Fresh Start

Fresh Start

This tag was created by myself 3/14/13 for this blog Desertsplace.

Any other similar is purely coincidental.

Please do not copy or steal my tags / tutorials or claim them as your own 

This tag was done with the beautiful kit FRESH START by Stina

and can be purchased HERE

Artist tube is from Jessica Dougherty 

and can be purchased HERE

Mask from Weescottlass HERE

This tutorial was written by myself 3/19/13 for this blog Desertsplace.

Any other similar is purely coincidental.

Please do not copy or steal my tutorials or claim them as your own.

Let's Begin

Open new image, 600x600, transparent background checked

Open DBS Paper08 copy and paste as new layer

Open WSL-Mask 

layers, new mask layer, from image and select WSL mask

Layers, merge, merge group.

Open DBS Floral03, resize 30%, copy and place on the right side of the image,

Go to Layers, duplicate,  go to Image mirror.

Open DBS Chair02 resize 70% copy and paste in center of image.

Open DBS Bow02, resize 50%, copy and paste in center over the chair

Open your tube, copy and place in center, resize if necessary.

Open DBS FLoral06, resize 40%, copy and place bottom left side, keep this layer active

go to layers, duplicate, go to image mirror.

Open DBS Flower3, resize 20%, copy and paste bottom right side of chair.

Open DBS Flower04, resize 10% copy and paste bottom a little to the left

Go to layers, duplicate then using your pick tool, drag it inward a little to make it smaller than the first and blend it in the previous layer.

Keep this one open we use it again at the same size in a minute.

Open DBS Flower1, resize 20% , copy and paste over the previous flower move a little to the left

Copy again and paste DBS Flower04 and place over the previous layer a little to the right.

Open DBS FLoral04, resize 30%, copy and paste on the left side of the chair.

Open DBS Flower02 resize 10, copy and paste at the bottom of the flowers of the previous layer.

Open DBS Duck01, resize 25%, copy and paste bottom a little to the left of center. Keep this open and resize him again 20%, 

copy and paste go to, image, mirror and drag him over to the right side.

Open DBS Duck02, resize 15%, copy and paste lower left side.

Open DBS Butterfly01, resize 10%, copy and paste where you like it,

Open DBS Butterfly02, resize 10% copy and paste where you like it as well. you can make as many as you like.

Drop Shadow on all layers is V 1, H 2 OPacity 17, Blur 3. You can adjust these settings if you like.

Add your artist credits, license number and your designer name if you chose to

Go to FILE, SAVE AS and save as (nameofyourtag).PSD saving as psd allows you to go back and fix it or change the tube 

if you want to at a later time.

Layers merge, merge all visible 

Now go back to FILE, SAVE AS and chose to save as a PNG. 

You should have two tags, one solid finished tag to share with friends and an original PSD.

Thank you so much for trying my tutorial

xo Desert xo