+++New Tutorial+++ Winter Is Coming

WINTER IS COMING

SOOOOOOO...WE MIGHT GET OUR FIRST SNOW THIS WEEKEND, SO IN MY CASE, WINTER IS DEFINITELY COMING...THUS INSPIRATION

MATERIALS:  WIC

WINTER BACKGROUND

HYDRANGEA TUBE

POSER

JEWELED SCATTER

NARAH MASK 1155

(NARAH SHARES HER MASKS HERE:  NARAH)

FILTERS:

SIMPLE

MURA MEISTER

I CHOSE A LIGHT BLUE AND A DARK BLUE FOR MY MATERIALS PALETTE BUT IF YOU ARE USING ANOTHER IMAGE, PLEASE FIND TWO COLORS THAT WORK FOR YOU.

THE TUTORIAL:

1.  OPEN A NEW IMAGE  1000X624  - SELECTIONS - SELECT ALL

2.  OPEN THE WINTER BACKGROUND AND COPY (MINIMIZE THE ORIGINAL AS YOU WILL NEED IT AGAIN)

3.  PASTE INTO SELECTION - DESELECT

4.  ADJUST - BLUR - RADIAL BLUR

5.  LAYER - DUPLICATE

6.  EFFECTS - SIMPLE - QUICK TILE

CHANGE OPACITY ON THIS LEVEL TO 80%

LAYERS - MERGE DOWN

7.   LAYER - DUPLICATE

8.  RESIZE 80% (ALL LAYERS NOT CHECKED)

9.  EFFECTS - 3D EFFECTS - DROP SHADOW (0,0,80,40)

10.  REPEAT THE DROP SHADOW

11.  LAYER - NEW RASTER LAYER

12.  WITH THE SELECTION TOOL DRAW OUT AND ELIPSE IN THE CENTER

13.  EDIT - PASTE INTO SELECTION (THE ORIGINAL BACKGROUND SHOULD STILL BE THERE)

14.  SELECTIONS - MODIFY BORDERS - 10PX

15.  FILL WITH YOUR LIGHTER COLOR OR FOREGROUND COLOR

16.  SELECTIONS - DESELECT

17.  LAYERS - DUPLICATE

18.  SEAMLESS TILING - SIDE BY SIDE (DEFAULT)

19.  SLIDE THIS LAYER DOWN ONE LEVEL

20.  GO TO THE NEXT TO LAST  LAYER AND ADD A NEW RASTER

21.  FORM A GRADIENT

22.  POUR THE GRADIENT

23.  ADD A NEW MASK LAYER

24.  EFFECTS -EDGE EFFECTS - ENHANCE MORE AND PUT THIS LAYER IN HARD LIGHT MODE.  (MERGE GROUP)

25.  LAYER - DUPLICATE - IMAGE FLIP - IMAGE MIRROR

26.  NOW GO TO THE LAYER JUST UNDER YOUR TOP LAYER AND DUPLICATE 

27.  EFFECTS - MURA MEISTER - PERSPECTIVE TILING

28.  NOW WE DECORATE THE TAG

29.  COPY THE DRAPES TUBE AND  PASTE AS A NEW LAYER (TOP LAYER NOW)

RESIZE 140% X 2 AND 110% ONCE

SLIDE UP AND TO THE LEFT ABOVE THE CENTER ELIPSE

30.  LAYER - DUPLICATE - IMAGE MIRROR

31.  OPEN THE JEWELED SCATTER AND RESIZE 70% AND SLIDE UP TO THE RIGHT CURTAIN

32.  DUPLICATE THIS AND IMAGE - MIRROR

33.  LAYERS - MERGE DOWN AND PUT IN HARD LIGHT MODE

34.  LAYERS - MERGE ALL FLATTEN

EDIT - COPY

35.  ADD BORDERS

1 PX DARK COLOR

5 PX LIGHT COLOR

1 PX DARK COLOR

36.  SELECT ALL

37.  ADD BORDER 45PX WHITE

38.  SELECTIONS INVERT

39.  PASTE INTO SELECTION

40.  EFFECTS - IMAGE EFFECTS - KALEIDESCOPE

41.  SELECTIONS - INVERT

42.  SELECTIONS - CONTRACT 7PX

43.  EFFECTS - DROP SHADOW X 2 - DESELECT

44.  NOW YOU CAN ADD YOUR POSER AND PLACE AS YOU LIKE

ADD A DROP SHADOW TO TASTE

45.  ADD THE HYDRANGEA TUBE OR OTHER DECORATION AS YOU CHOSE AND ADD A DROP SHADOW TO TASTE ON THAT AS WELL

46.  ADD BORDER 3 PX LIGHT COLOR

47.  ADD YOUR WATERMARK

48.  RESIZE TO YOUR TASTE

AND YOU ARE DONE!!!

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS LESSON