Asian Kit Tutorial & Freebies
Today let's do some inspiration with photoshop on 2 of the items we received in the November Asian Kit (but use any picture you want if you do not get the kits).
Here are those 2 original photos:
1. First open photoshop and add 2 layers right away and bring in a photo of your choice. I used the floating flutter background page as my starting point (above right). This photo is now on layer 2.
2. Use the eye dropper and touch the dark pink of the flower (or any color you like in your image). This will load the color into your foreground color square in your tool bar. On layer 1, now draw a box that will be filled with this matching color, this will become your base page.
3. If you want some texture on your colored background on layer 1, go to Layer, Layer Styles, Texture and/or Pattern Overlay and play and pick what you like. Experiment with sizes also.
4. Now go to layer 2 (your photo). In the layer palette box, change from Normal to Overlay (this is what is on my sample) (but play now with all the different looks and pick something that appeals to you). Also do Layer, Layer Styles, bevel and emboss or drop shadow if you want to add depth to this layer, otherwise leave it flat if you prefer that look.
5. Make a new layer above your photo and open your brush palette. I have used ODSIDIANDAWN brush set butterflies and trails. Check out the blog, there are dozens of freebies there, just be sure to give credit if you use them and do not claim them as your own. Now add a couple of butterflies and trails towards your outer edges on this new blank layer. You can pick a color again from your eye dropper or you can add a style. I picked my dark pink again, but then I went to Layer, Layer Styles, Bevel and Embross to give a little dimension.
6. Another example with the butterfly layer duplicated and new features checked: Layer, Layer Styles, Bevel & Emboss, Inner Bevel, size 25, depth 150. Also, A gradient overlay added for the color. (have fun and try different things, it's all about experimenting with what you like.)
Or add several layers for even more dimension.
7. Now let's make a frame: Make another blank layer above the butterflies. Bring in the blossombudding background from your kit, (or any other image you want). Resize it smaller and center on your page in a position you like. Lock all of your other layers right now so you don't accidently move things as we begin adding more and more layers. You can unlock them as you need to work on them again.
8. Now on a new blank layer, above the blossombudding photo, make a colored box again, slightly smaller than the photo you just added. Now Merge these two layers together. With your magic eraser, tap on the color box within your photo, this will remove the inside to create a custom frame. Don't worry that you still see the background paper, we will remove that part later.
9. Touch your new frame layer and go to Layer, Layer Styles, Bevel & Emboss and add some dimension to your new frame. I did size 40, depth 200.
10. On your frame layer, you can leave it as is, or change the feature from Normal. I used Luminosity because I wanted the frame to take on the colors of the paper below it. (see sample on 11.)
11. Now let's add some more dimension, add another blank layer above layer 2 (that's right, above layer 2). Now open up your brush again and open the brush library (again from ODSIDIANDAWN brush set handwriting) Pick a asian text and select your color to be black. Stamp on this new blank layer where ever you want, all of the text, part of the text, lg., small, whatever you want.
12. Were almost done, our final element for this tutorial (or you can keep going) will be to add a tag for personalized text. Go back up to your very top layer and add another blank layer. A tag is made the same way as the frame, Make a shape, put a tiny white circle on top of it, merge the layers together and with the magical eraser, punch out the white circle.
13. Using your eyedropper again, pick a color from your image, then use the paint bucket to pour it into the layer with your tag on it, it will now match exactly that color. To add dimension, go to Layer, Layer Styles, Drop Shadow/or Bevel & Emboss, etc.
14. Our final step is to connect the tag to the frame. This can be done in many ways, with a brad, bow, string, chain, flower, whatever you like. Again make a new layer, add that element and you are done.
15. We're all done, except punching out the back of the photo frame to insert a picture in from behind. Make a blank layer, above the background paper on layer 2. Make a box a little bigger than the opening of the frame. Merge that layer with the background layers (remember there are 2 background layers, the color and the photo) highlight all three of these layers and merge them, and punch out the color with the magical eraser. That's it!
I hope this was easy to follow, let me know if you would like to see more tutorials and/or suggestions for improvement opportunities.
Here is a oriental freebie for today, a beautiful woman frame:
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and a digital paper:
Have a great day everyone, thanks for visiting my blog.
Link to frame:
http://artellacafe.com/blogs/annamaries__lets_inspire_each_other/freebies/asian%20kit%20tutorial%20files/400%20black-bird-frame%20(2).jpg
Link to pink paper
http://artellacafe.com/blogs/annamaries__lets_inspire_each_other/freebies/asian%20kit%20tutorial%20files/400-pink-plants.jpg