PTU She Awaits Tutorial

© AWDesigns Tutorials - January 2013
 

This tutorial is my own creation and any resemblance to others is purely coincidental.  This tutorial was written for those with a working knowledge of PSP.  Please do not copy or claim as your own.  Anything you produce from this tutorial is yours to do what you wish for personal use only.  No profit is to be made from your results.

Materials Needed:

PSP X or any version should work

Eye Candy 5 - Gradiant Glow for credits

Mask:  Moonbeams & Spiderwebs Mask 26 found here 

Font Used: Precious 
A tube of your choice.  I used the stunning artwork of Kurama Phoenix which you can purchase at Creative Design Outlet. You must have a license to use this art.

Scrap Kit - ScrapFoxy_IB-KuramaPhoenix-4-2 can be purchased at Creative Design Outlet.

 Let's begin by open a new transparent image 700 x 700 so we have lots of room.

Open your tube - duplicate - closed original.

Select All on your new image.

Open Paper2_FD - copy & paste into selection.

Selections - Select None.

Merge group.

Open Frame1_FD - resize 80% - copy & paste as a new layer above the mask layer.

Copy & paste the close up tube as a new layer - move below the frame.

Grab your magic wand and click inside the frame.

Selections - Modify - Expand by 2

Selection Invert

Move to tube layer and hit delete key once.

Select None.

 Lower opacity to 65

Add drop shadow to the frame - V/H 2, Opacity 35, Blur 3, black

Repeat drop shadow but change V/H to -2

Copy & paste the other tube as a new layer above the frame layer.

Position on the right side of the frame.

Add drop shadow - V/H 4, Opacity 25, Blur 10, Black

Open Element1_FD - copy & paste as a new layer above the main tube layer. Position it so it appears she's sitting on it.

See my tag for reference.

Add same drop shadow.

Open Element10_FD - resize 65% - copy & paste as a new layer - add same drop shadow.

Open Element11_FD - copy & paste as a new layer below the main tube layer - position at the top of the frame.

Add same drop shadow.

Open Element2_FD - resize 65% - copy & paste as new layer - position on the right covering the bottom edge of the main tube.  See my tag for reference.

Add same drop shadow.

Open Element3_FD - resize 65% - copy & paste as a new layer.

Image - Mirror

Position below the lock layer and add same drop shadow.

Open Element4_FD - resize 65% - copy & paste as a new layer. Move it below Element1 layer on the left side of the frame.

Add same drop shadow.

Open Element8_FD - resize 50% - copy & paste as a new layer below the main tube layer.

Position on right side of main tube. 

Add same drop shadow.

Open Element7_FD - copy & paste as a new layer - position just below the purple flower layer.

See my tag for reference.  Add same drop shadow.

Open Element14_FD - resize 50% - copy & paste as new layer - move to the very top of the palette.

Position over a piece of the top ribbon.  Zoom in 300% and get your eraser tool. Erase a bit of the ring so it appears that the ribbon is going through the ring of this element.

Add same drop shadow.

Open Element5_FD - resize 50% - copy & paste as a new layer - move below the lock layer and position to the right side of the lock.  See my tag for reference.

Add same drop shadow.

Add a new raster layer at the top of your palette.

Open your Picture Tube tool and select the starpink tube from the drop down. It is a standard tube in PSP artistic tubes.

Set the size to 35 - randomly click around on your tag to add pink sparkles.

See my tag for reference.

 Go to Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

Merge all layers visible.

Resize to 550 x 550.

Crop Image - Merged Opaque.

Add © copyright info, license number and text.

 Save as a transparent png.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

Hugs~Anna