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

Eternal

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 27th January 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 awesome artwork of Enys Guerrero
which you can purchase from CDO
Scrapkit - Eternal from Art of Rene Kunert
Maskset145_Mask2 from Rachel Designs
Font of choice

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open blank canvas 700 x 700
floodfill white

c/p paper 6
apply mask
merge group

c/p fra-13
resize 80
rotate right 30
move up a little to line up with the mask
d/s

c/p fra-12
resize 70
d/s

make fra-13 active
select all, float, defloat
make fra-12 active
erase some of the frame inside the selection
so the ivy shows and makes it look like its
intertwined through the frame.
deselect

c/p ele 105
resize 40
position top left corner of frame
d/s

c/p ele 113
resize 40
position bottom middle of frame
duplicate, merge down

c/p tube
resize as necessary
position inside the frame and erase any excess showing outside

add name, license and copyright information
delete white background
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

By Marie

By Wally

By Lisa

By Penny

Wistful

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 3rd 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 awesome artwork of Zindy

which you can purchase from the store HERE

My supplies HERE

Font of choice

Miz_mask179 HERE

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open blank canvas 700 x 700
floodfill white

c/p paper, apply mask, merge group

c/p overlay, lower opacity to 64, change blend mode to luminance

c/p frame, duplicate, rotate right 4, image flip, dropshadow both

c/p stitches, position along bottom right of frames, 
so the look like they have been stitched together, dropshadow

c/p flower cluster, resize 30, position bottom left corner of frames, dropshadow

c/p tube under frames, resize and position in right side of frame
to your liking, erase any showing outside of the frames but leave any that is 
showing inside the left frame
change blend mode to luminance (legacy)

duplicate, adjust blur, gaussian blur 7, change blend mode to hue

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

Sweet Like Candy - Forum Set

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 12th January 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 - Preferrably one with a close up

I am using the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis

which can be purchased from CDO although mine was 

purchased from MPT when it was open.

Font of choice

Filters - Penta.com, Muras Meister, Tramage

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open blank canvas 700 x 250

c/p large tube
muras meister - copies - wallpaper (rotate), default settings

adjust, blur, gaussian blur 15

penta.com - jeans - 22, 4

duplicate

image effects - offset - H-145, V0

Tramage - gradient/spokes ratio maker, 168

image effects - offset - H145, V0

selection tool, custom selection
top & left 0, right 495, bottom 250
delete
deselect

duplicate, image mirror
selection tool, rectangle, feather 16-20 (ish)
draw a small vertical rectangle just covering the sharp edge
hit delete several times
deselect

c/p large tube
position so she covers the edge of the left spokes
d/s 
change blend mode to screen

c/p small tube
mirror and position so she covers the edge of the right spokes
d/s

custom selection - left 0, top 30, right 700, bottom 60
new raster layer, floodfill with a color from your tag
deselect
duplicate
image, flip
merge down, 
change blend mode to mulitply (or what looks good on your tag) and drag below your small tube

text tool - font of choice - color white
type out SWEET LIKE CANDY (or other saying/words of your choice)
 several times until it fits across the tag
and inside one of the small rectangles we just made.
convert to raster
d/s
change blend mode to overlay and drop opacity to around 60
duplicate and position one in each of the rectangles

merge all
new raster layer
floodfill with a color from your tag
select all, contract by 3, delete

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


To Make Matching Avatar

custom selection
top & left 0
bottom & right 175
selections, edit selection, move to a part of your tag that you like
edit selection, copy, deselect

paste as new image
new raster layer
floodfill with same border color
select all, contract by 3, delete
deselect,
add name, cr and license
merge all
save as jpg

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Here are some more examples 

Crowning Love

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 26th January 2019 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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Tube of choice, I am using the stunning artwork of VeryMany 

which you can purchase from her store HERE

Scrapkit - Dear Valentine by Verena Designs

(I have had this kit in my files for the longest time and cannot find where it can now be purchased)

Mask 1 from MaskSet31 by Rachel Designs

Font of choice

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Open blank canvas 700 x 700

floodfill white

c/p tube 

effects - muras meister, copies - wallpaper rotate - default settings

adjust - blur - motion blur - angle 135, strength 100

repeat blur

apply mask

merge group

elements 05, 09, 14, 23, 24, 32, 36, 40, 41 & 55

c/p all elements on to canvas

resize and position to your liking

use my tag as a reference if you wish

c/p tube, above the frame

resize as necessary

erase any that is showing outside the frame

add name, copyright and license information

delete white background layer

crop and save as png

I also made a matching avatar for mine

Princess Castle

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 4th January 2019 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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Tube of choice, I am using the stunning artwork of VeryMany 

which you can purchase from her store HERE

Scrapkit - Forest Fairy by Pink Paradox Productions

Mask 044 from Vivienne's Paintbox

Font of choice

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Open blank canvas 700 x 700

floodfill white

new raster layer

select all

paste paper 7 into selection

deselect

apply mask

merge group

resize 90

Dropshadow as you go 2,5,40,10,black

element 55, resize 40

element 122, resize 50, mirror, position behind castle

paste tube on top, resize 30

element 65, resize 40, position under tube just poking out the bottom

element 47, resize 30, position to right of tube

element 25, resize 20, position at bottom of mailbox

element 40, resize 30, position left of tube

element 35, resize 20, position on top of skirt to the left

add another other elements you wish and rearrange layers to suit

Add name, copyright & license information

delete white background

Merge visible

Crop and save as png

Elven Arch

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 4th January 2019 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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Tube of choice, I am using the stunning artwork of VeryMany 

which you can purchase from her store HERE

Scrapkit - Forest Fairy by Pink Paradox Productions

Mask 041 from Vivienne's Paintbox

Font of choice

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Open blank canvas 750 x 750

floodfill white

new raster layer

select all

paste paper 8 into selection

deselect

apply mask

merge group

resize 90

Dropshadow as you go 2,5,40,10,black

element 51 resize 50

element 63 resize 50, position at bottom of arch

element 66 resize 50, position below arch, erase parts that are showing outside the arch

element 56 resize 20, position below the grass a little. Butt up to the to the left edge of the arch

paste tube on top resize 40, position slightly to the right so you can see the 

castle a bit behind her head

element 70 resize 50, position at the bottom, go back and erase any of the dress 

that is showing under the grass

element 109 resize 22, position to the left

element 23 resize 22, position to the right

freehand selection tool, feather 13, draw a small selection along the bottom edge of the glass

bottle, hit delete twice, deselect.  

This softens the edge of the glass and makes it look like its "in" the grass

element 26 resize 22, position in between the glass bottle and the mushrooms

element 105 resize 50, position just above mask layer around the arch

Add any other elements you wish, rearrange your layers to suit

Add name, copyright and license information

delete white background

merge visible

crop and save as png