tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908777858598757172024-02-19T01:08:08.809-05:00~Shadow's Tutorials~The tutorials found here were written by me intended for those with a basic working knowledge of PSP. Any similarity to other tutorials is purely coincidental and unintentional.(It has been some time since I have updated, and am ready to start writing again. Please bare with me as some tutorials older than Dec 7, 2011 may have bad links. I will be rewriting these tuts as I can for now they can still serve as a good road map if you like what you see. Thank you for your patience)Shadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515244663502400976noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390877785859875717.post-88186993475031201482012-08-02T23:29:00.003-04:002012-08-02T23:30:51.545-04:00Tripped Devilish Bitch!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tripped Devilish Bitch!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This tutorial was written by me. Any resemblance
or</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">similarity between this or any other
tutorial</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">is purely accidental and
coincidence.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">To begin we will first need to gather our
supplies:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">You will need a tube of choice, I am using the
inspired work of</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Alpio Stanchi which can be found at Artistically
Inclined Licensing <a href="http://artisticallyinclinedlicensing.com/AIL/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3">HERE</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">A scrap kit Devilish Bitch by Coyotie Designs
which can also be</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">purchased at AIL <a href="http://artisticallyinclinedlicensing.com/AIL/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1">HERE</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We will be using a few effects and plug ins to
include</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Xenofex</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Eye Candy 3</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">and Drop Shadow which comes standard with most
versions of PSP</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Now that we have our supplies together we are
ready to begin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">1. Open a blank canvas 700 x 700 transparent
(please be sure pixels/inch is set to 72)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">2. From the Devilish Bitch scrap kit open from
Elements cds_db_wire, then Copy</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">and paste as a new layer on your
canvas</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">3. Now from your Devilish Bitch pick a frame that
works well with your tube</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I am using cds_db_frame2 and position where you
think works best</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">4. Go to effects, Eye Candy 3, Inner Bevel, now
use a bevel that you feel works best.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">5. Copy and paste your tube as a new layer (you
may need to resize slightly)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">6. Move your tube so that it sits well within or
over the frame.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">7. Add a drop shadow of choice to your
tube</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">8. Now go to layers, Duplicate your tube
layer</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">9. Move your duplicate layer below your frame
layer</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">10. Making your original tube layer active use
you eraser brush to remove</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">any sections of the tube on the bottom of the
frame so that it appears the tube</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">is coming out of the frame.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">11. Go back to your duplicate layer and still
using your eraser brush remove</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">any portions of the tube below the bottom line of
the frame.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">12. Make your frame layer active, using your
magic wand feather zero, select inside</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">your frame.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">13. Pick a paper from the Devilish Bitch kit
which matches or compliments</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">your tube then past as a new layer, move this
paper below your duplicate tube layer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">14. Go to selections, modify, expand by 3, then
invert selection and delete</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">15. No select none, and make invisible all but
your paper, duplicate tube, frame</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">and original tube layers</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">16. Go to Layers, Merge, Merge
Visible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">17. Make all layers visible once more and be sure
your Wire layer is active</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">18. Using your magic wand, tolerance 3, feather
15 select outside of your wire</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">19. Go to selections, modify, expand by
10</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">20, Selections, Invert</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">21. Now choose another paper from the Devilish
Bitch Kit, make your background layer</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">active, and add your paper as a new
layer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">22. Now press delete this should erase the area
outside of the wire on your paper, and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">give a look of the paper fading toward the
outside.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">23. Go to selections, Select none</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">24. Go to adjust, blur, radial blur set to twirl
with a strength of 45</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">25. At this point you can make your background
layer invisible</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">26. Go to Layers, Merge, Merge
Visible</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">27. You can make you background layer visible
again</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">28. With your merged layer active, go to Image,
Resize, (make sure</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">all layers is not selected), Resize by
85%</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">29. Now add a few elements as you
like</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">30. Merge everything together, go to Image,
Resize, All layers selected</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">resize to 420 x 420 pixels.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">31. Go to Adjust, Sharpen</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">32. Now add Copyright Info and Name, save and
your done!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Thank you for
taking the time to try.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Have a wonderful day!</span></div>Shadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515244663502400976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390877785859875717.post-27573721050626320232012-07-11T01:59:00.004-04:002012-07-11T01:59:51.731-04:00Contemplating The Scene<div align="center">
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Contemplating The Scene</div>
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This tut was written by me using PSP 9, but should be
able</div>
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to be replicated in any version. Any similarity betwixt
this</div>
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or any other tutorial is merely accidental and a matter of
coincidence.</div>
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Let's begin by gathering our supplies.</div>
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You will need obviously a tube and Font of Choice.</div>
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I am using the wonderful artwork of Andette!</div>
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which can be purchased at Artistically Inclined Licensing <a href="http://artisticallyinclinedlicensing.com/AIL/">HERE</a></div>
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Word Art and Complimenting Mask.</div>
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I personally am using Word Art and a Mask that I created</div>
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specifically for this tag.</div>
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Eye Candy 3 Inner Bevel</div>
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All other plug ins are included with PSP</div>
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Now that we have our supplies we are ready to begin.</div>
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1. Open a blank canvas 650 x 650 background Transparent</div>
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2. Add new raster layer and flood fill white this is simply
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provide a solid color background to work your canvas.</div>
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3. And new raster layer, go to selections, select all, back
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selections, Modify, Contract by 100</div>
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4. Flood fill your selection with a color of choice. I would
recommend</div>
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choosing a color from your tube to avoid contrasting.</div>
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5. Go back to selections, modify, contract by 15, then click
delete</div>
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6. Go to selections select none</div>
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7. Go to effects, Texture Effects, Texture, Long Grain</div>
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Using the following settings:</div>
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8. Go to effects, Plug Ins, Eye Candy 3, Inner Bevel</div>
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use a bevel setting that feels right to you for a picture
frame.</div>
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9. Using your magic wand Tolerance 0, Feather 0</div>
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select the inside of your frame.</div>
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10. Go to selections, modify, expand, expand by 3</div>
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11. Create a new raster layer, and move this layer below your
frame</div>
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12. Now pick another color of choice, from your tube or if
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wish contrasting, and flood fill.</div>
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13. Go to selections, select none</div>
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14. Create New Raster layer, and create your word art inside
your frame, or</div>
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if you are using ready made word art place it now, resize and
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within your frame.</div>
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15. Once you have your word art positioned comfortably within
your frame</div>
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go to layers, merge, merge down.</div>
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16. Go to effects, Texture Effects, Texture, Canvas
Simple</div>
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using the same settings as before</div>
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17. Go to your layer pallet and select your frame layer, then
go to layers, merge, merge down</div>
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18. Make your color background layer active, and create new
raster layer.</div>
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19. Flood fill this layer with a color of your choosing</div>
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20. This is where you add your mask layer. If you are using an
installed mask</div>
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go to layers, load save mask, if you are using a .jpeg mask
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you have open in PSP go to layers, new mask layer, create from
image.</div>
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21. Making sure that your top layer is active, Paste your tube
as a new layer.</div>
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Resize and position as you desire.</div>
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22. Once you have your tube positioned to use for reference
make your picture layer</div>
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active, go to image, resize (make sure "all layers" is NOT
selected, then</div>
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resize as best suits your tube and desired positioning.</div>
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23. Go to Image, rotate, free rotate, depending on which side
you placed your tube on</div>
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rotate either to left or right by 15 degrees, again making
sure that "all layers" is NOT selected.</div>
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24. Now go to image, resize, resize to 420 x 420 pixels.</div>
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25. Add your artist copyright and other required
information</div>
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26. Add the name on your tag, merge to save how you prefer
either Jpeg or PNG, and we are finished!</div>
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I hope you enjoyed this tutorial, and wish you all a wonderful
day.</div>
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On A Side note. If you noticed, the word art created for this
tutorial is about</div>
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Childhood Cancer. My son was diagnosed September 29, 2009 with
DIPG.</div>
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So of course Childhood Cancer awareness means a lot to me. So
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learn what you can, educate others, and above all Be
Aware.</div>Shadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515244663502400976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390877785859875717.post-77179470271297130602012-03-28T00:10:00.006-04:002012-03-28T00:18:05.239-04:00Easy Easter<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66M30KTnZ64_7Ln1KGNe-q2IYslf1lIRzT6pkoQPczDjixiH_blEna8DfuXjpT_P6oxH_7dc49jCPyJLjfipGzCyrKtXba2W-VRzAzA2PCUgn0M1zpAAuIqM7FckCqmO9DvHB3-KwpXM/s1600/%257EShadow%257E%2528HappyEaster%2529DA_EasyEaster.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66M30KTnZ64_7Ln1KGNe-q2IYslf1lIRzT6pkoQPczDjixiH_blEna8DfuXjpT_P6oxH_7dc49jCPyJLjfipGzCyrKtXba2W-VRzAzA2PCUgn0M1zpAAuIqM7FckCqmO9DvHB3-KwpXM/s400/%257EShadow%257E%2528HappyEaster%2529DA_EasyEaster.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724797063283814210" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;">Easy Easter<br /><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size:6;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:130%;color:#008000;"><div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">This tutorial is written by me with the express</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">purpose of being nothing more than a road map</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">for those with a basic </span><span style="font-size:130%;">working knowledge</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">of PSP. Any similarit</span><span style="font-size:130%;">y</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> between </span><span style="font-size:130%;">this </span><span style="font-size:130%;">an</span><span style="font-size:130%;">d</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">any other tutorial is nothi</span><span style="font-size:130%;">n</span><span style="font-size:130%;">g more than coincidence.</span></div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Today's tutorial will perhaps be one of the easiest</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">one's you will ever follow. This is simply about</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">playing with tools available in PSP as it comes.</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">So with that in mind here is what will be needed to</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">complete this tutorial:<br /><br /></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">1) A tube of choice, obvio</span><span style="font-size:130%;">usly I know. I am using</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">the wonderful work of Daria Andraczko!</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">which can be found <a href="http://artisticallyinclinedlicensing.com/AIL/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3_52">HERE</a> at Artistically Inclined Licensing</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">yes you do need a license to use her work, and yes</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">it is worth it to check out the o</span><span style="font-size:130%;">ther artist you can find there.</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">2) PSP yep that's right everythin</span><span style="font-size:130%;">g we</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> will be using comes standard</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">with your PSP program</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">3) An imagination, and the ability to</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> have fun with your creativity</span></div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Now, in hopes that we all have our needed supplies gathered</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">we are ready to begin.<br /><br /></span></div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">1. Create a new canvas 700 x 700</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">I start with a transparent ba</span><span style="font-size:130%;">ckground, but you may fill in</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">any color that you lik</span><span style="font-size:130%;">e if you so desire.</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">2. Create a new raster layer</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Select your "Picture Tube Tool" please see image below</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">for reference if you do not know where to find this.</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:130%;color:#008000;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:130%;color:#008000;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:130%;color:#008000;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:130%;color:#008000;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:130%;color:#008000;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:130%;color:#008000;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:130%;color:#008000;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:130%;color:#008000;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:130%;color:#008000;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:130%;color:#008000;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:130%;color:#008000;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span id="role_document" style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:130%;color:#008000;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWH6trjqOmlQnbFLwXukXz-xz8KX50Gg7nIKgUs6YQSe14qBoWV5m5gR6Ti0FsDrr-Gj2DjK1dBF60FUSccsVstawFen1VQJcVx_fQ8JA5hxTtH9HzP6bJWS_kQX7-vBbTMD2QQ3nSZfI/s1600/Picture+Tube+Tool.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 97px; height: 163px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWH6trjqOmlQnbFLwXukXz-xz8KX50Gg7nIKgUs6YQSe14qBoWV5m5gR6Ti0FsDrr-Gj2DjK1dBF60FUSccsVstawFen1VQJcVx_fQ8JA5hxTtH9HzP6bJWS_kQX7-vBbTMD2QQ3nSZfI/s400/Picture+Tube+Tool.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724796651950372658" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Create a b</span><span style="font-size:130%;">ackground by pl</span><span style="font-size:130%;">aying around with the objects</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">in the picture tube selection area. I find it easier to manipulate</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">the scene and selections if I create a new raster layer for</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">each item I choose to add. Don't forget to adjust size and step</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">to assist in finding a layout that you enjoy. I used Lawn, and Nostalgia</span></div> <div align="center">for my background, then added a few little items here and there to</div> <div align="center">create a festive scene. These can be found by using add-ons to</div> <div align="center">your picture tube folder, or just grabbing items from a scrap kit you like.</div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. After you have the background you are satisfied with</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">make your original raster (background layer) invisible then go to layers,</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">merge, merge visible.</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. Make your background layer visible once more and place your</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">tube as a new layer. Position as desired then merge down.</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">7. Resize as desired. I usually resize to around 420 x 420 or 60%</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">8. Now add artist copyright, name, and any word art</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">you may have decided to use.</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Congratulations You're done. I realize the exercise of this</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">tutorial may seem simplistic in nature, but I decided on this course</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">due to the fact that I feel there are times we neglect some of the</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">more basic tools available to us. I hope you enjoyed playing around</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">with this, and have a wonderful day!</span></div></span></span></div>Shadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515244663502400976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390877785859875717.post-29654317687864147532012-02-19T22:13:00.006-05:002012-02-21T09:54:23.238-05:00Under The Ocean Blue<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazMWxGMlvWlXmxQh8l9b8u1dvwXn0t5V3oStef_Vec33s9-WtRClJM6R5HsKqU9oEY2BQ7pXDSXHaMOlSQgR1ApsZBH-eu7pU0fh4gzL5vKhWayvRHq1wdZVHh54KPWRR_pGtnIT9w4g/s1600/%257EShadow%257E%2528Kristie%2529CC_UnderTheOceanBlue.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazMWxGMlvWlXmxQh8l9b8u1dvwXn0t5V3oStef_Vec33s9-WtRClJM6R5HsKqU9oEY2BQ7pXDSXHaMOlSQgR1ApsZBH-eu7pU0fh4gzL5vKhWayvRHq1wdZVHh54KPWRR_pGtnIT9w4g/s400/%257EShadow%257E%2528Kristie%2529CC_UnderTheOceanBlue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711051872873680850" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Under The Ocean Blue</span><br /><br />This tutorial was written for use by those with a basic<br />understanding of PSP. Any similarity or resemblance to<br />Another tutorial is purely coincidental and accidental.<br /><br />To begin we will first need to gather our supplies.<br /><br />1) A tube of Choice. I will be using the swimmingly beautiful work<br />Of Creepie Cuties which can be found <a href="http://artisticallyinclinedlicensing.com/AIL/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3_7">HERE</a><br />@ Artistically Inclined Licensing<br />2) Bella Mermaid Scrap kit by Lizquis Scraps<br />Which can be found <a href="http://lizquis-scraps.blogspot.com/search/label/Freebies">HERE</a><br />3) Obviously a font of choice<br />4) All effects used come standard with PSP<br /><br />Now that we have gathered our fairly simplistic list of<br />Supplies we are ready to begin.<br /><br />1. Open a new canvas 700 x 700 transparent.<br />2. Go to your color pallet, make the stroke Black, and the fill color null<br />3. Using your preset shapes, elipse, create a circle a little<br />less than the size of your canvas. Line width 10 with<br />anti alias, and create as vector checked<br />4. Once you have your circle the desired size go<br />to Objects, Allign, Center in canvas<br />5. Now convert the vector to a raster layer.<br />7. Using your magic wand click on the inside of your circle<br />8. Go to selections, Modify, Expand by 5<br />9. From the Bella Mermaid Scrap kit open paper 6 or as it<br />Reads in the file papel6, copy and paste as new layer, move the paper<br />below your circle layer<br />10. Go to Selections, Invert Selection, then click delete.<br />11. Go to Selections, Select None<br />12. Copy and paste your tube as a new layer. Position as desired beneath<br />The circle layer, but remain above the paper layer.<br />13. Duplicate your tube layer and move to original above your circle layer.<br />14. Make your original tube invisible then make the duplicate active.<br />15. Using your erasure tool, remove a few pieces of the tube on one side<br />That stick out past the circle.<br />16. Make the original tube layer active and visible once again.<br />17. Now using the erasure tool again, on the same sections of the tube you removed before, remove from your original tube. This should give the effect of your tube coming out of the frame or window behind it.<br />18. Now we make the background layer invisible, go<br />to layers, merge, merge visible.<br />19. Duplicate your image layer and move the original above the copy<br />20. On your original go to Image, Resize, Resize to 80%<br />21. Make your duplicate layer active and reduce opacity to 40%<br />22. Go to Effects, Texture Effects, Blinds<br />With the following settings:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsN-jXkITEg8ox1Rly93YgCZo3hxSbNUOMc9L8YDbVhxcv60wgGlQJXRdOtjDSKsCcpY0I3sHm3_DHzN4kQ74ryE_v388HcJbMf1wD_dkJDFD_VRgQj6NUllKTcjTobOYwcdicwVuThq4/s1600/Blinds1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsN-jXkITEg8ox1Rly93YgCZo3hxSbNUOMc9L8YDbVhxcv60wgGlQJXRdOtjDSKsCcpY0I3sHm3_DHzN4kQ74ryE_v388HcJbMf1wD_dkJDFD_VRgQj6NUllKTcjTobOYwcdicwVuThq4/s400/Blinds1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711051488812458434" border="0" /></a>23. Again go to Effects, Texture Effects, Blinds<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Same settings but uncheck Horizontal so settings look like the following:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjGGiB1LaHk_y_gvuHuM3-9msd0wf6Ar-ik_lWUa9ngcuw5qWvNRJY5Kyt5rUlU5ZAvznoly1J1NKzZykTZ74lQqF60rcFqke7d2zx925qbcy4fGaekiQyLqjZROcsKQ9RMTXQMDU3mU/s1600/Blinds2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjGGiB1LaHk_y_gvuHuM3-9msd0wf6Ar-ik_lWUa9ngcuw5qWvNRJY5Kyt5rUlU5ZAvznoly1J1NKzZykTZ74lQqF60rcFqke7d2zx925qbcy4fGaekiQyLqjZROcsKQ9RMTXQMDU3mU/s400/Blinds2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711051065833074738" border="0" /></a>24. Again make sure your background layer is still invisible<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then go to layers, merge, merge visible<br />25. Reposition your image as you like, and add elements from the scrap<br />kit. Be sure to use what matches the tube you’ve chosen, and place<br />Where you think it looks best.<br />26. Resize by either 60% or if using by pixel resizing<br />Resize to 420 x 420<br />27. Add any word art or phrase you want, Artist Copyright info, and name<br />28. Make your background layer visible, and if saving as a .png then go to layers, merge, merge visible. If you wish to save as a .jpeg you can either go to layers, merge, merge all (flatten), this will automatically make your background white, or you may make your background layer a color of your choosing then go to layers, merge, merge all<br /><br />I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Feel free to share any comments, suggestions you may have in the comment section below. Thank you and have a wonderful day!<br /><br /></div>Shadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515244663502400976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390877785859875717.post-54573763599778988602012-02-04T11:51:00.005-05:002012-02-21T09:47:22.478-05:00Love's First Kiss<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGR1viU_bZimvAHSJDkQ8OuNAo6jqGKklEJvewQnJ_s-93bX3qbbMfFd_TxgMSoNZTVavksiivQp0UfPt-B5hPifopIU2n4zguljhsZHatV8QIhZLvVFiPdNZHVl-ExlX7kn39GzHqyI/s1600/%257EShadow%257E%2528Moshilove%2529Moshi_LovesFirstKiss.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGR1viU_bZimvAHSJDkQ8OuNAo6jqGKklEJvewQnJ_s-93bX3qbbMfFd_TxgMSoNZTVavksiivQp0UfPt-B5hPifopIU2n4zguljhsZHatV8QIhZLvVFiPdNZHVl-ExlX7kn39GzHqyI/s400/%257EShadow%257E%2528Moshilove%2529Moshi_LovesFirstKiss.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705326430368252898" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Love’s First Kiss<br /><br />This tutorial was written by me for those who have a basic<br />Understanding and knowledge of PSP and it’s components.<br />Any similarities between this or any other tutorial are accidental<br />And purely coincidental.<br /><br />Before we begin as always let’s gather our supplies.<br />What you will need:<br />A tube or tubes of choice. I am using the adorable art<br />Of Moshilove which can be found and purchased <a href="http://artisticallyinclinedlicensing.com/AIL/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3_13">HERE</a><br />A Heart Shape Ding from a font, I’m using Sexy Love Hearts 2<br />Which I found free <a href="http://www.dafont.com/sexy-love-hearts-2.font">HERE</a><br />Mura Meister Copies<br />Everything else should be in PSP already<br /><br />Now that we have gathered our supplies let’s begin.<br /><br />1. Open your tube of choice in PSP<br />2. Open a new canvas 700 x 700 transparent background<br />3. Create a new raster layer<br />4. Go to your color pallet and set stroke to a color from your tube<br />And fill to null/transparent<br />5. Select your text tool, set to create as Vector, size 400, stroke width 10<br />I used the lower case letter “ Q “ q “<br />6. Go to objects, Allign, Center in canvas<br />7. Using the guide bars stretch the top and bottom of your heart<br />To fill in the canvas a little more, and recenter<br />8. Go to layers, Convert to Raster Layer<br />8. Now make your background layer active<br />9. Copy and paste your tube as a new layer<br />10. Resize your tube layer to about 60%<br />11. Now go to Effects, Mura Meister’s Copies<br />Using the following settings<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQOL0y9HmgAnF5Au9RPRVSWRimWuOlr-q8GtWpgtUhUWry0CUIlm0lh0aFpMSoye3uMXCOko3697kBVk2g_BpQuww_B7-BoFmzQNE6mZ-IpRtTSNHkV9AFeIOTWjsEjG1pb-OpEtOZuA/s1600/Mura%2527s+Copy+Setting.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQOL0y9HmgAnF5Au9RPRVSWRimWuOlr-q8GtWpgtUhUWry0CUIlm0lh0aFpMSoye3uMXCOko3697kBVk2g_BpQuww_B7-BoFmzQNE6mZ-IpRtTSNHkV9AFeIOTWjsEjG1pb-OpEtOZuA/s400/Mura%2527s+Copy+Setting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705325940765959266" border="0" /></a>12. Select and make your heart layer active.<br />13. Using your Magic Wand tool select inside the heart fill area<br />14. Go to Selections, Modify, Expand by 4<br />15. Again to Selections, Invert Selection<br />16. Make you tube/copy layer active and click delete<br />This should leave you with a solid heart outline filled with a wallpaper<br />Of your tube image.<br />17. Selections, Select none<br />18. Still on your now cropped Wallpaper Layer go to Adjust, Colorize, and<br />Adjust the color so that it is shaded Red. This layer now acts as the filling for the heart.<br />19. Make sure your heart layer is active again and go to Effects, 3D effects, now<br />Select an Inner Bevel that looks good to you.<br />I used the following settings for mine<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUNLNzbsx5GlVA_FV0OUcsT5o0Uy5WcYJ4YN6AS6f-jyVdeF-1UFPppWSX1d0I-nLlVn1XDVMZZIVeDyLD0pnFNQt-hoNF4ub8i2cq__YlgfaCGd76F0O4PgtdAr6453m5leEzcF79K4/s1600/Heart+Bevel.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUNLNzbsx5GlVA_FV0OUcsT5o0Uy5WcYJ4YN6AS6f-jyVdeF-1UFPppWSX1d0I-nLlVn1XDVMZZIVeDyLD0pnFNQt-hoNF4ub8i2cq__YlgfaCGd76F0O4PgtdAr6453m5leEzcF79K4/s400/Heart+Bevel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705325282621419570" border="0" /></a>20. Close out your background layer then go to Layers, Merge, Merge Visible.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">21. Now Duplicate your merged layer, and move the copy under the original.<br />22. With your duplicate layer selected go to Effects, Distortion Effect, Twirl<br />Set to 360 degrees. Repeat this step twice more.<br />23. Reduce opacity on your twirled layer to about 45%<br />24. Again go to layers, merge, merge visible.<br />( You can now make your background layer visible again if you like.)<br />25. With your merged layer active go to Image, Resize, resize by 90%, and move toward the top of your canvas a little.<br />26. Once you are comfortable with the placement of your heart, copy and paste<br />Your tube as a new layer, and position where you want it.<br />27. Now add a drop shadow of your choice. I used<br />Vertical 3, Horizontal 3, Opacity 85, Blur 10, Color Black<br />28. Go to Image, Resize, 60%, make sure All Layers is checked.<br />( you may need to sharpen your image after this)<br />29. Add the Artist Copyright, your information, and Name<br />30. To save as a Jpeg go to Layers, Merge, Merge All/Flatten and save<br />For PNG or PSD format go to Layers, Merge, Merge Visible<br /><br />And Viola! You are done!! Hope you enjoyed this fairly simplistic tutorial<br /></div>Shadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515244663502400976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390877785859875717.post-25310122764731141632012-01-05T16:05:00.005-05:002012-02-21T09:49:33.699-05:00Innocent Valentine<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlMMNfknylj7bDbOxu_Nq6mF68Xr23ZFSLF0X2LR4x7aOB-kBqlsDNMbkyHwHPjMScUjoX1OYPyItBXD8AYH-uMpvrPtXwsPJTyQY9c2u7Xj567kOp3CP_Sj8-4cF8khUNCVfFOzyLMc/s1600/%257EShadow%257E%2528Tatyana%2529TH_InnocentValentine.jpg"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694257700928388210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlMMNfknylj7bDbOxu_Nq6mF68Xr23ZFSLF0X2LR4x7aOB-kBqlsDNMbkyHwHPjMScUjoX1OYPyItBXD8AYH-uMpvrPtXwsPJTyQY9c2u7Xj567kOp3CP_Sj8-4cF8khUNCVfFOzyLMc/s400/%257EShadow%257E%2528Tatyana%2529TH_InnocentValentine.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 187px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" border="0" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" >Innocent Valentine</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This tutorial was written by me for those who</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Have a basic working knowledge of PSP. I am using</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">PSP 9, but you can use any version you like.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Any resemblance or similarity between this or any other</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Tutorial is purely coincidental and accidental.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">First let’s gather our materials.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You will need a tube or tubes of choice.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I am using the wonderful artwork of</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Tatyana Haustova which can be be <a href="http://artisticallyinclinedlicensing.com/AIL/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3_15">HERE</a></span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You must have a license to use this work.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you decide to use more than one tube please follow all artist TOU’s</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We will be making a frame ourselves so that will be under</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Your preset shapes.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We will need 2 background patterns and a mask of choice.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I am using Heart Mask by Vicky from Creative Misfits Designs which can be found <a href="http://creativemisfitscreations.blogspot.com/search/label/Masks">HERE</a></span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Plug-ins needed are Eye Candy 3 Inner Bevel and the rest</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Come standard with PSP.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Now that we have our supplies let’s begin.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1. Start by opening your chosen tube in PSP</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2. Open a New Canvas 750 width x 350 height</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Color null Minimize this for later use.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3. Open another New Canvas 250 x 250 color null</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">4. On your color pallet make your fill color Null, and your stroke color a medium or dark color from your tube, line width 10.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">5. On the smaller canvas we created using your preset shapes, elipse</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Make a circle nearly edge to edge on all sides, center in canvas.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">6. Go to layers, Convert to raster Layer.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">7. Now the fun stuff, go to your plug-ins and select Eye Candy 3: Inner Bevel with the following settings:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkQatALrQcPkxZu9F8fYmHYvqPEeYlSEDxWmgfGucP9H3c6KuC-H7ig_MAYErbS3fCLlyfDJVO5K9A_KJYcIzw-poVuFf2kFGbFlE3OmhtOlnt3JJaTgy2UNysqa1ZD_ETlrToQR_G3U/s1600/EC3Bevel+Settings1.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694257280244589490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkQatALrQcPkxZu9F8fYmHYvqPEeYlSEDxWmgfGucP9H3c6KuC-H7ig_MAYErbS3fCLlyfDJVO5K9A_KJYcIzw-poVuFf2kFGbFlE3OmhtOlnt3JJaTgy2UNysqa1ZD_ETlrToQR_G3U/s400/EC3Bevel+Settings1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 135px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" border="0" /></a>8. Now Copy your ring frame and paste as a new layer on the larger canvas.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">9. Go to Layers, duplicate. Do this three times so that you have four rings.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">10. Arrange these rings across your canvas from the left edge to right edge</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Just below the top edge of your canvas. Allowing just a little overlap from ring to ring.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">11.Once you have the rings set the way you want them copy and paste your tube as a new layer.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">12. Move your tube below the ring layer, now duplicate your tube</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So that you have four copies, one for each ring.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">13. Position the tube and copies below each ring as you see fit.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The following steps will be repeated on each ring and it’s corresponding tube layer.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">14. On your ring layer using your magic wand, click inside the ring.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">15. Got to selections, Modify, Expand Selection by 5</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">16. Under the tube layer create new raster layer, now flood fill with</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A color or pattern of choice. I am using black</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">16. Now back to selections, Invert Selection</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">17. On your tube layer click delete.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">18. Choose Selections, Select none</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">19. Reduce the opacity of you tube layer to about 15%</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">20. On the ring layer add a drop shadow of choice. I am using</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">H-3, V-3, Opacity 40, blur 8, color light to med pink/purple</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This will leave you with a framed portion of your tube inside each ring.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">21. Close out your background layer, then go to layers, merge, merge visible.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">22. On your merged layer go to Image, Resize, make sure all layers is NOT checked resize by 85% then Position closer to the top edge of your canvas leaving a little room above</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">23. Select your back ground layer and create new raster layer</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">24. Go to selections, select all, then flood fill with a darker color from your tube.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">25. Back to selections, select none</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">26. Now we go to layers, and depending on if you saved you mask to the mask folder or not you will either go to Load Save Mask and load Mask from Disk, or if you did not save it to the Mask folder then open the mask in PSP and select create New Mask Layer from image.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">27. Go to layers, merge, merge group.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Depending on the tube you have chosen to work with you may be able to make some adjustments to the next few steps. The tube I am using has a solid edge to it so I will be framing the edges to keep it from looking chopped off. If you wish to frame out your entire image go to the next step, or if you want to create as a floating PNG image skip to step 33.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">28. Make your top layer active then create new raster layer.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">29. Go to selections, select all, and then flood fill with a color of your choice. I am using the same color I used for my mask layer.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">30. Go to selections, Modify, Contract by 10 then click delete. This will leave a frame around the outside of your image.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">31. Go to Effects, Eye Candy 3 and use the same inner bevel you used on your ring frames.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">32. Select your background layer and flood fill with a light color of choice. I’m using white.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">33. Copy and paste your tube as a new layer. Resize and position as desired.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you did the framed version make sure your tube layer is under the frame layer.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">34. Add Drop shadow of choice. I am using H-3, V-3, Opacity 85, Blur 3, Color Black</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">35. Now how you merge and save depends on if you did the framed version or if you did the unframed version with the intention of saving as a PNG.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For the framed version go to Layers, Merge, Merge All Flatten.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For the PNG Version go to Layers, Merge, Merge Visible.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">36. Add the artist copyright and credit information per Artist TOU’s</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">37. At this point you are ready to save as a blank tag, or just go ahead and add your name using a font that you feel matches the concept of the tag and your tube. Don’t forget to merge again using the same type of merge you did previously before you save and you are finished!</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I hope you found this tutorial enjoyable and easy to follow.</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Please feel free to share your results by emailing to KelticShadow@aol.com</span><br /><br /><br /></div>Shadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515244663502400976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390877785859875717.post-90881024330603445902011-12-09T16:22:00.011-05:002011-12-16T23:39:52.335-05:00Guardian Spirit<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNixH7XnfEPvC9jkBbgU8Yk43yhEPHAZmEQSII8V5PlBL5HFDDOoMOpquPazo4btO880nRYAxIlXcdVS4KV7y1Lf8uXgzQXMHEzEiZx1-esGjohhC1iLYvMLbrNUNo98lA-Q490sIqOKg/s1600/%257EShadow%257E%2528Freya%2529FLS_GuardianSpirit.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684251845800113394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNixH7XnfEPvC9jkBbgU8Yk43yhEPHAZmEQSII8V5PlBL5HFDDOoMOpquPazo4btO880nRYAxIlXcdVS4KV7y1Lf8uXgzQXMHEzEiZx1-esGjohhC1iLYvMLbrNUNo98lA-Q490sIqOKg/s400/%257EShadow%257E%2528Freya%2529FLS_GuardianSpirit.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> This tutorial is written by me for those</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">who have a basic knowledge of PSP. Any similarity to</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">another tutorial is completely coincidental and accidental.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To begin we will need the following supplies:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. A tube of choice preferably with a close up layer included</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am using the ass kicking artwork</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of Freya Langford-Sidebottom which can be purchased <a href="http://artisticallyinclinedlicensing.com/AIL/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3_9">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. a background image or gradient of choice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am using the background layer of my chosen tube</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Two masks of choice I am using WSL_Mask126 and WSL_Mask133</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by weescotslass creations which can both be found <a href="http://weescotslasscreations.blogspot.com/search/label/Masks">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you can find the download link on the right side of the page</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. And of course you need a font of choice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is no need to search for filters or plug ins as</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">those used are all found in PSP</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that we have gathered our supplies let's rock this thing!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Open a blank canvas 700 x 700 transparent</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Create new raster layer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Go to selections, select all</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Paste your image "into selection"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or flood fill with your chosen gradient</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Selections, select none</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Go to Layers, if you saved your mask to PSP</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">files go to Load/Save Mask, Load Mask from Disk</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and select your chosen mask. If you did not save the mask</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to your files then you'll need to open it as</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">an image in PSP, go to layers, create new mask layer, create</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">from image.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Go to layers, merge, merge group</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. Duplicate you mask layer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. Make sure Copy layer is selected and go</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to Adjust, Blur, Radial Blur</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with the following settings:</span><br />
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<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684246570353643378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZgHLW035T0bc5cEnCeSUmLU_hjEZR0gyTGIW_VrQiR1x96T7v8nyCC0l5n5BkRbrONDwMVHn8M36RG7Ckhw4JM1H8ic5iQTlzUxV50W1HKCywR9oPGq5tn-vZL1qrEB271eBjdGUeHX8/s400/ScreenShot1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 157px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10. Go to Layers, Merge, Merge Down</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11. Copy and paste your tube as a new layer resize</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and position as desired</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12. Add drop shadow of choice. I used V3, H3, Opacity 85, Blur 5</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">13. Copy and paste your close up layer as a new layer, now</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">on your layer pallet drag this below your tube layer and position</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as you see fit</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">14. Add your second mask to the close up layer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">15. Go to layers, merge, merge group</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">16. Reduce the opacity of this layer to about 35%</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">17. On your layer pallet close out your background layer or if</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you intend to save as a PNG instead of JPEG then just delete layer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">18. Go to layers, merge, merge visible</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">19. Now go to Image, Resize, make sure "All Layers" is</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NOT checked and resize to 80%</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">20. Back to Image, Resize, "All Layers" checked, resize to 400 x 400</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">21. Add artist copyright info, your watermark, and name.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">22. If saving as a PNG go to layers, merge, merge visible.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If saving as a JPEG make sure your background layer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is visible, and merge, merge all flatten</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">23. Share you finished tag, and enjoy!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I truly hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Below shows my results</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">using a gradient instead of an image.</span><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684250980326531810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcBcV5Dtz3YTNWUhMuK22GqQuPc-PdoyDoIdmE6fFBeB1oAxOANbILgRyBp2x0zWL9Nq4CtQs_ZXK6mMCK2Gm89uAy2ScDtrUehJ4rjmGmues1RMiFELo2FNc9DpkoDr-v4jxl9RNVH4/s400/%257EShadow%257E%2528CptFrogger%2529CB_GuardianSpirit.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /> </div></div>Shadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515244663502400976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390877785859875717.post-22146350498444232722011-12-08T02:53:00.006-05:002011-12-16T23:40:39.782-05:00Checkered Christmas<div align="center"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683664590865772658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwa9GYeMUMS40UlmilHW-v0sT_MFqX1uK9C_npOufGQCmb69MEruoJ_61-_7UFc_Dujkss8ZhN1EPWa4RiuYMIwAP0WGyZ0P_AbdrrINKP6DQqfKFTdaFpvdU_wpisPozDZTuvIvh9eVs/s400/%257EShadow%257E%2528Kelly%2529CB_CheckeredChristmas.png" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /> <br />
<div></div><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This tutorial was written by me for those</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">who have a basic knowledge of PSP. Any similarities</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to another tutorial are purely accidental and coincidental.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To begin you will need my checkered pattern</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">right click and save from below:</span></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683663536851603426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4vpKMSXGb50BWcWl6X4xeC3nejbJBqqgOkuFEZSZ_16pG-0HYkrx3HAQWGEDgoW_sGzCk02rPI7F03OnSaBVIRAXnsZYvZ6kDozbaXf3E7qbzPEzpNb_fkHCqIxGPLytoSeHkmTSrUM/s400/ChristmasCheckbyShadow.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 100px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 100px;" /><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A tube of Choice I am using the wonderful work</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of Charles Bristow which does require a license for use, and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">may be purchased <a href="http://artisticallyinclinedlicensing.com/AIL/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3_6">HERE</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FTU Scrap Kit called Freebie_Xmas Candy Cane</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by Lacarolita's Designs can be found <a href="http://lacarolitasdesignz.blogspot.com/2009/11/freebie-xmascandy-cane.html">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mask by Melissaz Creationz found <a href="http://melissazcreationz.blogspot.com/search/label/Masks">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm using MC_Mask2</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and of course a font of choice I'm using Santas Sleigh</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No real plug ins used, just drop shadow a few times</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that we have gathered our supplies and material</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we are ready to begin:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Open your tube, and my check pattern in PSP</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Create a new Canvas 700 x 700 transparent</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. create new raster layer and flood fill with pattern using</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the checkered pattern provided.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. (this step varies depending on if you saved the</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">masks to you PSP folder or not) If you did then go to</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Layers, Load/Save Mask, Load Mask from Disk, and select</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MC_Mask2 settings are:</span><br />
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</span><br />
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</span><br />
<div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683665676946290226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEgnzC0I799Oyzx1TD7wS95CumD6YeWlCgVhfY1iWLGz5hAQ9do3aoRGFfJSMO19E3ieBloM4ZoHRs4Zpqswj5eM4kdmIthmZcHl2QLcM_DPHuG6H6WEV9QeMYsLpKVHYbCn-gSS9m1M/s400/Screen+Shot+1+Mask+Settings.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 280px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you did not save the mask to your PSP folder then please</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">open mask MC_Mask2 in PSP go to Layers, New Mask Layer, From Image</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and select you MC_Mask2 image</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Open Candy Cane Sleigh from the scrap kit, resize as you see fit</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and paste as new layer on your image. Add a drop shadow of choice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used V3, H3, Opacity 85, Blur 7, Color Black</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Copy and paste any filler elements of choice from the scrap kit</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I chose the Candy Cane Presents, add the same drop shadow as before</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Now add your tube. Resize and position as needed</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">add a drop shadow, I used V3, H3, Opacity 80, Blur 3, Color Black</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. Close out visibility on you background layer, go to</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">layers, merge, merge visible</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. Now go to Image, Resize, make sure that "all layers" is</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">checked, and resize your image to 400 x 400</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10. Here you can choose to delete your background layer, or</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">merge all flatten which will change your background to white.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11. Add artist copyright information and Name and your finished!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you for taking the time to attempt this tutorial. I hope you enjoyed</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it and are happy with your creation.</span><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683663534845912498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHE9t4EZyNvWOAzMQsVTopCOPNTF7OoOrG_AF4TcLGmIkiZsujQatz34FZBWeqtuNvrJK8OOtb6mQEGacRsJNS40g6AdSNnKqQR4zASHa_FmXdY96pw2qjSald1f90n-G8RLY-U4V1FQ/s400/%257EShadow%257ECB_CheckeredChristmas.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></div></div>Shadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515244663502400976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390877785859875717.post-57248395578074124292009-02-27T08:39:00.004-05:002011-12-16T23:41:22.974-05:00~Eirinn Go Party!~<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwCDjZhgbuzpzOhhpl53VIGuZ9pnhfgGW1NXNtpuFV_11bvmV0pGOiHaFLAMxMXU0kfMYwrwlkq0vuIfjIjtbMmxX5l2t357leXan8sl1SsQ90-TiMQJD3TIRE73WltJbdvGpp93qK0YY/s1600-h/~Shadow~(Kelly)Eirinn+go+Party.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307471768791110258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwCDjZhgbuzpzOhhpl53VIGuZ9pnhfgGW1NXNtpuFV_11bvmV0pGOiHaFLAMxMXU0kfMYwrwlkq0vuIfjIjtbMmxX5l2t357leXan8sl1SsQ90-TiMQJD3TIRE73WltJbdvGpp93qK0YY/s400/~Shadow~(Kelly)Eirinn+go+Party.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 343px;" /></a><br />
<div><div align="center"><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">~Eirinn go Party!!~<br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This tutorial was written by me on 2-26-2009 for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">those with a basic knowledge of PSP.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written in PSP X should be easily followed in all versions.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Any resemblance to another tutorial is</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">purely coincidental and unintentional.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
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</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To complete this tutorial you will need the following:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Tube of choice. I am using the artwork</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of Kieth Garvey which can be purchased <a href="http://mypsptubes.estoreadvanced.biz/catalog/Keith_Garvey-129-1.html">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">St. Patty's Party Scrap kit by Childress Imaging.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can purchase the kit <a href="http://babyvdezign.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=7">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that we have our materials together let's begin!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Open new canvas 600 width x 700 height</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Go to selections select all.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Copy a paper of choice and paste into selection for your background.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Create new raster layer, then copy a frame of choice and paste into</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">selection. This will be your tag frame.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Go to selections, select none.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You should now have something like this:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307471777574960994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7dYnygCWUV4lgT6Hk3MBt18mZIe5Rf9fGVd3hsYcCofwE8v9yRheh5pYPx1VU2JGu9kRMwy2Mz-WlGuq1k-TL6sKfdUuuK5GF8vhulJEhJ93oWSngizSQ4LzgTjNXXWJx4foqL2O94M/s400/~Shadow~Eirinn+go+Party+1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 339px;" /><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Find a frame of choice, now copy and paste as new layer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Using your magic wand tool. feather 1, tolerance 10 click inside your frame.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. Go to selections. modify, expand by 10</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. Using a second paper of choice create new raster layer, copy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">your paper, and paste into selection. now move this layer beneath your frame.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10. Copy your tube and paste as new layer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11. Position your tube as desired over your frame. Add a drop shadow</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used 3h x 3v, color black, opacity 100.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12. Duplicate your tube layer and move the duplicate under</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">your frame layer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">13. Back to your original tube layer. Using your eraser tool remove the</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">bottom edge of the tube so that it looks like the</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tube is behind the frame. ( this should give the effect</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of the tube stepping or leaning out of the frame)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">14. Close out your original background and frame layers, then go to layers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">merge, merge visible. Now make your background</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and frame layers visible again.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You should have something like this now:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307472218450920930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqTgOskA28SP0NadXaLDncX7HiIWHKbeynIa_J3zOzw8fG__5UsiI8jqSNcC7-fqUluKodlIqKR4ReVi3_5Q-xcIB-t-kDqG89yz83-gQmeZf28XvqfmDF4szSmW6Q_8OhJI0jpSgN8I/s400/~Shadow~Eirinn+go+Party+2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 339px;" /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">15. Select your tube and frame layer, go to image, resize,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">resize by 80% and move toward the top until happy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">16. Add you decorations and elements of choice.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">17. Go to layers, merge, merge all</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">18. Resize by 70 %</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">19. Add artist watermark, name, and your watermark if you use one.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You're done!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you for taking the time to complete this tutorial.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please feel free to share the link with anyone else you think may enjoy it.</span></div></div>Shadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515244663502400976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390877785859875717.post-79996942413977419432009-01-10T23:59:00.002-05:002011-12-16T23:41:50.398-05:00Valentine Fighter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kHGjkxqg-Eq1EAO1cRmO1KSCMUXEkj44kYG76kn3fYlkIeYKLP5c8v88N7RSJyop9OoNK98PckUq5NBW4PdmbG-88sto7e7YxjvzmpU_Vuoekl7hY2BV7IzLYKvwkJRznkBE1BUFNsY/s1600-h/~Shadow~TH_LoverOrFighter.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289896705349435730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kHGjkxqg-Eq1EAO1cRmO1KSCMUXEkj44kYG76kn3fYlkIeYKLP5c8v88N7RSJyop9OoNK98PckUq5NBW4PdmbG-88sto7e7YxjvzmpU_Vuoekl7hY2BV7IzLYKvwkJRznkBE1BUFNsY/s400/~Shadow~TH_LoverOrFighter.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">Valentine Fighter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This tutorial was written by Shadow on 1-10-2009 intended</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for those with a basic understanding of PSP.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Any Resemblance to another tutorial is purely</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">coincidental and unintentional.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This tutorial was written in PSP X, but should be able</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to be completed in all versions.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To complete this tutorial you will need</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 paper of choice, more if you wish</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am using a paper from a set called</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Let's Get Grungy" created by Childress Imaging</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which can be purchased <a href="http://babyvdezign.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=7">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Tube of choice.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am using the wonderful art of</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ted Hammond which can be</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">purchased <a href="http://cilm.estoreadvanced.biz/index.php?p=catalog&parent=86&pg=1">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Mask The one I am using is WSL_Mask273</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which you can find <a href="http://www.weescotslass.co.uk/">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And of course a font of choice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that we have our supplies together let's get started.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Open new canvas 600 x 600 fill black ( or any color that suites you )</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Copy and paste your paper as a new layer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Go to Layers, Load/Save Mask, and add your Mask Layer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Go to layers, Merge, Merge Group</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Open your tube now copy and paste as a new layer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Resize and position as desired</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Add any accents you wish.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Go to layers, Merge, Merge all</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. Now resize by 70 % finished image will be 420 x 420</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. Add your name, artist information, and your watermark if you use one.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Save and your done!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A short and simple tutorial to start the year.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you for taking the time to attempt this simplistic</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tutorial. I hope you enjoyed it.</span></div>Shadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515244663502400976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390877785859875717.post-27658137236962182032008-11-24T17:55:00.007-05:002011-12-16T23:43:30.207-05:00~Winter Wonderland~<div><br />
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<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0YXFY7BdPiwfQuqkJFmu1XCi1RuIw1VdKKEx8UtnIpV-0qrecqCDzYBspf8GXtMD9saInVqCjJ0U7oKp9xRglW_KHER8DHJ8yjyzmf_mSu9XdBVhOKHb3fM35WM-q2OAsI27wWx2rJQ/s1600-h/~Shadow~(AmyG)Winter_Wonderland.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272361707080582610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0YXFY7BdPiwfQuqkJFmu1XCi1RuIw1VdKKEx8UtnIpV-0qrecqCDzYBspf8GXtMD9saInVqCjJ0U7oKp9xRglW_KHER8DHJ8yjyzmf_mSu9XdBVhOKHb3fM35WM-q2OAsI27wWx2rJQ/s400/~Shadow~(AmyG)Winter_Wonderland.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 343px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">~Winter Wonderland~</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 180%;"></span><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This tutorial was written by me on 11-24-2008, and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is intended for those who has a basic knowledge</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of PSP. Any resemblance to another tutorial is strictly</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">coincidental and unintentional.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To complete this tutorial you will need the following:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Mask I am using Vix_ChristmasMask5 which can be found <a href="http://www.freewebs.com/vixpsp/masks.htm">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 photos of your choice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am using scenery pictures of Winter in Yosemite</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">taken by a personal friend and her husband.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To find a large variety of scenic photos check <a href="http://www.sxc.hu/">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All effects come standard with PSP</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that we have our supplies gathered we are ready to get started!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Open a new canvas 700 x 600 fill white</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Create new raster layer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Go to preset Shapes You can use any shape you like</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used star 7 line width 7 foreground and stroke any color you choose</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used 080bf2 and fill color null create as vector size and position</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as desired, then go to layers, merge, merge down</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Using you magic wand tool click inside your frame.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Go to selections, modify, expand by 4</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Selections invert</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Open one of the images you picked now copy and paste as new layer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Move beneath your frame layer and press delete</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">( you may have to resize and position your image for desired portion to be seen )</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Selections, select none.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Using your magic wand on your frame layer select your frame.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go to selections, modify, contract by 2</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. Using the airbrush tool with the following settings:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">size: 30, hardness: 10, step: 27, density: 45, thickness: 100, opacity: 50, blend mode: Overlay</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">using a lighter color than your frame put random lines over the frame</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to look like dust or snow I used c1e5e5</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. Go to Selections, Select none.Now go to layers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Merge, Merge down and add a drop shadow of choice to your frame.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10. Make your</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">white background invisible, then merge, merge visible.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you can reopen your white layer now.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you should now have something like this:</span></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272362070584387426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8z0G7XxS890dz1SrGBTp6YG_z9qJhD7ZLHTF1YMOEfysNdt4wFsLFwnEypc3YQwHs_SJCFduELb9u34MRBorhBzxwPGYRiMzzVu1fkrO33_P7S-N4eTxUTsuDOFc0XOPsw_xypGyfsA/s400/~Shadow~Winter_Wonderland1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 360px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10. Again to your preset shapes tool. This time using a rectangle</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or square with a foreground and stroke of 5 fill null. Same colors as used for first frame</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">again create as vector. rotate and position toward the top left corner of the original</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">frame try to avoid covering the first image if possible.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">then convert to raster layer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11. Repeat steps 4 through 9 for your new frame.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">then close out your background and original frame layers go to layers,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">merge, merge visible.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now reopen your other layers again.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12. Repeat steps 10 and 11 for a third and final frame, but</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">move this one to the lower right corner of your original frame.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now you should be here:</span><br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272362273619405698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3YaNBVHzfFSdONJ0uW0wuwvWsEsZpcie3DsjjK7gbDAWGF3X0sgiyWfHaWGke9r_qAb_Zm4q0ERfphF8cRZToZ1Y7HMQ_LeJ42aYE3yO8yUBFLK1IR5Ijzgaqgd5bkLax1gFO62pHHg/s400/~Shadow~Winter_Wonderland2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 355px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">13. Select your background layer, then create new raster layer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">14. Using your fill tool flood fill this layer with a color that compliments</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">your images and the mask you have chosen to use.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I filled with 8dbbf2</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">15. Go to layers, Load/save mask, Load mask from disk</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">go to layers, merge, merge group</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">( if you chose to use the Vix_ChristmasMask5 as I did you may need to</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">reposition in order to see the wording. )</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">16. Now go to layers, merge, merge all.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">17. Resize by 70%</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">18. Add your name, artist information, and your personal watermark if you use one.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You're done!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you for attempting this tutorial.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you enjoyed it. </span></div></div>Shadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515244663502400976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390877785859875717.post-46555201644742727492008-11-08T20:35:00.003-05:002011-12-16T23:44:01.184-05:00~Thanksgiving Window~<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQr2rNZIswQrdRqy325vLsAfKMdIJvdxabmBZdLcMe_5iypqLOvNMlpj5LZLGKg0-v6SbPVCA4C1rDoZlDPh9L7AgmPT3VJVQMsociEL8ZB5PnMV7WdBF-uzGpx9gNiiJAvQ9U6SAk8Q0/s1600-h/~Shadow~Jamestown_Beary_Thanksgiving.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266465527208293362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQr2rNZIswQrdRqy325vLsAfKMdIJvdxabmBZdLcMe_5iypqLOvNMlpj5LZLGKg0-v6SbPVCA4C1rDoZlDPh9L7AgmPT3VJVQMsociEL8ZB5PnMV7WdBF-uzGpx9gNiiJAvQ9U6SAk8Q0/s400/~Shadow~Jamestown_Beary_Thanksgiving.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~Thanksgiving Window~</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This tutorial was written by me on 11-9-2008.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is intended for those with a basic general knowledge</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of PSP and looking for a tutorial that can be</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as simplistic or as complicated as those completing it</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">choose to do. Any resemblance to another</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tutorial is purely coincidental and unintentional.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In order to complete this tutorial, you</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">will need to first complete the tutorials for both boy and girl</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanksgiving Bears as well as The Turkey by Vicki. These can be found <a href="http://www.geocities.com/byvicki_tutorialsandmore/tutorials.html" target="_blank" title="http://www.geocities.com/byvicki_tutorialsandmore/tutorials.html">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Upon completion of these tutorials you will have the two tubes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">needed to complete this one, or you can use a tube or tubes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of your choice, but please remember to follow artist TOU's.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You will also need a scenic photo of choice, something that</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">shows a field or forest scenery is preferred.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A mask of choice. I have found that in my opinion</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this tutorial works best with a mask that looks like a window of sorts.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am using WSL169 from Wee Scots Lass which can be found <a href="http://www.weescotslass.co.uk/">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that we have all of our supplies we are ready to begin.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since this is such a simplistic tutorial there will be no screen shots.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Complete the tutorials from Vicki or open the tube or tubes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you have chosen to use.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Open new canvas 800 x 600 and fill white.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Go to selections, select all.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Create new raster layer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Go to selections, modify, contract by 30.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Open your scenery / landscape, copy and paste into selection.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Selections, select none.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. Create mask layer using your mask of choice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">be sure to check fit to layer. I used WSL 169</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. Layers, Merge, Merge group.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10. Place your bears and Turkey, or the tube/tubes that you choose</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as desired.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11. Layers, Merge, Merge all</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12. Resize by 70%</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">13. Add new raster layer, add your name and any artist information</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">14. Layers, Merge, Merge all.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You're done!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and if you attempted Vicki's tutorials</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in order to complete I hope you had fun</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with those as well.</span></div>Shadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515244663502400976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390877785859875717.post-28897090896338079072008-10-31T11:21:00.007-04:002011-12-16T23:44:34.542-05:00~Autumn Fantasies~<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnsApZZL0vOMQtrDpBSE-zdKRZif20P5zFJQkQ_zqy1ZMH2Y8jga3IKeNs5QvAwp23DbYSkcbwpNvuKpgNrb_gPO72pzTzyP3ZOpmsSMCH0mdBod_JcNU9XzoHzWjmPEctUaRuGMiL6BU/s1600-h/~Shadow~(Kelly)DB_Autumn_Fantasies.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263338695084817554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnsApZZL0vOMQtrDpBSE-zdKRZif20P5zFJQkQ_zqy1ZMH2Y8jga3IKeNs5QvAwp23DbYSkcbwpNvuKpgNrb_gPO72pzTzyP3ZOpmsSMCH0mdBod_JcNU9XzoHzWjmPEctUaRuGMiL6BU/s400/~Shadow~(Kelly)DB_Autumn_Fantasies.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This tutorial was written by me on 10-31-08, and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is intended for those with at least a</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">general knowledge of PSP. Any resemblance</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to another tutorial is completely accidental</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and unintentional.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To complete this tutorial you will need the following:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A tube of choice I am using the wonderful work of</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Deacon Black which can be purchased <a href="http://cilm.estoreadvanced.biz/index.php?p=catalog&parent=23&pg=1">HERE</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A scrap kit of choice I am using Autumn Harvest from</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scraps by Storm which can be purchased <a href="http://mischiefdesignz.com/scrapz/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=7">HERE</a> or <a href="http://angelicscraps.com/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=18&zenid=030728f86cfad6934ae8e0a974406173">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once we have gathered all of the items we have chosen</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to work with it is time to begin.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Open new canvas 600 x 600 fill white.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Copy and paste a frame from your chosen kit.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Using your magic wand click inside your frame, then go to</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">selections, modify, expand by 10</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Create new raster layer. Open a paper from your kit or one of choice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">then copy and paste into selection. Now move this layer beneath your frame.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Selections, select none.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Go to effects, texture effects, texture. And choose a texture you like</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to give your paper a more worn look.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Let's go back to your frame layer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Add a drop shadow of choice. Mine is V & H 4 Blur 3 Opacity 100</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you should have something similar to this at this point</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263338778629772818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-AAlRzPg9B5K0glPnz0MmaII8_fFqt2IuNLOckZ0Qri9R7NWpUuhFwsJiGHontVAY-mF4njmLF-k0X0X_RjBpvloXyTr6WiZvhj7STWz9L7OMOxYUv2oQfvQX1SQ_k5krZ6Klo_HVxI/s400/Autumn+Fantasies1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 383px;" /><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Open your tube, copy and paste as new layer. Resize and position as desired.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If a little of the top of your top rises over the frame no problem.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. Duplicate your tube layer, move the original layer beneath your frame.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">make sure you use your eraser tool to remove anything that goes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">below the bottom edge of your frame.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. Go to adjust, blur, Gaussian blur radius 10.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now add the same drop shadow used on your frame.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10. Duplicate this tube layer, and move the top copy above your frame below</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the unadjusted tube.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11. Select your unadjusted tube layer and go to layers, merge, merge down.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This will combine the unadjusted tube layer with the copy of your blurred tube.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12. Using your eraser tool remove the lower portions of the tube to expose the</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">bottom of your frame. This should give the effect of your tube sitting in a window</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with the lower portion inside and the upper portion outside.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At this point you should have something like this.</span><br />
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</span><br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263338937532109618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5btjgtEjFKQmnr8HZP5xxx7-4Ia2B9TQ9YmCwKa0ETxWjuE5_-e2jGbiCCy4gryxALc7ckwbZ6D2oODHr4qEMPhoKj78NAXM5pIpsS01Fgfwj3uXlyP5e8-hi8eCrQKN34vv8pmbLKU/s400/Autumn+Fantasies2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 383px;" /><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">13. Now add any decorations or embellishments that you want.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">14. Resize by 70%. Add artist copyright information, your watermarks or taggers mark,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">15. Add name go to layers merge, merge all and you're finished!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you for taking the time to try this tutorial.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you enjoyed it.</span></div>Shadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515244663502400976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390877785859875717.post-16350586411801130732008-10-20T21:41:00.008-04:002011-12-16T23:45:09.297-05:00~Window to Paradise~<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 180%;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6TIGMwkZgVvkN7YLLZvFJn_cyDOw6VUNUzcgRe7wNkSd6qDjfsxF8hSBd9edOEPtXDJvt6Wt4f3Gn4CnfkLdp28jQ59vhZem5NG1CbzHxpKpQADTaKKUtVoEOX_M5vWxaYdMABJR7sM/s1600-h/~Shadow~(Kristi)Window_To_Paradise1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259416488961853986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6TIGMwkZgVvkN7YLLZvFJn_cyDOw6VUNUzcgRe7wNkSd6qDjfsxF8hSBd9edOEPtXDJvt6Wt4f3Gn4CnfkLdp28jQ59vhZem5NG1CbzHxpKpQADTaKKUtVoEOX_M5vWxaYdMABJR7sM/s400/~Shadow~(Kristi)Window_To_Paradise1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">~Window To Paradise~</span></div><div align="center"><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This tutorial was written by me on 10-20-2008.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is meant to be an easy tag for any experience</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">level including beginners. Any resemblance to another</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tutorial is strictly coincidental and unintentional.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To complete this tut you will need the following:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leafy Overlays pack from I Got Lucky Skraps which</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">can be purchased <a href="http://angelicscraps.com/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=27&zenid=16dd33bb17d7b1afaa1a9a14b4f48f6c">HERE</a> or <a href="http://mischiefdesignz.com/scrapz/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=5_78">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Autmumn Harvest Scrap kit, and Neon Halloween Scrap kit</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">from Scraps by Storm these can be purchased <a href="http://angelicscraps.com/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=18&zenid=030728f86cfad6934ae8e0a974406173">HERE</a> or <a href="http://mischiefdesignz.com/scrapz/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=7&zenid=6540f4893c4f9a7b6bb2be8e64c275d4">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A stock photo of choice. I suggest using a nice beach scenery.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everything comes with any version of PSP.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that we have gathered our supplies... Let's get started!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Open new canvas 600 x 600 fill white</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Go to Effects, Texture Effects, Texture</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">now choice whichever texture you prefer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Open sbs_autumnharvestmetalframe1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Copy and paste as new layer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Using your magic wand tool click inside of your frame.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Go to selections, Modify, Expand by 10</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Add new raster layer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Open your iglskraps_leafyflower_overlay at this time</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Copy and paste into selection</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. Now move your overlay layer beneath your frame.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can play with effect if you like. I added an inner bevel</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you should now have something that looks like this:</span></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259416573197096034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrA73XO9E29NgLlumhc6Sn-RfUGuNRgduDFdKPTP4e_mQgTOJqAzKv2ipSyvX1kqymJ0R46eOKN_qVKyjQ0_mtZ7iyFgJDcRfU2Fw84Jd0tLRM9SCbhGTiIarsb3Ck02PNFqsBytJ2oE/s400/Window_To_Paradise1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. Now open your chosen scenery</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Copy and paste as new layer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10. Move your scenic layer beneath your overlay layer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11. Go to selections, Invert, now press delete.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Look you now have a picture window!!</span><br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259416753176696018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikvQ_tacOmVD2y_iye6gnoxdbwV0koG0VPIrEsnakXRV0P5pHqfuRbrYnNK6S7UelHXRpbljrMFbqwRFxN7DxYXbnDUOx3gjiJ57dQBw6WSxONzUuo82hmy1_CuUO0NIIdGBbBD7T0DkE/s400/Window_To_Paradise2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12. Now it's time to add some elements ( or decorations if you prefer)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The flowers I am using were custom made using colors or my choice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However if you would like to use a similar flower</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you can find it in the Neon Halloween Kit by Scraps by Storm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't forget word art over your window if you so choose.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">13. Once you have decorated to your liking go to layers, merge, merge all.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">14. Go to Image, add borders, border with 10 symetrical, choose a color</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that compliments your tag. I am using green.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">15. Now using your magic wand click on your border. Tolerance 10 feather 0</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">16. Go to effects, 3 D effects, Inner Bevel. Use a bevel of your choice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to give your frame a glass or metal look / feel to it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">17. Resize and add watermark and name and your done!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and thank you again for giving it a try.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below is a second version of mine without the word art.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259416956930923906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jduUw-Yr9ZT8_oPbDVc20kPLhpI8cB3eYVZKJqR56XM7ctvO6vakw0upmh2pLYqf2Eb5vUiLp9iy_gERFAOFJQqYc8yJ8G84rA08a4EUPir3rsclK5y1wtlvFDA-abcW9ETWFeE1Y8Q/s400/~Shadow~Window_To_Paradise.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" />Shadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515244663502400976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390877785859875717.post-25001822467252262852008-10-05T01:01:00.006-04:002011-12-16T23:45:43.772-05:00~Think Pink~<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SuH1uEaKn2JUX55Upz2T40P311fYO4V1BGX3ZLFbDtw21XQL6-88tz9Ax61ITfaphJd0h6tei3YP4XrXqGoyx3f35KtChOtrs6ftv_gR94w1U9kbC5OhzFqSlp9wUascRLp17coHTz0/s1600-h/~Shadow~(Kelly)SB_ThinkPink.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253530694272735922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SuH1uEaKn2JUX55Upz2T40P311fYO4V1BGX3ZLFbDtw21XQL6-88tz9Ax61ITfaphJd0h6tei3YP4XrXqGoyx3f35KtChOtrs6ftv_gR94w1U9kbC5OhzFqSlp9wUascRLp17coHTz0/s400/~Shadow~(Kelly)SB_ThinkPink.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">~Think Pink~</span></div><div align="center"></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This tutorial was written by me on 10-5-2008 using</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PSP X, and intended for those with a basic</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">knowledge of PSP. Any resemblance to another tutorial</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is merely coincidental and unintended.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To complete this tutorial you will need the following:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm a survivor Scrap Kit by Kimmie's Kreations</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this is a PTU kit that can be purchased <a href="http://angelicscraps.com/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=19&zenid=55f64326cbb01ba697861eda2f44fa7d">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At least one tube of choice.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've done two versions</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One with the Artwork of Scott Blair</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which can be purchased <a href="http://mypsptubes.estoreadvanced.biz/index.php?p=catalog&parent=137&pg=1">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another using the Artwork of Keith Garvy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which can be purchased <a href="http://mypsptubes.estoreadvanced.biz/index.php?p=catalog&parent=129&pg=1">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once we have our supplies together we are ready to go!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Open new Canvas 600 x 600 transparent</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Create new raster layer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Go to selections, select all</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Open one of the Survivor frames of your choice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Copy and paste into selection.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you choose a grunge frame you may choose to move</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">your frame around a bit to center due to the drop shadow</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">on the piece from the kit.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Go to selections, Modify, Contract by 15</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Create new raster layer and move beneath your frame layer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Open a Survivor paper of choice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Copy and paste into selection</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. Selections select none</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you should have something similar to this</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253531060463925730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0aoW-xR-cfhkJ3Q0WWTQJNmwO9krm6RaSze2dHPFOmBFiNsU3VQ6I0o9dR4ff2YPASpzAqmCBZlPWvKCPJLdbZdsAhcUjRDX2zvZSsEuQubKPPBxPFKGJEyPIZjwJpMwIjDnxhr1dWuI/s400/Think+Pink+1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. Now copy and paste your tube as a new layer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Resize and position as desired</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10. Add a drop shadow off choice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used V & H 5, Opacity 100, blur 3 color black</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11. Choose a Survivor element or piece of Survivor Wire Word Art</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and decorate as you see fit</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12. Add same drop shadow as before reducing opacity to 80</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">13. Go to Layers, merge, merge all</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">14. Resize by 70%</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">15. Now add artist information, watermarks, and name.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Congratulations you're finished!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you for taking the time to Think Pink with me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
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<div align="center"></div></div>Shadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515244663502400976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390877785859875717.post-60111464912136410642008-10-04T00:58:00.005-04:002011-12-16T23:46:08.848-05:00~Spooktacular~<div><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">~Spooktacular~</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This tutorial was written by me on 10-04-2008.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is intended for those with a basic knowledge of PSP.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Any resemblance to another tutorial is strictly</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">coincidental and unintentional. Mine was done using</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PSP X but should be able to be completed in any version.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To complete this tutorial you will need the following:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Spooktacular Scrap kit by Kimmie's Kreations</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this is a Pay To Use kit that can be purchased <a href="http://angelicscraps.com/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=19&zenid=55f64326cbb01ba697861eda2f44fa7d">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One mask of choice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At least one tube of choice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am using the Excellent artwork of Brian Rood</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which can be purchased <a href="http://cilm.estoreadvanced.biz/index.php?p=catalog&parent=15&pg=1">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that we have our supplies, we</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">are ready to begin.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Open a new canvas 600 x 600</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Add new raster layer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Go to selections, Select All</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Open one of the papers from the Spooktaculer kit</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Copy and paste into selection.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Create new Raster Layer everything should still be selected</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Open another of the Spooktacular papers that compliments</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">your first paper as well as your tube. Again Copy and paste into selection</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Go to selections, Select None</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. Now it's time to ad your mask layer either by going layers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">load mask from disk, or if your more comfortable create mask from image.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Either way you will need to fit to canvas, Invert data so that top paper forms a</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">frame around the bottom paper.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. Once you have settled on a mask and are happy with the appearance</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">go to layers, merge, merge group.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You should have something similar to this:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253159069663056098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2A9_3TNwG4ceUdGo3ERLDwT07y0iEkBDBAN-SsvMShJXOZfsL5w3IzK20PVHOQqtE3hMCw4lGKjiy5MVPFJcATX6YSnAP-jl5ckTcwspEs3UFz5rdGoEwKv2Uhutc0f03NmmfQpKXogI/s400/Spooktacular+1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10. It is now time to pick a Spooktacular frame.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Copy and paste as new layer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11. Using your magic wand click anywhere outside of the frame.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12. Go to selections, invert. Back to selections, modify, contract by 15.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">13. Create new raster layer, and move</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">beneath your frame layer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">14. Open a third Spooktacular paper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Again copy and paste into selection</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">15. Go to selections, Select None</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">16. Open the tube you have selected to use.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Copy and paste as new layer. Now resize and position beneath frame layer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so it appears like a photograph</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">17. Add a drop shadow. I used V & H 5 Opacity 100 blur 3 color black</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">18. Close out your paper and mask layers,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">go to layers, merge, merge visible.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You should now have something similar to below</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253159248598589506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-QveeHAGE9jyjirsoQzmROFaoth2eXOtcRJBm52yFK8qAyVB5EO6k_4tLM8iVRwmWwwd9ndQxgC2O5s4kTJZ6FCHbQq9NyHQE8M8Z6YlAFxD_BsawpYLOfdgzKgBzCDypohu5zz47bw/s400/Spooktacular++2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">19. This is your jump off point. It's decoration time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pick as few or as many elements as you like and decorate your tag.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">20. Go to layers, merge, merge all</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">21. Resize your image by 70%</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">22. Now pick a Spooktacular Tombstone</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">resize and position as desired.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">23. Add your name to the tombstone</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">24. Now add artist information and your marks</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and congratulations your done, all you have left to do</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is Save it!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you for taking the time to try this tutorial.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you enjoyed it.</span></div></div></div>Shadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515244663502400976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390877785859875717.post-59601589327400780702008-09-30T22:17:00.007-04:002011-12-16T23:46:37.201-05:00~Chocolate Fantasy~<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwrVQkluxHjeWSFD8MCu1yrceaDctEZz-LPjUBTH3oCe_PijDoEdJ6QquFziX4iWekfZ5IkqSb4EIkaqgl9dkNlYIp6rp1x6WPcDtzP-XjjUxN_zLLveKYVg4vDZ6NQciKTR-WdYGqLDs/s1600-h/~Shadow~Mark)MY_Chocolate_Fantasy.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252004035480736946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwrVQkluxHjeWSFD8MCu1yrceaDctEZz-LPjUBTH3oCe_PijDoEdJ6QquFziX4iWekfZ5IkqSb4EIkaqgl9dkNlYIp6rp1x6WPcDtzP-XjjUxN_zLLveKYVg4vDZ6NQciKTR-WdYGqLDs/s400/~Shadow~Mark)MY_Chocolate_Fantasy.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">~Chocolate Fantasy~</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This tutorial was written by me on 9-30-2008.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used PSP X but any version should work fine.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Any resemblance to another tutorial is</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">unintentional, and strictly coincidental.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For this tutorial you will need the following:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chocolate Heaven Scrap Kit by Incognito's Scrapz</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a pay to use kit which can be purchased <a href="http://www.incognito11967.blogspot.com/">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Any tube of choice. I am using the Dazzling artwork of</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mark Yanko which can be purchased <a href="http://cilm.estoreadvanced.biz/index.php?p=catalog&mode=catalog&parent=63&CatalogSetSortBy=date&CatalogSetView=Thumb3">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One Mask of choice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And of Course as with any tag to make you need a font.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once we have all of our supplies we are ready to begin.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Open new canvas 600 x 600 transparent.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Create new raster layer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go to selections, select all.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Open one of the Chocolate Heaven Papers, copy, then paste into selection.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Create new raster layer. Choose second paper, copy, and paste into selection.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Selections, Select none.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Now go to layers, load/save mask, load mask from disk.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Depending on the papers and mask you chose you may wish to invert mask data.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Go to Layers, Merge, Merge group.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You should have something similar to this by now.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252004225774828658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPJlQoqQFD-lLP3V-v57ZCZX0HJ3s-fRqTgZz2VRCmoEQIDqKVvzD_mw3wUSn05fRcPo7yYcSw4ge-2zvZpH9w1gTE7ZJYiZwWGp7T51PKnjSocKbYABncLNl1E4w5wwC9wo_WORHxfk/s400/CholateFantasy1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. Now add a drop shadow to your group layer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used H & W 3 blur 8 opacity 80</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. Let's now add our tube as a new layer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Resize and position as desired.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Add same drop shadow as before.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10. Now it's time to add a few elements.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I chose the Cherry because I wanted to add a more sensuous effect</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to what I was working on. You may decide you want a more</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">romantic approach and use the glitter filled heart. Or something else entirely.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11. Add a ribbon, resize and position as desired.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We should now have something similar to this.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252005121780721314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYULOLUk5wV8jkNXSM8SF2ecJ-x6TBHHKdl5FsfeToz-N4R2j7A2_XVNr5Mzb3C2KY2zOz7OXXF2U2WkvbSfSs29IBYY8E0tfjVWVMW0GpOWmQ6tLGufCZnCvqu_MgTzFSqVibL07ReA/s400/~Shadow~MY_Chocolate_Fantasy.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12. If you want an effect of chocolate running over, or smeared over your tube now</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is the time to add it. I used a teardrop preset shape, and the warp mesh tool</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in order to add chocolate streaks running over my tube.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">13. Layers, merge, merge all.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">14. Now we need to adjust our resolution to comply with</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most PTU tube TOU's. ( Especially if like me your using something from CILM )</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go to Image Resize Change Resolution to 72 Pixel/Inch</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Resize to 70 %</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">15. Now add Artist information, your marks, and Name.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You're finished!!!!</span></div>Shadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515244663502400976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390877785859875717.post-40124958052368273032008-09-25T17:11:00.006-04:002011-12-16T23:47:00.555-05:00~Simple Treat~<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFeiYPXguIAjW6ylxO1vPRrqq6o0uWxHpWWRwll2_butAdhJVzVSxXgE-YdmoSbfLHU5ydkch0mwYwY5muEpXl7MjGJLaQiA2MKy_GUD-iMWsn3-f39ebmfz3Pe0qJ1yu15D19qu54syA/s1600-h/~Shadow~(Mark)MY_Simple_Treat.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250069666264791490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFeiYPXguIAjW6ylxO1vPRrqq6o0uWxHpWWRwll2_butAdhJVzVSxXgE-YdmoSbfLHU5ydkch0mwYwY5muEpXl7MjGJLaQiA2MKy_GUD-iMWsn3-f39ebmfz3Pe0qJ1yu15D19qu54syA/s400/~Shadow~(Mark)MY_Simple_Treat.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">~Simple Treat~<br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This tutorial was written by me on 9-25-2008 using PSP X</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">intended for those with a basic working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Any resemblance or similarities to other tutorials</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">are merely coincidental and unintentional.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To complete this tutorial you will need the following:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Monti's Halloween Scrap Kit which is a Free to use kit</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that can be found <a href="http://www.montispixelplayground.com/index2.html">HERE</a> Please be sure to read her TOU's.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One tube of choice. I am using the awesome artwork of</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mark Yanko which you can purchase <a href="http://cilm.estoreadvanced.biz/index.php?p=catalog&mode=catalog&parent=63&CatalogSetSortBy=date&CatalogSetView=Thumb3">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that we have our supplies we are ready to begin.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Open New Canvas 600 x 600 transparent.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Create new raters layer. Go to selections, select all.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Open one of the Frames provided in the Scrap Kit</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am Using Black Tarantula. Copy and paste into selection.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Selections, select none.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Add a drop shadow on your frame layer. I used V 3, H 3, Opacity 100, and blur 3.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Using your magic wand tool, tolerance 10, feather 0,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">click on the inside of your frame.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Go to Selections, modify, expand by 35 this should put your marching</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ants about half way into the frame like so.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250069933306034898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmCVm5SETB9zivMZWWzjPLB_zIfdBCTR7weVOG7Y3Er8mJ37QafIhoAaWE5MdB6Zbw4b_6suCeQg1VXdqoUkvVATjSCwMzzRSc8GhGvenmRoclWTVZf0nPComSFn4xh6-_H_6_ONYSfRo/s400/MY_Pagan_Halloween1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Open one of the papers provided, ( I am using the Purple Bats Paper )</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paste as new layer, and move beneath your frame layer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. Go to selections, Invert, press delete. Selections, select none</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You should now have something that looks similar to this.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250070112768608946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHk9zb59ibaacI2uf0pa33zdtRS0G45YQONSxVzVawPMkHNCi08ZkUX5OJoNJ3McM3H6o0x4tJHKDK9Jnl2whm774oP7EkaMmQc2FFWM5itAB4JLd2XTfsWs34ZhlJ-gfGcKqFoQ2Uo-Q/s400/MY_Pagan_Halloween2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. Copy and paste your tube as a new layer. Resize and position as desired.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then move between your paper layer and your frame layer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now add a drop shadow to your tube using the same settings as before.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10. Add any decorations or elements that you choose at this time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11. Layers, Merge, Merge all</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11. Resize by 70 %, add your artist information,and your marks.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Add your name and your finished.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you for taking the time to follow</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my tutorial. I hope it was easy enough, and you enjoyed it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<br />
<div align="center"></div></div>Shadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515244663502400976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390877785859875717.post-29742595012220666282008-09-22T01:11:00.002-04:002011-12-16T23:47:30.712-05:00~Dayglow Roller~<div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9x6eRAco6J7eWi8mkstYG_w9bGjwjdUwi4PEHD_WnjeDx7nkivFo4JJH234Dn753-7K2Fwdo50tJ6ckigxa26xc19DYIjxxVRKCJG737CXluRzioGg4Sm3_Wh2ohy17P-tzHd2YAoccA/s1600-h/~Shadow~Dayglow_Roller.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248709380030584706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9x6eRAco6J7eWi8mkstYG_w9bGjwjdUwi4PEHD_WnjeDx7nkivFo4JJH234Dn753-7K2Fwdo50tJ6ckigxa26xc19DYIjxxVRKCJG737CXluRzioGg4Sm3_Wh2ohy17P-tzHd2YAoccA/s400/~Shadow~Dayglow_Roller.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> </div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">Dayglow Roller</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 180%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This tutorial was written by me on 9-21-2008</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Any similarities to another tutorial is purely coincidence and unintentional.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Materials needed are:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dayglow Dayz Scrap Kit by Scraps by Storm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this is a Pay To Use kit which can be purchased <a href="http://angelicscraps.com/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=18&zenid=030728f86cfad6934ae8e0a974406173">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One tube of choice, I'm using the Awesome Artwork of Ted Hammond</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which is Pay To Use and can be purchased <a href="http://cilm.estoreadvanced.biz/index.php?p=catalog&parent=86&pg=1">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eye Candy 3 Inner Bevel</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once we have selected our tube and prepared</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the Sbs_Dayglow Dayz Kit we're ready to begin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Open new canvas 600 x 600 transparent</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Open the sbs_DD square glitter frame of your choice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">now copy and paste as new layer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Using your magic wand tolerance 10, feather 0, click inside your frame</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">go to selections, modify, expand by 10</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Open one of the sbs_DD papers of choice I used Striped Paper1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">copy and paste as new layer and move beneath your frame.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now go to selections, Invert, and hit delete. Select None</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Back to your Square frame layer using your magic wand same settings as before</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">once again click inside your frame.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Create new raster layer then open one of the sbs_DD Star frames</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">copy and paste into selection. Selections, select none.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Go to effects, Eye Candy 3 Inner bevel</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bevel width 12, Bevel Shape Rounded, Smoothness 9, Shadow depth 10</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brightness 90, Sharpness 40, Direction 134, Inclination 67</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By now you should have something that looks like this</span></div><div align="center"></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248709725150758594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHl_Agqo9I5n0aOdzYJtjpkOBWqqZ53fR1fhUhvg_znRdwvDcE-75wuudt2niTKX28VgEJrhCH3dTzYHEpUIBeeodS1NpF_H4uKkbxwstEpqMDEy0agN_uClc3IxGUZbuGLv8HyIdpAE/s400/Image7.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. Using your magic wand, again same settings as before, click<br />
inside your star frame. Go selections, modify, expand by 10, selections, invert.<br />
<br />
9. Open another of the sbs_DD papers and paste as new layer<br />
move the paper beneath your star frame, delete. Selections, select none.<br />
<br />
10. Back to your star frame, add a drop shadow as you see fit.<br />
I used V & H 3 Blur 3, and Color Black<br />
<br />
11. Now add your tube as new layer, resize and position as desired.<br />
Add drop shadow same settings as used on star frame.<br />
<br />
12. Depending on the tube you chose you may want to add a few additional<br />
elements from the Dayglow Dayz kit to compliment this is of course<br />
completely optional. I added a knotted ribbon to mine.<br />
<br />
13. Merge all flatten, resize as desired. Add Artist information, watermark and name.<br />
<br />
Congratulations you've completed your tag!</span><br />
</div>Shadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515244663502400976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390877785859875717.post-25520602992181123882008-09-21T22:06:00.001-04:002011-12-16T23:48:11.629-05:00~Harvested Buccaneer~<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSufuvDuuCdRon6GylJIAwWsLtRDf47DJV2UH3im4yNNAChNOk4U93eZMpgh85VVOb25lENyTNn09G7AN-6fXBHrJVQRid7aBU_ufyuNk213gznRY7SGC5eJErefQoU0H_V9jAna7m7o/s1600-h/~Shadow~(Kelly)MY_Sbs_Harvested_BuccaneerMA20200700-0008.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248661611446883042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSufuvDuuCdRon6GylJIAwWsLtRDf47DJV2UH3im4yNNAChNOk4U93eZMpgh85VVOb25lENyTNn09G7AN-6fXBHrJVQRid7aBU_ufyuNk213gznRY7SGC5eJErefQoU0H_V9jAna7m7o/s400/~Shadow~(Kelly)MY_Sbs_Harvested_BuccaneerMA20200700-0008.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">~Harvested Buccaneer~</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This tutorial was written by me on 09-19-2008</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Any similarity to another tutorial</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is completely coincidental, and fully unintentional.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This tutorial was written using PSP X, but should be easy to follow</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">no matter what version you are using.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Materials you will need are as follows:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tube of choice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am using the wonderful work of Mark Yanko</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which can be purchased <a href="http://cilm.com/" title="http://cilm.com/">here</a> or direct to his art <a catalogsetsortby="date&CatalogSetView=" href="http://cilm.estoreadvanced.biz/index.php?p=catalog&mode=catalog&parent=63&CatalogSetSortBy=date&CatalogSetView=Thumb3" mode="catalog&parent=" title="http://cilm.estoreadvanced.biz/index.php?p=">here</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 font of choice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Autumn Harvest Scrap kit from: Scraps by Storm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this is a PTU Scrap Kit that can be purchased <a href="http://angelicscraps.com/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=18&zenid=030728f86cfad6934ae8e0a974406173" manufacturers_id="18&zenid=" title="http://angelicscraps.com/index.php?main_page=">here</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once you have all your materials you will be ready to begin.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Open new canvas 600 x 600 fill white</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Open sbs_autumnharvestwrappedframe of choice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">paste as new layer and resize to 130 percent</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">be sure that all layers is not checked</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Now let's paste your tube as new layer </span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">move under your frame layer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">resize and position as desired add drop shadow.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used V & H 3 and Blur 3 Opacity 100% color 000000</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You should now have something similar to this</span></div></div><div align="center"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248661946825959090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGam2xdNrUWJ8e_-NMeqI38DksBHeeSx2iu_5KxrtFgHyKcOfjLS7EDiD2daR2EZQlW0-JXZrFp-ooOLAxaVq9LwjlAhiFmdOW-bGyvU45fR3mzHM1XK9JVJY3DEX6XJTrXg45NB_B0-4/s400/UntitledMA20200700-0009.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Now using your magic wand on the same layer as your frame</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">click anywhere outside your frame this will place marching ants surrounding your frame.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Go to selections and invert selection</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Selections modify, contract by 5</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Add new raster layer and move beneath your frame and tube layers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. Choose one of the sbs_autumnharvest papers and copy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. With your empty raster layer selected insert into selection</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10. Selections, select none</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We should now be to a point that we have something that looks like this</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 180%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248662528186978402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmKoJcboaI1yymjXPDiPW9xTFtkl10DkTf4IQTJKyW4bTqYUysvK3HmLmk9BtXtAjit_tkSqMfBztUh-OP7buq7f6P6U3I66cLGaoWJxbc4XLdl2l4lp8G9BMRiUfIJWFlz91i-zX0N4/s400/UntitledMA20200700-0010.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11. Now it's time to decorate! Select the sbs_autumnharvestfloral piece<br />
that best compliments your image as completed to this point<br />
and paste as new layer. Now position across the bottom edge of your frame.<br />
Add the same drop shadow used on your tube layer.<br />
<br />
12. Select one of the sbs_autumnharvestbottlecaps paste as new layer<br />
and move to lower right hand corner again add drop shadow as before<br />
<br />
13. Select one of the sbs_autumnharvestbutterflies paste as new layer<br />
resize to achieve desired size and place toward top right corner of frame<br />
adding a drop shadow here is completely up to you I used the same as previously used<br />
<br />
14. Now we pick one of the sbs_autumnharvestbeadedbutterflies to paste as new layer<br />
<br />
15. Go to Image, flip, now resize as desired back to image, rotate, free rotate<br />
I used rotate right, free 30 degrees.<br />
Place the beaded butterfly in the lower left corner over the floral<br />
<br />
16. Pick one of the sbs_autumnharvestbows that you feel compliments everything else<br />
and paste as new layer. resize and rotate as desired to place over top left corner of your frame.<br />
<br />
17. Go to merge, merge all flatten, and resize all layers.<br />
I use 70% this gives us a finished size of 420 x 420<br />
adjust as you see fit.<br />
<br />
18. Now add your artist information, taggers watermark, and name.<br />
<br />
We're done!!!<br />
The one below is a variation done with different elements from Scraps By Storm<br />
and again the Awesome work of Mark Yanko!!</span></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248662888874480274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJnHlXRIAOAA7VNtnMlE5dFLfShSC7AhUXwP09ed2Xun694M5Vo4ms1S_ecrxQrc8e0fKaiLoH-21py9c5EX4CqcRhNG6a0XcaxNZUckz2QVr_WOb0O1btxqAr7HJu8kc2dm7-2iAVgFs/s400/~Shadow~(Mark)MY_SbS_Autumn_ResistanceMA20200700-0011.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /><br />
<div align="center"></div>Shadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515244663502400976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390877785859875717.post-25786004085498029002008-09-21T15:16:00.001-04:002011-12-16T23:48:45.784-05:00~Spiral Love~<a href="http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc354/CreatedByShadow/ShadowMarkMY_4_Luv_Of_YenMA20197990.gif"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc354/CreatedByShadow/ShadowMarkMY_4_Luv_Of_YenMA20197990.gif" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">~Spiral Love~</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This tutorial was written by me on 09-17-2008, and any similarities</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to others are merely coincidental.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This tutorial was written using Corel PSP X and Jasc Animation Shop 3</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To complete this tutorial you will need one tube of choice,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am using the awesome artwork of Mark Yanko</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which you can purchase here <a href="http://cilm.com/" title="http://cilm.com/">Creative Image Licensing and Management</a> ,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or direct to his page here <a href="http://cilm.estoreadvanced.biz/index.php?p=catalog&parent=63&pg=1" parent="63&pg=" title="http://cilm.estoreadvanced.biz/index.php?p=">Mark Yanko Images and Tubes</a> ,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">one preset shape or tubed accent of choice,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">one paper or pattern of choice, one mask of choice,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">font of choice, and Mura Meister Copies plug in.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that you have chosen your tube or tubes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and preset shapes or accents we are ready to begin.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Open new canvas 600 x 600 fill with pattern or paper of choice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Create new raster layer and fill with color that compliments tube</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Add mask layer ( may need to invert mask, once happy with Mask merge group )</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Add tube of choice and position as desired</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(yes this can include moving beneath your mask layer if you left that possibility open by inverting your mask )</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By now you should have something that looks like this...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 180%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248557271127381090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsRIWkpHGiC-7SA3V4j0vkG71aRQvQBd0czXjWTdhfMfPStQ-gFd07tcxb0OPzTb008MFz6jZFbphGlj8OeUd4JHlA4hpv35MadCHs-gefFsM1tHGlvtp1MXrQPKo1voqyxL7f_QY0Fo/s400/UntitledMA20197990-0047.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div align="center"></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Create new raster layer and place preset shape, go to objects, align, center in canvas now</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">go to layers merge down</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">( if using an accent instead of a preset shape just paste as new layer )</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Move your shape or accent layer beneath your tube layer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Go to Effects, Plug ins Mura Meister Copies, Spiral</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">( we will call this layer spiral )</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You should now have something that looks like this </span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div align="center"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248557503972512706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Jmg9wKrTCKkmRKNd-DWN7Ku7XLrpOuAbuZXsVD-u0jVrB_KwuWMo5D2eytAqHlzPgXSSWod5VanU9XxYBaa_m8ehSK4xaE5njB_0z69UBl_jdoYZn3Ld46SLeKc3IY5OW670wg3Xu0c/s400/file000MA20197990-0048.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. Duplicate your Spiral Layer and go to Image Rotate, Free Rotate, Right 15<br />
( be certain that the all layers box is not checked )<br />
( this layer will be Spiral 2 )<br />
<br />
9. Duplicate This layer and repeat rotate<br />
( this layer will be Spiral 3 )<br />
<br />
10. Resize all layers.. I use 70 % as this will give a finished size of 420 x 420<br />
<br />
11. It is now time to add artist © and your license number if using a licensed artist<br />
as well as your watermark if you choose to do so<br />
<br />
12. Add new raster layer above all other layers and add name<br />
<br />
13. Open Animation Shop<br />
<br />
14. Make Spiral 2 and 3 invisible<br />
<br />
15. Copy Merged then go over to Animation Shop and paste as new Animation<br />
<br />
16. Go back to PSP Close out ( make invisible) Spiral and make visible Spiral 2<br />
<br />
17. Again Copy Merged and go back to Animation Shop this time right click on the previous<br />
image and select paste after current frame<br />
<br />
18. Back to PSP close out Spiral 2 and make visible Spiral 3<br />
<br />
19. Once More Copy merged and back to Animation Shop paste after current frame<br />
<br />
20. You may want to play with frame properties to achieve the speed and effect you desire<br />
( I used 15 for this one ) otherwise just save as .gif and you're done!!!</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<br />
</div></div>Shadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515244663502400976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390877785859875717.post-49543948582981356002008-09-21T15:03:00.001-04:002011-12-16T23:49:18.163-05:00~Tunnel Vision~<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmt2SzV6X6tLJy15a0jS3Ng6lmXUWDSc5SrKKuTMZjXcac_UBR1tpeH3DQrrea1I3rITKWpC8xJd5zL_oBeCN0Xd6KXu6ewGuhXzixJYu500rweGsTsSVL9osVFLjDjDxo3Vsb1W01sI/s1600-h/~Shadow~JT_Tunnel_VisionMA20197828-0035.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248554093027128418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmt2SzV6X6tLJy15a0jS3Ng6lmXUWDSc5SrKKuTMZjXcac_UBR1tpeH3DQrrea1I3rITKWpC8xJd5zL_oBeCN0Xd6KXu6ewGuhXzixJYu500rweGsTsSVL9osVFLjDjDxo3Vsb1W01sI/s400/~Shadow~JT_Tunnel_VisionMA20197828-0035.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">Tunnel Vision</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This tutorial was created by Shadow on 03-28-2007. any similarities to other</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tutorials are purely accidental.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What you'll need. A background tube such as a misted landscape,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and a second tube of choice. I am using the Artwork of</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jay Trembly which can be purchased <a href="http://cilm.estoreadvanced.biz/index.php?p=catalog&parent=240&pg=1" parent="240&pg=" title="http://cilm.estoreadvanced.biz/index.php?p=">HERE</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All effects are included with PSP so no need to search for filters or plug-ins,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and of course you need a font of your choice. As the supplies needed are</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">simple enough I will not be including any with this tutorial.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Open both tubes in PSP</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Create a new image 500 by 500 transparent</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. create new raster layer flood fill this layer with a</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dark color from your background tube</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. create new raster layer and flood fill with a lighter color from your</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">background tube</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. go to layers, new mask layer, from image, select your background tube</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the drop down options bar source luminance, make sure that invert</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">mask data is not checked.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. effects, distortion effects, ripple with these settings( horizontal 50, vertical 50</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">amplitude 10, wavelength 40, edge mode color black)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div align="center"></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248553836519432962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9niKFoQlYIEfjpkCO9c33gmughVWLzPGTSiQmL7toXogMzmWOxmmlPobWLw_dWRPvqMFSmwUFbadSZpI-17qFQyWTBYbGfW1sJKgcJfc1bmCvy5sZTNlj22p0eTZD0VSxuCG55SNjIt4/s400/UntitledMA20197828-0036.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> select layers, layer merge, merge group</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. select background tube, copy and then once again select your image paste as</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">new layer ( you may have to resize your tube layer, I used 80% )</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you should have something similar to this</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div align="center"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248554466572777090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4RCkmdG_pjBje6-erePJmFPTQXcDvqj4C9vaCMBqKdE9CgefCqE-aQzv2vi07czJR6-xIVYikm_CAOv98A5-d1bFxEqjbfxddLX3sOqIXh62XVRlXVHYl6v-wLYfQ64afrBJqjMRSVU/s400/file000MA20197828-0037.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 180%;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. now select your second tube/ foreground tube copy and paste as new</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">layer then position were you feel it looks best</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. effects, 3D effects, drop shadow ( vertical 3, horizontal 3</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">opacity 50, blur 10, color... find what you think works best )</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10. ( this step optional) go to image, picture frame, and select a frame that</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">works for you</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11. Resize as desired add your watermark and text then merge all</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">flatten, and we're done...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you for attempting this my first ever tutorial I hope you</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">found this tutorial easy to follow and fun to do</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<br />
<div align="center"></div></div>Shadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515244663502400976noreply@blogger.com0