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 #9da8b3 and your background to #e0e2e7.
Then change your foreground to the foreground/background gradient with the following settings.
2: Open a new transparent canvas 650X525. Fill with the gradient.
3: Layers new raster layer. Fill with the foreground colour.
4: Open the zuzzanna_mask48. Back to the working canvas. Layers, new mask layer, from image. Find the zuzzanna_mask48 in the dropdown menu and apply with the following settings.
Right click on the mask layer. Merge group.
Adjust, sharpness, sharpen.
5: Apply the following drop shadow.
Repeat drop shadow with - (minus) 1 at vertical and horizontal.
6: Layers, new raster layer. Set your selection with the following settings and select the center of the mask.
7: Open the Sorensen_Designs Mist June 140-10 tube. Making sure the tube layer is active click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas. Paste into selection.
Lower the opacity on this layer to around 70%. Select none.
8: Open the Angel of Grace 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 70% making sure all layers is not checked. Position as in the main graphic. Adjust, sharpness, sharpen.
Adjust, hue and saturation, colorize with the following settings.
9: Open the HolyBible tube. Click on the bar at the top copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer. Position as in the main graphic. Adjust, hue and saturation, colorize using the same settings as in 8. Lower the opacity to 80%.
10: Open the Cross tube. Click on the bar at the top copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer. Position on the left as in the main graphic. Adjust, hue and saturation, colorize with the same settings.
Effects 3D effects drop shadow with the following settings.
Repeat drop shadow with - (minus) 3 at vertical and horizontal.
Layers duplicate, image, mirror.
11: When you are happy where everything is, merge, merge all flatten.
12: Image add borders 2 foreground colour.
13: Image add borders 20 white. Using the magic wand with the feather and tolerance set at zero select the white border. Fill with the gradient same settings. Select none.
14: Layers new raster layer. Selections, select all.
Open the goldcorners tube. Click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas. Paste into selection. Selections, select none.
Adjust, hue and saturation, colorize with the same settings. Adjust, sharpness, sharpen more.
15: Image add borders 2 foreground colour.
16: Add any text you may require and your watermark. Resize as you wish and save as a jpg. You are all done.
This tutorial was written by Diane M. Stanley on May 20, 2011
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 Gail for testing this tutorial.
© D.M.S Creations 2011
