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Thursday, 29 April 2010

Tutorial written using Psp9

Supplies Needed.

Tube of choice. I am using the gorgeous art of Elias Chatzoudis.

Only use his art if you have a license.

Font -Dymaxion Script, You can download from Here

Animation Shop

My Supplies

All supplies included where made by myself, except the chain. If you know who made this please

could you contact me so I can give proper credit. Thank you !

Let's get started.

Open up all your supplies & minimize them for now.

New canvas 500x500 flood fill with a colour from your tube.

Go to layers/new mask layer from image. Find the mask EBDMask 22.

Source luminance - checked

Invert mask data - checked.

On your layers palette Merge group.

Add a new raster layer, move to the bottom & go to image/canvas size 700x600 & flood fill white.

Make sure you are now on the mask layer .

Now copy & paste the Fritillary Bkg as a new layer , then copy & paste background 1 as

a new layer, then background 2. Bring up the circle txt and also copy & paste as a new layer.

Phew I was getting tongue tied then lol...

Ok now bring up your tube , copy & paste as a new layer, resize if needed & add a subtle drop shadow.

Bring up the bondage chain link & resize, place into position (check finished tag for reference) .

Now add your text any embellishments etc & correct © info.

And Merge visible.

Ok now open up animation shop & find the Disco Ball, it has 12 frames.

Go back to psp and copy your tag,Go back into AS paste as new animation. You will now need to make your tag have 12 frames, Right click on your tag & click on Duplicate selected 11 x's .

You should now have a total of 12 frames.

Click on your disco ball/edit select all. Copy, click on your tag make sure all frames are selected. Now paste the Disco ball into selected frames. Place into position. Save as a Gif & were finished!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial as much as I did writing it !!!

..Hugs Rachel..

Layout and Tutorial ©Rachel written on January 3rd 2008.
Any similarities to this tutorial are purely coincidental & unintentional.
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Atmospheric Desire


Tutorial written using Paint Shop Pro 9, I'm sure it can be done in other versions.

To help you along with this tutorial I have added screen shots.

2 Masks - Becky_mask021 & Becky_mask019

You can download them from Secrets Of The Imagination

Thank you Becky!

Optional - Brushes.

Font - Felix Tilting / Passions Conflict.

Tube of choice.

I'm using the beautiful art of Keith Garvey, you must only use his art if you have a license

you can get one Here .

Filters

Colour Rave - Atmospherizer 1.1 

Supplies

Ok on with the tutorial.

Open up all your supplies & minimize for now.

1,Open up a new Blank canvas 700 x 600 [we can resize later] Flood fill white.,

Name this layer background.

Bring up your tube , paste as new layer & add a drop shadow :

Horizontal 0/Vertical 0

Opacity - 35

Blur - 12.00

Colour - Black

2, With your pen tool draw out some arrow lines using these settings:

Foreground - Black/ Fill - Null

So it looks like this:

Make sure your tube is the top layer,

X out tube & background & merge all other layers visible, Rename this layer Arrows. Turn all layers back on.

On your Arrows layer go to Layers/Duplicate & Rename Arrows 2.

Click on the Arrow2 layer /Resize 85% Image/Mirror & place into position:

I stretched the arrows out using the deform tool:

make sure that you click on the Arrow layers separately when using the deform tool :o)

Add Image

X out the tube & background layer & Merge the Arrow layers visible. Rename that layer Arrow.

Add the same drop shadow as in step 1.

3, Make sure you're on the Arrow layer & With your magic wand click inside the center Arrow :

Use these settings:

So it looks like this :

Add ImageAdd Image

Leave selected

Minimize for now & bring up a new blank canvas 500x500 & fill with the colour Black

Layers/Load mask from disk/Find the Mask_019 use these settings:

Merge Visible.

Copy, bring up the other canvas & Paste the mask into the selected area.

Rename this layer Mask1.Make sure you're on the mask1 layer

Now go to Effects/Plugins/ Colour Rave/Atmospherizer1.1

use these settings:

Click ok.

Bring up your tube Image/Mirror & paste as new layer/selections/Invert/DELETE.

On your layer palette Change the opacity to Screen.

Click back on the Mask 1 layer & Stretch it out with the deform tool to fit the sides.

4, Bring up a new 500 x500 Blank canvas & Fill with #C0C0C0

Layers/Load mask from disk/Becky_021 use same settings as in step 3.

Merge Visible.

Then Effects/Plugins/Colour Rave/Atmospherizer1.1 , use same settings as above.

Copy & paste as a new layer above your background layer, place into position.

Rename that layer Mask2.

I lowered the opacity of mask2 layer to 50, it's up to you..

I also added a new layer & some Brushes.

Now for our text

I typed the word Atmospheric DESIRE , You may choose whatever you wish!

Then added my name.

Add your watermark & © info, save as Jpg and were done !

Resize if desired.

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial as much as I did writing it !!!

If you have any problems feel free to E-mail me Here .

..Hugs Rachel..

Layout and Tutorial ©Rachel written on May 23rd 2007.
Any similarities to this tutorial are purely coincidental & unintentional.
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Tutorial written using Psp9

Supplies Needed.

Tube of choice. I am using the gorgeous art of Elias Chatzoudis.

Only use his art if you have a license.

Supplies

Template - I made this myself, please do not share in groups/e-mails.

And please keep the file name intact.

Metal Bar & Chains - Also made by myself, rules same as above.

Font - I used Century Gothic

Filters

Penta.com - Jeans

Mu Ra's Meister - Copies

If you are a tutorial writer & would like to use my supplies included this tutorial

Please contact me Here

♥Thank you ♥

Let's get started!

Open up all your supplies & minimise for now.

Open up a new blank canvas 700x600 fill with white.

Bring up my template, copy & paste the Left Rectangle as a new layer onto the canvas.

Move it over to the left of the canvas, Now do the same with the Right Rectangle.

I have left the Rectangles as they are, but you could add scrap papers or colours, the choice is yours!

Merge visible the rectangles. Back to the template, copy & paste the Flower Frame as a new layer on top of the rectangles.

Again feel free to add anything to the flower frame.

Back to the template copy & paste the circle as a new layer, I used a colour from my tube for the centre.

Bring up the Cute Emo wording

With your magic wand click inside the circle, Selections/modify/contract by 5.

Copy & paste the "cute emo" as a new layer onto the circle.

Effects/Filters/MuRa Meister Copies/Tiling angle use these settings:

Deselect.

Copy & paste your tube as a new layer, I resized by 90%. Then add a drop shadow.

Ok I learnt this trick from Cat - Insatiable Dreams thank you Cat ♥

With your magic wand click on the circle layer, then go to selections invert. Now grab your

eraser tool any size will do, Make sure you are on the tube layer & erase the parts you don't want.

Cool huh !!!

Underneath the Flower Frame bring up the Metal Bar & Chains paste as a new layer.

Click on your background layer & draw out a rectangle just a little bigger then the other rectangles.

Flood fill with colour or scrap paper, Adjust Blur /Gaussian Blur : 15.00

Go to Effects/Filters/Penta.com-Jeans :

Amount - 62

Border Width - 4

Draw out a rectangle colour of choice add any textures etc, Duplicate/ Image /Flip.

X out background layer & merge visible, add you name correct © info & watermark.

Save as a jpeg or Png !!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial as much as I did writing it !!!

..Hugs Rachel..

Layout and Tutorial ©Rachel written on July 27th 2008.
Any similarities to this tutorial are purely coincidental & unintentional.
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Tutorial written in Psp9.

This Tutorial was written for those

who have a working knowledge of Psp.

Supplies Needed.

Tube of choice, I am using the beautiful art of Elias Chatzoudis.

You must purchase a licence to use his art .

Glitter Rain - Delicious Scraps - No longer available.

Thank you ♥

Filters MuRa's Meister Copies & Tone Here .

Font - Will & Grace - Here .

Supplies - Included:

V Clouds with hearts & Pearl Necklace - By Rainbow Coffi.

Thank you♥

And my Cinderella Template.

Ok let's get started.

 

Open up all the supplies & minimise for now except my template.

Remove the Info layer & duplicate Close down the original.

Now go to Image/Canvas size/700X700.

In the layer palette click on the Frame 1 layer.

click inside with your magic wand.

Selections/Modify/expand -5.

Bring up the V clouds with hearts & choose a colour to match your tube.

Resize Copy & paste as a new layer, Place into position.

[See finished tag for reference]

Selections/Invert/Delete the excess. Keep inverted.

Continue to paste the clouds into the frame & deleting, Until you are happy!

X out all layers except the clouds layers & merge visible.

Turn all layers back on.

Make sure you are on the very bottom layer & bring up the Glitter Rain.

Resize as needed copy & paste as a new layer.

[See finished tag for reference].

Click on the Black circle layer with your magic wand.

Selections/select all/Float/Defloat/Modify/Expand2.

Add a new raster layer & fill with a colour from your tube.

You can now delete the Black circle layer, Do not de select yet.

Add a new raster layer & go to :

Effects/Plugins MuRa's Meister - Tone.

Use these settings:

Resolution (dpi) - 300/Line (lpi) - 50/Density - 10/

Angle - 45/Position X & Y - 0/

FG Colour - White./Thru BG/FG - Checked.

Then click ok. Now you can deselect.

Add a subtle drop shadow to the Circle layer.

Now bring up a new canvas 550 x 550

Bring up your tube & paste as a new layer onto the canvas we just made.

Resize as needed.

Go to Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Meister - Copies:

Find the setting - Wallpaper (Lighten) Click on the box screen and it will change,

When you are happy click ok.

Copy, Back onto the original canvas & click inside the Small Blue Square with your magic wand

Selections/Modify/Expand -1, Invert. Paste the wallpaper as a new layer & hit delete.

Keep selected, Now add your tube, I used the head part, Place into position.

Now erase the parts you don't want.

[ See finished tag for reference]

Un x the Small frame layer & add a subtle drop shadow.

Bring up your tube copy & paste as a new layer, Resize, Place into position.

Open up the Pearl necklace, Resize and paste as a new layer.

Place into position, Duplicate/Image/Mirror.

Un X the Strip, Dotted Line & the spots layers.

Move the necklaces Above these layers.

Add your text. I used Will & Grace, Colour Black & changed the layer mode to overlay.

I also used some sparkle brushes to parts of the tube & necklaces.

Add any other embellishments you wish.

Add the Correct © Info & save as Jpeg or Png!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial as much as I did writing it !!!

..Hugs Rachel..

Layout and Tutorial ©Rachel written on May 5th 2009.
Any similarities to this tutorial are purely coincidental & unintentional.
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Tutorial written using Psp 9


Tube of your choice, I'm using the Beautiful art of Keith Garvey.

Black & White Scrap Kit of choice.

Mask - Becky_mask021 You can download it from Here

Thank you Becky.

Font of your choice, I'm using (The NautiGal)

VM Extravaganza -Transmission

Ok on with the tutorial.

Open up a new blank canvas 700x600 fill with white .

Foreground white & background black or 2 colours of your choice.

Now grab your preset shapes tool, choose rectangle, vector , line width 5.

Draw out a nice sized rectangle ( see finished tag for reference) Convert to raster layer. Add a subtle drop shadow of your choice.

Duplicate your rectangle, stay on the duplicated layer go to :

Adjust Blur/Gaussian blur/10

Effects/VM Extravaganza/Transmission using these settings:

Line Width - 8

Offset - 0

Contrast - 40.

Still on the duplicated layer go to selections select all/float/defloat /Invert.

Copy & paste tube/image of your choice as a new layer, resize if needed & hit delete.

On the layer palette change layer mode to Luminance.

X out background layer & merge visible.

Make sure you're on the merged layer now. And add SE Black & White Ribbon as a new layer

Cut to size to fit around the rectangle Duplicate , Image/Flip[ check finished tag for reference.

Also add the SE Black & White Ric Rac do same as above only instead of flip, mirror.

Bring up the SE Black & White Paper -1 Or one of your choice.

Go to layers/Load save mask/Load mask from disk :

Becky_Mask021 using these settings:

Source Luminance - Checked

Fit to canvas - Checked

Invert Transparency - Unchecked

Hide all mask - Checked . Then hit Load.

On the layers palette right click on the mask layer & Delete. Them merge group visible.

Copy & paste as a new layer above the white background layer. Place into position ,duplicate image/mirror.

Ok now add your main tube/image & add a subtle drop shadow.

Time to add your text, any embellishments, watermark & any © info ..

That's it were finished !

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial as much as I did writing it.

Thank you

..Hugs Rachel..

Layout and Tutorial ©Rachel written on 15th October 2007.
Any similarities to this tutorial are purely coincidental & unintentional.
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Tutorial written in Psp9.

This tutorial was written for those who have a working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro.

Supplies Needed.

4 tubes/Images of choice.

I am using the Beautiful Art of Anthony Guerra, You must purchase a licence to use his art

which you can get from CILM

Filters.

Toadies "What Are You"

Fonts.

Garmond & Roleandt The Swatches.

Ok lets get started.

1, Open up a new Blank Canvas 700x600.

Using your presets shape tool /Rectangle.

Line width - 14/Solid Line/Vector Layer/Foreground white/Background Null.

Draw out a nice sized square convert to raster layer Duplicate 2 x's & place into position.

Turn off background layer & merge the squares.

[See finished tag for reference]

Click inside the first square with your magic wand/Selections/Modify/Expand 3.

Copy & paste your tube as a new layer. Selections/Invert/Delete.

Selections select none. Carry on doing this until you have added all your tubes to the squares.

For the background to the squares I just used a colour from my tubes.

Turn off background layer & merge visible, Add a subtle drop shadow.

2, Duplicate your template .On the original layer go to Effects/Filters/Toadies/What are you

and use these settings:

X Dose - 20/Y Dose - 20. Then click ok.

Duplicate this layer again & Rotate 90 Left, Resize by 85%.

In the layer palette change the opacity to 50.

Turn off background layer & merge visible.

3,Now add the word G.I.R.L.S I used the font Garmond at size 72 Black.

[See finished tag for reference]

Convert to raster layer & lower the opacity to 45%.

Choose a different font & write out the word Beautiful. I used Roleandt The Swatches size 45.

Also add any other text you wish. Add the other tube to the tag.

Add any embellishments etc, The correct © info & License Number.

Finished!

Save as Jpeg or Png!!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial as much as I did writing it !!!

..Hugs Rachel..

Layout and Tutorial ©Rachel written on July 13th 2006/Redone 26th June 2009.
Any similarities to this tutorial are purely coincidental & unintentional.
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Tubes of choice all by the same artist - I am using the stunning art of Ismael Rac



Supplies.

Template#63 Here
[Please go to the Templates & Wordart Links section to download Template]

Filter - Xero - Fritillary

Font - Riven - Here



Ok let's get started.

Open up my Template, Delete the Info layer, Duplicate & close down the original.

Add a new Raster layer to the bottom /Image/ canvas size 750x750.

Click on the Grey Rectangle layer.

Selections/Select All/Float/De Float/Modify/Expand1.

Add a new layer, Fill with a colour from your tube/s.

Select none, Add a drop shadow Delete the Grey Rectangle layer.

I also added Weave to the rectangle.

Effects/Texture Effects/Weave:

Gap Size-1/Width-4/Opacity-3/Gap colour - Or One of your choice, Ok.

Click on the half Circle layer & use the same settings as above Only change the colour of your fill.

Keep the Half Circle selected/Selections/Modify/Contract-5. Keep selected.

Effects/Plugins/Xero/Fritillary:

Granularity:5/Aggression:30/Tessalation:100/Variation:42 or just play around with the settings!

De select. On the original half circle layer, Selections/Select All/Selections Float/ De Float.

Add a new Raster layer & fill with white or a colour of your choice.

Select None, X out all layers except the half circle layer (Original) & the one you just created &

You can merge these 2 layers together now. Un X all layers.

On the Grey Strip layer, Just change the colour by going to :

Adjust/Brightness/Contrast:

Brightness:-255/Contrast:100.

While still on the layer Go to Xero/Fritillary & use the same settings as above.

Next click on the Left Black Square . Selections/Select All/Float/ De Float/ Modify/Contract 5.

Add a new layer & fill with a colour from your tube/s,

Keep selected add the Xero Fritillary same settings as above & your tube/ Selections /Invert /Delete/

Select none. Do the same for the next 4 Squares. Or you can do the same as I did & just fill with colours & add the Fritillary. Add drop shadows to all your squares.

On both the stars layers do the same as above only change the colours & add Fritillary & Drop shadows.

On the wording layer I just changed it to white using the Adjust/Brightness/Contrast.

And also made it higher so my tube would fit underneath it.

Now click back on the Half Circle fritillary layer, Select/Select all/Selections float/De float.

Now add your main tube & erase the excess of the tube, Select none.

Now add your text, I selected my text added a new layer & filled with a colour & added some noise.

Add the correct © Info and anything else you would like to add to the tag.

Resize Merge Visible & save as a Jpeg or Png!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial as much as I did writing it !!!

..Hugs Rachel..
Layout and Tutorial ©Rachel written on March 31st 2009.
Any similarities to this tutorial are purely coincidental & unintentional.
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