FTU Tutorial - Live Strong

For this tutorial i am using the amazing artwork by @Elias Chatzoudis

~Supplies Needed~
Tube of choice
Scrapkit used was Live Strong made by Crazy 4 Monograms which can be downloaded from here
If you do not have this scrapkit please feel free to use another one with similar elements
Tag Template 198 made by Pooker which can be downloaded from here
Vix_BigMask01 made by Vix  which can be downloaded from here

~Filters Used~
Eye Candy 4 - Gradient Glow
Xero - Radience

~Font used~
Carpenter Script

Let's Get Started

Open Pookers template in psp - image - resize by 90%, all layers checked - image - canvas size - 850 x 750 - delete the credits layer - colour the background layer white

Add a drop shadow to the white dotted circle layers & delete the brown dotted circle layers

On the 3 brown circle layers go to selections - all - float -defloat - copy & paste a paper as a new layer - selections - invert - hit delete - selections - invert - copy & paste your tube as a new layer - position in the right circle - selections - invert - hit delete - selections - none - duplicate your tube - image - mirror - merge together

Duplicate your tube layer - change the blend mode on the original to Luminace (L) - on the duplicate go to adjust - blur - gaussian blur - 3.00 - change the blend mode to soft light - effects - plugins - Xero - Radience



Add a drop shadow to the tube layer & the paper layer - delete the original circles layer

On the 3 cream circles - selections - all - float - defloat - copy & paste a paper as a new layer -selections - invert - hit delete - selections - none - add a drop shadow - delete the original layer

On the 3 green circles - selections - all - float - defloat - copy & paste a paper as a new layer -selections - invert - hit delete - selections - none - add a drop shadow - delete the original layer

On the 3 blue circles - selections - all - float - defloat - copy & paste a paper as a new layer -selections - invert - hit delete - selections - invert - selections - modify - expand by 3 - on the original blue circle layer fill with a gradient (Two colours from your tube, choose gradient, repeats 3, angle 45) - selections none - adjust - add/remove noise



Add a drop shadow

Repeat the above steps until you have finished the entire template

Copy & paste your tube as a new layer - duplicate - adjust - blur - gaussian blur - 3.00 - change the blend mode to soft light - effects - plugins - Xero Radience - same settings as earlier - on the originla tube - selections - all - float - defloat - selections - modify - expand by 2 - add a new raster layer & move it below your tube layer - fill with white - apply the same noise settings as earlier & add a drop shadow

Copy & paste bracelet as a new layer - position - duplicate - move below your glitter layer you did of your tube - on the original bracelet layer use your eraser tool to erase the bracelet so that it looks like it's wrapped around her - add a drop shadow to both bracelet layers

Copy & paste any of the elements as new layers - position around your tag - add drop shadows

Add a new raster layer above your background layer - fill with your gradient - layers - new mask from image - apply the mask - merge group

With your font add your name - position apply the same noise settings as earlier - effects - plugins - Eye Candy 4 - Gradient Glor - glow width 3.00



Add a drop shadow

Don't forget to add the artists correct copyrite - crop around your tag - delete the white background layer and you are done!