Written by Gwenda on November 21st 2011
Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental
You will need:
Font of choice – I used Space and Astronomy, found
Scrapkit by Designs By Vaybs called Dark Xmas FTU found
Tube of choice. I used Sagittarius by The Hunter. These tubes can be purchased through PTE
Mask of choice – I used 153 Insatiable Dreams. It’s in group 6
DBV Template. I used Sagittarius which can be found under templates - Zodiac
Open SagittariusTemplate. 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 5 ( copyright ), and Raster 12 (glitter rectangle)
Dropshadow as you go
HANDY HINT:
To achieve a frame effect on shapes:
Make sure the larger shape is above the smaller one.
Click on smaller shape and go to Selections – select all – float – defloat
Click on larger shape and hit delete.
Deselect.
Add new raster layer on top of white background. Selections – select all – paste paper 12 into selection. Deselect.
Layers – load/save mask 153Insatiable Dreams
Merge group.
Duplicate mask and merge both together.
Rename all layers, starting with the white background as L1, mask as L2, and working up from there to the archers which will be L14.
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 - Selections - select all - Float – defloat. Layers - New raster layer.
Fill with #4D1542.
Effects - texture effects - blinds with settings 4 and 50, Horizontal box unchecked. Colour #595959.
Deselect.
Selections - select all - Float - defloat - Selections - modify - expand by 8.
Layers - New raster layer - Fill with Black. Deselect.
Make sure black layer is above purple one. Click on purple layer - Selections - select all - Float - defloat. Click on black layer & hit delete.
Deselect.
On black frame layer - Adjust - add noise with random 80 monochrome checked.
Sharpen. dropshadow and merge down to purple layer.
Paper 11 - resize 80% and paste above L4
L4 - (large black circle) - Selections - select all - Float - defloat - selections - invert.
Click on paper 11 and hit delete.
Deselect.
Dropshadow
L5 ( silver circle ) - Dropshadow.
Set foreground to #4D1542 and Background to black. Make BG gradient 45 degrees 1 repeat.
L6 (small black circle) - Selections - select all - Float – defloat. Layers - New raster layer. Fill with gradient.
Deselect. Dropshadow.
L7 (words) - drop opacity to 52
L8 (arrows) - Give inner bevel. dropshadow
L9 (white glitter shape) - move above L10.
Click on L10. Selections - select all - Float - defloat. Click on L9 and hit delete.
Deselect.
Sharpen. Dropshadow frame.
Paper 11 - Resize 80% and paste above L10
Paper 4 - Resize 80% and paste above Paper 11.
L10 - Selections - select all - Float - defloat - selections - invert.
Click on paper 11 and hit delete.
Click on paper 4 and hit delete.
Deselect.
Drop the opacity of paper 4 to 69 and sharpen.
Merge both paper layers together.
L11 (promoted selection) - Move under White frame (L9)
Set foreground to 4D1542 and background to #595959. Make BG gradient 45 degrees with 1 repeat.
L12 (3 grey squares) - Selections - select all - Float – defloat. Layers - New raster layer. Fill each square with gradient.
Deselect.
Effects - texture effects - weave with these settings: 1 4 1 both colours #4D1542
Paste part of your tube in one of the outer squares, over the gradient layer. When you are happy with placement, layers - duplicate - image - mirror.
Merge both tubes together and dropshadow.
Click on gradient-filled 3 squares and Selections - select all - Float - defloat - selections - invert. Click on tubes and hit delete.
deselect.
Set foreground to #4D1542 and Background to White. Make BG gradient 45 degrees 1 repeat.
L13 (3 frames) - Selections - select all - Float – defloat. Layers - New raster layer. Fill with gradient.
Deselect.
Adjust - add noise with random 80 monochrome checked.
Sharpen. Dropshadow.
L14 (archers) - Give inner bevel. Sharpen. Dropshadow
Element 29 - Resize 50% and paste on left of the rectangle. (Rectangle should be Raster 1 underneath L4)
Sharpen - duplicate - mirror - flip. Dropshadow both.
Element 38 - Place on the right as top layer. Duplicate, and resize top one 85%. Move down slightly
Sharpen and Dropshadow both
Element 30 - Paste over mask layer (L2) on top right. Sharpen. Duplicate - mirror - flip
Dropshadow both
Paste main tube as top layer and dropshadow.
Using Space & Astronomy font Foreground null, background white, Type words in centre square. I wrote "The Archer" ( as you can see lol ).
Using the same font, leave foreground as null, but set background to #4D1542. Type a few words that describe a Sagittarius, such as Optimism, Honesty, Liveliness, Generosity, Sense of Humour
Add any other embellishments of choice.
Crop & resize if desired.
Add copyrights and name.
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