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Mosaic Fairy
Tutorial written by and © to Bits N Bobs 26th March 2011.
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Supplies needed.
Font of choice for your name.
I am using AdineKimbergScript
Tube of  choice.
I am using  one  by Rachael Tallamy
Mine is RT0031 - Enchantment Fairy and available at UpYourArt
Tube is not to be used without the correct licence
Plugin for sparkle animation - Alienskin Xenofex2

Note
This tutorial was written in PSP 9 and needs animation shop for the animation.
Open all supplies in paintshop except the font.
Double click on your font and minimize.
Open a new image, 550 w x 200 h at 72 dpi.

1.Copy the main image from your tube, paste as a new layer on your working image.
Position the image so the flowers and bottom of the fairy foot is viewable.

Effects/ Texture Effects/ Mosaic Antique using the settings as in the screen shot below.


2.Copy the smaller version of your tube,  paste as a new layer.
Image/ mirror, position towards the left side with the flowers and branch showing.

Add a drop shadow of choice.
I use V3, H3, O100, B9.00, C # 000000

3.Copy the smaller version of your tube again,  paste as a new layer.
Re-size this tube layer by 60% ( remember to untab all layers )
Add a drop shadow of choice.
Positiontowards the right side with the fairy showing.
We don't want the extra piece of branch on the right so using your
lassoo tool very carefully cute around it and delete.

Add a drop shadow of choice.
I use V3, H3, O100, B9.00, C # 000000

4.Using your magic wand with the settings below select all the parts of
her wings that you wish to sparkle.

Layers/ Duplicate layer, repeat this step so you have 3 layers of the fairy.
Rename each fairy layer, Bottom - fairy 1, Middle - fairy 2 and Top - fairy 3.
Activate fairy 1.
Effects/ plug ins/ Alien skin xenofex 2/ Constellation.
Settings in screenshot below.

Activate fairy 2.
Effects/ plug ins/ Alien skin xenofex 2/ Constellation.
Same settings but this time hit the random seed button once.
Activate fairy 3.
Effects/ plug ins/ Alien skin xenofex 2/ Constellation.
Same settings but this time hit the random seed button once.
Selections/ Select none.

5.Layers/ new raster layer, name it copyright.
Add all your copyright info.

6.Close layers fairy 3 and fairy 2.
Edit/ copy merged.
Open up Animation shop and paste as a new animtion.
Go back to Paintshop, open bling 2, close bling 1.
Edit/ copy merged.
Go back to Animation shop and paste after current frame.
Go back to Paintshop, open fairy 2 and close fairy 1.
Edit/ copy merged.
Go back to Animation shop and paste after current frame.
Go back to Paintshop, , open fairy 3 and close fairy 2.
Edit/ copy merged.
Go back to Animation shop and paste after current frame.

7.Create your name in paintshop as normal, copy the file and paste as a new animation into animation shop.
Copy the name in animation shop, activate your animation, edit/ select all, edit/ paste into selected frame and then file/save as.