Thursday, March 21, 2013

The Dark Manor

Supplies

1 tube of choice – I used the beautiful artwork of Anna Marine which can be purchased from CDO.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice –  I used Pieces of Eight here

Weescotlass Mask 236 here

Plug Ins used:
Greg’s Factory Output Vol. II – Pool Shadow
Eyecandy 3.1 – Glow

“The Dark Manor” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Jessica of Gothic Inspirations and can be purchased from her store here.  Thank you Jessica for another fantastic kit.

~~ Lets get started ~~

Open up a 700 x 700  blank canvas.
Flood fill white.

Copy and paste Frame 7 as a new layer.
Resize 50%
Free rotate Left 7 degrees
Duplicate
Mirror
Move both frames into position – see my tag for reference.

Highlight the top frame.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 11 Into Selection.
Apply Greg’s Factory Output Vol. II – Pool Shadow:
Use default settings accept move the intensity bar to 150
OK
Deselect.
Apply the Pool Shadow effect again accept move the Intensity bar to 225.
OK

Add the following elements below the top frame – see my tag for placement.
Don’t worry about what overhangs the frames.  We’ll clean that up in a bit.
Moon:  Resize 25%
Manor:  Resize 70%
Werewolf:  Resize 40%

Highlight the paper layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight each element and tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Highlight the bottom frame.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.
Deselect for now.
Add the following elements below the frame layer – see my tag for placement.
Don’t worry about what overhangs the frame.  We’ll clean that up in a bit.
Fence
Cloud 2:  Resize 25%/Duplicate
Tree :  Resize 80%
Tall Grass:  Resize 30%
If you used a tube you want inside the frame, go ahead a copy and paste that as a new layer.

Highlight the paper layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight each element layer and tap the delete key.
Deselect.

If you used the tube I did, or you want your tube on the outside of the lower frame go ahead and copy and paste that now as a new layer.


Add your elements.  I used:
Roses 1:  Resize 40%/Free rotate Left 7 degrees/Duplicate/Mirror
SilverWCrystal:  Resize 40%
Gargoyle:  Resize 80%
Gargoyle 1:  Resize 45%
Crow:  Resize 50%
Grass:  Resize 90%/Use your Pick Tool to squash the top down a little
Tall Grass:  Resize 35%
Tall Grass again:  Resize 25%
Spider:  Resize 25%/Duplicate/Mirror/Resize 70%/Duplicate/Resize 70%

Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 7 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.

Add your credits.

Add your name.
Foreground: #000000
Background: #342a2a
Stroke: 1.5
Type your name.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:


 photo LoveDontLiveHereInnerBevel_zps921620f1.jpg


Apply Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow:
Width: 3
Opacity: 100%
Opacity DropOff: Fat
Color:#f4e2f2

Resize all layers 80%.

I’d love to see your results.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev
 

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