~*~ Key To My Heart ~*~


Kyra's original Dutch tutorial can be viewed here




Download the supplies here

FILTERS NEEDED
None

New transparent image: 750 x 560 pixels.
Light color: #E6BAB4
Dark color: #8D463B.


1: Fill the canvas with the dark color.
Selections - Select All.
Open the 'RMV template'.
Copy and paste into the selection.
Layer opacity: 50.


Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance.
Deselect.


2: Activate the Selection tool - rectangle.
Draw a selection as seen below:


3: Add a new layer.
Fill with the light color.
Add a new layer and fill with the dark color.
Apply the mask 'Blaze - anon'.
Merge group.
Deselect.
Layers - Merge - merge Down.



4: Apply a drop shadow:
4 / 4 / 70 / 15 / color black.
Repeat with V & H on -4.

5: Open the tube 'Yoka - JDL - Lock'.
Copy and paste as a new layer.
Image - Resize: 95%
Blend mode: Luminance(Legacy).


6: Activate raster 3.
Change the fore- and background colors around
in the Layers palette so that the light color is the background color.
Activate the Text tool, font 'Copper Altcaps', size 72.
Type the first letter of your name.
Use the Deformation tool to draw the letter out over the entire
rectangle.
Convert to raster layer.
Apply a drop shadow:
2 / 2 / 70 / 10 / color black.

7: Open the 'Yoka - Misted - Leave'- tube.
Copy and paste as a new layer.
Move it to the bottom right.
Duplicate the layer.
Move it a little apart.
Layers - Merge - Merge Down.
Blend Mode: Luminance(Legacy).

8: Duplicate this layer.
Image - Flip and Mirror.
Layers - Merge - Merge Down - 3x.
Activate the top layer in the Layers palette.

9: Open the 'Gerdaringband'- tube.
Copy and paste as a new layer.
Use the Deformation tool to draw it out
as seen in the example tag above.
Blend mode: Luminance(Legacy).
Drag this layer below raster 3 in the Layers palette.

10: Duplicate this layer.
Image - Mirror.
Image - Flip.
Activate the top layer again.


11: Open the 'Yoka - Mistedlady'- tube.
Copy and paste as a new layer.
Position it to the left of your image.


12: Add a new layer.
Type 'Key To My Heart'
in the dark color.
Apply a drop shadow:
 1 / 1 / 50 / 5 / color black.

12: Add borders:
2 pixels - dark color.
2 pixels - lighr color.
2 pixels - dark color.

Add your watermark and you're done! ;-)


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Translated 14th July 2007


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