Designs by Gray: TUTORIAL and SNAGS for PTU kit "Midnight Garden" by AmyMarie

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This tutorial was written by me on April 4, 2015.

Both the tag and the tutorial are purely my own work,

and any similarities to anyone else's creations are purely coincidental.

I use Photoshop Elements 12, which is NOT the most updated version, so you may have a quicker way to do things. I don't have any fancy plug-ins or flashy extras. My way of making this tag is certainly NOT the only way, nor is it the best. I only offer ONE way to create a tag.

Some knowledge of Photoshop (any version) is assumed and required for understanding this tutorial.
*C/P = Copy/Paste*

Here we go!

Tube: Rose by Ellie Milk (a PFD exclusive) HERE
Kit: Midnight Garden by AmyMarie HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE
Mask1: 345 by WeeScotsLass HERE
Mask2: 355 by WeeScotsLass HERE
Font: Nenuphar of Venus HERE

File - New - Blank - 600 x 600 - 300 ppi -
Flood Fill White - Rename Layer 0 - Hide

Open Mask 345 - Magic Eraser Tool - Erase all black
Open paper 6 - c/p above mask - Right Click - Create Clipping Mask -
Opacity 50% - Right Click - Merge Visible -
c/p above Layer 0 - resize to 94 - center on canvas

Open Mask 355 - Magic Eraser Tool - Erase all black
Open Paper 19 - c/p above mask - Right Click - Create Clipping Mask - Opacity 50%
Open Paper 13 - c/p above Paper 19 - Right Click - Create Clipping Mask - Opacity 50%
Right Click - Merge Visible - c/p as top layer -
resize to W: 100, H: 73 - OK -
reposition to top of Mask 345

Open Tube - c/p as top layer - resize to 68 - reposition to right side

Open Element 61 - c/p above mask - resize W: 32, H: 29 - reposition under tube

Open Element 32 - c/p as top layer - resize to 14 - reposition to right, between trunk and tube's leg

Open Element 133 - c/p above mask layers - resize to 86 -
reposition at bottom of mask 355
Right Click - Duplicate Layer -
Image - Rotate - Flip Layer Vertical -
reposition at top of mask 355

Open Element 143 - c/p above mask layers - resize to 23 -
reposition at upper left

Open Element 69 - c/p as top layer - resize to 24 -
reposition to right side, bottom of trunk

Open Element 139 - c/p as top layer - resize to 45 - reposition to left

Open Element 44 - c/p above masks - resize to 80 - reposition in center of mask 355
to look like stars

Open Element 91 - c/p above layer 44 - resize to 85 - reposition at bottom center

Open Element 88 - c/p as top layer - resize to 28 - reposition at upper left corner

Open Element 85 - c/p as top layer - resize to 31 - rotate -90° -
reposition to bottom left corner -
Duplicate layer 3 times - spread these 3 copies out along bottom edge of mask 345

Open Element 39 - c/p as top layer - resize to 19 - rotate -55° -
reposition to bottom left, draped over leaves

Open Element 57 - c/p as top layer - resize to 14 - rotate -62° -
reposition at bottom, next to light purple necklace
Duplicate and Rotate both elements all the way across the bottom,
alternating them as light purple, dark purple, light purple, etc.

Open Element 23 - c/p as top layer - resize to 11 -
reposition to bottom left, on line of black leaves

Open Element 14 - c/p as top layer - resize to 10 -
reposition to right of previous flower

Open Element 10 - c/p as top layer - resize to 26 -
reposition to bottom right corner

Open Element 20 - c/p ast op layer - resize to 11 -
reposition to bottom right of previous flower

Open Element 77 - c/p as top layer - resize to 9 -
reposition to bottom, right of previous flower

Open Element 54 - c/p as top layer - resize to 7 -
reposition to bottom, right of previous flower

Open Element 79 - c/p as top layer - resize to 11 -
reposition between previous flower and lamp

Open Element 59 - c/p as top layer - resize to 4 -
reposition and duplicate to scatter between the roses

Open Element 70 - c/p above tube - resize to 13 -
reposition to right of purple bottle

Open Element 73 - c/p above layer 32 - resize to 10 -
reposition in center of two purple bottles

Open Element 92 - c/p above layer 139 - resize to 12 -
reposition to right of cello

Open Element 146 - c/p as top layer - resize to 28 - rotate 90° -
reposition to lower left corner -
Right Click - Duplicate Layer -
Image - Rotate - Flip Layer Horizontal -
reposition to right side

Open Element 114 - c/p above layer 61 - resize to 21 -
reposition at tube's feet

Delete Layer 0
Hide both mask layers
Right click - Merge Visible
Filter - Blur - Gaussian Blur - 3.0 - OK
Blending Mode - Screen - Opacity 50%
Right Click - Merge Visible
Enhance - Auto Sharpen
Effects - Styles - Drop Shadows - Soft Edge (double click to apply)
Unhide mask layers
Right Click - Merge Visible
Resize to 88

New Text Layer - Size 22 - Color #b795f6 - Type Name - OK
Graphics - Text - Outline (double click to apply) - OK

Add Credits
Save

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