CT Tutorial for Autumnal Fae and Falls Grace

**This tutorial was written using Photoshop CC. I believe the instructions should work with various other versions, but they are not tested on any other version.  This tutorial is my own creation.  Any similarity to any other tutorial is not done purposely or knowingly (aside from the fact that the process is pretty similar in most tutorials).  If you do not know how to do some of the things I mention here (like mirroring an image, adding a drop shadow, resizing elements, etc.), check out my “Tips and Tricks” tutorial. **

Supplies:

PTU Poser – “Autumnal Fae” by Carolann Creations.  You can purchase the tube at Berry Applicious

PTU Kit - “Falls Grace” by Wicked Princess Scraps.  Available at The PSP Project and Thrifty Scraps.

FTU Mask - "Mask 05 - Dreamscape" by Aeval Amore.  Available for download on my blog, Aeval's Art.

Abbreviations:

DS – Drop Shadow

Settings I use:

DS Settings - Blend Mode set to Multiply, Opacity set to 75%, Angle set to 120 degrees, Distance 5, Spread 0, Size 5

Ready…..Set….Tag!

Open Paper 2 in a new canvas.  Double click on the layer to unlock it.

Add the Mask to the canvas and resize if needed so it is the same size as the paper.  Then drag the mask layer below the paper layer.

With the mask layer selected, select all (Ctrl + A) and copy the entire canvas (Ctrl + C).  You will see dashed lines surround the canvas. 

Click on the paper layer to activate it, then turn on quick mask (Press the Q key on your keyboard).  The dashed lines will disappear and that is ok.  Next Paste onto the paper (Ctrl + V) and turn your Quick Mask off (Q again). 

You will now see a dotted outline of the mask on your paper.  Press the button on the bottom of layers side bar that is a rectangle with a circle cut out of it.  The mask will now show. 

Right click on the paper layer and select Convert to Smart Image.  This releases just the mask.  The background layer of the mask will become invisible on its own.

Open a new canvas (Ctrl +N) 700 x 700, transparent background.  This will be referred to as the working canvas in my directions when switching between canvases.

Add the paper/mask combination from above to the working canvas.  Resize to fit the canvas.

Add LEAFSCATTER to the canvas.  Resize to fit the canvas and position at the bottom of the canvas.  Add DS.

Add BRANCH2 to the canvas. Position it on the right side of the canvas on top of the leaves.  Add DS.

Add LEAF6 to the canvas.  Resize to fill in the space from the upper right corner to where the BRANCH2 element is on the right side.  Add DS.

Add FRAME2 to the canvas.  Resize to fit the entire canvas.  Add DS.

Add BANNER to the canvas.  Resize to fit the width of the canvas and position at the bottom of the canvas. 

Add your poser to the canvas and resize to fit the canvas.  Position her so she looks as though she is kneeling on top of the banner.  Add DS.

Voila!  The focal point of your tag is now created.

Now decorate your tag with any of the fall inspired elements from the kit.  Resize the elements as you add them to fit the proportions of your tag.  Experiment with rotating them and mirroring them for more variety.  In addition duplicate elements and use multiple times to fill in holes and add more pizzazz.  In this tutorial to indicate when I used more than one of the same element I will add (X#) by the name to indicate how many versions of the element I used. 

Here are all the additional elements I used from the bottom layers up.

• GRASS (X2)
• CLOUD (X2)
• BRANCH
• LEAF1
• LEAF2
• OWL
• SQURILLE
• LEAF3
• BUTTERFLY
• FLOWER2
• FLOWER3
• FLOWER5
• FOX

Add your license and copyright info to the tag.

Add name and any other text of choice.

Save as PNG and go share with all your friends!

Thank you for trying my tut! I’d love to see how your tags turn out so if you like what you made, please post a copy here or show me on Facebook!