LEO FTU

Written by Gwenda on December 18^th 2011

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

This is the 9th in the Zodiac series, and I think it's my favourite so far. Makes me wish I was a Leo instead of Aquarius lol.

You will need:

Font of choice – I used Dark Crystal Script, found

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

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Scrapkit is called Jungle Fever by Across the Pond Designs. It’s a FTU kit and has some amazing elements!! Find it

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Mask of choice –I used WSL4 by Wee Scots Lass.

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

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Open Leo 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 ( make sure you click on the little eye to open the layer)

Delete top layer (copyright). And Raster 2 (Lion)

Paper 29 – resize 50%

Add new raster layer on top of white background. Selections – select all. Paste Paper 29 into selection. Deselect

Layers – load/save mask WSL 4

Merge group. Stretch to edges.

Duplicate mask and merge both together.

Set foreground colour to #1e2216 and Background to # 3b4419

Make background gradient 315 degrees with 5 repeats.

Raster 9 (top and bottom bars) – Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with gradient.

Deselect

Delete template layer.

Adjust – add noise – Gaussian 60, with monochrome checked.

Dropshadow.

Paper 16 - resize 15%

Raster 8 (dark grey rectangle) - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Paste Paper 16 into selection.

Deselect.

Delete template layer. Adjust – add noise – Gaussian 60, with monochrome checked.

Dropshadow.

Rename GLITTER RECTANGLE

Same gradient as before, but change angle to 180 and repeats to 0.

Copy of Raster 8 (light grey rectangle) - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with gradient.

Deselect. Delete template layer. DO NOT DROPSHADOW YET

Rename GREEN RECTANGLE

Group – Raster 9 (words) – Drop opacity to 57

Paper 13 – resize 15%

Merge together Raster 4, Copy of Raster 4 and Copy (2) of Raster 4

Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Paste Paper 13 into selection.

Deselect. Delete template layer.

Sharpen twice.
rename JUNGLE BACKGROUND

Merge together the three frames – Rasters 5, 7, and 6

Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Paste Paper 16 (still resized at 15%)  into selection.

Deselect.

Delete template layer. Adjust – add noise – Gaussian 60, with monochrome checked.

Dropshadow.

Paper 6 – resize 15%

Raster 3 (Leo Symbol) - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Paste Paper 6  into selection.

Deselect.

Delete template layer.

Give inner bevel. Dropshadow.

Move this down towards the bottom of your tag – you can rearrange later if necessary.

Tube – paste this to the right, so the edge is halfway over the frame.

Dropshadow tube.

Click on Green rectangle. Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – invert.

Click on tube and erase the side part so it is flush with the green rectangle.

Deselect.

Dropshadow green rectangle.

El 59 (Stick bundle) – Resize 20% then 90%

Paste into tag under the Leo symbol layer.

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

El 149 (bird) – Resize 30% then 85%.

Sharpen. Dropshadow

El 134 (fern) – Paste into tag above the stick bundle layer.

Sharpen. Dropshadow

El 164 (tall fern) – Resize 30%. Paste into tag below El 134 layer.

Duplicate – mirror. Resize 80% and move to the left.

Duplicate the smaller one again. Mirror. Resize 80%. Move down a bit.

Erase bottom stalks where they stick out at the bottom.

Sharpen. Dropshadow

El 99 (doodle) – Resize 40%. Flip.

Paste into tag above the mask layer, on the bottom right. Duplicate – mirror..

Sharpen. Dropshadow

Set foreground colour to  #e3dcd3.

Paper 6 – Resize 10% and set as background pattern.

Using Dark Crystal font, type The Lion.

Add any other embellishments if you want to.

Crop & resize if desired.

Add copyrights and name.