TAURUS FTU

TAURUS

  

Written by Gwenda on November 26^th 2011

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

You will need:

Font of choice – I used Ayosmonika found

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

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Mask of choice – I used Mask of choice – I used OMask46. I am unsure where I got this, so if it is yours, please let me know and I will give the appropriate credit

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

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A gorgeous kit by Vaybs called Gold Rush. It’s FTU and can be found on her blog

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Open Taurus Template. Copy, and close original.

Resize all layers checked 110%

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).

Delete all template layers once you have dealt with them

Dropshadow as you go.

Add new raster layer on top of white background. Selections – select all. Paste Paper 14 into selections. Deselect.

Apply OMask46.

Merge group.

Raster 2 (black thin rectangle) - Paper 3 resize 50% and paste under Raster 2.

Erase the right side of the paper and move it to the right, so that some of the colour will show in the rectangle.

Using magic wand, click on Raster 2 so you see the marching ants around the outline. Selections – invert.

Click on Paper 3 and hit delete.

Delete template layer.

Effects – edge effects – enhance.

Dropshadow

Raster 11 (red thin rectangle) - Paper  resize 55% and paste under Raster 11.

Erase the right side of the paper and move it to the right, so that some of the colour will show in the rectangle.

Using magic wand, click on Raster 11 so you see the marching ants around the outline. Selections – invert.

Click on Paper and hit delete.

Delete template layer.

Effects – edge effects – enhance.

Dropshadow

Raster 12 (grey thin rectangle) - Paper 17 resize 55% and paste under Raster 2.

Using magic wand, click on Raster 12 so you see the marching ants around the outline. Selections – invert.

Click on Paper 17 and hit delete.

Delete template layer.

Effects – edge effects – enhance.

Dropshadow

Raster 7 (black dots) – Adjust Hue & Saturation – colorize 28   226

Adjust Brightness & Contrast  B=25   C=10

Raster 9 (red dots) – Paper 12 resize 55% and paste below Raster 9.

Click on Raster 9 – Selections – select all – selections float – selections – defloat – selections – invert. Click on Paper 12 and hit delete

Deselect

Effects – edge effects – enhance.

Delete template layer.

Copy(2) of Raster 8 – (circle frames) – Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow

Copy of Raster 6 (large rectangle) - Adjust Hue & Saturation – colorize 28   226

Paste close up of tube to the right of the rectangle. Sharpen

Click on rectangle - Selections – select all – selections float – selections – defloat – selections – invert.

Click on tube and hit delete.

Deselect.

Click on tube and go to Layers – properties – Soft Light.

Drop opacity of this tube to 75

Raster 5 (rectangle frame) - Adjust Hue & Saturation – colorize 28   226

Dropshadow

Taurus Wordart - Adjust Hue & Saturation – colorize 28   226

Inner bevel. Dropshadow

Dots – Dropshadow

Taurus – Paper 2 resize 55%. Paste under Taurus layer.

Click on Taurus layer - Selections – select all – selections float – selections – defloat – selections – invert.

Click on Paper 2 and hit delete.

Merge paper Taurus down to black one.

Using selection tool, draw around the Taurus shape. Selections – invert. Hit delete.

Deselect. ( NOTE: This step is important! )

Mirror Bull and move left. Give inner bevel. Dropshadow. Opacity to 65

If you have missed out the previous step you will have trouble moving the Taurus.

Paste main tube. Dropshadow

Element 40 (mesh) – Resize 75%. Free rotate right 25.

Paste over mask layer top right.

Duplicate – mirror – flip

Merge together. Sharpen. Dropshadow

Element 34 (flowers) – Resize 60%. Paste above dots layer, under the Taurus. Move right.

Sharpen. Duplicate – mirror – flip.

Dropshadow

Element 18 (key) – Paste under tube Layer.

Element 47 (butterfly) – Resize 40% then 85%. Free rotate left 25

Duplicate – mirror. Resize 85%.

Duplicate mirror again. Resize 85%. Free rotate left 25

Set foreground to #473106

Background to #cc9409

Stroke size 2

Using Ayosmonika font type in any words.

HINT: Don’t use capital letters with this font!

I gave mine a texture.

Inner bevel

Dropshadow.

Crop & resize if desired.

Add copyrights and name.