Friday, February 25, 2011

"ST. Patty's Day"

"ST. Patty's Day"
This Tutorial was written by me on Feb. 25th, 2011 using Pspx2.
Any version of Psp will work with this tut.
You must also be able to work with Templates.
"Supplies Needed"
Paint Shop Pro. Any Version.
My ST.Pattys Day Template. Here
My ST. Pattys Day Scrap Kit. Here
Artist tube of choice, Font of choice.
"Ready? Let's Go"
1.) Open my ST. Pattys Day Template. Duplicate and close the original.
Delete my copyright layer.
2.) Highlight one of the flowerbunch layers. Go to adjust, Colourize.
Hue=90, Saturation=60. Click ok. Add a drop shadow.
Repeat this same step for the other two flowebunches. Repeat drop shadow.
3..) Highlight the large black circle layer. Selections all, float, defloat.
Copy and paste paer16. Selections invert, hit delete. Select none. Add a drop shadow to paper.
Delete the large black circle layer.
4.) Highlight the large black circle layer, Selections all, float, defloat, Copy and paste
One of the beadedribbons. Selections invert, hit delete, Select none.
Add a drop shadow to the beaded ribbon.
5.) Highlight the large black circle layer, Selections all, float, defloat.
Copy and paste your tube. Position her inside the circle. Selections invert, Delete.
Add a drop shadow to your tube. Make sure she is on top of the paper layer.
6.) Highlight the long rectangle layer. Selections all, float, defloat.
Copy and paste paper14. In the layer pallette, Set your foreground and background
To the paper14. Set the angle to 70, Repeat 0. Add a new raster layer. Floodfill the rectangle layer. Add a drop shadow to the paper layer. Delete the long rectangle template layer.
7.) Highlight the long rectangle layer, Selections all, float, defloat.
Copy and paste your tube. Position her inside the rectangle. Selections invert, hit delete. Select none. Image/mirror the tube. See my tag as a guide.
Add a drop shadow to the tube layer.
8.) Highlight the botton rectangle template layer. Selections all, float, defloat.
Copy and paste paper5. Set this paper as your foreground and background in layer pallette.
Angle is set at 70, Repeats 0. Add a new raster layer, Floodfill the rectangle. Click ok.
Add a drop shadow to the paper layer.
9.) Highlight one of the image layers. Selections all, float, defloat.
Copy and paste a paper of choice, Selections invert, Hit delete, Select none.
Highlight the image layer, Selections all, float, defloat, Copy and paste tube.
Position her inside the circle, Selections invert, hit delete, Select none.
Add a drop shadow to the tube. Delete the image template layer.
10.) Repeat the same steps as above for the other two image layers. Drop shadow.
11.) Now you may decorate your tag the way you want to.
Or see my tag as a guide to placement of the embellishments.
Add drop shadows to all of the embellishments.
12.) Add your name in font of choice in colors or patterns to match.
Add a drop shadow to your name.
13.) Add all Artist copyright info, and your watermark. Add your license number.
Merge your tag visible. Save your tag as a .Png File.
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Please Do Not Claim as your own work.
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Thursday, February 24, 2011

"Golden Dreams"

"Golden Dreams"
I wrote this tutorial on Feb. 24th, 2011. using PspX2.
Any resemblance to another tut online is purely coincidence.
You must have a good knowledge working with templates.
"Supplies Needed"
Paint Shop Pro or any other version will work with this tut.
My Golden Dreams template Here
My PTU scrap kit Golden Dreams Here
You can find the kit on my blog. Store links are to the right side.
Any artist tube of choice. Font of choice.
I am using the artwork of Ismael Rac. Here
Please Do Not use the same tube as me without the proper license.
"Ready? Let's Go"
1.) Open my Golden Dreams template in Psp. Duplicate it and close the original.
2.) Highlight the large black circle. Selections all, float, defloat, Copy and paste paper12.
Selections invert, hit delete. Select none. Delete the black circle layer.
Add a drop shadow to the paper layer. Sharpen if needed.
3.) Highlight the white circle frame layer. Selections all, float, defloat.
Copy and paste paper14. Selections invert, hit delete. Select none.
Delete the white frame layer. Add a drop shadow to the frame.
4.) Copy and paste the goldendreamsbeadedframe02 on top of paper.
Resize it using the deform tool being careful not to go over the frame. See my tag.
Add a drop shadow and sharpen if needed.
5.) Highlight the large cicle paper layer. Selections all, float, defloat, Copy and paste tube.
Position tube inside circle, Selections invert, hit delete. Select none.
Add a drop shadow to the tube.
6.) Highlight the long rectangle layer. Selections all, float, defloat, Copy and paste paper2.
Selections invert, hit delete. Select none. Add a drop shadow, Sharpen if needed.
7.) Highlight the long rectangle, Selections all, float, defloat, Copy and paste tube.
Selections invert, hit delete, Select none. Add a drop shadow to the tube.
Image/mirror the tube. See my tag as a guide.
8.) Highlight the large dark grey rectangle layer. Selections all, float, defloat.
Copy and paste paper15. Selections invert, hit delete, Select none. Add a drop shadow.
Sharpen paper if needed. Delete the large dark grey rectangle layer.
9.) Highlight image one layer, Selections all, float defloat, Copy and paste paper14.
Selections invert, hit delete, Select none. Add a drop shadow. Sharpen if needed.
10.) Highlight image1 layer. Selections all, float, defloat, Resize the tube.
Copy and paste it and position inside the circle. Selections all, float, defloat, invert, delete.
Add a drop shadow to the tube. Repeat this same step for the other two image layers.
Delete the three grey image template layers.
11.) Now here you can use any of the embellishments to decorate your tag.
Resizing all of the embellishments. Or see my tag for placements.
Add drop shadows to all embellishments and sharpen if needed. See my tag.
12.) Add your name in colors or patterns of your choice.
13.) Add all artist coptright info on your tag, And your watermark.
14.)Merge your tag visible. Save your tag as a .Png File.
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I hope you all enjoy my tutorial...:)
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

"New" XOXO ( Animated )

"XOXO"

This Tutorial was written by Me using PspX2 and is my own creation.
Any version of Paint Shop Pro will work for this tut.

"Supplies Needed"
Any version of Paint Shop Pro. Animation Shop.
Eye Candy 4000 Plugin Glass.
Mura Meister's Plugin Copies.

Scrapkit used is "Cupid" by Larcolita of Larcolita's Designzs. Here

I am using the artwork of Ismael Rac. Here
Please Do Not use the same tube as me without the proper license.

Tube of choice, Font of choice.

"Ready? Let's Go"

1.) Open a new blank canvas 600x600 and floodfill with white.

2.) Using your preset shapes tool, Pick a heart shape of your choice.
Foreground is black, background is null.
Draw out the heart shape, convert to a raster layer.

3.) Selections all, float, defloat, Add a new raster layer, Floodfill with red.
Go to effects Eye candy 4000 with these settings.
1.) Bevel Width=30.00
2.) Smoothness=75
3.) Inside Marquee
4.) Edge Darkening=30
5.) Gradient Shading=35
6.) Refraction=50
7.) Opacity=0
8.) Tinting=50
9.) Glass Color=Red
Click Ok.

4.) Delete the preset shapes layer.
Resize the heart shape layer at 80% at 2x's.
Go to effects, Mura Meister's Copies with these settings.
1.) Circle
2.) Tile Mode
3. Behind
4.) Encircle
5.) Color Red
6.) Number=12
7.) Shift X and Y=50
8.) Angle=0
9.) Rotation=100
10.) Phase=-25
11.) Cycle=100
12.) Attentuation=0
13.) Scale=100
Leave the rest as is.
Add a drop shadow H&V=2, Opacity=50, Blur=3, Color Black, Click ok.
Sharpen if needed.

5.) Highlight the heart layer. With the magic wand tool, click inside the heart.
Selections modify, expand by 10. Copy and paste paper of choice.
Set your paper pattern as foreground. Angle=0, Scale=30.
Add a new raster layer, floodfill with the paper pattern. Select none.
Add a drop shadow to the paper layer.

6.) Highlight the heart layer, With magic wand tool, Click inside the heart.
Selections modify, expand by 10. Open tube and resize a little bit. Position her inside heart.
Selections invert, hit delete, select none. Add a drop shadow to the tube, sharpen.
Make sure the tube is on top of the paper layer and under the heart frame.

7.) Highlight the white background. Copy and paste the Cupid Hearts1.
Resize it 50%. Go to effects, Mura meister's copies using the same settings used earlier.
Add a drop shadow of choice and sharpen if needed. With deform tool pull mask out to fit canvas.

8.) Copy and paste your tube on top of all other layers. Drop shadow.
Image, mirror and place her to the right side. Sharpen the tube if needed.

9.) Copy and paste the cupid flower6. Resize it 30%. Place it on top left side.
Add a drop shadow of choice, sharpen if needed. Duplicate and image mirror.
Place it on the bottom right side. Move under the tube. See my tag.

10.) Copy and paste cupid flower8. Resize it at 30%. Place it to the top left side.
Duplicate and move it on top of the cupid6 flower moving it slightly.

11.) Copy and paste the cupid balloon1, Resize it to 30%. Place it on top right under tube.
Add a drop shadow and sharpen if needed. Move it out slightly.

12.) Copy and paste the cupid roses and resize them both at 30%.
Place them on both sides of the canvas. Add drop shadows to both. Sharpen if needed.

13.) Copy and paste the cupid rose gif box. Resize it at 20%.
Place it on the bottom left side on top of the rose. Add a drop shadow of choice.

14.) Copy and paste the cupid ring box. Resize it to 20%, then again at 80%.
Add a drop shadow and move it slightly over the gif box. Sharpen.

15.) Copy and paste the hearts2. Resize it to 20%. Add a drop shadow then sharpen.
Place it on the top left side on top of flowers. Duplicate this layer and place it on the bottm left.

16.) Copy and paste the cupid envelope1. Resize it to 20%. Then again at 80%.
Place it to the bottom left side and move it on top of the red rose.
Add a drop shadow and sharpen if needed.

17.) Copy and paste the cupid butterfly2. Resize it to 20%. Then again at 80%.
Add a drop shadow. Place it to the top left side and move it under the little hearts deco.
Duplicate it and place it on the bottom right side on top of the tube.

18.) Copy and paste the cupid chocolate box. Resize it to 20%, then again at 80%.
Place it to the bottom middle and place it on top of the butterfly.
Add a drop shadow then sharpen if needed.

19.) Copy and paste the wordart3. Resize it to 20%. Place it on the left middle side of canvas.
Move it above the cupid layer. Sharpen if needed.

20.) Copy and paste the cupid. Resize it to 20%. Add a drop shadow then sharpen if needed. Place it to the middle left side of canvas and place it move it slightly down the cupid layer.

21.) Add your name in font of choice, colors or patterns.
Add a drop shadow and then sharpen if needed. See my tag.

22.) Add all artist copyright info and your watermark.

"Animation"
1.) Highlight the Hearts frame layer we made in the beginning.
Go to adjust add noise with these settings.
Add/noise=50%, Random, Click ok.
Edit/copymerged, Paste into AS as a new animation.
Go back to Psp and edit, undo noise.
Repeat the add noise only this time hit mix 1- x's.
Edit/copymerged, Paste into AS after the current frame.
Go back to Psp, edit/undo noise.
Repeat the add noise only this time hit mix 1-2 x's.
Click ok. Edit select all, View animation.
If you are satisfied with your animation save tag as a .Gif file.

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