You will need
My zip file HERE
Please respect those who made the contents and do not change the file names
1: Set your foreground to the DMSforestgreens. Angle 0, repeats, 0, style linear. Invert is not checked.
2: Open the dmsfairyalpha. Shift D to duplicate. Close the original. Fill with the gradient supplied.
3: Layers, new raster layer.
Selections, load/save selections, load selection from alpha channel. Apply selection one.
4: Open the dmsfairyframe. Click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas. Paste into selection. Select none.
5: With the magic wand feather and tolerance set at zero click inside the gold frame.
Selections modify, expand by 4.
Layers new raster layer.
6: Open the DaisyWeb_EnglishGarden tube. Click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas, paste into selection. Selct none.
Pull this layer below the gold frame.
7: Using the deform tool pull out the garden tube so as it fits better in the frame. You will see part of the tube will show outside the frame. We will deal with that next.
8: Click on the gold frame layer to make it active and select the outside part with the magic wand.
Go back to the EngishGarden layer and hit delete.
Select none.
9: Click on the gold frame once more. Layers merge, merge down.
10: Open the 1Patries_HH31-yellow-toadstool-RogerKent23-20-8-09 tube. Making sure the tube layer is active click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer.
Image mirror.
Image resize 70% making sure all layers is not checked. Position as in the main graphic and apply the following drop shadow.
Add the drop shadow once more changing the vertical and horizontal to - (minus) 5.
11: Open the KAT_2007_020799 tube. Making sure the tube layer is active click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer.
Image resize 75% making sure all layers is not checked. Repeat resize twice more.
Position as in the main graphic.
13: Open the Nm_EDE01 tube. Making sure the tube layer is active click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer.
Image resize 75% making sure all layers is not checked. Repeat resize once more.
14: Apply both drop shadows as in 10.
15: Open the Nm_EDE04 tube. Making sure the tube layer is active click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer.
Image resize 75% making sure all layers is not checked. Repeat resize twice more.
Position as in the main graphic.
Add the same drop shadows as in 10, but lower the opacity to 25.
16: Image add borders 12. Select with the magic wand and fill with the gradient.
17: Open the dmsfairyframe2. Click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer.
18: Merge all, flatten.
19: Add your watermark and any text you require. Save as a jpg. You are all done.
This tutorial was written by Diane M. Stanley on August 23, 2009
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.
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