Through the Forest PTU Tutorial

This tutorial was written by Ashley Zimmerman on 10/8/2018
Any resemblance to any other tutorial is coincidental.

Supplies I Used:
PSP – I used 2018 but any version will do
Tube of Choice
Font of Choice 
I used Mask_DFly_0032 by Vivienne you can get it here.
Eye Candy 4- Gradient Glow
Optional-
Animation Shop
RebelDezignzAnimation Package 216 by Rebel Dezignz

I Used the stunning kit "Through the Forest"  by Rebel Dezigns

I used the amazing artwork of Anna Marine (Individual Tube 42-3) here

You can purchase her work and a license from CDO

You must have a license to use Anna's Work.

**Abbreviations I use**
C&P - Copy and Paste

DS- Drop Shadow
RS- Resize

1.

Open a new image 750 x 750 transparent background

Create new layer - fill with White

2.

Open Frame 2  - RS to 75% - sharpen copy and paste as New layer move slightly over to the left rename Main Frame 

Duplicate Main Frame RS 75% 

Image - Free Rotate - Right 25 degrees 

Rename Side Frame and slide over to the right slightly 

3.

Highlight your side frame layer grab your magic wand - selections - modify - expand by 5 

Open paper 74 RS by 300 pixels sharpen C&P as New layer under side frame - highlight side frame - selections - invert - select none 

4.

Highlight your Main Frame - Grab your magic wand and click inside frame 

Selections - Modify - Expand by 5 

Open Paper 27 -  RS by 400 pixels - sharpen - C&P as New layer move under Main Frame 

Highlight frame - selections - invert 

Selections select none 

5.

Open Raster 1 tube C&P as New layer above main frame- sharpen add DS of choice I used :

V: 5 H: 3 Opacity: 70 Blur: 7 rename Main Tube

6.

Open Merged tube C&P place between the side frame and paper - sharpen rename Side Tube 

Highlight Side Frame - Grab your magic wand and click inside the frame 

Selections - Modify - Expand by 5

Selections Invert - highlight Side Tube and hit delete - change blend mode to Luminance Legacy 

Selections select none 

Add DS of choice to Main Frame and Side Frame - I used the same DS as above 

7. NOTE

*Drop Shadow I use for my elements below is V: 3 H: 2 Opacity 70 Blur : 7 

Apply Drop Shadow to all your elements as we go along unless I state NO DS!*

*If you need help figuring out where the elements are placed you can see my tag for reference!*

8.

Let’s work on the right side under Main Tube Layer —

Open Element 7 RS 45% sharpen place under Main Tube to the right  

Open Element 74 - Flip Horizontal - RS 35% sharpen place under Element 7 to the right  

Open Element 111 RS 35% sharpen place under element 74 over to the left 

Open Element 149 - Free rotate 25 degrees - RS 20 % sharpen place on top of element 7 to the right 

Open element 175 RS 20% sharpen place above element 149 place on top of frames 

9.

Now let’s work behind the tag ! 

Open element 135 RS 60% sharpen place in the center slightly to the right behind Frames  - NO DS 

Open element 129 place below element 135 sharpen  

Open element 120 RS 45% sharpen place above element 135 to the right  

Open element 46 flip horizontal RS 40% sharpen place under element 120 to the right - NO DS - duplicate and move up slightly so the leaves on the flower are showing (see my tag for reference!)  

Open element 94 RS 70% sharpen place above element 135 to the right - erase any bottom part of the element you can see - NO DS 

Open element 91 RS 65% dont sharpen! place above element 135 to the left add DS , duplicate - on the duplicate change your blend mode to Burn and then merge down 

Open Frame 22 RS 60% sharpen and place below element 129 move it towards the left of your frame and move slightly down so you can see some of it around the edge of your Main Frame - duplicate and move it towards the right of your side frame - no DS on either of these 

10.

Now let’s Work above our tag (so right above our Main Tube Layer, it should be your first layer in your Layers Palette!) 

Open element 110 RS 20% sharpen move towards the bottom of her dress  

Open element 109 RS 30% sharpen paste under element 110 to the left 

Open element 96 RS 37 % sharpen paste under element 109 to the left 

Open element 39 flip horizontal RS 25% sharpen paste above element 96 to the left  

Open element 26 RS 35 % sharpen paste below element 96  

Open element 11 RS 30% sharpen place under element 26 and move to the left so the leaf is sticking out at the bottom  

Open element 157 RS 25% sharpen place above element 96 and sit the birdie in there  

Open element 154 - arrange bring to top - RS 15% sharpen move to the right  

Open element 156 RS 20% arrange bring to top move over to the right and stand it on the rocks 

Open element 158 RS 20% sharpen move to the left 

Open element 137 RS 20% sharpen place below element 11 to the left 

Open element 137 again but RS 30% sharpen place below original element slightly to the left  

Open element 123 RS 35% sharpen paste right above Main Tube Layer filling in our gap  

Open element 127 RS 35% sharpen paste below element 123 and move to the right  

Open element 115 RS 30% sharpen place below element 127 

Open element 116 RS 30% place below element 115 to the right  

Open element 98 RS 25% place above element 110    

Open element 58 RS 25% sharpen place above Main Tube Layer to the right 

Open element 55 RS 35% sharpen place above element 137 to the left  

Open element 45 RS 30% sharpen place above Main Tube Layer to the left  

Open element 134 RS 30% sharpen place above Main Tube Layer 

Open element 112 RS 50% sharpen place above Main Tube Layer to the right add ds and reduce your opacity to about 30 

Open element 97 RS 30% sharpen place above element 112  

Open element 71 RS 17% sharpen place above element 96 to the left 

Open element 73 RS 17% sharpen place above element 123 to the right NO DS 

11.

Now onto our mask ! 

Open paper 45 RS by 750 pixels-sharpen paste as New layer make sure it is above your white layer 

Load mask - I used mask 0032 by Vivienne 

Merge group and RS by 95 % 

If you would not like to animate - 

Delete your white background layer - crop away any excess canvas - add your copyrights and save tag as PNG/JPG and then add name ! 

OPTIONAL:

If you would like to animate then well let’s go !!
 Everyone animates differently this is how I do it but if you have another way then go your own way heehee!! 

In PSP 

Highlight your copyright layer -

Layers - View Current Only 

Then check all your elements/frames/mask under Main Tube to make them visible 

Highlight your white background layer 

Edit - Copy Special - Copy Merged 

Open Animation Shop 

Edit - Paste as New Animation 

Using CTRL + L duplicate your frame until their is 25 of them ( just as the animation has 25 frames !) 

Edit - Select All 

Now - 

Open Animation 650 from RebelDezignsAnimation-Package-216 

Edit- select all

Edit - copy
edit - propagate paste 

Click back on your tag 

 Edit - Paste into selected frame 

place where you would like 

( I copy and pasted mine twice - one to the left and one to the right ) 

Back to PSP 

Highlight Main Tube Layer - layers view current only 

Then check all your elements above Main Tube also to make them visible 

Edit - Copy Special - Copy Merged 

Back to AS 

edit paste into selected frame 

And you are finished !