Tutorial was written on the 5th April 2008
N.B This tut is only a guide, you do NOT have to have the tubes, font ect to do this tut
Please do not feel that the only way you can do this tut is by having everything I do because you don't.
Just have fun!!!
Supplies Needed
Tubes/Images of Choice (I used Suzanne Woolcott, Purchased from AMI, http://www.artisticmindsinc.com/
Scrap Kit by Petit Moineaux http://petitmoineaux.blogspot.com/2007/10/petit-artiste.html
Mask of choice (I used Becky_Mask023)
Fonts of choice (I used Ben Brown and Childrens Play)
Open a new 600x500 blank canvas
Flood fill white
Open petitartiste_petit_moineaux (25) (Canvas)- resize it by about 25%
Copy the canvas tube and paste it onto your canvas as a new layer
Using your magic wand select inside of the canvas
Selections - Modify - Expand by 2
Paste your image as a new layer - move it below the canvas tube
Once happy go to selections - invert - delete
Select none
Duplicate the tube layer
Rename one of the layers Curl and hide!
Select the other layer
Effects - Art Media Effects - Brush Strokes - with these settings
Lower the opacity to about 61%
Open petitartiste_petit_moineaux (16) (Splat) - resize it about 50%
Copy the splat and paste it onto your canvas as a new layer
Selections - Select all - Float - Defloat
Paste the image you used earlier as a new layer
Once happy go to selections - invert - delete
Add a dropshadow of your choice
Copy the image you used earlier as a new canvas
Layers - New Mask Layer - from image - find your mask and click okay
delete your mask - yes merge with below image
Lower the opacity to about 46%
Paste it onto your canvas - move it to just before the white layer
Resize until happy
Dublicate then flip - rearrange until happy
Open petitartiste_petit_moineaux (14) (little flower) - resize and colourize to match your tube
Add a dropshadow of your choice
Paste your main tube as a new layer - move it to the right of the canvas
Add a dropshadow of your choice
Open petitartiste_petit_moineaux (17) (paintbrush)
Resize until happy
If the paintbrush is blurry then go to Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen More
Using the pick tool rotate your paintbrush - add it to the bottom of the canvas frame
Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen More
Add a dropshadow of choice
Select the layer called curl
Effects - Distortion - Curlicues - with these settings
Add a dropshadow of choice
Select your eclipse tool - doesnt matter the width. Just make sure it is a colour that isn't in your tag
Draw a circle round the tag
Select on any other layer
Select your text tool - move your cursor to the circle outline
Write any saying you want - I used Artist at work and Splat
Once happy convert to raster and your dropshadow
Delete the circle
Add your name and copyright information
Save
Hope you enjoyed my tut