Black & Gold

This tutorial was written for those with knowledge of Photoshop

If you don't have Photoshop then this can easily be converted

for Paint Shop Pro or GIMP

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SUPPLIES:

FTU kit called BlackandGold from Dreamworld Design you can get HERE

Tube of choice, I have used a FTU one called LeahT from Riart Designs which you can get HERE

Mask used RD_Mask686.jpg from Rachel Designs HERE

Font used Romantic Beach for the main and GelPen, Tahoma or Arial for copyright HERE

OTHER INFORMATION:

These are the settings that I usually use if your using a drop shadow

Blend Mode: Normal or Multiply

Opacity: 75 or 100%

Angle: 120

Distance & Spread: 0px

Size: 10px

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Open a new document of 700x700px

In the KarinG.BlackAndGoldFrames folder, open KarinG.BlackAndGoldFrame8.png

and resize to your liking

Copy and paste that as a new layer on your canvas

In the KarinG.BlackAndGoldPP folder, open KarinG.BlackAndGoldPaper3.jpg

and resize that to your liking

Copy and paste that as a new layer and move that to below the frame layer

Click on the top layer, grab your Magic Wand tool, click in the centre of the frame,

Selections >> Modify >> Expand and in the box type in 17 and click OK

Select the paper layer, Selections >> Invert, delete on the keyboard and deselect

Open your tube of choice

Resize to your liking, copy and paste that to below the frame layer and

go to Edit >> Transform >> Flip Horizontal

Move it to where you want it to go, use the same settings as you did the paper layer

Change the layer mode to Luminosity and Opacity to 70%

Click on the top layer

Go back to your tube, undo the the resize resize it again to your liking,

copy and paste that as a new and move

Check my final tag for the position

In the KarinG.BlackAndGold folder and open KarinG.BlackAndGold003.png and resize

Copy and past that as a new layer and position

Check my final tag for the position

Below is the order of the other elements that I've used

Up to you on the size and check my tag for the position

If any of the elements are mirrored the go to Edit >> Transform >> Flip Horizontal

KarinG.BlackAndGold049

KarinG.BlackAndGold012

KarinG.BlackAndGold045

KarinG.BlackAndGold017

KarinG.BlackAndGold005

KarinG.BlackAndGold014

KarinG.BlackAndGold018

KarinG.BlackAndGold020

KarinG.BlackAndGold011

KarinG.BlackAndGold009

KarinG.BlackAndGold021

KarinG.BlackAndGold022

KarinG.BlackAndGold032

Merge visible all of the layers, open the paper that you want to

use and the mask and resize both to 700px

First copy and paste the paper, then the mask and apply

If you want to learn how to use masks in Photoshop then

you can view my tutorial here

Finally apply your name the correct copyright and save as png

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This tutorial was written by Neptunia Tutorials

Any resemblance to any other tutorial or tag is purely coincidental

All my tutorials act as a guide only