Tuesday, 21 May 2019

Enys Steam


This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 21st May 2019 and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental
Written in PSP9 other versions should work just as well

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Supplies needed:
Tube of choice - I am using the incredible artwork of Enys Guerrero
which you can purchase from CDO HERE
Scrapkits - I am using 2 from Pink Paradox Productions
Miz_Mask_306 & Miz_Mask_307 HERE
Font of choice

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NOTE:  ES = Elegant Steampunk kit - SM = Steam Mystique kit


open blank canvas 650 x 800
floodfill white

c/p ES paper 7
apply Miz_Mask_306
merge group

c/p ES paper 6
apply Miz_Mask_307
merge group

merge the 2 mask layers together
adjust - sharpness - sharpen more

c/p ES el 99 - make a circular selection just around the clock face
invert, delete - resize 55 - blend mode multiply, lower opacity to 76
duplicate, change blend mode to burn

c/p ES el 96 - carefully erase the chain
now place it under the two clock faces
on one of the clock layers
select all, float, defloat
on the pocket watch layer hit delete on your keyboard
deselect
dropshadow 2,4,30,11,black

c/p SM el 158 - resize 40 position along the hinge of the pocket watch
duplicate, mirror and line up the stems so one rose head is slightly lower than the other
merge down, dropshadow
duplicate, mirror, rotate right 18

duplicate again, rotate left 100, move to bottom of mask layer

c/p SM el 19 - resize 20 - position bottom middle
c/p SM el 42 - resize 20 - position just to the left of the hat
c/p SM el 50 - resize 22 - position in front of hat
c/p ES el 64 - resize 20 - position just under the right corner of the box
c/p SM el 60 - resize 17 - position to right of book
c/p ES el 6 - resize 20 - duplicate a couple and position to your liking
c/p ES el 44 - resize 25 - position in front of left back corner of box

Make the horizontal rose layer active

c/p tube - resize 80 - erase any that is sticking out from behind the roses
duplicate - adjust blur - gaussian blur 8 - change blend mode to soft light

c/p ES el 102 - resize 30 - position behind tube to the right
c/p ES el 111 - resize 15 - position behind tube to the left, duplicate, mirror

Adjust your elements and any others you may wish

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

Monday, 20 May 2019

Green with Envy

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 20th May 2019 and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental
Written in PSP9 other versions should work just as well

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Supplies Needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the beautiful artwork of Jasmine Beckett Griffith
which you can purchase from CDO HERE
My Scrapkit - Peridot HERE
Miz_Mask_310 HERE
Font of choice

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open blank canvas 700 x 700
floodfill white

copy & paste paper 5 as new layer
apply Miz_Mask_310
merge group
duplicate
merge down

copy & paste frame 2 as new layer
resize 60
rotate right 90

Dont forget to dropshadow as you go

Below Frame layer
el 42 - resize 25 - image effects, offset H-50 V10 - blend mode luminance legacy
el 34 - resize 50 - offset H170 V65 - duplicate, rotate left 90, offset H-296 V-177

On top of frame layer
el 35 - resize 50 - top left 
el 59 - resize 50 - bottom right
el 22 - resize 20 - bottom right
el 28 - resize 20 - on top of previous flower but up a little
el 27 - resize 20 - bottom left of previous flower
el 10 - resize 30 - position behind the last two flowers
el 9 - resize 25 - offset H-50 V-92
el 2 - resize 20 - bottom right of previous bottle
el 6 - resize 20 - bottom middle
el 31 - resize 20 - bottom middle but to right of previous flower
el 40 - duplicate - merge down - move down to bottom of tag
el 45 - resize 40 - duplicate a couple of times and position around your tag under the other elements

paste tube as new layer - resize to fit
position just above frame layer and slightly to the right

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


Thursday, 2 May 2019

A Bird in the Hand


This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 2nd May 2019 and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental
Written in PSP9 other versions should work just as well

Supplies Needed:

Tube of choice  - I am using the stunning artwork of Misticheskaya which
can be purchased from Pics For Design
Scrapkit - Berry Kissed by Pink Paradox Productions
Mask - 0060 & 0062 from Viviennes Paintbox
Font of choice

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Open blank canvas 700 x 700
floodfill white

c/p paper 24
apply mask 0062
merge group
resize 85

paste paper again
apply mask 0060
merge group
resize 85
mirror

move the first mask layer up and left a little
move the 2nd mask layer down and right a little
merge the 2 mask layers together

Frame 8 - resize 50 - move up and left a little
c/p tube, drag under frame, erase any that is showing outside the frame
change blend mode to luminance legacy
duplicate, adjust blur, gaussian blur 13, change blend mode to multiply

el 64 - resize 30 - position to the right of the frame but overlapping it a little
el 5 - resize 20 - mirror - position on top right of clock
el 44 - resize 30 - position bottom right of clock
paste tube again as top layer
resize to fit nicely to the right of your frame but not completely covering the elements
el 82, 83 & 84 - resize all 20 - position around the feet of the tube
el 9 - resize 30 - position in front of the flowers
el 110 - resize 30 - rotate right 90 - position along bottom of tag so the stem touches the bottom right corner of the cage
el 102 - resize 40 - position on top of tree
el 41 - resize 20 - position to right of cage, in front of stem
el 54 - resize 20 - position just in front of bottles
el 36 - resize 25 - position to right of bottles
el 30 - resize 20 - position in front of bottles and mannequin
el 46 - resize 10 - position in front of books

I also duplicated a couple of the flowers and the butterfly and positioned to my liking around my tag

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

Friday, 12 April 2019

Forest Song



This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 12th April 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 the gorgeous artwork of  Misticheskaya
which you can purchase from Pics for Design
My Supplies HERE
Mask of choice
Font of choice

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open blank canvas 700 x 700 
floodfill white

preset shapes tool - ellipse - bg color white
draw out a circle in the middle of your canvas
objects - align - center in canvas
convert to raster

select all, float, defloat, contract by 5
new raster layer

copy forest bg - paste into selection
deselect

on original circle
adjust - add noise - 79 gaussian, monochrome

preset shapes tool - rectangle - bg color white
draw out a vertically long skinny rectangle on the
left side of the circle, just a little longer than
the circle
convert to raster
rotate left 14

select all, float, defloat, contract by 5
new raster layer

mirror forest bg - copy - paste into selection
deselect

on rectangle - add noise as before

duplicate and mirror both rectangle layers

c/p grass
position at bottom

c/p ivy
position down left side of left rectangle
duplicate
position down left side of right rectangle
and drag down layer palette to just above the circle forest layer

c/p tube
resize as necessary
duplicate
adjust blur - gaussian blur 11
change blend mode to overlay
dropshadow original tube

delete white bg
copy merged
paste as new layer
muras meister - copies - wallpaper rotate - change number to 5 or 6
adjust - blur - motion blur - angle 145 strength 100
repeart blur
apply mask 
merge group

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


Sunday, 17 March 2019

Kiss me i'm Irish



This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 17th March 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 Misticheskaka which 
can be purchased from Pics For Design
My supplies HERE
Font of choice

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Open blank canvas 700 x 250
floodfill with gradient, linear, angle 0 repeats 0
colors #acbd64 & #6ead93

c/p shamrock 1, change blend mode to screen, lower opacity to 80
c/p shamrock 2, change blend mode to screen, lower opacity to 64

c/p just the rainbow from your tube
position in bottom left corner of tag, blend mode screen, opacity 74
(if using a different tube you can skip this step)

c/p net, position agains the left edge, blend mode overlay

c/p large tube, position left hand side of tag so just the face is showing
blend mode overlay, opacity 62

paste tube again, resize 35, mirror, blend mode soft light, opacity 78

c/p wordart, move to the right slightly, blend mode screen
select all, float, defloat
new raster layer
dropshadow 2,2,64,7,black, lower opacity to 20

c/p tube one more time, resize 50
position just to the left of the wordart 
dropshadow 2,5,30,11,black
duplicate
adjust, blur, gaussian blur 11
change blend mode to screen

new raster layer, floodfill with a dark green
select all, contract 1, delete
floodfill with white, contract 1, delete
deselect

add name, license and copyright information
merge all (flatten) 
save as jpg

Saturday, 9 March 2019

Dark Forest Patsy


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


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Tube of choice - I am using the stunning artwork of Misticheskaya which
can be purchased from Pics For Design
My Supplies HERE
Font of choice
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Place Miz_StPatLights & Miz_StPatSunburst presets in the
'My PSP Files' - Presets folder

Open all other supplies in psp


open blank canvas 700 x 700
floodfill white

c/p bg1, 
Layers - new mask layer - from image - find the mask in the dropdown list
invert checked.
apply mask, merge group, resize 90
select all, float, defloat
c/p bg2, invert selection, delete
deselect
change blend mode to dodge, lower opacity to around 50

c/p tube, resize 30
duplicate, adjust blur, gaussian blur 13
change blend mode to multiply

on the blurred layer
effects - illumination effects - lights - use the preset I supplied

effects - illumination effects - sunburst - use the preset I supplied


c/p light1, position behind tube in the gap between her
arm and head so its like the sun is shining through

c/p light2,  on top of both tube layer and blurred layer
image effects, offset, H54, V130, Custom, Transparent

c/p dark grass, position in front of tube, just to the left a little
duplicate, drag down the layer palette to just above the mask layers
mirror and move up a little so its just showing over the top of
the tubes knee

make sure you are now on the top layer

c/p pot of gold, resize 30, position bottom right in front of her knee, dropshadow
duplicate, adjust, blur, gaussian blur 13, change blend mode to multiply,
lower opacity to 77

c/p rainbow, position so its coming out of the pot of gold and looks like
it disappears behind the tubes back.

c/p harp, mirror, position behind the tube on the left

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

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Here are some more examples made by
the members of my forum Taggers Inn


Both the previous tags made by Deeva

Made by Marie



Monday, 4 March 2019

Your Smile



This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 18th February 2019 and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental


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Tube of choice I am using the beautiful artwork of VeryMany which
can be purchased from the store HERE
I used 2 close ups and one smaller tube
My supplies HERE
Font of choice
Penta.com - Vtr2


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Open blank canvas 700 x 300
c/p texture

c/p 2 close up images of your choice
position one either side of the canvas
lower opacity of both to around 44
and change blend mode to overlay on both

(Note: as you go along you may find you want to duplicate the texture layer,
erase, rotate, mirror etc to get the look you like.  I actually duplicated it about
4 times and erased parts until I achieved the look I wanted)


c/p small tube (resize if necessary)
position right in the middle
duplicate
adjust - blur - gaussian blur 13
change blend mode to overlay 
lower opacity to around 70
dropshadow original tube layer

c/p word art
position to the left a little
change blend mode to dodge
duplicate, change blend mode to screen

c/p sparkles
drag down layer palette to just above your texture layer

merge visible
duplicate
adjust - blur - gaussian blur 13
effects - penta.com - vtr2 default settings
change blend mode to screen
lower opacity between 50 - 60

c/p sparkles again, mirror and move to the right slightly

c/p texture once again
new raster layer
select all, image, crop to selection

On texture layer
select all, contract by 5
delete
deselect

adjust - add noise - gaussian 34, monochrome
magic wand, click inside the frame you just made
floodfill black, contract 1, delete
deselect
dropshadow your frame

add name, license and copyright information
merge all flatten
save as jpg


To make matching avatar

custom selection 
top & left 0
bottom and right 175
edit selection
move to a place of your liking on the banner
edit selection 
copy
deselect

paste as new image
make a frame for it as you did on the banner
add name, license and cr
merge all
save as jpg