AQUARIUS FTU

Written by Gwenda on November 24^th 2011

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

You will need:

Font of choice – I used Featured Item for the main words, found

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And Moonbeam for the name. FTU found

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Scrapkit by A Taggers Scrap called Goth This is FTU found

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Tube of choice. I used Aquarius by The Hunter. These tubes can be purchased through PTE

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Mask of choice – I used KylieMask175. Not sure where I got this, so if it’s yours, please let me know and I will either give credit, or remove it

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DBV Template. I used Aquarius which can be found under templates - Zodiac

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Open AquariusTemplate. Copy, and close original.

Image – canvas size 700 x 700

Click on white layer at the bottom and floodfill white ( make sure you click on the little eye to open the layer)

Delete Raster 4 ( copyright ), Raster 7 ( circle frame), Raster 10 (upright rectangle frames),  Copy of Raster 11 (Small upright rectangles with lines), Copy of raster 2 ( Aquarius with white glow).

Dropshadow as you go.

Close off all template layers once you have dealt with them ( I preferred not to delete them until I was finished, just in case I needed to refer back to the numbers)

TO FILL TEMPLATE LAYERS WITH PAPER:

Copy paper you want to use. ( Ctrl C ).

Click on template layer. Selections – select all - Selections – float – defloat – Layers – New raster layer. Edit – paste into selection.

Defloat

Add new raster layer on top of white background. Selections – select all – paste paper 8 into selection. Deselect. Flip

Layers – load/save mask Kylie Mask 175

Merge group.

Resize Mask 95% ( resize all layers unchecked).

Rename all layers, starting with the white background as L1, mask as L2, and working up from there to the Aquarius which will be L12.

You will find that a few extra layers appear in the layer palette as we go on, but as long as you have numbered as above, you will be able to see which layer you are working on at the time.

L3 Silver glitter oval)– Selections - select all - Float - defloat – Layers – New raster layer

Fill with black.

Deselect

Frame 5 - Paste above he black oval, and use pick tool to stretch frame into oval shape ( see my tag for example).

Adjust - add noise - random,  80,   monochrome checked.

Sharpen. Dropshadow

L4 - (purple oval) - Paste Paper 4 into selection. (see instructions above)

Sharpen.

L5 (upright rectangles ) – Paste Paper 5 into selection.

Sharpen. Inner bevel. Dropshadow

Deco 3 - Resize 50%.

Paste over pink rectangles near top, and delete any string sticking out on top.

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

L6 (blue circle) – Mirror Paper 7 and paste into selection

Sharpen.

Paste close up of tube over circle of paper.

On tube layer go to Effects – texture effects – blinds with settings on 4   20  colour black, horizontal unchecked.

Dropshadow tube.

Frame 5 - Resize 65% then 93%.

Paste above tube layer and position nicely to frame the white circle.

Adjust - add noise - random,  80,   monochrome checked.

Sharpen. Dropshadow

Merge together L7 (Promoted selection) & L8 (Aquarius words)

Move left and position so they are nicely placed. ( see my tag for reference)

Adjust Hue & Saturation - colourize 0   0. ( see my tag for reference)

Adjust Brightness & Contrast  B = minus 20    C = 5

Dropshadow

L9 (blue rectangle) - Adjust Hue & Saturation - colourize 0   0.

Sharpen

L10 (waves) – Adjust Hue & Saturation - colourize 0   0.

Sharpen. Inner bevel. Dropshadow.

Ribbon - Flip. Mirror. Resize 75%. Paste top right over L10.

Sharpen. Dropshadow

Main tube - Paste and dropshadow.

I used a partial tube, and I wanted the bottom of it hidden, which is why I have pasted mine here, just under the rectangle frame.

 If you choose to use the full tube, then I suggest you paste it as the topmost layer, once you have finished processing the rest of the template. Have a play around and see what you like best. Always remember that tutorials are just a suggestion and you don't have to follow them exactly unless you want to.

L11 (rectangle frame) – Paste paper 5 into selection.
Sharpen. Dropshadow.

L12 (Aquarius figure without glow) – Resize 50% then 80%

Move down on the right and position as desired.

Duplicate - mirror. Merge both together and give inner bevel.

Dropshadow

Glitter - Paste over white background top left. Duplicate - mirror - flip.

Dropshadow both

Using Featured Item font Foreground white, background Black, Type words in bottom rectangle. I wrote "The Water Carrier"

Add any other embellishments of choice.

Crop & resize if desired.

Add copyrights and name.