You will need
My zip file HERE
Please respect those who made the contents and do not change the file names
1: Place the gradient in your gradients folder. Set your foreground to the dmsvalentine gradient angel 0, repeats 0 style linear. Invert is not checked.
Open the mask and minimize for later use.
2: Open a new transparent canvas 625 X 500and fill with the dmsvalentine gradient with the settings above.
Effects, texture effects fur with the following settings.
3: Layers new raster layer. Fill with the same gradient, but with the following settings, angle 45, repeats 1 style linear. Invert is not checked.
Layers, new mask layer, from image. Find the sax-bretter mask in the dropdown list. Make sure that Source Luminance is checked and that invert mask data is not checked.
Right click on the mask in the layers palette. Merge group.
Adjust, sharpness, sharpen more and apply the following drop shadow.
Repeat the drop shadow with - (minus) 5 at vertical and horizontal.
4: Open the longchain 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. Position at the top of the graphic as in the main image not going quite to the top.
Right click on the chain layer in the layers palette. Duplicate. Image mirror, image flip.
5: Open the kitbrindsdourado tube. Making sure layer 2 is active, click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer. Image resize 80% making sure all layers is not checked. Position as in the main graphic and apply the first drop shadow as in 3.
6: Open the jcw_redroses. Click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer. Image mirror. Image resize 80% making sure all layers is not checked. Position as in the main graphic and apply both drop shadows as in 3. Pull the roses below the chain layer.
7: Click on the top layer to make it active. Open the 1219072665_couples 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 80% making sure all layers is not checked. Set the blend mode to burn and lower the opacity to around 70%.
8: Open the Sorensen_Designs ©Wildfire Tube Sept 196-10 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 80% making sure all layers is not checked. Repeat resize once. Adjust, sharpness, sharpen. Add both drop shadows as in 3.
9: When you are happy with how everything looks add your watermark then merge all, flatten.
10: Image add borders 1 black.
11: Image add borders 20 #750000. Select with the magic wand feather and tolerance set at 0 and fill with the gradient. Selections, select none.
12: Open the dmsromanceframe. Click on the bar at the top copy. Back to the working canvas, paste as a new layer.
13: Add any other text you may require. Merge all flatten.
14: Save as a jpg and you are all done.
This tutorial was written by Diane M. Stanley on September 16, 2010
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 Jaccie for testing this tutorial.
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