Noble Creature

Noble Creature

This tutorial was written
by Sarah Fiack on
August 19, 2010.
Any resemblance to another
tutorial is purely coincidental.
For this tutorial, I’m using
The art of Kat NKDA
You need a license to use
The art can be purchased at
Her site here


Supplies
Tube & Background of choice
Scrap of choice
I’m using one by KatNKDA called
Autumn Leaves
It is a PTU kit
Here

Open a 600x600 new image.
Open tube, backgrounds & scrap supplies of choice.

Open a frame of choice
Resize 88%
Paste as a new layer.
Add a drop shadow
2,2,50,5 black

Using your magic wand,
Select the areas inside the frame.
Hold shift down if needed
To select multiple areas.

Selections modify expand by 10
Open background of choice.
Resize 27%

Paste paper as new layer
Selections invert & press delete.
Move paper under frame layer.

Paste your tube between paper & frame layer.
Duplicate once.
Move copy of tube to top in layer palette.

On the bottom tube, press delete.
Select none.
Add a drop shadow to it.
On the top tube,
Erase parts showing past the bottom of frame.

Open leaf corner of choice.
Paste as new layer.
In layer palette, arrange on bottom layer.
Position as if peeking out from under a corner.
Duplicate once & flip.
Merge the leaves together.
Duplicate once & mirror

Now repeat the above
But position these leaves below the first set
Just slightly.
You want it to appear to be a double
Leaf corner frame.

Open a butterfly.
Resize 50%.
Paste on a corner of the frame.
Add a drop shadow.

Merge layers visible.
Duplicate once
On the bottom layer,
Adjust blur guauassian blur 18

Merge layers 89%
Add wordart or saying of choice.
Add a drop shadow.

Add copyright info & name.
Save as jpeg or png.
Thanks for trying my tutorial.