Maringa blend

Maringa Blend

This tut is in two parts. First part writen by Marion
Den här lektionen består av två delar. Den första delen är skriven av Marion

part 1

part 2

Part 1 - blend, writen by Marion
Del 1 - blend, skriven av Marion

You´ll need mask 20/20 - du behöver mask 20/20 ZIP
3-4 images - 3-4 foton

Choose 4 -5 five graphics that you think would go together nicely, flowers,, animals, seasons, etc. Duplicate them and close out the originals. Resize the others if necessary and minimize for now.

Open a new image 500 by 500 - promote to layer. Add a gradient you would like to use, angle 45 repeat 1 linear or choose just a colour. Fill the image.
Add a texture if you like. I used Texturizer. Canvas 2 direction top right.

Now we will work on the graphics you have chosen. If you want to use the entire graphic, promote to layer , new mASK layer from disk and add the 20/20 mask. Layers delete - answer YES
If on the other hand you want to use just part of the graphic take your selection tool, freehand and circle what part of the graphic you wish to use. Next go to Selections - Modify - Feather 20 edit copy paste as a new image.

Now you have your graphics ready to apply. Apply each on a new layer. On your layer palette , lower the opacity to what you think looks good and change from NORMAL to LUMINANCE-LEGACY. Do this with each graphic, make some of them with lower opacity than the others. Arrange them so they look pleasing to you, even over lapping them if you wish. Or rearranging the layers.

New layer - add your watermark - layers merge all flatten. If you like you can now add FM Tile Tools Embosse if you think it needs it. I did not use it on this as it distorted it somewhat.
Add a 2 pixel border in a complimentry colour. Resize if necessary.

If you wish to add text ,now is the time to do it. I used Perpetua Tiling on this size30 Added a small shadow of 1-1-100-blur 2. If you want to do Ingas part of the tut, don´t add text now.

Merge all flatten.

Effects - xero - porcelain default except that the bluechannel also is set on 0

Find a colour from the tag you made following Marions tut.

Selection tool - custom selection - top 50 -left 50 - right 475 - bottom 75

New layer - fill with gold - selection - modify - contract 2 - fill with your colour - same texture as in Marions tut
Dupplicate layer - rotate 90% left or right - resize 90%

Image - add borders 4 - any colour that isn´t in your tag - select the border & fill with gold
Inner bevel - preset pillow:
bevel 2 - width 8 - smoothness 40 - depth 2 - ambiende 0 - shiness 10 - white - angle 315 - intensity 73 - elevation 20
Effects - 3D - droppshadow 3 -3 - 80 - black & again -3 -3

Selection invert

Effects - 3 D - buttonize 16 - 16 - 75 - use a colour from your image
Select none

Time for text. Create as vector. I used Vivaldi
Stroke 1 - gold
Fill - your colour
Write your text - droppshadow 1 - 1 - 80 - 1 - black

Convert to raster - dupplicate or write somethingelse - rotate 90%

Merge visible

Open the tube & paste as new layer. I used a lovely tube by Serena. Thank you sweet!
Put the blend mode to Luminace (L)
Lower the opacity just a little, I set mine on 94% & xero porcelian as before

Merge all & you´re done