This tutorial was written on the 6th of July 2011 any similarities to any other tutorials is purely coincidental and unintentional.
TOOLS NEEDED
Tube of choice im using the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis you can find his artwork here at
PTEScrapkit Sand Between My Toes by a
taggers scrapBold font of choice
mask of choice
This tag is very simple you have to some what use your imagination to it tho to decorate it as u feel. Eye animation not included in tutorial sorry.
Ok open up a canvas 800x800 flood will with a dark color so you can see what your mask looks like lol. Ok now Open up a paper of choice,
use your mask to it, a circular mask looks good with this.
Ok now open up your sand and randomly place like mine, Now with your font color white as big as u want it write out your wording convert to raster and place. Float and defloat it add a new layer paper of choice paste into selection.
dont deselect go to modify and expand to what looks good to you, go back to the white layer fill it with white again, expand the same amount and add a new layer below it flood fill with a color of choice and add some noise.
dropshadow it now.
Open up the lifesaver and place like mine, Add your tube now also and place if it isnt going to be above everything else.
Open up the rowboat and place, as well as the chair. Open the net and resize 115 or larger depending on what size your wording is. Add the bubble but rotate it by 90 duplicate mirror and add a slight drop shdow.
the rest of the sizings are up to you i added the following
flower
Oar
seagull
seashells
starfish
Your name and copyright info and your all done.
walkway