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Monday 29 December 2014

Happy New Year



This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 21st December 2014
written in psp9 but any version should work
Any resemblance to any other works is purely coincidental and unintentional

Supplies needed:


Tube of choice - I am using the gorgeous artwork of Arthur Crowe
which can be purchase from his store www.arthurcrowesfactory.com
Scrapkit by Anorie - HERE
Eye Candy 4 - Gradient Glow
Masks 3 & 6 HERE
Font of choice


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Note:  c/p = copy and paste as new layer
d/s = Dropshadow


OK lets begin!!

Open blank canvas 800 x 600
floodfill white


c/p paper 4
apply mask 006
merge group

apply filter eye candy, gradient glow, 
on the color tab, choose the Fat setting
on the basic tab make the width 3

d/s 2,3,50,8, black

Image, Canvas size, 800 x 800

c/p paper 1
apply mask 003
merge group
drag below the first mask layer

c/p tube 
resize and position as necessary
erase any that is sticking out from under the frame
change blend mode to something of your choosing
I used overlay 

c/p element 27 
resize by 60
change blend mode to dodge
position so it runs from the top of the H
to the bottom right corner of your frame

c/p element 14
resize by 60
position right hand side of frame

c/p element 19
resize by 40
position bottom right corner

c/p element 7
resize by 50
position top left corner 
d/s all element layers 

add name and copyright information 
delete white background layer
merge visible


crop and save as png. 

That's it your done, thank you for trying my tutorial 



Sunday 21 December 2014

Cardinal





This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 4th December 2014
written in psp9 but any version should work
Any resemblance to any other works is purely coincidental and unintentional



Supplies Needed:

HERE
A winter image of choice
I have supplied a few in the supplies but please feel free to use your own
A nice script font of choice
I used Mon Amour which is a pay font


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Ok lets begin!!


Note: c/p = copy and paste as new layer
d/s = dropshadow 2,5,50,8 black


open blank canvas 800 x 800
floodfill white
new raster layer
make a red/white gradient
angle 45, repeats 3
floodfill canvas
apply mask



c/p image



c/p frame
using your magic wand
click inside the frame
expand by 20
invert
on image layer, hit delete on your keyboard
deselect
d/s red frame
merge visible
d/s



preset shape tool
rectangle, background white
draw out a small square bottom right of frame
convert to raster
select all, float, defloat, 
contract by 8
new raster layer, floodfill with red
contract by 8, delete
contract by 8, on your white square, hit delete
deslect
d/s red frame



c/p image again
drag below your square frames
using magic wand, click inside your white frame
expand by 5
back on your image
invert, delete
deselect
d/s white frame



hide circle layer
merge visible square layers
unhide circle layer

rotate square layer right 5



c/p cluster 4
resize by 80
position at bottom of tag
c/p white tree
drag below cluster and to the left
so it shows from under the cluster



c/p cluster 3
resize by 80
drag below circle layer
position to the right of tag
so the baubles are showing under the squares layer



Add name and copyright (if needed)
delete white background
merge visible, crop
save as png



thats it your done !!

Thank you for trying my tutorial x

Sunday 7 December 2014

Simple Christms Name





This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 4th December 2014
written in psp9 but any version should work
Any resemblance to any other works is purely coincidental and unintentional



Supplies needed

A pretty Christmas element of your choice
A nice font - I used Andes in the 1st example
and Cartographer in the 2nd example
Filters used - Eye Candy 5 - Glass
Eye Candy 4 - Gradient Glow

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OK lets begin!


Open blank canvas 800 x 800

copy and paste element as new layer
resize if necessary

duplicate element several times
hide the bottom one
and position the rest  on top of each other like so


Merge visible

Now add your name
Use a colour that compliments your element
make sure it is a vector so you can drag it out
using the nodes around the bounding box
so you will go from this 


to this 


convert to raster layer.

Select all, float, defloat, invert
make element layer active and hit delete
select none.
Drag your name below the element layer
merge down

At this point I used Eye Candy 5 - glass with the following settings
But if you dont have this filter you could use a nice inner bevel

I then added a white gradient glow using Eye Candy 4
If you dont have this filter 
select all, float, defloat, expand by 3
new raster layer, floodfill white
deselect
drag white layer below name, merge the two layers together

drop shadow 2,5,50,8 black

Unhide your original element layer
position above your name where you think it looks nicest
add same dropshadow we just used 

merge visible
crop and save as png.

Thats it your done!!