KING OF BEASTS FTU

Written by Gwenda on April 24^th 2014

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

You will need:

Font of choice – I used AR Destine, found

HERE

Tube of choice. I used Leo by Sandi Baker at My Tubed Art. These tubes can be purchased through MTA

 MTA

Scrapkit is called Jungle Fever. This is a great FTU scrapkit. For some reason the link doesn't work from the homepage, so I have included the kit for you

 HERE

Template 21 by Lucky Star Scraps

HERE

Mask of choice – I used WSL084 by Wee Scots Lass

You can download this mask.

HERE

Template layers will be identified with capitals, and items from the scrapkit will be in lower case.

Open Template. Copy, and close original.

Image – canvas size 700 x 700

Click on BG (at the bottom) and fill with white.

Delete top layer (credits).

There are a lot of other layers to delete, but we will deal with them as we come to them.

Layers – new raster layer above white BG. Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat.

Paste Paper 6 into selection.

Deselect.

Apply mask WSL84

In layers palette, merge group.

Element 134 (fern) – Resize 50%. Paste above mask layer and slide to top so it peeks above the circle

Sharpen. Duplicate – mirror – flip.

Dropshadow both.

RASTER 1 (YELLOW CIRCLE) – Resize Paper 1  15%.

Paste above template layer.

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

Click on Paper 1 and hit delete.

Deselect
Close template layer.

Sharpen paper.

Give inner bevel of choice.

Dropshadow.

RASTER 2 – DELETE

RASTER 3 – DELETE

 RASTER 4 (PINK DOTTED CIRCLES) – Give inner bevel of choice.

Dropshadow.

RASTER 5 – DELETE

RASTER 6 (SMALL ORANGE SQUARES – Resize Paper 29  20% then 80%.

Paste above Raster 6 layer and slide to cover top right square.

Sharpen. Duplicate – mirror – flip.

Merge both paper layers together.

Click on Raster 6. Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – invert.

Click on Paper 29 and hit delete.
Deselect
Close template layer.

Give inner bevel of choice.

Dropshadow

RASTER 7 – DELETE

RASTER 8 (yellow rectangle) – Resize Paper 3  10% then 60%.

Paste above Raster 8 layer and slide to cover left side.

Sharpen. Duplicate – Mirror.

Merge both paper layers together. We will tidy it up in a minute.

Element 5 (sparkles) – Resize 30% then 80%.

Paste above Paper 3 layer. Free rotate right 90. Slide to far left.

Sharpen. Duplicate – mirror – flip.

Merge both sparkle layers together.

Click on Raster 8. Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – invert.

Click on Paper 3 and hit delete.

Click on Element 5 and hit delete.

Deselect
Close template layer.

RASTER 9 (RECTANGLE FRAME) - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – New raster layer. Fill with #38491f

Deselect
Close template layer.

Adjust – add noise – 40 gaussian, monochrome box checked.

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow.

RASTER 10 – DELETE

RASTER 11 – DELETE

Element 104 (Leaves) – Mirror. Resize 50%. Paste above Raster 9 and slide down to right.
Sharpen. Duplicate – Mirror – Flip.

 Element 72 (Leopard spot flower) – Resize 50% then 75%. Paste above Element 104 layer and slide up. Line up with top square of Raster 6.
Sharpen. Duplicate – Mirror – Flip.

Dropshadow both.

RASTER 12 – DELETE

Element 170 (Pink flower) – Resize 20% then 50%. Paste above Element 72 layer and slide up to top left.
Sharpen. Duplicate – Mirror – Flip.

Dropshadow both.

RASTER 13 (SMALL GREEN CIRCLES) - Resize Paper 4  10% then 50%.

Paste above Raster 13 layer and slide to cover top green circle..

Sharpen twice.

Duplicate – mirror – flip.

Merge both paper layers together.

Click on Raster 13. Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – invert.

Click on Paper 4 and hit delete.
Deselect
Close template layer.

Give inner bevel of choice.

Dropshadow

RASTER 14 – DELETE

Element 159 (dark green leaves) – Resize 20%. Paste above RASTER 13 layer and slide up to top right.
Sharpen. Duplicate – Mirror – Flip.

Dropshadow both.

RASTER 15 – DELETE

RASTER 16 (SMALL PINK CIRCLES) – Paste Tube above RASTER 16 and slide into position. If using the same tube as me, resize 75%.

Resize Paper 5  40%.

Click on RASTER 16. Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat.

Paste Paper 5 into selection. DO NOT DESELECT.

Selections – modify – expand 4. Layers – New raster Layer. Fill with #38491f.

Selections – modify – contract 4. Selections – invert. Click on Tube and hit delete.

Deselect.

Close template layer.

Sharpen paper and Tube.

In layers palette, move green circle above Tube.

Click on Paper 5 circle. Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat.

Click on green circle and hit delete.
Deselect. (You should be left with a round frame sitting above the tube).

Adjust – add noise Gaussian 40, monochrome box checked.

Give frame inner bevel of choice.

Dropshadow.

RASTER 17 – DELETE

RASTER 18 – THERE ISN’T ONE!

RASTER 19 – DELETE

Add any other embellishments if you want to.

Crop & resize if desired.

Add copyrights and name.