Friday, February 19, 2010

Aces High



You must have working knowledge of psp

I am using the beautiful artwork of Keith Garvey, you must have a license to use his art. Which you can purchase at MPT here

Supplies

Tube and font of choice

I am using Vix_Mask 362 which you can download from her site here

The font that I am using is honey script

The kit I am using is a PTU kit from Twilight Scraps called Introducing Alice. Which can be purchased here


Open a new image 600 x 600. Flood fill white

Open the paper of your choice. Resize to 600 x 600. Copy and Paste to your working image. Apply the mask of your choice. Using the layers palettes merge the mask group into a single layer.

paste the frame of your choice, and the tube of your choice. place the tube layer behind the frame layer. select the tube layer. Selections/select all/float/defloat. Now select the frame layer and using your erase tool, erase the parts of the frame that you would like for the tube to over lap. Select none. Erase any part of the tube that is sticking out from behind the frame that you do not need. With the tube layer still selected, effects/3D effects/drop shadow. Using the layers palette merge the frame and tube layers together.

Paste another paper of your choice behind the merged layer. Select the merged layer. Selections/select all/float/defloat. Choose your new paper layer. Selections/invert/delete. Add a drop shadow to the frame/tube layer and then merge it with the new paper layer.

Add the elements of you choice

Add your writing to the signature. Layers/convert to raster layer. Selections/select all/float/defloat/modify/expand. Expand 4. Add a new raster layer. Flood fill the selected part with the color of your choice. Selections/select none. Move this layer to behind your original writing, add drop shadows to both layers

Resize the signature to what size you would like and add your copyright information.

Any resemblance to any other Tutorial or Signature is not intended, and is merely coincidental.

New Tutorial "Sketching"


You must have working knowledge of psp

I am using the beautiful artwork of Rion Vernon, you must have a license to use his art. Which you can purchase at CILM here

Supplies

Tube and font of choice

I am using Vix_Mask 363 which you can download from her site here

The font that I am using is Kingthings Foundation

The kit I am using is FTU From Rachel at Rachelz_Expressionz It is part of the Dark Cravings blog train from Gothic Inspirations. You can download it from her site here

Please remember to leave some love for her if you download



Ok, lets get started!

Open a new 600 x 600 image. Flood fill white

Open the paper of your choice, resize to 600 x600, then paste to the image that you are working with

Apply the mask of your choice, On the layers palette merge the group into a single layer.

Paste the tube of your choice on top of the merged layer

Open the heart of your choice, paste behind your tube. Image/free rotate 25% right. Image/resize and resize to your liking

Using the font of your choice place your name under the tube layer to make it apear that the tube is writing the name.

Making sure that you have the name layer selected go to Layers/convert to raster layer. Then Selections/select all/float/defloat/modify/expand. Expand 6.

New raster layer. flood fill inside the selected area with a different color of your choice. *note* a lighter color on the bottom will help make the next effect stand out more. Select none

move the expanded fill layer to below the original name layer

having your original name layer selected, go to effects/3D effects/Drop Shadow.

Select the modified name layer, effects/3D effects/Drop Shadow

Add drop shadows to your tube and heart

You can resize the signature to the size that you would like

Last add your artists copyright information and your name.

Tada! You're done!

Any resemblance to any other Tutorial or Signature is not intended, and is merely coincidental.