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Jeanette's original Dutch tutorial here

Click on the image to view the working script.

 

Supplies here.

Filters: Greg's Factory Output II
Eye Candy 3.

Foreground color: #52556F
Background color:  #D0D2D6.
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1. Open a new canvas, size 550x400 - color = foreground.

2. Add a new layer.

3. Activate the Selection tool and choose the 'Ellipse'- option.

4. Start in the center of the canvas and draw out an ellipse.
    It can be moved later if it's not okay now.

5. Add a new layer and fill with the foreground color.

6. Effects --> Filter Greg's Factory Output II --> Poolshadow - all   
    slidebars on 50 except the bottom one on 128.

7. Effects --> 3D Effects -- Drop Shadow: 2  2  70  15,00.
    Repeat with -2 -2 70 15,00, color black.

8. You can shift the ellipse now if you want.
    Deselect.
    Merge layers.

9. Activate the Selection tool again.
    Change to "Freehand" with the setting on 'Point to Point'.

10. Press the 'Shift'-key in while you start at the left, drawing out the 
      selection to the right, down, carefully around the shape, as seen     
      below.  

11. Effects --> Filter Eye Candy --> Swirl - standard settings.
      Sharpen once.
      Deselect.
      Merge all layers.

12. Open the flower tube.
      Copy and paste as a new layer.
      Drag it to the edge of the ellipse.
      Sharpen 1x.

13 Effects --> 3D Effects --> Drop Shadow: 2  -2  70 15,00, black.

14. Open the flasks tube.
      Copy and paste as a new layer.
      Position it on the edge of the Swirl.
      Apply the same drop shadow as before.

15. Merge all layers.

16. Add borders:
      1 pixel - background color.
      2 pixels - foreground color.
      1 pixel - background color.

17. Add a border: 25px foreground color.
      Select with your Magic Wand.

18. Apply the Eye Candy Swirl - effect  with the standard settings.

19. Add borders:
      1 pixel - background color.
      2 pixels - foreground color.
      1 pixel - background color.

20. Add the butterfly to the canvas and apply the same drop shadow.

21. Add your text in a font of your choice and apply
      a drop shadow: 2 -2 70  5,00, black.
      Deselect.

22. Merge all layers.

You need the butterfly tube for the script. Save it as a *.gif file.
Here you can see how it is done.

You need 1 additional background if you want to use the script.
Fill in the butterfly image at the bottom of the script.

Enjoy!

Download the empty script here

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Translated on 8th October 2006

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