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Saturday, December 7, 2013

CT Tutorial Alabaster Frames




This is an original tutorial by me.  Any resemblance to any other tutorial on the web is purely coincidental.

Supplies
Paint Shop Pro.  I am using version 9, but this should work in all versions.
At least two tubes of choice.  I'm using tubes by Pinuptoons, which can be purchased at CDO .
PTU Kit - P-O Concept Alabaster and Shadows which can be purchased at S&Co. or PFD.
VM_Experimental TeeWee
WSL_Mask336 here.
 Font of choice.  I'm using one called Galleria.

1.  Open a new image 800 x800.  We'll resize later.
2.  Open Alabaster and Shadows element 25.  Copy and paste as a new layer on your canvas.
3.  Open paper 16.  Copy and paste as a new layer.  Drag this layer below your frame layer.
4.  On your frame layer, click the area outside your frame with your magic wand. Expand your selection by 3.  Go back to your paper layer and hit delete on your keyboard.
5.  Back on your frame layer.  Click inside one of the squares and expand by 3.
6.  Paste one of your tubes as a new layer and drag under the frame layer.  Position your tube where you like in the frame and invert your selection.  Hit delete on your keyboard.  Select none.
7.  Repeat with each of the squares in your frame.  You should have something like this below.  I used faces, but you could just as easily use other body parts.  :)


8.  Hide your frame and paper layer.  Merge your tube layers.  Duplicate this layer. Unhide your frame and paper layer.
9.  On the bottom tube layer, change the blend mode to Luminance (L).
10.  On the top layer, apply VM_Experimental TeeWee with the following settings.  Change the blend mode to soft light.



11.  Back to your frame layer, apply a drop shadow of choice.
12.  Open element 24.  Copy and paste as a new layer. Offset it slightly from your bottom frame layer and apply a drop shadow.
13.  Open element 15.  Copy and paste as a new layer and apply a drop shadow.
14.  Open element 26.  Copy and paste as a new layer and drag to the bottom.  Position so part of the swirl sticks out from the bottom right of your frame.
15.  Duplicate.  Image>Mirror  Image>Flip
16.  Open paper 10.  Copy and paste as a new layer.  Drag to bottom.
17.  Layers>New Mask layer.  Apply WSL_Mask 336.  Merge group.
18.  Crop any excess background off your tag now and resize to your liking.  I like smaller tags, so I resized it by 60%.
19.  Add your copyright and name.
20.  Save and PNG or JPEG.

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