GEMINI FTU

Written by Gwenda on December 10^th 2011

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

You will need:

Font of choice – I used Unicorn

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Scrapkit by Design By Vaybs called Emo Glamourous is FTU found

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

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Mask of choice – I used Sensations Mask 20. 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 Gemini which can be found under templates - Zodiac

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Open Gemini Template. Copy, and close original.

Resize 110%, all layers checked.

Image – canvas size 700 x 700

Click on white layer at the bottom and floodfill white.

Delete top layer (copyright), Promoted selection, Raster 11 (square frames), Raster 6 (black squares), Raster 7 ( grey glitter circles) and Raster 12 ( purple glitter oval).

TO FILL TEMPLATE LAYERS WITH PAPER:

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

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

Defloat

Add new raster layer on top of white background. Set foreground to #1e89c1 and background to #6e7d54. Make background gradient 45 degrees with 3 repeats.

Apply mask Sensations mask 20.

Merge group.

Duplicate mask. Merge down and apply a texture of choice ( I used Grass)

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.

Copy of Raster 10 (pink oval)  – Selections - select all - Selections - Float - Selections - defloat – Selections  - modify – smooth 10. Layers – New raster layer

Paste Paper 16 into selection.

Deselect. Sharpen. Delete template layer.

Rename this layer OVAL.

Rotate Paper right 90 degrees (no number on this – it’s just called paper )

Click on Oval - Selections - select all - Selections - Float - Selections - defloat – Selections  - modify – expand 6. Layers – new raster layer – paste Paper into selection.
Deselect.

Rename this layer OVAL FRAME.

Click back on OVAL.  Selections - select all - Selections - Float - Selections – defloat.

Click on Oval Frame and hit delete.

Deselect.

Adjust – add noise – Random – 50 with monochrome checked.

Dropshadow Oval Frame.

Raster 15 ( Dark grey square) – Paste Paper 14 into selection.

Deselect. Delete template layer. Sharpen. Dropshadow

Rename SQUARE

Raster 14 - Selections – select all - Selections – float – Selections - defloat – Layers – New raster layer. Fill black.
Deselect.

Effects – textures – weave  1  4  1 colour #be67b8

Dropshadow

Delete template layer. Rename STRIPE

Set foreground colour to # a29086 and background to #f4f0ef

Make background gradient 45 degrees with 3 repeats.

Copy of Raster 7 (pink circles) – Selections - select all - Selections - Float - Selections - defloat – Selections  - modify – smooth 10. Layers – New raster layer – fill with gradient. DO NOT DESELECT.

Click on Stripe and hit delete, click on Square and hit delete. DO NOT DESELECT

Click back on Raster 7. Selections – modify – expand 6. Layers – New raster layer – fill with Paper.

Now you can deselect.

Rename gradient-filled layer CIRCLES.

Apply the same texture you used on the mask layer.

Rename the Paper layer CIRCLES FRAME.

Click on Circles - Selections - select all - Selections - Float - Selections – defloat.

Click on Circles Frame layer and hit delete.

Deselect.

Add noise, same as for Oval frame.

Dropshadow.

Copy 2 of Raster 6 – Adjust Hue & Saturation -   212  117

Raster 10 – Inner bevel of choice. Dropshadow.

Merge frame down to coloured layer. Rename this GEMINI SYMBOL

Resize 80%. Move to the right and centre inside the circle.

Copy of Raster 2 – Rename GEMINI

Resize 80%. Move to the right and position on top of Gemini Symbol

Inner bevel. Dropshadow

Close-up of tube ( I used middle sized one ) – Resize 90% and position to the left as the top layer. Duplicate, and move one copy down to sit over the Oval

Dropshadow top tube only.

Element 69 – Resize 60% and place over the top tube to cover the straight edge at the bottom. Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Carefully erase the part of the top tube you can see to the right so it looks as if it is tucked inside the circles frame.

Element 40 – Resize 60%. Sharpen. Duplicate – mirror. Dropshadow both.

Using Arial font Foreground null, background Black, Type words as shown in my example.. I wrote "The Water Carrier"

Add any other embellishments of choice.

Crop & resize if desired.

Add copyrights and name.