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Thursday, August 23, 2018

Oh Baby Baby



This tutorial was written by Ashley Zimmerman on 8/22/18
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 KG Call Me Maybe
Karmalized_Mask_028 by Me
VM Extravaganza -Transmission
Eye Candy 5- Glass
I used the amazing artwork of Elias Chatzoudis
You can purchase his work and a license from CDO
You must have a license to use Elias's Work.


Open a new canvas 600x600
Pick a complimentary color from your your tube !
Grab your preset shape tool - draw a square - H and V Radius at 20 - convert to Raster layer rename frame
Grab your magic wand and click inside your square - Selections > modify > expand by 2
Copy and paste paper 5 as new layer move below frame , activate frame selections > invert , activate BG and hit delete - selections > select none
Still on BG layer - Effects > Plugins > VM Extravaganza Transmission with these settings : Line Width 1 , offset 0, contrast 28
Duplicate BG on this copy - Effects> Plugins > Eye Candy 5 > Glass with these settings - 50,30,0, inside selection , glass color gray , 0,0,50,75,0,30,20 blend mode luminance legacy
Merge your copy down into your BG
Copy and paste your tube as new layer below frame and rename Tube , duplicate - Adjust > Gaussian Blur Radius Set at 3
Merge down add drop shadow V & H 2, Opacity 50 , Blur 12
Add the same drop shadow to your frame
Select your Selection tool - select the part of the tube that you want above the frame - Selections > Promote Section to layer - activate your tube and press delete - selections select none now move your promoted selection above frame - now carefully erase any part of tube that is outside the frame On all the elements I Used the drop shadow with these settings: V&H: 3, Opacity 40, blur 12.77
Open word art copy and paste as new layer - arrange bring to top (if it isn’t already ) resize by 30% place to the left side of frame add drop shadow
Open element 19 (toy) resize 30% move below word art layer to the left add drop shadow
Open element 17 (bottle) resize 30% copy and paste as new layer move below word art and toy like mine above add drop shadow
Open element 16 (train) copy and paste as new layer resize 30% arrange bring to top and place to the left add drop shadow
Open element 12 (rattle) copy and paste as new layer arrange bring to top place to the right side of frame add drop shadow
Open element 11 (hearts ) copy and paste as new layer resize by 30% make sure its below all your other elements and place to the left side add drop shadow
Open element 9 (orange flower ) copy and paste as new layer make sure it’s below all your other elements and place to the right of the bottle add drop shadow
Open element 14 resize 20% arrange bring to top and place to the left of the word art add drop shadow
Add new Raster layer - selections > select all copy and paste paper 1 into selection , selections > select none add mask of choice I used one of mine Mask 28 - merge group resize by 90% add drop shadow NOTE- I added the same drop shadow we used on all our elements besides I changed it to the orange from my frame
Crop away any excess canvas if you would like - add copyrights and name and we are done !



Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Darkness Leads Tutorial

This tutorial was written by Ashley Zimmerman on 7/23/18
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 Guanabana
JustFi_Mask012 by Fi
Eye Candy 7 – Gradient Glow
IB-AndreeaCernestean-33-3 kit by Foxys Designz
I used the amazing artwork of Andreea Cernestean
You can purchase her work and a license from CDO
You must have a license to use Andreeas Work.
Lets Begin!
Open a new canvas 600x600
Open Frame1_FD and resize by 55% - rename Frame, Copy and paste as a new layer
Grab your Magic Wand with these settings:
Mode: Add (shift) / Match Mode: RGB Value / Tolerance & Feather: 0 / Contiguous & Anti-Alias: Checked
Select inside frame
Selections, Modify, Expand by 5 pixels
Add a new raster layer – name it Frame Back
Move below the Frame layer
Copy and paste a paper into selection – I used Paper2_FD
Selections, None
Open element 18, copy and paste , place above Frame to the left top corner
add drop shadow I used - V: 2, H:3 , Opacity: 60, Blur: 2.25 , Color : Black
Open element 20 , resize 80 % copy and paste, place below element 19 slightly to the right , add drop shadow
Open element 13 , resize 50% copy and paste, send to the bottom , place to the right, add drop shadow
Open element 17, resize 50% copy and paste , place above frame to the right, add drop shadow
Open element 12 , resize 50% copy and paste above element 17 on the end of it, add drop shadow
Open element 10, resize by 40% copy and paste place to the left side of frame , add drop shadow
Open element 4, resize by 50% copy and paste, send to bottom flip horizontal and place left side of frame, add drop shadow
Open element 3, resize by 50% copy and paste, place under element 17, add drop shadow
Open element 2 , resize by 50% twice, copy and paste, place under element 3 slighlty to the left , add drop shadow
Open element 5, resize by 30% , copy and paste, place above element 10, add drop shadow
Open element 9, resize by 30%, copy and paste, place under element 2 to the right, add drop shadow, duplicate , mirror horizontal
Open element 14, resize by 50% twice , copy and paste , place under element 2 to the right , add drop shadow
Open WordArt 1, resize by 50% , copy and paste , bring to the top , place towards the bottom of canvas
Eye Candy - Glow Radius : 1.00 , Soften Corners : 35, Opacity : 100
Select element 18, Selections - Select all, selections Float, selections Defloat, copy and paste tube as a new layer , move into the moon,  selections invert, delete
Blend mode overlay , Opacity 51
Copy and Paste tube as new layer, rename tube, resize to 65% , place under all elements but keep above Elements 18 & 20 grab your selection tool , select the bottom part of tube
you want under the frame, Selections- promote section to new layer , move under Frame, click on original tube and press delete
Duplicate tube , Adjust , Gaussian Blur : 5.00
Blend Mode : Hue Legacy
Layers , Merge Visible , center in canvas
New Raster Layer , send to bottom , selections, select all , Open paper 1 , copy and paste into selection , selections - selections none
Layers load mask from disk, JustFi_Mask012, Layers - merge visible
Click your crop tool , Layer Opaque
Add copyrights save as JPG or PNG
and you are done :D




Saturday, March 17, 2018

Happy Moment


This tutorial was written by Ashley Zimmerman on March 17th 2018

Any resemblance to any other tutorial is coincidental


Supplies Needed:
PSP X8 (any version will do)
Tube of choice
Font of choice - I used Pink Script
Kit Used: ScrapGimptastic_IB-JenniferJanesko150-2
Eye Candy 7- Glow
Masks used :
WSL_Mask355 & WSL_Mask371
from weescotslass creations here



I used the stunning artwork of Jennifer Janesko
You can purchase her work and a license here

I used a gorgeous kit by Gimptastic Scraps
her kits are available here
She is also Designer of the Month
her products are currently 25% off!!
Snaggable Desktop Wallpaper : https://postimg.org/image/iuei0tzph/

Alrighty here we go :

Open new canvas 500x500
Selections - select all
Open Paper 5 copy and paste into selection
Select none

Pick a mask of choice
I used WSL_Mask355
Layers merge group / duplicate

On the copy
Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur
Radius set to 6.00
Then use Hard Light as a blend mode over it

 Open element 150-2_wordart / resize by 70%
Add drop shadow I used
V: 5 H: 5 Opacity: 35 Blur : 20

 Open element 13 / resize by 70%
Place above word art right side of canvas
Add drop shadow

 Open element 11/ resize by 40%
Place under element 13 to the left
Erase part that is showing under element 13
Add drop shadow

 Open element 16/ resize by 40%
Place left of canvas above Wordart
Add drop shadow

 Open up your tube and paste as new layer place
 between copy and group mask - Luminance blend overlay
Select your selection tool , select the part of tube
 you can see over the frame that is cut off
Selections - Modify - Feather - amount 80 - hit delete twice - select none

 Now grab your eraser tool and carefully erase any of the tube you can see on the bottom

 Duplicate tube; on the copy
Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur
BUT this time setting the radius to 10
Blend mode - Overlay

 Open element 2 resize by 80% place above copy of mask to the right , 
selection tool ,
select the part of the flower that is outside of the mask
Selections - modify - feather 80 - hit delete a few times -
 selections select none add D/S
Duplicate element 2 - flip horizontal
and place left side of canvas add D/S

 Open a new raster layer rename mask - make sure it is at the bottom of your canvas
Selections select all - pick a color from your tube - I chose #e42500
Flood fill the selection-Selections select none

 Pick a mask of choice
WSL mask 371
Resize by 90% - align center in canvas
Layers merge group
Add drop shadow , pick color from your tube , BUT change your settings to
V:10 H:10 Opacity 70 blur 20 
Add name
I used the font Pink Script , Size 28
Convert to raster layer
Eye candy 7 , Glow
Simple Thin , I picked my Foreground color as the glow
Adaptive
Outside Glow
Glow Radius 2.00
Soften Corners 35
Opacity 100
Add drop shadow BUT change your settings to
V:3 H:2 Opacity 80 Blur 5 and back to the color black

Add copyrights as a new layer
 Crop away any excess canvas and save as PNG/JPG







Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Gaea PTU Tutorial *Ct Irish Princess & Nocturne*


Any resemblance to any other tutorial or signature is merely coincidental and is not intended.
I am using the artwork of Nocturne - Tube "Earth Day"  –. You can purchase this artwork and a license to use them HERE you MUST have a license to use this work
I am using the font: Spring Time Personal
I am using kit: Gaea  by Irish Princess Designs, you can find it here, here, here
I am using mask : of your choice
I am using Drop Shadow -3 Vert, 3 Horiz, Opacity 74, Blur 5.8, Color #000000
 
Pieces of the kit used in this tutorial are:


    Paper 14 & 12
    Element 100
    Element 83
    Element 81
    Element 57
    Element 40
    Element 26
    Element 23
    Element 22
    Element 20
    Element 19
    Element 3
    Element 9
    Element 42
    Element 60
    Element 63
    Element 70
    Element 76
    Element 84
    Element 98
  

You must have working knowledge of PSP to complete this tutorial. This tutorial was written using PSPX8
Open new Canvas 800*800
C+P Tube resize and center in canvas

    Element 100 resize & place left of tube, duplicate (flip horiz) place right of tube
    Element 83 resize & place under element 100 left of tube, duplicate (flip horiz)place right of tube
    Element 81 resize & place above element 100 right side of canvas
    Element 57 resize & place above tube, duplicate, place left & right of canvas
    Element 40 resize & place above element 100 to the left
    Element 26 resize & place behind element 100, left & right of canvas
    Element 23 resize & place under element 40
    Element 22 resize & place above element 57 to the right
    Element 20 resize & place under element 83 , left and right of canvas
    Element 19 resize & place above element 100 to the left
    Element 3 resize & place under element 20
    Element 9 resize & place above element 26, duplicate , place left and right of canvas
     Element 42 resize & place under element 3
     Element 60 resize & place above element 22 duplicate 3x
     Element 63 resize & place behind element 9 to the left
     Element 70 resize & place above element 26 to the right
    Element 76 resize & send to bottom, place right of canvas , duplicate place left of canvas
    Element 84 resize & send to bottom
    Element 98 resize & place behind element 81

Layers Merge Visible , resize to liking , center in canvas
C+P paper 14 send to bottom mask of choice, C+P paper 12 send to bottom mask of choice
Resize the signature if needed


Add your copyright information and license number before saving

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