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Making Glitter Text vs1


This tutorial is how you add a fill to the text and animate it :3
Enjoy! Have a question? Leave a message in the cbox or email me! (amber@pixel-heart.org)
This tutorial is demonstrated in Photoshop CS5. But is explained for Elements and Gimp when needed.

Step 1


+Write out the text you want in the font you want.
+I'm going to make on saying "Whoever you are, you ARE beautiful"
+Find a Glitter fill that you want to use.


Step 2


+Now duplicate that layer three times (or how ever many your glitter fill is)


Step 3


+Apply the glitter fill to each layer.
+Because it is a glitter fill you should have atleast three (usually) patterns to apply to the layers.
+So, make each layer a different pattern from the fill.


Step 4


+I like strokes so I also added one to each layer :3


Step 5


+Now take away the background layer (hide it)


Step 6


Photoshop CS users;
+Open your animation window and make a frame for each layer. (three layers means three frames)
+Make one layer visible on each frame. Hide the others.
+Change your frame delay until you like it. (I use no delay)
+To save your gif, go to file > Save for Web and Devices > Done


Photoshop Elements users;
+Delete all the layers except for your three that have the glitter text on them
+If you have a watermark like mine then this is where you want to duplicate the water mark layer and merge it to each layer so that you ONLY have the glitter text layers
+To save your gif go to file > Save for Web > Click animate > Choose frame delay (10 being the fastest) > Ok


For Gimp users;
+Delete all the layers except for your three that have the glitter text on them
+If you have a watermark like mine then this is where you want to duplicate the water mark layer and merge it to each layer so that you ONLY have the glitter text layers
+To save your gif go to file > Save > Save it as a GIF > When the window pops up select save animation > export > deselect GIF comment > select Loop > choose your frame delay (i use no frame delay) > Choose REPLACE for disposal > check the two things at the bottom > Save

Step 7


Your all done! Upload it to your image server and see if you did it right and how you like it!
Good Luck! This was my final result;


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