Unless - Forum Set

Supplies

1 tube of choice - I used the wonderful artwork of Mitzi- Sato-Wiuff which can be purchased from PSP Tube Stop.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Parseltongue here

Plug Ins used:

Mura's Meister - Cloud

DSB Flux - Bright Noise

AAA Frames - Photo Frames

Greg's Factory Output Vol. II - Pool Shadow

My Supplies here

It is to be used for this tutorial only.

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP.

~♥~ Let's get started ~♥~

Open up a blank 550 x 200 canvas.

Color Pallet:

Foreground:  #c96f26

Background:  #962a1a  

Change your foreground color of your color pallet to Gradient.

Style: Linear

Angle: 10

Repeats: 0

Flood fill your canvas with the gradient.

Open up the template I supplied.

Copy and paste it as a new layer.

Click on each line with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Invert your gradient and flood fill.

Effects/Text Effects/Blinds:

Match your settings to mine.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

From the tube, highlight the Steampunk Kitten layer and copy.

Paste it as a new layer on your working canvas.

Resize 65% - Change the Properties to Soft Light.

Duplicate/Mirror

Copy each kitten layer and place in opposite corners - see my tag for reference.

Color Pallet:

Foreground:  #e39948  

Background:  #ffd890  

Make your Selection Tool active set on Rectangle.

Section out the area between the thin rectangles.

New Raster layer below the rectangles.

Apply Mura's Meister - Cloud:

Change the Grain to 9.

OK

Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur:

Radius: 5

OK

DSB Flux - Bright Noise:

Mix checked

Intensity: 5

OK

Deselect.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer above the cloud layer.

Change the Properties to Soft Light.

Paste your tube as a new layer again and move to the top of your layers pallet.

Move the tube into position - see my tag for reference.

Copy and paste as new layers both kittens that came with the tube.

Resize both 65%

Copy and paste the flower I supplied.  

Duplicate the flower

See my tag for placement of all elements.

Merge Visible all layers.

Shift + D.

It should now be duplicated.

Working with the duplicated layer:

Image/Add Borders:

Highlight your Original canvas.

Copy

Highlight your duplicated canvas (the one iwth the border on it)

Paste Into Selection.

Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur:

Radius: 5

OK

Apply AAA Frames:

Use Default Settings.

Selections/Invert

Selections/Modify/Expand by 2.

New Raster layer.

Flood fill with Metal Brass:

Use same settings

Selections/Modify/Contract by 3.

Tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Select All/Float/Defloat

Apply Greg's Factory Output Vol. II - Pool Shadow:

Use Default settings

Add your Copyright.

Add your name.

Foreground: #341600

Background: #960f06

Stroke: 1.5

Type your name.

Give it a slight Inner Bevel 2x's:

Merge Flatten.

Save.

Copy

To make the Avatar:

Open up a 125 x 125 blank canvas.

Paste your banner as a new layer.

Move it into a position you like - see my avatar for reference.

New Raster layer.

Flood fill with your Foreground color.

Select All.

Selections/Modify/Contract by 2.

Tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Type the first letter of your name.

Give it the same slight Inner Bevel 2x's.

Add your copyright.

Save.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

Hugs,

Bev