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FTU Aquatic Dreams

Artist: Pics For Design Exclusive - The Brilliant Mermaid (was gifted to me and is an exclusive tube, unless you are a member of the PFD Exclusive Club, you will not be able to get this particular tube.) HERE

Scrap Kit: Amy & Leah's Gimptastic Tuts - Pirates Cove  HERE

Template: Millie's PSP Madness -  Template-256

Mask: Vix Mask 389 - HERE

Font: 

Here goes: 

Open template - Shift D to duplicate and then delete CR layer.

I don't like a white background unless I really need one, so I clear the white background by highlighting the BACKGROUND layer and going to EDIT - CLEAR.

IMAGE -  CANVAS SIZE - 800 X 600

Highlight layer 1.  SELECTIONS - SELECT ALL - FLOAT - DEFLOAT - NEW RASTER LAYER

Open Paper1 - C/Paste Into Selection - SELECT NONE - 

Hide or delete layer 1

Highlight layer 2.  SELECTION - SELECT ALL - FLOAT - DEFLOAT - NEW RASTER LAYER

Open Paper9 - C/Paste Into Selection - SELECT NONE -

Hide or delete layer2

Highlight layer 3.   SELECTIONS - SELECT ALL - FLOAT - DEFLOAT - NEW RASTER LAYER

Open Paper10 - C/Paste Into Selection - SELECT NONE -

Hide or delete layer3

Do the same for layer 4.

Highlight layer 5.  SELECTIONS - SELECT ALL - FLOAT - DEFLOAT - NEW RASTER LAYER

Open Paper5 - C/Paste Into Selection - SELECT NONE -

Hide or delete layer 5

Highlight layer 6.  SELECTIONS - SELECT ALL - FLOAT - DEFLOAT - NEW RASTER LAYER

 Open Water Element  - C/Paste Into Selection - SELECT NONE -

Highlight layer 6 again and colorize.  I used Hue 36 - Saturation 76

 Highlight layer 7 then 8.  SELECTIONS - SELECT ALL - FLOAT - DEFLOAT - NEW RASTER LAYER

 Open Paper7 - C/Paste Into Selection - SELECT NONE -

Hide or delete layers7&8

Highlight layer 10 and merge down to layer 9 and colorize.  I used Hue 154 Saturation 76

 Highlight layer 9.  SELECTIONS - SELECT ALL - FLOAT - DEFLOAT

 C/P tube.  Place and resize to your preference. SELECTION - INVERT - DELETE - SELECTION INVERT again.

Duplicate tube layer.  On top layer, ADJUST - BLUR - GAUSSIAN BLUR and change blend mode to Hard Light.  On original tube layer, change blend mode to Luminance (L)

Delete layers 12 & 13

Now for the elements.

We will be using these elements:

 Sword Skull - C/P - leave in middle but move to layer below words.

Tree - Resized 70% - C/P and move to the left side, move to layer above SwordSkull layer.

Trunk - C/P and resize 50% and move to right bottom corner.

Grass - C/P and resize 80% and move behind tree on the left.

Lizard - C/P and resize 80% and move to in front of trunk.

Ghost Pirate - C/P behind raster 7 and move him down a bit.  (see my tag)

Add Tube.  I resized mine 45% - Mirrored and moved it slightly to the left. 

Move "Aquatic Dreams" words down a bit 

Add drop shadow to all layers.

I used

V & H 2

Opacity 70

Blur 7

Color Black

Now, the mask layer.

Highlight very bottom layer.

Copy paper4

SELECTIONS - SELECT ALL - NEW RASTER LAYER - PASTE INTO SELECTION - SELECT NONE

LAYERS - NEW MASK LAYER - FROM IMAGE - SOURCE LUMINANCE CHECKED - Vix_Mask 389  OK - MERGE GROUP

(if mask is not dark enough for you, you can duplicate it and then merge down)

 Now you can add name and  © information.  Save as .PNG and resize if you wish.

I resize before I save and add name and © info.

Let me know what you think of this tutorial. Thanks for taking a look.