Tut - In Loving Memory

In Loving Memory

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 wonderful kit In Loving Memory by Aleahs Mommy Designs, which you can purchase here.

1 tube of your choice.

A mask –I used WSL 125, 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 550, transparent background.

The Dropshadow remains the same throughout the tutorial: V/H -2/2 O/B 60/8.65.

Open AMD ILM Frame 6, copy&paste as new layer.

Resize 20%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open AMD ILM Frame 7, copy&paste as new layer.

Resize 20%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

Apply Dropshadow.

Selection Tool – Circle and start in center of canvas, drawing it out until it touches (roughly) the edges of the first frame (Frame 6); new layer, move underneath Frame 6 layer.

Open AMD ILM Paper 22, copy and paste into selection.

Selections – Select none.

Apply Dropshadow.

Selection Tool – Circle and start in center of canvas, drawing it out until it touches (roughly) the edges of the second frame (Frame 7); new layer, move underneath Frame 7 layer.

Open AMD ILM Paper 30, copy and paste into selection.

Selections – Select none.

Apply Dropshadow.

If you’d like to fit this layer a bit neater to the Frame 7, use the Deformation to ‘stretch it a bit wherever necessary / desired (or use the Ellipse under Selection Tool).

Opem AMD ILM SSLisa Poser 1, copy&paste as new layer – this layer ought to be on top of everything else.

Resize 35%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

Move a bit to the top and right.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open AMD ILM Candle 1, copy&paste.

Resize 10%, Resize all layers NOT checked and Resize a second time 75%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

Move underneath Poser layer.

Mirror and position to the bottom and left.

Adjust – Sharpness – Sharpen (if desired/necessary).

Apply Dropshadow.

Open AMD ILM Bow w Sash 2, copy&paste as new layer.

Resize 10%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

Free Rotate – Left 27 degrees.

Move underneath candle layer, and position to liking.

Highlight the bottom paper layer (Paper 22).

With your Magic Wand, click outside the paper.

Highlight your Bow layer, and hit “delete”.

Selections – Select none.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open CGC_ILM_EL 4, copy&paste as new layer.

Resize 10%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

Arrange – Move to top.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open CGC_ILM_EL 44, copy&paste as new layer.

Resize 10%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

Move underneath Bow layer and duplicate, mirror.

On left ribbon: Free Rotate – Right 7 degrees.

On right ribbon: Free Rotate – Left 4 degrees.

Sharpen both ribbons if necessary/desired.

Apply Dropshadow to both ribbons and position as desired.

Use the Freehand Tool or Eraser Tool to erase the bottom part of each ribbon sticking out above the Bow.

Highlight bottom layer (should be empty, if not, new layer, Arrange – Send to Bottom).

Selections – Select all.

Open CGC_ILM P 22, copy.

On bottom layer, paste into selection.

Selections – Select none.

Layers – Load/Save Mask – Load Mask from Disk – WSLMask_125.

Fit to layer, Source luminance and Show all mask checked; Invert transparency NOT checked.

Merge group.

Either resize if necessary, or use Deformation Tool to fit mask (if desired/necessary).

Now, the next step is to add any further text and your watermark to the graphic.

Use your crop tool to crop your image, and, if tag is too large for you, 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, after you merged all layers visible:

New layer, arrange, send to bottom, and floodfill with your color of choice.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

XOXOXO,

Dani