CT-TUTORIAL(STARZ CREATIONZ) MAGICAL CHRISTMAS

THIS TUTORIAL WAS WRITTEN BY ME ON DEC. 14, 2013. PLEASE DO NOT CLAIM AS YOUR OWN.

SUPPLIES USED

• PHOTOSHOP CS5
• PTU MAGICAL CHRISTMAS KIT BY STARZ CREATIONZ
• FLOWER TUBE BY KEITH GARVEY
• MASK(YOUR CHOICE)
• PLUGIN- CLARITY, RADIANCE
• FILTER- SHARPEN EDGES
• FONTS- ALGERIAN_R (KEZ) AND SNOW FLAKE LETTERS(SEASONS GRETTINGS)
• OPTIONAL(CUSTOM SHAPE TOOL(GRID) HAWKSMONT(SNOW BRUSHES

ABBREVIATIONS
BG-BACKGROUND LAYER
DS-DROP SHADOW
CP-COPY & PASTE
CM-CLIPPING MASK
SE-SHARPEN EDGES
E-ELEMENT

*WORKING FROM THE BOTTOM UP*

1. USING PAPER 10 AND MASK. CREATE THE BG LAYER
2. ON THE LOWER LEFT PLACE E-18. ADD SE,DS
3. ON THE RIGHT PLACE E-17. ADD SE,DS
4. OPEN TUBE
5. CP TUBE (MID VIEW) TO THE CENTER
6. APPLY CLARITY, RADIANCE. ADD DS
7. ON THE LEFT PLACE E-18, E-4. ADDING SE, DS TO EACH
8. ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TUBE. PLACE E-17, E-12 AND E-3. ADD SE,DS TO EACH
9. CLICK THE BG LAYER
10. USE THE CUSTOM SHAPE TOOL(GRID)
11. DRAW THE SHAPE
12. ON THE OPENED TUBE, SELECT THE FULL VIEW(CLOSE UP)
13. CP TUBE TO THE BG LAYER
14. APPLY CM. ADD RADIANCE. DUPLICATE OVER TO THE RIGHT
15. ADD ALL COPYRIGHTS AND TEXTS

OPTIONAL STEPS
TYPE OUT "SEASONS GREETING" TEXT
APPLY OUTER GLOW AND OUTLINE WITH A WHITE STROKE
OPEN PAPER 7. USE THE RECTANGLE MARQUEE TOOL TO CROP
CP ABOVE TEXT AND APPLY CM