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
