Cogs - Forum set

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 9th August 2017  and assumes a working knowledge of psp

Written using psp9 but other versions should work just as well

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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Supplies needed

Tube of choice - I am using a FTU tube by Cris Ortega

Filters (all can be found HERE )

L&K site of wonders - Adonis & Zitah

Filter Factory J - Drink to me

Eye Candy 5  - Glass

Supplies HERE

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open blank canvas 650 x 250

floodfill with graident made from two colors from your tube

linear, angle 0, repeats 1

copy and paste tube several times and

position so the whole cavnas is covered 

merge all tube layers together

Selections, custom selection

left & top 25

right 625

bottom 225

hit delete on your merged tube layer

deselect

new raster layer

select all, crop to selection

delete layer

select all, float, defloat

effects - filter factory J - Drink to me

overdose 156

effects - edge effects - enhance more

invert selection

on bottom gradient layer

effects - l&K Adonis

control 0 - 6

control 1 - 25

all others default

effects - L&K Zitah

control 0 - 5

control 1 - 9

all others default

deselect

copy and paste tube

make sure it is the top layer

adjust, blur - radial blur

twirl, strength 100, twirl degrees 0

horizontal/vertical offset 0

protect center 50

(NOTE:  if using a different tube you may need to play around with the horizontal/vertical offset to get a nice blur)

duplicate, image flip & mirror

merge down

custom selection

left 525, top 75, right 575, bottom 175

move the blurred layer so the center is

in the center of the selection

invert, delete

invert

effects, eye candy 5 impact, glass

use a setting that looks good to you

change blend mode to overlay (or whatever looks good to you)

deselect

duplicate, 

image, mirror

merge down

select all, float, defloat

expand 2

new raster layer

floodfill with the light color from your gradient

contract 2

delete

deselect

dropshadow, 2,2,60,5,black

copy and paste cogs

they should be in the right position but if not

move them so they are sitting around the rectangles

we just made

dropshadow

copy and paste tube

dropshadow

add name, copyright and license information

merge all, flatten

save as jpg

Here are some more examples made by my lovely members over at Taggers Inn

Remember - forum set

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 1st August 2017  and assumes a working knowledge of psp

Written using psp9 but other versions should work just as well

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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Supplies needed:

Tube of choice (im using one holding a stringed instrument)

I am using the stunning artwork of Enys Guerrero which can be purchased from CDO

My Srapkit Memory Maker

Supplies HERE

Font of choice

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open blank canvas 650 x 250

c/p paper 5 

drag it down and to the left so the 

light part at the top of the paper is

showing

c/p element 37

resize 30

colorize hue 22, Saturation 101

position bottom left corner

duplicate, flip

d/s both

merge down

c/p premade cluster

position bottom left corner

under element 37

so the edges line up with the edge of the tag

c/p tube

position to the right

duplicate

adjust, blur, gaussian blur 8

change blend mode to screen, lower opacity to 70

d/s original tube

c/p wordart 3 & 6

resize both by 30

position one under the cluster at the top, rotate left slightly

position the other one above the cluster but under the 

corner element at the bottom, rotate right slightly

merge visible

new raster layer

floodfill dark brown

select all, contract by 2

floodfill beige

contract by 2

floodfill dark brown

contract by 2

delete

deselect

add copyright & license number

merge visible

Now to animate

If you are not using the same tube as me, then choose a part 

of your tube that you can animate - strands of hair, jewellery

freehand selection tool, feather 0, point to point, mode Add

zoom in and select round the strings on the violin

adjust, add noise 40, uniform, monchrome

deselect

copy

Open animation shop

paste as new animation

back to psp

hit the undo button twice

repeat the noise but change to 41

deselect

copy

in AS paste after current frame

repeat twice more but change noise to 42 & 43

save as gif

Here are some more examples made by my lovely members at Taggers Inn

Take a Picture

Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the stunning artwork of Stan Dudin

which is an exclusive over at Pics for design - any tube with a camera should do though

my scrapkit Hollywood

Supplies HERE

Font of choice

Animation Shop

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This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 17th June 2017  and assumes a working knowledge of psp

Written using psp9 but other versions should work just as well

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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open blank canvas 700 x 700

floodfill white

new raster layer

floodfill with a fore/back gradient 

made from 2 colors from your tube

sunburst, repeats 3

apply mask

merge group

resize - aspect ratio unchecked

width 90, height 110

c/p phone frame as new layer

magic wand, feather 0, click inside phone

expand 3

floodfill with same gradient as before

deselect

c/p tube as new layer

resize to fit nicely inside phone frame

erase any that is outside of the phone frame

dropshadow tube and phone frame

merge phone, tube and gradient together

c/p spotlight as new layer

resize 15

position over flash on camera

c/p element 14

resize 50

magic wand, feather 0,

click inside one of the frames of the film strip

expand by 2

c/p tube

resize to fit

position to your liking, invert, delete

deselect

repeat for the next two frames of the film strip

merge film strip and tube layers together

dropshadow

rotate left 5

position along bottom of phone

c/p element 19 as new layer

resize by 70

position bottom right corner, under film strip

c/p element 20

resize 25

rotate right 5

position bottom right under light legs

c/p element 36

resize 40

duplicate a couple of times

and position just above mask layer to your liking

C/P wordart

add name, license and copyright information

copy merged

Open Animation Shop

paste as new animation

back in psp hide the spotlight layer

copy merged

in AS paste after current frame

change frame properties to 150 on this frame only

save as gif

Darkest Night - Forum set

Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the beautiful artwork of Olga Fomina

which can be purchased from CDO

The Darkest Night Sampler from Gothic Inspirations

Eye Candy 4 - Corona

Font of choice

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This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 11th June 2017  and assumes a working knowledge of psp

Written using psp9 but other versions should work just as well

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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open blank canvas 700 x 250

c/p paper 5 as new layer

stand on bg layer

select all, crop to selection

c/p rose as new layer

resize 20

position bottom left corner

c/p fern as new layer

resize 30

rotate right 130

drag below rose

c/p leaves as new layer

resize 30

rotate left 90

position beneath rose

open scatter

select round one of the flowers

c/p as new layer

drag below fern

close scatter

dropshadow the elements and merge them together

duplicate several times

rotate, flip & mirror to your liking

and position around the edge of your canvas

c/p moss as new layer

duplicate 2 or 3 times

resize each one between 60 - 40 and 

position between the flower clusters to your liking

c/p sparkles as new layer

resize 60

duplicate, flip & mirror

position one to the left and one to the right

c/p glitter as new layer

drag down to just above the paper layer

position along the bottom edge of your tag

duplicate, flip

merge down

effects, eye candy 4, corona

glow width 10, flare size 8, stretch 100, waver 23

blur 3, overall opacity 100

color #9daab9

c/p lamp as new layer

resize 30

position to the right

c/p tube as new layer

just above paper layer

resize to fit if necessary

position to the left of your tag

change blend mode to luminance legacy

duplicate, gaussian blur 5

change blend mode to burn and lower opacity a little

(or whatever looks good on your tag)

Merge all

new raster layer

floodfill with a dark color from your tag

select all, contract 2

delete

deselect

Add name, license and copyright information

merge all flatten

save as jpg

To make matching Avatar

custom selection

left & top 0, right 150, bottom 220

edit selection, use your move tool to

position selection to your liking

edit selection

copy

deselect

paste as new image

add border as before

add name and cr

merge all flatten

save as jpg

Pirate Ahoy!

Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the beautiful artwork of Arthur Crowe

You can purchase this from his store HERE

Scrapkit - Surf n Turf from Horseplays Pasture

My mask 167 HERE

Font of choice

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This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 1st June 2017  and assumes a working knowledge of psp

Written using psp9 but other versions should work just as well

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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open blank canvas 700 x 700

floodfill white

copy and paste paper 6

apply mask

merge group

duplicate, image, mirror

copy and paste element 51

arrange the mask layers so one is moved

up a little and one is moved down a little

copy and paste element 69

resize 60, rotate right 23

drag below element 51, position so

large palm is showing to the left of the rings

erase any parts of the palm showing inside the rings

c/p element 56

resize by 40

position to the right of bottom ring

duplicate, image, mirror

c/p element 73

resize by 40

drag to top of layer palette

position bottom left of bottom ring

c/p element 48

resize by 30

position bottom right of bottom ring

c/p element 17

resize by 20

position on top of sand spilling from bucket

c/p element 18

resize by 40

position behind shell

duplicate, mirror

drag down behind bucket

c/p close up tube as new layer

ensure it is just below the rings layer

duplicate twice

position so a different part of each tube

is showing inside the rings

and erase any parts showing outside the rings

merge the 3 tube layers together

change blend mode to luminance

paste regular sized tube at top of layer palette

resize to fit nicely 

position to the right of the rings slightly

dropshadow tube and all elements 2,5,50,8,black

Add your name, license and copyright information

delete white background layer

merge visible 

crop and save as png

Green Steam

Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the beautiful artwork of Misticheskaya

which can be purchased from Pics for Design

My Scrapkit - Steamed Junk

My mask 152 HERE

Supplies

Font of choice

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This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 27th May 2017  and assumes a working knowledge of psp

Written using psp9 but other versions should work just as well

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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open blank canvas 700 x 700

floodfill white

copy and paste texture 

resize 120

duplicate

copy and paste frame - resize 50

magic wand, feather 0

click inside frame, expand by 5

invert

on one of the texture layers, delete

keep selected

copy and paste tube

position to your liking

delete

deselect

change blend mode to luminance legacy

duplicate tube layer

adjust, blur, gaussian blur 8

change blend mode to screen

dropshadow the frame

merge the frame, 2 tube layers and texture together

on the other texture layer

apply mask

merge group

make sure this layer is just above your white bg

All the following elements are to be positioned UNDER the merged frame layer

and dropshadowed 2,5,50,8, black

element 80 resize 50, position top left, colorize, hue 108, sat 129

element 77 resize 50, rotate right 85, position right side, colorize as before

duplicate, rotate again and position at the bottom of the frame

element 70 resize 30, position left middle, blend mode hard light

duplicate, image flip & mirror

element 4, resize 30, position bottom left corner, blend mode hard light

paste element 4 again, resize 20, colorize as before, position top right corner, blend mode hard light

element 69, resize 40, colorize as before, position top middle of frame, blend mode hard light

duplicate, image flip and move to the left slightly

Add any other elements you wish, colorizing as necessary

Add your name, license and copyright information

delete white bg layer

merge visible

crop and save as png

Fabulous

Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the beautiful artwork of Maxine Gadd

which I purchased from CDO but she appears to no longer be selling there

My Scrapkit - Pitcher Perfect Peonies

Template HERE

Font of choice

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This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 16th May 2017  and assumes a working knowledge of psp

Written using psp9 but other versions should work just as well

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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Open Fabulous Mystery Template

Circle layer

select all, float, defloat

copy and paste paper 11

invert, delete, deselect

Lt Grey rec layer

select all, float, defloat

copy and paste paper 12

invert, delete, 

copy and paste paper 13

delete, deselect

drag the green layer below the circle

effects, image effects, offset

horizontal -55, vertical 25

transparent checked

rotate right 12

grey rec

select all, float, defloat

copy and paste paper 3

invert, delete, 

copy and paste tube, resize as necessary

delete, deselect

change blend mode to multiply (or whatever looks good to you)

Merge down with green paper layer

arrow

image, mirror

select all, float, defloat

copy and paste paper 11

invert, delete, deselect

Using your deform tool, arrange the 

FABULOUS letters along the right hand side

following the curve of the circle

once you have them to your liking

merge them all together

select all, float, defloat

copy and paste paper 12

invert, delete, deselect

add a white gradient glow to your FABULOUS

width 3

dropshadow 

dotted line

select all, float, defloat

new raster layer

floodfill with a color from your tag

deselect

add same white gradient glow as before

dropshadow

add same gradient glow to all other 

template layers

dropshadow

delete all original template layers

copy and paste element 36

resize by 70

position under the tube layer so its showing 

at the bottom of the tag

duplicate, mirror and flip

add some other elements if you wish

add name, license and copyright information

delete white bg layer

merge visible

save as png