FTU My Favorite Color is Inspired Together Golden September Tutorial 1

You need the materials 

Golden Sept Kit HERE

Tube Brooke 4 by (c)Goldwasser HERE

Need the materials in the Tut folder for PU only no Cu use is allowed 

1. Go to File new size 700 x 500 pixels 

2. Add this color #e0841a into the foreground click on the paint can and paint the color into

the transparent image

3. Take the Background image I made for this tutorial in the folder go to Edit>Copy go to step 4

4. Go to the orange color in the image go to Selections>Select all>Float then go to Edit>Paste into Selections (your background add) go to Selections>Select None

5. Go to Layers>Add new raster layer click on the orange color paint it into the new raster layer 

then with the layer setting move down to 58 

6. Go to your Selection do the setting below 

Top 56

Left 285

Right 655

Bottom 424 

Click okay (keep the marching ants going)

7. Move the orange color down into the background colors add this color #191410 to the foreground then go to your image go to Layers>Add new raster layer click on the paint can and paint the dark brown color into the selection go to Selections>Modify>Contrast 5 click okay then go to Edit>Cut now go to Selections>Modify>Contrast 10 click okay then go to your Layers>Add new raster layer then click on the paint can and paint the dark brown into the marching ants on the new raster layer then go to Selections>Modify>Contrast 5 click okay then go to Edit>Cut then go to Selections>Modify>Contrast 5 click okay then go to Layers>Add new raster layer go to the background go to Edit>Copy then go to the new raster layer go to Edit>Paste into Selections Then go to Selections>Select None 

8. Open the Border go to Edit>Copy now go to your image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer it will fall into place 

9. Open the word art My Favorite Color is Inspired Together Golden September go to Image>Resize 60% now go to Edit>Copy now go down beneath the border go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place it on the left side as shown above once have the word art into place go to Layers>Duplicate, Image>Negative then go to the white word art layer reduce the layer to 72 

10. Open Brooke 4 go to Image>Resize 500 pixels 

11. Go to the small background in the frame we create go to Edit>Copy Edit>Paste into Image

12. Go to Brooke go to Edit>Copy now go to the background we made into Image go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool move Brooke down once in place go to Layers>Merge>Merge Visible now take that image of the background with the girl in it go to Edit>Copy go to the transparent images go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the background on top of the other background 

13. Open Leaf Vine 1 go to Edit>Copy now go down to the girl background go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place it on the right side erase the stem on the bottom 

14. Open the Falling Leaves 1 go to Edit>Copy now go down beneath the Border go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool move it a little over to the left side once in place take your eraser and erase the leaves on the outside of the frame we create 

15. Go to Layers>Merge>Merge Visible 

16. Go to these selections setting 

 Top 10

 Left 13

 Right 691

 Bottom 489 

 Click okay then go to Selections>Invert (keep the marching ants going)

17. Go to Layers>Add new raster layer 

18. Add the dark brown color into the foreground (still be there) click on paint can and paint the brown color into the marching ants 

19. Keeping the ants going go to Selections>Modify>Contrast 3 click okay switch the orange color into the foreground go to Layers>Add new raster layer click on the paint can and paint the orange into the marching ants then go to Selections>Select None we made another new frame around the photo 

20. Go to Layers>Merge>Merge Visible

21. Go to Selections>Select all>Float then go to Selections>Modify>Contrast 10 click okay then go to Selections>Invert (keep the marching ants go the next step)

22. Go to your 3d Effects>Inner Bevel with this setting below 

Bevel # 2

Width 25

Image Smoothness 7

Depth 3

Color White

Angle 315

Intensity 50

Elevation 30 

Rest is zero click okay now go to your 3d Effects>Drop Shadow of 2 2 60 2 black click okay then again at -2 -2 60 2 black click okay then go to Selections>Select None 

23. Add copyright 

 TA_ your name (shows whom made it) 

24. Add your name if you wish 

25. Go to Layers>Merge>Merge Visible 

26. Go to File save as JPG or PNG Format this complete this tutorial 

Look for other tutorials with this kit under Autumn designs on the blog make sure to give some lovely to Goldwasser for her lovely tube design and thanks for stopping by 

Hugs Sunshine 

written Sept 12th, 2026