Midnight Dreary

This tutorial was written
by Sarah Fiack on
June 5, 2012
Any resemblance to another
tutorial is purely coincidental.
For this tutorial, I’m using
a tube by Ida Larsen.
You can purchase this tube at
Dreamscape Imaging

Supplies:
Tube of choice
Scrap of choice.
I’m using a PTU scrap called The Raven
by Pimp'd Designz.
It is available at PMTwS.
WSL Mask269 by weescottlass creations
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Open a 600x600 new image.
Open a tube of choice along with
your scrap supplies.

Copy & paste a paper of choice.
Apply the mask WSL Mask269.
Merge group.

Now paste a 2nd paper as a new layer
above the mask layer.
Apply the same mask to this layer.
Merge group.
Resize this layer 90%.

Add a drop shadow to the 2nd mask
layer.
2,2,50,5 Black.

Open written text from the scrap.
Resize 80%.
Paste on the 2nd mask layer of
the tag.

Open an open book element.
Paste as a new layer.
Position along the bottom of the
mask layers.

Open a moon element.
Resize vt 50% twice.
Paste directly above the book
on the tag.

Open tree branch element.
Resize 80%. Mirror.
Paste as a new layer.

Paste your main tube as a new
layer. Position along one side
of the tree branch layer.

The tube I am using has a sepearte
bird layer on it.
I pasted the bird on the tree branch once.
You can use a bird from a scrap if your tube
doesn't have a bird layer.

Add a drop shadow to the main tube
& bird layer.
2,2,50,5 Black.

Select your font tool.
Select a font of choice.
Stroke width 1.0
On your materials palette
Stroke light color
Fill dark color.

Type out a quote of choice.
Convert to raster.
Add the earlier drop shadow to the text.

Merge layers visible.
Crop to desired size.
Add artist copyright information & name.
Save as png.
Thanks for trying my tutorial.