Woodland Fae

This tutorial was written September 3, 2013

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

Gimp or other graphics program

Tube Forest Fae by Chasity IJames from Artistic Dreams Imaging

Scrapkit "My Favorite Thing = Nature" by Maelia Designs

Mask of choice

New Image 650x650 Trancparency

Open paper06, Resize image 650x650,copy and close

Paste as new layer

Open mask of choice and apply (a great tutorial on how to do that HERE)

I used a small mask so i duplicated and arranged each in a corner

Open Element 24, copy and close

Paste as new layer, Go to tools and use scale (500x500)

arrange frame in center of canvas

Using fuzzy selection tool click in center of frame

grow selection 3

Open Paper2, resize image 650x650, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Invert selection, delete, select none

in layers arrange paper layer below frame layer

select frame layer and add a dropshadow of choice

In layers select mask layer (top one if you duplicated)

Open Element 9, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Tools - use scale (500x514)

center in middle of canvas

Add dropshadow (same settings used previously)

Open Element 3, copy and close

Paste as new layer, scale layer 25%

Arrange left side of frame, add dropshadow (same settings used previously)

Open Element17

Tools - use scale 20%, position over fern

Add dropshadow (same settings used previously)

Open Element15

Tools - Use scale 20%, position over fern

Add dropshadow (same settings used previously)

Open Element 4, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Tools - use scale 20%, position bottom center of frame

Add dropshadow (same setting sused previously)

Open tube, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Tools - use scale 50%, position as desired

Merge Visible

Add copyright and lic #

merge visible

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