is purely coincidental.
I am using 1 tube & closeup by Danny lee
which you can purchase at
SATC.

I am also using the scrap Goth In Fairyland
by Amy Marie which you can purchase
at her store.

Masks
MB & SW Mask38
MB & SW Mask 32
Here

Animation 101 Butterflies and bugs
by Simone Scrappy Bit Of Fun
here

Plugin
Xero Radiance
Animation Shop

Open a 700x700 new image with a white background.
Open up your tube, tube closeup and scrap supplies.

Choose a frame of choice.
For the frame I am using,
Rotate Right 90.
Click inside each square of the frame
with your magic wand.
Hold shift button down if needed to
keep them all selected.

Selections modify expand by 3.
Paste a paper of choice as
a new layer. Selections invert
& press delete button.

Move the paper layer underneath
the frame layer.
On your closeup, resize 80% if needed.
Copy and paste as a new layer between
the two layers.
Press delete.
Select none.

Merge the closeup & paper layers together.
Apply the plugin Xero Radiance to the layer.
Strangeness 109 Charm 50 Truth 128
Beauty 255

Open a branch element.
Rotate free rotate right 90 & mirror.
Paste as a new layer onto the tag.
Move underneath the frame layers & position
on the left side of the tag.

Open a lantern tree element.
Paste as new layer above the branch element.
Position on the right side of the tag.
Add a drop shadow to this layer.
2,2,50,5 Black.

Open a cloud element. Paste underneath
the branch and lantern tree elements near
the top of the tag.

On your full body tube. Paste on the
left side top layer of the tag.
Add a drop shadow to the layer.
2,2,50,5 black.

Open a grass mushroom element.
Resize 70%. Paste in front of
the tag at the bottom.
Open a grass tree stump element.
Paste on the corner by the mushroom element.

Open a flower petal element. Mirror.
Paste as new layer. Resize this layer
90%. Position on the bottom of the
tag.

Open a flowers arrangement.
Reszie 88%. Paste underneath
the frame layers on the bottom layers.

Open a butterfly.
Resize 25%.
Rotate free rotate right 25.
Paste on the top right corner
of the tag.

Paste a paper of choice as a
new layer. Apply the mask MB & SW Mask38.
Merge group.

Paste a 2nd paper underneath the mask layer.
Apply the mask MB & SW Mask 32.
Merge group.

Merge layers.
Crop to desired size.
Add artist copyright information.
If you are not going to animate, then save the tag now.

To animate.

In Animation shop, open animation of choice.

Copy your tag. Now go to Animation shop
and paste as a new animation.
Duplicate for the required number of frames
as your animation has.

For the animation I am using, it has 33
frames. This means I have to duplicate
the tag image for a total of 33 frames.
To duplicate, hold down Ctrl and repeatedly
press the L button.
Down on the bottom right corner of AS,
it will show how many frames you have.

Once you have all the frames needed,
edit - select all.
Now on your animation, select all - copy.
Drag onto your tag image.
Select all - view animation.
If happy, save as gif.
Thanks for trying my tutorial.