Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Tennessee Thunderstorm

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on April 16, 2012 & is copyright protected
For more info read my TOU

Plugins
Krustys FX Vol II
Xenofex Constellation
Mura Meister Cloud


The tubes I used Tennessee Thunderstorm (PTE5637) & Roberta (PTE5602) are by Roman Zaric, you can purchase these tubes from PTE here

The font I used is called Tagettes
I used size 36 & 48


Open a new transparent canvas 700x700, we will resize later
Floodfill with a color from your tube
Apply krustys pattern P
You'll need to play with the colors

Paste your main horse tube as a new layer
Resize as needed
Add drop shadow

Activate your rectangle shape tool
Foreground green, background null, width 18
Draw a frame around your tube
Align center
Resize a bit if needed
Add an inner bevel
Move to below your horse

Using your magic wand click inside your frame
Expand 3
Add a new raster layer
Floodfill with a medium or dark blue
Move to below your horse layer
Select all>float>defloat

Apply xenfofex constellation
Click on settings then on medium
Click on the keep original image box
Do Not Deselect

Apply mura meister cloud
Preset on thin clouds, uncheck the light & background boxes, change amount to 60
Do Not Deselect

Add a new raster layer
Activate your picture tube tool, scale 50
Add some grass, make it hilly looking

Add a new raster layer
Add a tree from your tubes tool
Add drop shadow

Repeat for each new tube you want to add
Merge these when you're done

Add a drop shadow to your frame
Change layer properties to hard light

Add a new raster layer
Using your tubes tool, scale 50, add a flower
Position on the upper left of your frame
Add an inner bevel & drop shadow
Duplicate, mirror & merge down

Paste your close up horse as a new layer
Resize as needed
Add drop shadow
Position lower left corner

Paste your other tube as a new layer
Resize as needed
Add drop shadow
Position lower right corner
(I mirrored mine)

Add a new raster layer
Floodfill with your first color
Select all
Contract 12
Delete & deselect
Add an inner bevel & drop shadow
Change layer properties to hard light

Activate the floodfilled layer from your frame
Duplicate 2 times
Apply xenofex lightening
Click on settings then on distant lightening
Repeat on other 2 layers clicking on the random seed button each time

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Merge all

Save as jpg and you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

Your comments are very much appreciated either here on this post or on the chat box.  I've made it easy for you to post on this tut by turning off the requirement of having to type in a confirmation code

I would love to post your © compliant result, just email it to me with ATT Sharon & the tut name in the subject line

You'll find my email blinkie on your left

:)


Result by Kaye W






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