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