Flirty Gemini


Supplies:
 

Tube of choice : I'm using the Gemini tube from Ismael Rac.  Do not use this image unless you have a license to do so.  You can purchase his tubes/license at Artistic Minds.
 

Gemini Template from Vaybs.  Visit her blog here to download.
 

Scrap Elements: Xeracx Zodiac kit from Stu at CreativeCrazyScraps. Click on freebies to find the kit!
 

Filters:  DSB flux - Bright Noise
 

Mask & Font of choice
 

Animation Shop
 

1.  Open up template in PSP - close copyright layer - image - canvas size - 700 x 700 - click on raster 1 and floodfill white
 

2. Click on Raster 12 - selections -select all - float - defloat - new raster layer - floodfill with color from tube - adjust - add/remove noise - add noise - settings 100 - repeat filter - dropshadow
 

3.  Click on copy of Raster 10 - selections - select all - float - defloat - new raster layer - choose 2 colors from tube and make a gradient with these settings: angle 45, repeats 1 - floodfill with gradient - effects - texture effects - weave with the following settings:

4.  Click on Raster 15 - selections - select all - float - defloat - new raster - floodfill with lighter color from tube - add same noise effect as above, but only 1 time - add a gradient glow of your choice to this layer
 

5.  Leave Raster 14 & Raster 7 as is and click on copy of Raster 7 - selections - select all - float - defloat - new raster layer and floodfill with your gradient except invert checked - leave selected
 

6.  Copy/paste your tube as new layer - position over left circle - selections - invert - delete - selections - deselect - duplicate your tube layer - image - mirror - merge these 2 layers together & duplicate
 

7.  On the duplicate layer - adjust - blur - gaussian 3 - change properties to soft light - on original tube layer change properties to Luminance (L)
 

8.  On Raster 6 - selections - select all - float - defloat - new raster layer - floodfill black - leave selected - copy/paste your tube as new layer - position - selections - invert delete - repeat for other square ( I focused on her necklace and Gemini wording on tshirt)
 

9.  Dropshadow frame layer (Raster 11)
 

10.  Click on Raster 8 - selections - select all - float - defloat - new raster layer - floodfill with gradient - Selections - Select none - Repeat for Copy 2 of Raster 6 except invert unchecked
 

11. Click on Raster 10 - Selections - Select all - new raster layer - floodfill black - selections - select none - dropshadow
 

12.  On copy of Raster 2 ( figures layer) add same noise filter as step 2
 

13.  Merge figures layer, zodiac symbol frame and layer, gemini wording, and raster 8 together - dropshadow - move towards bottom of tag ( see mine for placement)
 

14.  Copy/paste main tube as new layer - move below your merged layer - erase any bits that you don't want showing - dropshadow
 

15.  Click on background layer - new raster layer - flood fill with your gradient - new raster layer - add some wording of choice - I chose  various traits of the Gemini sign - merge this layer down - add mask of choice - merge group
 

16.  Back on top layer - copy/paste bow of choice - colorize to match your tube - resize - position - dropshadow
 

17.  Click on mask layer - copy/paste diamonds as new layer - resize - move to left side - duplicate - image - mirror - image - flip - merge down
 

18.  Crop/resize tag to your preference - add copyright/license and name - If you are not going to animate you're done!  If you are see steps below:
 

Animation:
 

1.  Click on your diamonds layer and duplicate for a total of 3 layers - on bottom layer - effects - dsb flux - bright noise 50 - click mix one time - apply - repeat for next 2 layers clicking mix 2x then 3x appropriately.
 

2.  Open animation shop - back in PSP make sure your top 2 diamond layers are closed and you are on an open layer - edit - copy merged - back in Animation Shop - Edit - paste  as new animation - Back in PSP - close bottom diamond layer - open next - repeat steps into Animation Shop - Finally, repeat for last diamond layer
 

3.  Play animation and if happy save as GIF!