Sunday, January 30, 2011

FTU - UNDER THE SEA FORUM SET





I wrote this tutorial and any resemblence to another tutorial is purely coincidental
This tutorial is written for those with a working knowledge of PSP and Animation Shop


Supplies:

I am using the artwork of Ted Hammond, which requires a license to use,
you can purchase the tube and a license HERE
(I purchased this tube when the artist was still with CILM)
Gorgeous freebie scrapkit, Beach Mornings from Artmama's Studio, 
which you can download HERE
Font of choice, I am using Aphrodite Stylistic, which is a pay font and I can not supply it


Effects:

Eye Candy 4000, Jiggle





Okay, Let's get started

Open 2 new images in PSP, 600 X 225 and 175 X 175
On both the avatar and the signature tag, floodfill white
Copy and paste paper 12 from the kit as a new layer on both your images
Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur, 10, on both your images
Copy and Paste element 57 on the bottom left of your signature tag
Layers, Duplicate, Image, Mirror, postion to where it looks best
See my tag for reference, Merge these two layers together
Copy and paste element 57 onto the bottom of your avatar image, resize by 50%,
position where it looks best, drop shadow, -1,-2,70,4
Copy and paste element 33 from the kit on the left side of your tag
just above your blue water layer, postion so that the flowers are behind the Shells 
and only the seaweed is showing, Layers, Duplicate, Image mirror, 
Merge these layers together, Add the same drop shadow
Repeat the above steps to the avatar as well, Resizing the seaweed by 50%
Copy and paste a close up of your tube below the seaweed 
on the left of your signature tag, lower the opacity to 40%
Copy and paste your main tube as a new layer on top of the other layers
If using a mermaid you can rotate your image as I did to what looks best,
apply same drop shadow as before
Copy and paste your tube behind the seaweed on your avatar, lower the opacity to 40%
Activate your bottom white layer on your signature tag,
Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat, Modify, Select selection borders, 
Inside, 3, Anti Alias checked, Layer, New Raster Layer, Layer, Arrange, Move to top
Floodfill with a dark color from your tube, Deselect
Repeat the same steps for your avatar
Add your tag and copyright info to both images
Okay, now it is time to animate
On your signature tag, activate your main tube layer, 
Duplicate it 2 times for a total of 3 layers, 
with your freehand selection tool, carefully select areas of the mermaids hair
make sure not to get to close to the head or other body parts
Effects, Eye Candy 4000, Jiggle, Bubbles, 
98.42, 12.72, 20, Seamless Tile Unchecked, Apply
Repeat for the other two layers, hitting random seed again on each layer
Deselect
Activate your seaweed layer, duplicate 2 times for a total of 3 layers
Repeat Jiggle on all these layers as well, making sure to hit random seed each time.
Repeat the same steps for the hair and seaweed on your avatar image as well.
Activate the bottom white layer on each of your images, Crop Tool, Merged Opaque, 
Click the checkmark on your top toolbar, (this gets rid of any excess on your image)

Animation:

This applies to both the signature tag and the avatar:

Hide all your layers except your water layer and your white background
Edit, Copy Merged into Animation Shop
Duplicate for a total of 6 frames
Edit, Select All, Propagate paste checked
Animation, Apply image effect, Underwater, Customize settings as below, Apply
Animation, Frame Properties, 40
Back in PSP, Hide your water and white background layers and unhide all the others
except for the bottom two layers of your main tube and the bottom two layers of seaweed
Copy Merged and paste into Animation Shop as a new animation
Back to PSP, hid the top layers of your tube and seaweed and unhide the middle layers
Copy Merged and Paste into Animation Shop after current frame
Back in PSP, hide your middle layers and unhide the bottom tube and seaweed layers
Copy Merged and paste into Animation Shop after current frame
Edit, Select All, Edit, Copy, 
Activate your Water animation, Edit, Select All, Edit, Paste into Selection
Make sure that your black frame border is lined up on all sides before placing
Animation, View Animation, if happy, save both as a gif file and you are done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial and as always, I would love to see your results!
My email is under my Contact info below the blog header

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

FTU - Angel


I wrote this tutorial and any resemblance to another is purely coincidental.
This tutorial was written for those with a working knowledge of PSP

Supplies:

I used the absolutely stunning artwork of Jessica Dougherty, she is a PTU artist and you can obtain a license and this tube at the new Creative Design Outlet HERE
I am using a gorgeous freebie mini kit called Angel from Candy's Treats, 
which you can download HERE
Mask of choice, I am using WSL Mask 60, which you can download HERE
Font of choice, I am using Angelican Text, which you can download HERE

Effects:

Eye Candy 4000, Gradient Glow
Eye Candy 4000, HSB Noise
Xenofex 2, Constellation (Optional)


Okay, Let's Get Started!!

Download your mask and put it in your masks folder in PSP 
Download your font and put it in your Fonts folder in Windows
Open a new image in PSP, 700x700
Floodfill white
Copy and Paste paper 6 from the kit as a new layer
Layers, Load/Save Mask, Locate WSL Mask 60, Apply, Merge Group
Layers, Duplicate, Merge together
Effects, Blinds, White, 7, 72, Horizontal
Copy and paste the ct-Lace element as a new layer, Resize by 110%
Set your background to color of choice (I used a silver gradient) 
and your foreground to null
Using your Preset tool, draw out a large circle
Objects, Align, Center in Canvas
Layers, Convert to Raster Layer
Set your background to a color from the kit or your tube
and leave your foreground on null
Draw out another circle just inside your larger one
See my tag for reference
Objects, Align, Center in Canvas
Layers, Convert to Raster Layer
Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat
Effects, Eye Candy 4000, HSB Noise, 2, 30, 10, 0, 175, 200,
Smoothe Lumps, Seamless Tile checked, 477
DO NOT DESELECT YET!!
Copy and paste a close up of your tube as a new layer, postion to the right of circle
Selections, Invert, hit delete on your keyboard
Deselect
Lower the opacity of this layer to around 30-40, whatever looks best to you
Copy and paste your main tube as a new layer
Postion to the left side of your circle
Copy and paste the ct cloud from the kit as a new layer
Position near the bottom of your circle, see my tag for reference
Copy and paste ct Flowers as a new layer, postion over cloud to the left
duplicate, image, mirror, align to your preference
Merge these two layers together
Copy and paste the ct Angel wordart as a new layer
Postion over flowers, see my tag for reference
Drop shadow your tube, lace, flowers and wordart layers with drop shadow of choice
Add your name, copyright and tag info
Hide your bottom white background layer
Crop Tool, Merged Opaque (Top Right of Toolbar), Apply (click checkmark)
This will crop the excess off your tag
Unhide your white background layer, Activate it, Selections
Float, Defloat, Modify, Select Selection Borders, Inside, 3, Anti-Alias Checked
Layers, New Raster Layer, Layers, Arrange, Move To Top
Floodfill with the same color you used for your circle
Layers, Merge Visible
If you do not wish to animate, save as a png file and you are done

Animation:

Layers, Duplicate 2 times for a total of 3 layers
On the Top Layer, Effects, Xenofex 2 Constellation, Settings, Low Density Stars
2, 85, 4, 0, 61, 35, Angle 45, Keep Original Image checked, 9609, Apply
Repeat for other 2 layers, making sure to hit the random seed 
button a couple of times on each layer
Copy and Paste the First Layer into Animation Shop as a new animation
Back to PSP, copy and paste the second layer into AS after current frame
Back to PSP, copy and paste the third layer into AS after current frame
Edit, Propagate paste checked, Select ALL
If you wish to resize, (I resized mine to 550), Animation, Resize, 550
Default frame properties, View animation, if happy, save as a gif file and you are done!!

Thank you for trying my tutorial!!
If you make a tag with it, please email it to me to show off in my Gallery
My email is under Contact Me link under the blog banner




Sunday, January 9, 2011

FTU - Sweet Valentine



I wrote this tutorial on 01/09/11 any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental.

This tutorial was written for those with a working knowledge of PSP.

Supplies:



I am using the gorgeous artwork of PTU artist Barbara Jensen, this is a free tube offered on her site, which you can get HERE
I am using a beautiful PTU now FTU Valentine's kit from Vaybs, which you can download HERE
Mask of choice, I am using Heart Burst by EssexGirl, which you can download HERE
Font of choice, I am using Eight Fifteen which you can download HERE

Effects: 

Eye Candy 4000, Gradient Glow - (Optional)
Xero, Fritillary
Xero, Improver (Optional)
AAA Frames, Foto Frame (Optional)


Okay, Let's begin

Download and save your mask to your masks folder in PSP.
In PSP, Open a new 800x800 transparent canvas, we can resize later.
Floodfill white
Copy and paste Paper 4 from the kit as a new layer
Layers, Load/Save Mask, Load Mask from disc, locate your Heart Burst mask, 
invert checked, apply, Merge Group
Copy and paste you heart frame from the kit as a new layer
Using your magic wand, click inside the heart frame
Selections, Modify, Expand by 4
Layers, New Raster Layer, floodfill with the same color as your mask layer
Do Not Deselect yet!!
Move this layer below your frame layer
Copy and paste your tube or a close up of your tube as a new layer,
If using the same tube, position to the left of your frame, Selections, Invert Selection, 
Hit Delete on your keyboard
Deselect
Layers, Duplicate, Image, Mirror
Merge these two tube layers together
Effects, Zero, Radiance, default settings, lower your opacity to around 30-40 
Copy and paste your main tube as a new layer below your frame, add a drop shadow of choice
Layers, Duplicate, move this layer above your frame, hide this layer for now
Activate your frame layer again, using your magic wand, click inside your frame
Selections, Modify, Expand by 4
Activate your original tube layer that is still open, Selections, Invert, 
hit delete on your keyboard
Deselect
Unhide the copy of your tube, erase any excess of your tube on the frame or below it.
Copy and paste your heart string element (7) from the kit as a new layer, 
postion underneath your frame on the left, see my tag for reference
Layers, Duplicate layer, Image, Mirror
Merge these two layers together
Add any other elements from the kit that you want on your tag
Copy and paste your choice of wordart as a new layer, position at the bottom of your frame
I added a faint white gradient glow to my wordart to make it stand out more (optional)
Activate your Frame background layer
Layers, Duplicate for a total of 3 layers
On the top layer, Xero, Fritillary 20, 30, 10, 10
On the second layer, Xero, Fritillary 20, 30, 10, 20
On the third layer, Xero, Fritillary 20, 30, 10, 30
Add your name, copyright and tag info

Animation:

Hide the bottom two layers of your Frame background
Activate any layer that is not hidden
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Effects, Xero, Improver, default settings
Effects, AAA Frames, Foto Frame, 
16, 0, 0, 0, 10-20(depending on preference), 0, 0, 100
Edit, Copy and paste into Animation Shop as a new animation
Back in PSP, Edit undo Foto Frame, Edit undo Improver, Edit undo Merge Visible
Hide your top frame background layer and unhide the second (middle) layer
Repeat steps same as before and then copy and paste into AS after current frame
Back in PSP, Edit undo Foto Frame, Edit undo Improver, Edit undo Merge Visible
Hide your second (middle) frame background layer and unhide your bottom layer
Repeat same steps as before and Copy and paste into AS after current frame
In Animation Shop, Edit, Select All, Propagate Paste checked
Animation, Frame Properties, 17
Animation, Resize animation, 600

Animation, View animation
If happy save as a gif file and you are finished!!

I hope you enjoyed trying my tutorial!
Don't forget to send me your results so I can show them off in my Gallery.
You can find my email information under Contact Me at the top of the blog.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Happy New Year 2011!!!

Hello everyone! I am sorry that I haven't posted a new tutorial in a bit but the holidays have been very busy for me. I promise to get a new one up for you this week! I hope everyone had a safe and happy New Year!! I hope that this new year brings each of you closer to having your dreams come true!! 


Please remember that if you make a tag with one of my tutorials, I would love to be able to post it in my Tag Gallery, just click on Contact me and my email address is there.