VIRGO FTU

Written by Gwenda on December 20^th 2011

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

You will need:

Font of choice – I used Vivaldi, found

HERE

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

HERE

Scrapkit is called Nostalgic Lace by Chica. It’s a beautiful FTU kit. Find it halfway down the page

HERE

(Don’t panic when you see the part about Chica retiring. The links to the scrapkits are still valid)

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

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Template. I couldn’t find one I liked for this tut, so I made my own. You can find it

HERE

Open Template. Copy, and close original.

Delete top layer (copyright)

Add new raster layer on top of white background. Selections – select all. Paste Paper 13 into selection. Deselect

Layers – load/save mask WSL 4

Merge group. Stretch to edges.

Duplicate mask twice to give 3 copies.

In layers palette right click on top mask layer – merge – merge down.

Repeat this with the last mask layer.

Set foreground colour to #55402b and Background to # 9b816a

Make background gradient 45 degrees with 7 repeats.

Stripes - Merge bottom stripes layer down to top stripes

Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with gradient.

Deselect

Effects – texture effects – texture and select one you like. I used crumpled paper.

Delete template layer. Give inner bevel and dropshadow.

Paper 2 – Resize 70% and paste above rectangles layer.

Rectangles - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – invert.

Click on paper 2 and hit delete.

Deselect. Delete template layer.

Dropshadow.

Symbols – Merge left symbols down to right symbols.

Inner bevel. Dropshadow

Circle –  Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Paste Paper 4 into selection.

Deselect. Delete template layer.

Sharpen

Overlay – Layers – new raster layer. Fill with #55402b.

Resize brown layer 95% all layers Unchecked.

Click on Overlay. Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – invert.

Click on brown layer and hit delete.

Deselect. Delete template layer.

Circle Frame  - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with same gradient as stripes.

Deselect. Delete template layer.

Adjust – add noise – Gaussian 60 monochrome checked.

Sharpen. Dropshadow

Right circle  - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Paste mirrored Paper 3 into selection.

Deselect. Sharpen. Delete template layer.

Effects – texture effects – blinds with settings 2  80  and colour #55402b

Tube close-up – Resize 60% and position over right circle layer.

Click on right circle - – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – invert.

Click on tube and hit delete.
Deselect.

Duplicate tube. On bottom layer go to Layers – properties and select Luminance Legacy.

On top copy, Dropshadow and drop opacity to 60

Right circle frame - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with gradient as before.

Deselect. Sharpen. Delete template layer.

Give inner bevel and dropshadow.

Left Circle – repeat steps as for right circle.

Left Circle Frame- repeat steps as for right circle frame.

Paste tube as top layer.

Duplicate, and move one copy down in layers palette, to sit above the overlay layer.

Click on Circle. Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – invert.

Click on bottom copy of tube and hit delete.

Deselect.

Go back to top copy of tube. Add dropshadow, and erase the past at the bottom.

Ivy  - Resize 40% then 80%. Flip – mirror and paste above stripes layer on the left.

Duplicate – mirror – flip. Dropshadow both.

Metal Heart 1 – Resize 50%. Paste above mask layer on left at the bottom.

Duplicate – mirror – flip.

Dropshadow both

Butterfly 1 – Resize 30%. Dropshadow.

Using Vivaldi font, type The Virgin.

Add any other embellishments if you want to.

Crop & resize if desired.

Add copyrights and name.