FTU - Dreaming Of You

This tutorial was written by me on March 18th, 2013. Please do not claim as your own.  Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

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Mask Of Choice

Scrap Kit - FTU kit by Kittz at Kittz Kreationz Called Dreaming Of You
You can download the kit here

Font Of Choice

Tube Of Choice - I Used The artwork Keith Garvey. You must have the proper license to use his work.
You can visit his store here

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

Template - Template 222 By Millie
You can download it here
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Open New Canvas
I did 650x650. .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 5
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 paper 3
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 paper 2
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 2
Edit > Fill With Pattern

- Right click on paper 1
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 layers 3 & 4
Edit > Fill With Pattern

- Right click on layer 5
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 5
Edit > Fill With FG Color

- Right click on paper 4
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

- Right click on paper 4
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

- I added borders around some of the layers on the template

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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

12 (dupicate 1x and place at the bottom of template)
48
6
36
13
20
Bottle Sampler
28
59
16
11
40

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.
Duplicate 1x
Change mode to overlay

Open half tube. Place in 7 & 8
Change mode to grain merge
Erase extra parts if needed

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.

Now merge all elements layers together.
Duplicate tag
Filters > Blur > Motion Blur> Radial > Default Settings

Add Copyright!!

Add Name!!

Merge All Layers!

Save!

Enjoy!!