previews

Tuesday 31 December 2019

5..4..3..2..1 HNY

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 30th December 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental.

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Supplies needed:

Tube of choice, I am using the beautiful artwork of Misticheskaya
which can be purchased from Pics For Design
My scrapkit Goldeen
My Mask 339 HERE
Font of choice
Wordart (save from bottom of page)

Filters - Muras Meister - copies


open blank canvas 700 x 700 

element 9, resize 50,
effects - muras meister, copies - encircle
change number to 7, shift x & y to 45
dropshadow 2,4,50,9,black

element 6, resize 30
repeat muras but change shift x & y to 55
rotate left 20
d/s

element 31, resize 20
repeat muras
d/s 

element 21, resize 20
repeat muras, but angle to -29
rotate right 20
d/s

element 10, resize 20
repeat muras, change shift x & y to 60
rotate left 10
d/s

Frame 3, resize 55
magic wand, feather 0, click inside the frame
expand by 5
then on each muras layer, hit delete once
deselect

element 30, resize 50,
position between the muras layers to your liking
erase any that is showing inside the frame
I placed mine top right 

element 48, resize 30, adjust, sharpness, sharpen more
again position within the muras layers to your liking
I duplicated mine a couple of times and randomly placed them

once you are happy with your placement, d/s your frame
merge visible

paper 15, apply mask, merge group
move slightly up and left, duplicate
move slightly down and right
merge down
duplicate, mirror

paste tube, resize as necessary
position to your liking within the frame
duplicate, layers - arrange - bring to top
now erase the bottom half of your top tube

go back to the bottom tube and erase
the bottom part that is showing under the frame
d/s the bottom tube

at this point you can add any other elements you wish

paste wordart
There is an extra set of numbers if you want to put the year on your tag
if not just delete the extra numbers

add your name, license and copyright information
merge visible
crop and save as png

(click thumbnail to open full size and save)

Slats


This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 10th December 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental.


Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using "Forest Elf 3" from Very Many
which can be purchased from the store HERE
Christmas Cluster HERE
Mask of choice
Font of choice
pinkrec - save from bottom of post


open blank canvas 700 x 700
floodfill white

c/p tube
effects, muras meister, wallpaper rotate, default settings
adjust, blur, motion blur, angle 130, strength 100
apply mask, 
merge group

c/p cluster, resize 60
c/p tube again, resize 40, drag under the cluster
freehand selection tool, feather 22, select around the bottom 
of the tube hit delete 2 or 3 times
deselect
merge tube and cluster layers together

copy merged, paste as new layer, mirror
c/p large tube once more
merge down
c/p rectangles, select all, float, defloat, invert
hit delete on the merged layer, deselect
apply your favourite inner bevel
drag down to just above mask layer, move to the left

duplicate bevelled rectangles, adjust blur, gaussian blur 5
layers - arrange - move down
change blend mode to dissolve
dropshadow rectangles layer

add name, license and copyright information
delete white background layer
crop and save as png


click to open full size and save


Here are some more examples made by members of my forum 

By Prismatic

By Deeva


By Wendy


Saturday 7 December 2019

Pink Christmas




This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 24th November 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental.

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Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using "White Elf 2" by Very Many
which you can purchase from the store HERE
My supplies HERE
Mask of choice
Font of Choice


open blank canvas 700 x 700
floodfill white

c/p paper
apply mask
merge group
duplicate
merge down

c/p wreath, resize 15
c/p frame, resize 25
c/p tube, resize as necessary, erase any that is showing below the frame
c/p tree, resize 50, position bottom right 
c/p gifts, resize 40, position bottom left
c/p NOEL, resize 20, place in front of gifts
c/p pink tree, resize 60, position in front of first tree but to the left a little 
c/p pink deer, position middle bottom
c/p baubles, position in front of pink deer
c/p pink cones, place next to the baubles
c/p wordart

add name, license and copyright information
delete white background layer
merge visible
crop and save as png


Here are some more examples made by the member so of my forum

by Linda

By Wendy

By Waltraud

By Chillybean

By Gigi




The Most Wonderful Time of the Year



This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 17th November 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental.

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Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the gorgeous artwork of Eskada
which you can purchase from Pics For Design
My supplies HERE
Mask & Font of choice



open blank canvas 700 x 700 
floodfill white

c/p paper
apply mask
merge group

c/p frame
c/p lamp, resize 70, position along right side of frame, 
(we will come back later and erase the bottom of the lamp)

c/p sign, resize 50, position left side of frame, towards the top

c/p poinsettia cluster, resize 40, position top left corner of frame
(reposition sign so it looks like its hanging from beneath the cluster)

c/p mittens, resize 30, position on left so they look like they are hanging from beneath the sign

c/p skis, resize 30, position bottom right of frame

c/p tube, resize as necessary, erase any that is showing outside the frame
at the bottom, but leave her head over the top of the frame
(so she looks like she is emerging from the frame)

c/p swag, resize 40, position bottom left corner of frame

c/p stag head, resize 50, position bottom left 

c/p snowman, resize 50, position just to the right of the stag head

c/p jute reel, resize 50, position at feet of snowman

Go back and duplicate the poinsettia cluster, flip it and move it up slightly
so its showing behind the stag head

duplicate again, mirror, resize 50 and place in middle of skis

c/p gift, resize 15, bottom right
duplicate, resize 70, mirror and place just to the left of the first gift

Go back to the lamp now and erase the bottom of it that is showing behind the gift

Dropshadow all elements and tube

add name, license and copyright information
delete white background layer
merge visible

crop and save as png


Thankful



This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 3rd November 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental.

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Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the gorgeous artwork of Zindy
which you can purchase from her shop HERE
Scrapkit - Blessings by Hania Designs 
was a freebie at PFD but appears to have gone now
Mask of choice
Font of choice
My Wordart (optional) download from bottom of page


open blank canvas 700 x 700
floodfill white

paper 1, resize 70
apply mask
merge group

el 95, resize 50
el 97, resize 40 - move behind frame and up a little so its 
round the edge of the red frame, erase the bit that is showing 
inside the red frame
duplicate, flip & mirror, merge down,
el 36, resize 60, erase any showing inside the frame 
el 75, resize 50, bottom left
el 51, place to the right of the basket a little but still overlapping
el 46, flip and place on top of grass so the main bulk of the leaves
are covering the basket
el 27, resize 20, place behind the grass to the right
el 31, resize 30, place bottom right, drag down to just above mask layer
erase any that is showing inside the frame
el 16, resize 40, mirror and position just behind the grass so it looks like
its leaning on the right side of the frame

make mask layer active
paste tube, resize as necessary
erase any showing outside the frame

add any other elements you wish
dropshadow all elements

Add wordart if you wish

add name, license and copyright information
delete white background layer, merge visible
crop and save as png


Wordart - click to open full size and save 




Skulls

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 13th October 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental.

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Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the incredible artwork of Enys Guerrero 
which can be purchased from CDO
My Supplies HERE
Mask 0071 from Viviennes Paintbox
Font of choice


open blank canvas 700 x 700
floodfill white

c/p paper
apply mask
merge group
resize 90

frame, resize 20, move right so the skull on the mask is showing

leaves, resize 30, mirror, position along left side of 
frame so just covering the skull on the mask a little
drag below the frame

cloud, position at bottom of frame with the hard edge
lined up with the inside of the frame

moon, resize 50, drag down so its just above the mask layer
 image effects - offset H-90 V0
change blend mode to luminance legacy

skulls, resize 50, position bottom of frame,

gothic font, resize 50, position to the right of the skulls

book, resize 50, position in front of skulls

web, resize 50, position so it looks like its hanging from the frame, 
making sure the dangling spider is showing just below the book
you may wish to duplicate it for extra definition

make moon layer active
c/p tube, resize and position as necessary inside the frame
erase any that is showing outside the frame
change blend mode to luminance legacy
duplicate
adjust, blur - gaussian blur 9 - change blend mode to hard light
and lower opacity to around 78

dropshadow all elements except the moon

add your name, license and copyright information
delete white background layer
merge visible
crop and save as png


NOTE:  once you delete the white background layer your moon will change color 
if you want it to stay grey, then you will need to colorize it before merging