Thursday, November 26, 2009

Tut - Happy Harvest

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Happy Harvest

This tutorial is my own creation and based on my own ideas. Any and all similarities with any other tutorial is purely coincidental.
Please do not upload to or offer this tutorial on any other site without asking me first. Thank you.

Material you will need:

PaintshopPro – I’m using PSP X2, but you should be able to follow the tutorial in any version.
A scrap kit – I used the very beautiful kit Happy Harvest (part of the Fall Collab at Dazzling Scraps) by Crimson Butterfly Scraps, which you can purchase here.
1 tubes of your choice – or use the one I used in the tutorial, which was createdy by me and is included in the material.
A font of your choice.
A mask –I used WSL 108, created by Weescotslass, which is also included in the material. Check out her blog here for further masks.
No filters required.
You can get the material here.

Now, let’s get started. It might be helpful if you choose the elements you wish to use beforehand, and open them up in PSP prior to starting the tutorial. That way, you have them handy when following each step.
Also, you don’t have to slavishly follow each positioning nor setting – play and experiment a bit, especially if you use different elements.
If you are unsure how to position an element, refer back to my sample tag.

Open a new image, 750 x 750, transparent background.
The DropShadow throughout the tutorial remains the same: V/H 0/2 O/B 55/6.85.
Open CBSwreath, copy & paste as new layer.
Resize 50%, Resize all layers NOT checked.
Open your tube, copy & paste as new layer, position to liking.
Use your Freehand Tool (Point-to-Point, Replace, 0, 0), to erase the parts of the tube you wish to delete (so it looks like the tube is ‘coming out’ of the frame).
P4D~HappyHolidays~FreehandtoolSettings
Apply Dropshadow.
Open CBSflower1, copy & paste as new layer.
Resize 20%, Resize all layers NOT checked.
Move underneath tube layer, to the right, and a bit to the bottom, of the wreath.
Apply Dropshadow.
Open CBScornstalk, copy & paste as new layer.
Move underneath wreath, to the right side of it.
Use Freehand Tool to erase the stem at the bottom if necessary/desired
Apply Dropshadow.
Open CBSsunflower, copy & paste as new layer.
Resize 7%, Resize all layers NOT checked.
Move underneath tube layer, and move it to the bottom and right of the wreath.
Apply Dropshadow.
Open CBSleaves, copy & paste as new layer.
Resize 40%, Resize all layers NOT checked.
Free Rotate – left 15 degrees.
Move to the upper left corner of the wreath and if desired, use Freehand Tool to erase the stem.
Apply Dropshadow.
Open CBSpaper 4, copy.
Highlight frame layer and click with your Magic Wand inside the frame.
Selections – Modify – Expand by 10.
New layer, paste into selection.
Selections – Select none.
Open CBSstamp, copy & paste as new layer.
Resize 30%, Resize all layers NOT checked.
Free Rotate – right 35 degrees; sharpen.
Optional: use the crop tool now to crop your image a little bit before applying your mask, or apply the mask first, and then resize the mask to your liking.
Highlight bottom layer, Selections – Select all.
Open CBSginghamquiltsquare1, copy, back to your image and paste into selection.
Selections – Select none.
Layers – Load/Save Mask – Load Mask – MaskWSL_108.
Fit to layer, show all masks, source luminance checked; invert transparency NOT checked.
Optional: lower opacity of mask layer.
Now, the next step is to add any further text, copyright information and your watermark to the graphic.
Feel free to merge all layers visible and then resize to your liking.
If you prefer a transparent background, save your tag in PNG format.
Otherwise, if you select the JPG, it will automatically add a white background.
Should you care for a different colored background:
New layer, arrange, send to bottom, and floodfill with your color of choice.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

XOXOXO,
Dani

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