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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

FTU - Santa's Pride & Joy


This tutorial was written by me on December 12th, 2012. Please do not claim as your own. Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.
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Mask Of Choice - I used WSL_84

Scrap Kit - FTU Santa Baby By Randys Sin
You can download the kit here

Font Of Choice 

Tube Of Choice - I used the artwork of OrkusArt. You must have the proper license to use. You can find this tube at Pics For Designs

Program - Gimp 2.6..but any program will do.

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Open New Canvas
I did 800x800.you can resize it at the end

Open Mask
Right click on your layers 
Go down to alpha by selection
Edit > fill w/ BG color - Make sure color is #FFFFFF

Open Paper 6
Right click on your layers
Click add layer mask
Then a window will pop up 
then click black (full transparency)
Then click add
Edit > Copy 
Edit > Paste
On Layers > click on floating selection
Then right click on layers
scroll down to anchor layer
Delete first layer!!!

You should have a mask..then a black square next to it on your layers.
Image > Merge Visible Layers 
Box should pop up..click clipped to image > Merge

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Ready...
Set...
Go...

Open Wreath
Now open Paper9
Use your ellipse tool and make a circle on paper9
Copy
Paste as new layer.

Open These Elements and use the same dropshadow as above. 

Light1
Tree2
Nutcracker1
Mug1
Toy1
Gifts1
Gift2
Gift3
Stocking3
Cupcake2
Puppy2
HollySwirl1
Frame4

Now you're ready to add your tube. Open your tube..place it in the middle of wreath. 
Erase the extra off the tube. Change the mode to Grain merge!! Then, duplicate 1x > flip.

Open up your full body tube and place it in the middle.

Now dropshadow your elements with these settings.

Filters, Light And Shadows...DropShadow
Offset X - 9
Offset Y - 9
Blur Radius - 15
Opacity - 80
Color - #000000
Allow Resizing

Now resize your tag to 600x600

When you are happy with your tag..
Add Copyright!!
Add Name!!
Merge All Layers!
Save!
Enjoy!!

Hope you enjoyed my tutorial. If you have done any of my tutorials, I would love to see your results. 
You may send them to brysonsmommy2009@gmail.com

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