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Sunday, February 24, 2013

FTU - Kiss My Shamrocks

This tutorial was written by me on February 24th, 2013. 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 Mask 6 By Jackie's Jewels
You can download it here

Scrap Kit - FTU Scrap Kit Called St Patrick's Day By Simone. You can find this kit here at Creative Misfits Blog

Font Of Choice 

Tube Of Choice - I Used The artwork Of Elias Chatzoudis. You must have the proper license to use his work. You can find this tube at his store here.

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

Template - Template 200 By Millie
You can download it here
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Open New Canvas
I did 900x900.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 2
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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Open New Canvas

Open Your Template
Delete The Credits

Right click on paper5
Extract it and put it in your patterns folder in gimp 2.6 folder

Use your select by color tool
with the select by color..click on layer 1
Edit > Fill With Pattern 

Right click on paper5
Extract it and put it in your patterns folder in gimp 2.6 folder

Use your select by color tool
with the select by color..click on layer2
Edit > Fill With Pattern 

Right click on paper11
Extract it and put it in your patterns folder in gimp 2.6 folder

Use your select by color tool
with the select by color..click on layer3
Edit > Fill With Pattern 

Right click on paper11
Extract it and put it in your patterns folder in gimp 2.6 folder

Use your select by color tool
with the select by color..click on layer4
Edit > Fill With Pattern 

Right click on paper9
Extract it and put it in your patterns folder in gimp 2.6 folder

Use your select by color tool
with the select by color..click on layer 6
Edit > Fill With Pattern 

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Now that the hard part is over..you are ready to add elements and your tube

Add elements and use this drop shadow with these settings

Rainbow
Hat3
Fan
Disco Ball
Coins2
Beer2
Bag
Boot
Candy
Sparkles

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

Open your full body tube. Place in middle of template. 

Now open your half body tube and place in layer 6
Move to the left of your full body tube
Change mode to grain merge.

Duplicate 1x
Move to the right of your full body tube

Now merge all elements layers together.
Colors > Desaturate 

Add Copyright!!

Add Name!!

Merge All Layers!

Save!

Enjoy!!


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