"Be Mine"I wrote this Tutorial on January 13th, 2011. using Psp9.
Any resemblance to any other tut online is purely accidental.
You will need a very good knowledge of Psp and tools to work this tut.
You will also need a very good knowledge working with masks.
"Supplies Needed"
Paint Shop Pro any version will work with this tut.
Alien Skin 2 Constellation Effect.
My PTU scrap kit "Happy Valentines Day 2011" Here
You will find the kit in my stores. Links are on right side on my blog.
"My Template Of Hearts" Here
ButterflyFlutterbyMask Here
I used BflyFlbyMask22 for this tut. Or your choice of masks.
Tube of choice, Font of choice. I used Dominique. Here
I am using the awesome artwork of Keith Garvey.
You will need to purchase a license to use the same tube as me. Here
Please Do Not use the same tube without the proper license.
"Let's Start"
1.) Open my Template Of Hearts in Psp. Shift D to duplicate and close the original.
Delete my copyright info.
2.) Open the mask in Psp and apply. Duplicate the mask layer and on the original.
Go to adjust, blur gaussian blur of 5%, click ok. Hide the white background and merge visible.
With the deform tool, pull mask out to fit the canvas. Unhide white background.
3.) Open the kit in Psp. Highlight the large black circle layer.
Selections all, float, defloat, copy and paste a paper of choice, selections invert, delete.
Select none. Delete the black template circle layer. Add a drop shadow of choice.
4.) Highlight the large black circle frame. Selections all, float, defloat.
Copy and paste a different paper, selections invert, delete. select none.
Add a drop shadow of your choice.
5.) Highlight the bottom grey rectangle layer. Selections all, float, defloat.
Copy and paste a paper of your choice, selections invert, delete. select none.
Add a drop shadow of your choice. Delete the grey rectangle layer.
6.) Highlight the grey rectangle layer, selections all, float, defloat, copy and paste paper.
Selections invert, delete, select none. Add a drop shadow of your choice.
7.) Highlight the darker grey circle layer. Copy and paste a paper of your choice.
Selections float, defloat, copy and paste a paper of your choice.
Selections invert, hit delete, select none. Add a drop shadow of your choice.
Delete the darker grey template layer.
8.) Highlight the lighter grey circle layer. Selections all, float, defloat
Copy and paste a paper of your choice. selections invert, delete, select none.
Add a drop shadow of your choice. Delete the lighter grey template layer.
9.) Highlight the smaller black circle layer. Selections all, float, defloat.
Copy and paste a paper of your choice, Selections invert, delete, select none.
Add a drop shadow of your choice. delete the smaller black template layer.
10.) Highlight the circle layer again we just worked on.
Selections all, float, defloat, copy and paste your tube. Position her in the circle.
Selections all, invert, delete, select none. Add a drop shadow to the tube.
11.) Highlight the red hearts layer. This is the tricky part.
Open a new blank canvas 600x600. Copy and paste the red hearts layer.
With your magic wand tool, click inside the top heart. Selections modify, expand by 5.
Open your tube. Resize the tube 1-2 x's to fit inside the heart. Selections invert, delete. select none. Add a drop shadow to tube.
12.) Now highlight the red hearts layer again and repeat the same steps as the first heart.
Only mirroring the image as you go around the hearts layer. When your done.
You should have an image in each heart. Add drop shadows to each image.
See my tag as a reference.
13.) Highlight the large grey rectangle layer. Selections all, float, defloat.
Copy and paste a paper of your choice. selections invert, delete, select none.
Add a drop shadow of your choice.
14.) Highlight the grey rectangle layer again. Selections all, float, defloat.
Copy and paste your tube. selections invert, delete, select none.
Add a drop shadow to the tube.
15.) Highlight the grey rectangle frame layer. Selections all, float, defloat.
Copy and paste a paper of your choice. selections invert, delete, select none.
Add a drop shadow of choice to the frame. Delete the grey rectangle template frame.
16.) Now you may add any embellishments you want from the scrap kit.
See my tag as a guide for placing the embellishments. Add drop shadows and sharpen.
17.) Add your tube again on top of all layers, Image mirror and place on right side.
Add a drop shadow to the tube, sharpen if needed.
18.) Add your name in font of choice and add your watermark.
Add all artist copyright info and your artist license number.
"Animation"
Highlight the middle circle image paper layer under the hearts layer.
Go to effects, Alien skin Xenofex 2 constellation with these settings.
1.) Star Size=3
2.) Size Variation=0
3.) Edge Star Density=100
4.) Overall Star Density=10
5.) Overdrive=100
6.) Twinkle Amount=100
7.) Twinkle Rotation=45
8.) Keep Original Image
9.) Random Seed=1
Copy Merged and paste into Animation Shop as a new animation.
Go Back to Psp and edit undo constellation effect.
Repeat the constellation effect only changing the random seed.
Copy merged and paste into AS after the current frame.
Go back to Psp and edit undo the constellation effect.
Repeat the constellation effect only changing the random seed.
Copy merged and paste into AS after the current frame.
View animation. Frame properties are set on 10.
If you are happy with your animation, save tag as a .Gif File.
That's It, All Done.
This Tutorial is ©Donnas Designzs.
Please Do Not claim it as your own work.
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