Garv Chics

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I used several Keith Garvey tubes HERE.

i have accumulated over the years so am getting my money's worth lol.

If you do this tut, you must use only one artists tubes.

Deviantdesigner template6 and mask5 HERE.

Scroll down page for the mask. Thanks Lynn for sharing

Font of choice i used Anderson Thunderbirds.

Open template delete credit layer.

All my fills for layers i used the backgrounds that come with each tube

that compliment the tube.

Then added an effect for each from effects texture effects

Play around with your effects till you get the look you want.

Method for filling template layers...

Highlight the layer you want to fill selections

select all selections float selections defloat fill with paper or background.

Delete original layer.

To add tubes in frames...

Highlight the outer frame magic wand click centre of frame

selections modify exspand by1 resize tube paste as new layer

in the frame dropshaddow selections invert

delete on keyboard select none drag below frame layer drop shaddow frame.

Drop shaddow the outer frames on all.

When happy with how your template is looking

Merge all layers visable lay aside till later.

File new 700x700 fill with white new layer fill with colour

to compliment your template and tubes

i use a light colour for the foreground, dark colour for the background

then change the dark colour to gradient you can change colours from

top to bottom to get the effect you want.

I also gave mine a texture effect too.

Fill your new layer with your gradient mask

new from image select and apply mask merge mask layer visable.

Back to your template edit copy paste as new layer on top of mask

i resized my mask to sit nicely just outside the template.

Resize paste the rest of your tubes on top

each side and the bottom of template drop shaddow as you go.

You may want to image mirror some i did.

Add your name i gave mine an effect too place

slightly under the bottom tube drop shaddow.

Add url copywrite and watermark.

Resize crop close off white background merge other layers visable.

Save as PNG.

Hope you enjoyed doing my tut, thanks for trying it.

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