Friday, January 4, 2013

GUARDIANS FTU

Written by Gwenda on 4th January 2013
Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

You will need:

Font of choice – I used Seven Monkey Fury, found

Tracy F Designz Easter Template 6

No scrapkit used in this tutorial, but you will need two background pictures and some nature elements.
I have supplied the ones I used in case you want to use them also.

Tube of choice. I used Spiny Woodland Hopper by Anne Stokes. This tube is free to use.
Anne's URL is

I have included this tube with supplies.

Mask of choice. I used  0Mask046. I am unsure where I got this mask, so if it is yours, please let me know and I will add credits.
The mask is also included in my supplies



Copy template, and close original.

Resize 110% all layers checked.
Image - canvas size 700 x 700.

Fill background with white.

Delete top two layers.

I like to have a frame effect on my template layers. If you want to achieve this same effect, here is how I do it:
In layers palette, move larger shape to sit above smaller one.
Click on smaller shape. Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat.
Click on larger shape and hit delete.
Deselect.
You should be left with a frame
Do this for the following layers:
Move Glitter Circle 1 above Circle 1
Move Glitter Oval above Oval
Move Glitter Circle 2 above Circle 2
Move Glitter Square above Square

Add new raster layer above the white background.
Selections - select all and fill with #363c19.
Deselect.
Apply mask 0Mask046.
Merge group.
Mirror mask

Circle 1 - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Paste Image 2 into selection. Deselect.
Delete template layer.
Sharpen Image 2.

Set foreground colour to #363c19 and background to # 826c17
Make background gradient, Linear 45 degrees with 1 repeat. (Darker color outside)

Glitter Circle 1 - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with gradient.
Deselect.
Delete template layer.
Adjust – add noise Gaussian 50, with monochrome checked.
Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Oval – Adjust Hue and Saturation – colorize 33  98

Glitter Oval - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with same gradient as glitter circle 1.
Deselect.
Delete template layer.
Adjust – add noise Gaussian 50, with monochrome checked.
Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Circle 2 - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with #14110e. DO NOT DESELECT.
Layers – new raster layer. Paste Image 1 into selection. Deselect.
Delete template layer.
Sharpen Image 1 and drop opacity to 69.

Glitter Circle 2 - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with same gradient as previous glitter layers.
Deselect.
Delete template layer.
Adjust – add noise Gaussian 50, with monochrome checked.
Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Strip 1 and Strip 2 – Drop opacity to 31 and Dropshadow both.

Stars – Give inner bevel of choice and Dropshadow.

Square - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with #14110e. DO NOT DESELECT.
Layers – new raster layer. Paste Image 1 into selection. Deselect.
Delete template layer.
Sharpen Image 1 and drop opacity to 69.

Glitter Square - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with same gradient as previous glitter layers.
Deselect.
Delete template layer.
Adjust – add noise Gaussian 50, with monochrome checked.
Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Grass – Resize 75% and position above Glitter Oval layer.
Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Oak Tree – Mirror. Paste above grass layer and slide up to top and left.
Sharpen and Dropshadow.

Moss – Paste above Glitter square layer and slide to the bottom.
Sharpen. Duplicate. Slide bottom copy of moss to the right.
Dropshadow both

Brown Flower Vine – Resize 80%. Paste above moss layers.
Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Ivy – Flip. Mirror. Paste above brown flower vine layer.
Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Tube – Mirror and position on right.
Duplicate - mirror and resize this one 85%.
Dropshadow tubes, but check the box that says “shadow on new layer” .
You will notice that the dropshadow for each dragon appears on it’s own layer. (Sort of like Peter Pan isn’t it? J )
Move each shadow right and down a little bit.

Crop & resize if desired.

Add copyrights and name.






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