Lonely This Christmas

You will need

My zip file HERE
Please respect the tubers and do not change file names.
Place the gradient in your gradients folder

1: Open a new transparent canvas 550 X 425 and fill with the dmslonely gradient angle and repeats set at zero invert is not checked style linear.

2: Open the Misted_Christmas_House_Birdhouse_RM tube making sure the house layer is active. Click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas, paste as new layer.

Image resize by 80% making sure all layers is not checked.

Image mirror. Position as in main graphic.

Change the blend mode to Luminance Legacy and lower the opacity to 25%

3: Open the man222 tube. Click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas, paste as new layer.

Image mirror. Position as in the main graphic.

Change the blend mode to luminance legacy and the opacity to 35%.

4: Open the SS_1980 tube. Click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas, paste as new layer.

Position as in the main graphic.

Lower the opacity to 75%.

5: Open the christmascandle tube. Click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas, paste as new layer.

Image resize by 70% making sure all layers is not checked. Repeat resize once.

Pull this layer below the layer with the man.

Position as in the main graphic.

Change the blend mode to luminance legacy and lower the opacity to 25%.

6: Open the dmschristmastext.

Click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas, paste as new layer.

Position as in the main graphic.

Adjust sharpness, sharpen.

7: When you are happy with the way everything looks merge all, flatten.

8: Image add borders 10 white.

9: Open the dmschristmasframe1 tube. Click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas, paste as new layer. It will be positioned correctly.

10: Add any text you wish to add and add your watermark. Resize if required. Mine is resized by 80%.

Save as a jpg.

This tutorial was written by Diane M. Stanley on October 2, 2008.

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental. No copyright infringement is intended as this is purely for the learning experience gained through creating this tag.

This tutorial must not be passed through e-mail, groups or by any other method without written permission from myself.

Thank you to Chris for testing this tutorial.

© D.M.S Creations 2008