Sunday, May 26, 2019

Don't Be Crabby



Supplies Needed

1 tube of choice – I used the wonderful artwork of Paola Zunico and can be purchased from DigitalArt Heaven.

Font of choice – I used Cuivrerie here

Becky Mask  here

My Forum Signature template 254 here

Plug Ins used:
Richard Rosenman – Scan Lines
Eyecandy 3.1 – Glow

 “Don’t Be Crabby” is a tagger size scrap kit created by me, HorsePlay’s Pasture Designs and can be purchased from DigitalArt Heaven.  You can visit my designing blog here.
  
This tutorial was written assuming you have a working knowledge of PSP. 

~~ Let’s get started ~~

Open up the template.
Shift + D
Close out the original.
Delete the credit layer.

Copy and paste El 49 as a new layer.
Resize 40%
Move into position over template Layer 1.
Duplicate the element layer.
Move into position over template Layer 2.
Delete templates Layer 1 & Layer 2.

Copy and paste El 8 as a new layer over template Layer 4.
Resize 35% and 95% and move into position over the template.
Paste the element (again) this time over Layer 6.
Resize 30% and move into position over the template.
Delete template Layers 3, 4, 5, and 6.
To each of the frames:
Use your Magic Wand and click inside of the frame.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
Copy and paste Paper 12 as a new layer below the frame.
Highlight the paper in your layers pallet and right click your mouse.
Choose “Promote Section to Layer”.
Apply Richard Rosenman – Scan Lines:
Match your settings to mine and change the color to #f4da8a:

Highlight Layer 7.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 5 Into Selection.
Click the lock icon at the top of your layers pallet (to lock the layer).
Adjust/Blur/Radial Blur:
Match your settings to mine:

Click the lock icon at the top of your layers pallet (to unlock the layer).

Delete the template layer.

Highlight Layer 8.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 15 Into Selection.
Duplicate and change the Properties to Burn.
Duplicate.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Layer 11.
Merge Down.
Merge Down again.
Layers 9, 10, and 11 should now all be on the same layer.
Use your Magic Wand and click on each rectangle.
Copy and paste paper 2 as a new layer over the merged template layer.
Resize the paper 60%.
Right click on it in your layers pallet and choose “Promote Section to layer”.
Delete the original paper layer.
Copy and paste El 74 as a new layer.
Duplicate.
Move both element layers into position so that it looks like the sandy ocean bottom.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.

Now you can add elements to make a water scene.  I used:
45:  Resize 10%
46:  Resize 15%/Duplicate
66:  Resize 12%
52:  Resize 10%/Duplicate
38:  Resize 10%
23, 24, & 25:  Resize 10%/Duplicate as many times as you like, Mirror as you like, and even lower the Opacity on some.

Highlight Layer 12.
Click on each of the lines with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 13 Into Selection.
Click the lock at the top of the layers pallet.
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur:
Radius: 4
OK
Deselect.
Click the lock at the top of the layers pallet.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:

Delete the template layer.

Copy and paste El 26 as a new layer.
Resize 15%
Duplicate
Move each of the elements into position over template Layer 14 & Layer 15.
Delete both template layers.

Copy and paste El 28.
Resize 25%
Duplicate/Mirror
Move both elements into position over template Layer 13 & Layer 16.
Delete both template layers.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your elements.  I used:
52:  Resize 30%/Duplicate/Mirror
37:  Resize 35%/Free Rotate Right 10 Degrees
76:  Resize 30%/Free Rotate Right 5 degrees/Duplicate

Close out the background layer.
Merge Visible.
Resize 90%

Reopen the white background.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Adjust/Blur/Radial Blur:
Use Same settings.
Apply the mask.
Resize 105%
Merge Group.

Add the following elements:
50:  Resize 45%/Duplicate 3x’s and move all into position (see my tag for reference)
47:  Resize 15%
69 & yo:  Resize 30%/Free rotate one of them Left 7 degrees.  Duplicate both bows and resize 70%
11:  Resize 40%/Duplicate

Add your copyrights.

Add your name –
Make your Pen Tool active, Mode set on “Draw Lines and Polylines”.
Color Pallet:
Foreground: #000000
Null
Stroke width: 1
Trace along the bottom wave line clicking the mouse as you go
Make your Text Tool active.
Change the color pallet:
Foreground: #b72f2f
Background: #c3551d
Move your mouse along the center area of the line until you see a Rocking A, then click the mouse.
Type your name.
Click on the arrow next to your name in the layers pallet to expand the layer.
Click on the eye of the New Path layer.  The black line should disappear on your tag.
Right Click on the Vector 1 layer and choose Convert to Layer.
Apply Eyecandy 3.1 – Glow -
Width: 3
Opacity: 100
Color: #f7e09b
Click the Large check icon to apply.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.   
I’d love to see your results.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev

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