Saturday, September 12, 2009

Trick or Treat

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Supplies
1 tube of choice - I’m using the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis which you can purchase here
Font of Choice - I’m using Treasure here
Weescotlass Mask 35 here
My Template 46 here
Greg’s Factory Output Vol. II - Pool Shadow
Mura Meister - Copies

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.

Highlight Raster 2.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster Layer.
Flood fill with a gradient of your choice.
Deselect.
Apply Greg’s Factory Output Vol. II - Pool Shadow
Default Settings
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise
Random checked
Noise: 30%
OK

Highlight Raster 3
Select All/Float/Defloat
Selections/Modify/Expand by 1
Invert your gradient and flood fill.
Copy and paste your tube of choice.
Resize much larger than it is.
Selections/Modify/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Change the Properties to Soft Light.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Close out your white canvas and merge visible.
Duplicate.
Highlight the original layer.
Reopen your white canvas.
Apply Mura Meister Copies:
Wallpaper (rotate) with default settings.
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur
Radius: 10
OK
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.
Duplicate/Merge Down.
Duplicate/Merge Down.
Duplicate/Merge Down.

Now we’re going to write your name on a curve.
In your color pallet set foreground to black, background null.
Click on your Ellipse Tool and make a circle bigger than the outer circle of the template.
Objects/Align/Center in Canvas.
Resize the circle if you need to.
Duplicate the Ellipse circle - close out the copy.
Move your mouse along the circle until you see a Rocking A.
Click your mouse.
A Text Box will open up.Type in your name.
Apply
In your Layers pallet Click on the + sign beside your writing
Click on the eye beside the New Ellipse layer
Highlight the Vector Layer
Right click
Convert to Raster Layer.

Give it a slight inner bevel:


Give your name a heavy drop shadow.

Highlight the copy of the Ellipse.
Open the layer up and repeat the above step accept this time write in your credits.
Do not give it an inner bevel.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results and show it off in my Show Arena.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev

Keys to Heaven's Gate

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Supplies
1 tube of choice - I’m using the artwork of Barbara Jensen which you can purchase here
Font of Choice - I’m using FairydustB here
Weescotlass Mask 249 here
“Night Passion” is a FTU scrap kit by Scraps Dimensions and can be downloaded from her blog here.
Please leave a thank you when downloading.
It’s a small gesture for hard work given freely.

This tutorial was written assuming you have a working knowledge of PSP.

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open up a 700 X 700 transparent canvas.
Flood fill white.

Copy and paste Frame 1 as a new layer.
Resize 65%.
Use your Magic Wand and click inside of it.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 6.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
Deselect.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer..

Add your embellishments. I used:
Embellishment 1: Resize 40%
Rose 2
Rose: Resize 40% Free rotate right 15 degrees.
Duplicate/Mirror/Resize 70%
Pearls and Diamond: Resize 25%
Key: Resize 25%. Duplicate/Mirror
Candle 1: Resize 40%
Candle 2: Resize 30%
Feathers: Resize 50%
Butterfly 3: Resize 25%. Duplicate/Mirror/Resize 70%

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
I gave mine a slight inner bevel:


Resize all layers 85%.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results and show it off in my Show Arena.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev