Tutorial written using Psp9.

I am using the gorgeous art of Rion Vernon, Only use his art if you have a license.

You can purchase one Here.

Mask - By Becky. Thanx Becky.

Font of choice, I used Biondi

Filters.

MuRa's Meisters - Copies.

Supplies

Ok on with the tutorial.

Open up a new Blank Canvas 700 x 600, fill with white.

Open up the small picture frame, With your magic wand click inside the centre of the frame.

Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.

Copy & paste your tube as a new layer, Resize if needed/Selections/Invert/delete.

Keep selected & add a new layer, flood fill this layer black or a colour from your tube!

Make sure the black layer is your bottom layer selections/Select None.

Merge visible.

Go to image & resize the picture frame 75%.

Copy & paste as a new layer onto your white canvas.

Make sure you are on the picture frame layer.

Go to effects/plugins /MuRa's Meister - Copies. Using these settings:

Now go to layers/new mask layer from image/.

Becky_Mask022.Source luminance - Checked.

Invert mask data - Unchecked.

Delete mask layer & Merge visible.

Go to effects/texture effects/Blinds:

Width - 2,Opacity - 71,Colour - white, Horizontal - Checked. Ok

Copy & paste your tube as a new layer Resize and add a subtle drop shadow.

Move it to the left slightly [see finished tag for reference].

Copy & paste the It's all about me label resize if needed & rotate to the left by 10.

Copy & paste the LD-Pensieradd as a new layer ,place into position. Resize as needed.

Ok now we need to add the text.

Go to your text tool, Background Black or a colour of your choice.

In caps type out IT'S ALL A BOUT ME. Place into position.

Now go to effects/Texture effects/weave. Use these settings:

Gap size - 1,Width - 4,Opacity - 59,Weave colour - Black, Gap colour - white, Fill gaps - Checked, Ok.

Add a blurry drop shadow. Any other text you want to add, just change the background to white & use same weave settings only changing the weave colour to white & Gap colour to black. Add another blurry drop shadow.

Add your © info, watermark etc...

Resize and crop your image & save as a Jpeg or Png!

Thank you for trying my tutorial.

.:Hugs Rachel:.

Layout and Tutorial ©Rachel written on March 3rd 2008 .
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