No Scraps "Mermaid Bubbles" Exclusive EFR Tag Tutorial & Template by Penny¢

These lovely templates were made by Penny¢, a fabulous tagger from the EFR
forum! The images are samples; you can get the template in layers by clicking
the link below:

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And this amazing tutorial was written by by Penny¢ as well, using the templates show above!

No Scraps "Mermaid Bubbles" Exclusive EFR Tag Tutorial 

Original tutorial by Penny¢

Supplies:

"Sleeping Mermaid" tube/image by Lisa Victoria (www.lisavictoria.net)_tube/license currently available at DAH (https://www.digitalartheaven.com/store/)

"Circles" EFR Exclusive Template available at the EFR Blog

Fonts: Alignment

Filters:

Tramages_Tow The Line

Carolaine and Sensibility_CLDots

Xero_Fritillary

Eye Candy 4000_Gradient Glow

Penta.Com_Jeans

DSB Flux_Bright Noise

When working with templates, always Shift+D to duplicate, close original.

On each layer, either:

A: Select with magic wand

B: Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F. Ctrl+Shift+F (select all, float, de-float)

ANL, do the tutorial steps required

Close/delete original template layer

B: Use the Manual Color Correction Tool

*Note: Method B is the option I use, so you may need to select your layer first before adding any effects*

Open template, duplicate, close original

Make a gradient: Colors_#63306e and  #be9cc4_Angle 35_Repeats 3

FF Background layer

Duplicate

Effects_Texture Effects_Fine Leather:

White_30_40_250_40_4

Opacity_30

Tramages_Tow The Line_80_54_48_9

Large Oval_Fill with same gradient, changing angle to 119

Penta.Com_Jeans_18_4

C/P tube/image_Blend Mode_Overlay

Large Oval Frame_#986bd5

Add Noise_Gaussian 25

**For each Circle Layer, repeat the following:

Add a portion of the image you like

Duplicate for 3 layers

Bottom Layer_EC 4000_GG_3_25_100_#986bd5**

Circles 1 & 2_Duplicate again (4 layers)

Top Copy_Adjust_Blur_Gaussian 5

Middle Layer_Xero_Fritillary_5_30_10_20

Blend Mode_Overlay

Circles 3 & 4_Top Layer_Blend Mode_Burn

Circles 5 & 6_Carolaine and Sensibility_CLDots_50_3_2

Frame_#986bd5_Add Noise_Gaussian 25

Add all correct copyright/license info

Whew! Still with me? LOL

Animating...(If not animating, just add the GG, noise, DS to the bottom layer of each Circle ONLY.

No Duplicating anything)

Duplicate EACH GG layer 3 times (4 layers each)

Bottom GG Layer_DS_0_0_75_15_Black

On EACH of the other 3 GG layers, add DSB Flux_Bright Noise_30

Be sure to click "MIX" for each layer

Close out the top 2 Flux layers for each circle

***When done, you should have these layers:

Circles 1 & 2: 7 Layers_Bottom GG & DS_Next 3 - GG & Noise_Next Layer - Fritillary_Blend Mode Normal_

Next 2 Layers - Fritillary_Blend Mode Overlay

Circles 3 & 4: 6 Layers_Bottom GG & DS_Next 3 - GG & Noise_Next Layer -  Next Layer_Normal -

Next Layer - Blend Mode_Burn

Circles 5 & 6: 5 Layers_Bottom GG & DS_Next 3 - GG & Noise_Next Layer -  C & S_CLDots

That's a lot of layers!!

Now, the easy part...animate as usual!!

***Alternatively, you could simply merge the original circle layers 1 & 2, 3 & 4, and 5 & 6

together before adding the GG and duplicating. That would reduce the number of layers.

But, I wrote this as I was going along, and I already have my million layers, so going with it now, LOL.

(This tut was written by Penny¢ for exclusively for EFR)