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This Tutorial was written on March 11^th, 2012 by Ashly
It is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

Please do not copy and do not post elsewhere.

Do not translate or script.
This tutorial is written as if you have a general knowledge on how to use the program.

***What you'll need***
Program of Choice.
I am using Photoshop CS5

Tube of choice.
I am using the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis

Use must purchase a license to use his artwork and can do so HERE

Scrapkit of Choice

I am using the PTU scrapkit, “Emo Candy Central” by Alika's Scraps

Which you can find for purchase HERE

Mask of Choice

I am using Mask99 by Weescotslass

Which you can find for download to use HERE

~*~*~ Let's Get Started~*~*~

Start a new canvas

600px by 600px

Flood fill with white.

Open as55

Add to you canvas

Resize down by 65%

Add a drop shadow

Open paper15

Resize to 600px by600px

Add to your canvas below your frame

use your magic wand to select inside the frame

Select → Modify → Expand, by 5

Invert and on the paper layer, press delete

Deselect.

Open paper05

Have just above the white background layer

Apply your mask to this layer.

Add your fully body tube to the top of your layers pallate.

Resize and position.

Duplicate, on the bottom one add a drop shadow

One the top

Filter → Blur → Gaussian Blur, 3.0px.

Change the blend mode to soft light.

Add the close up to your canvas in between the frame and paper frame background we made

Adjust, position and resize, flip horizontally as well.

Change the blend mode to luminosity, opacity to 30%

Now add which elements you'd like

I used the following from the bottom up with a drop shadow unless stated:

as26 (no drop shadow)

as87 (no drop shadow)

as26 (no drop shadow)

as87 (no drop shadow)

as72 (no drop shadow)

as16 (no drop shadow)

as68

as84

as78

as24

as59

as12

as46

as43

as25

as19

as30

as30

as30

as30

as88 (no drop shadow)

Add your name

Image → Trim

Top left pixel color all boxes checked

Resize if you'd like to

****Most Important****

Add your copy right information

If you're happy with you're result save to your liking and you're done!