Her Big Day
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 gorgeous kit Her Big Day by Jens Sweet Tempations (kit is also available in Full Size), which you can purchase here.
A font of your choice.
A tube of your choice.
2 masks – I used WSL 249 and 261, created by Weescotslass, which is 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.
I do assume you have at least some to moderate experience and understanding of PSP.
The DropShadow throughout the tutorial remains the same: V/H -1/2 O/B 33/5.15.
Resizing throughout the tutorial is done with “Resize all Layers” NOT checked.
Open a new image, 600x600.
Open Frame1_HerBigDay_JST, copy&paste, Resize 65%.
Open Paper5_HerBigDay_JST, copy.
New layer, underneath frame layer, click with your Magic Wand inside the frame sections, Selections – Expand by 2, and on your new layer, Paste into selection, Select none.
Open your tube, copy&paste, Resize and position to liking. I duplicated mine, and also erased parts of one to make it ‘come out’ of the frame and applied a Dropshadow to that one as well.
Merge visible, Apply Dropshadow.
Gloves1_HerBigDay_JST, copy&paste, Resize 35%. I separated the gloves, first one – Free Rotate – Left – 40 degrees, move to the bottom left, second glove – Free Frotate – Left – 22 degrees, move underneath first glove, and a bit futher up, Apply Dropshadow to both.
Optional: before merging the frame and tube with the paper, place one of the gloves underneath your tube if you have your tube ‘coming out’ of the frame.
Open Arch_HerBigDay_JST, copy&paste, Resize 75%, move underneath frame layer, Apply Dropshadow.
Optional: I erased the bottom part.
Open Heart1_HerBigDay_JST, copy&paste, Resize 85%, move underneath frame, Apply Dropshadow.
Open Bell2_HerBigDay_JST, copy&paste, Resize 25%, move on top of frame, slightly off-center to the right, Apply Dropshadow.
Open Flower4_HerBigDay_JST, copy&paste, Resize 28%, move to the right side of the frame, Apply Dropshadow.
Open WineNRoses_HerBigDay_JST, copy&paste, Resize 25%, move on top of the flowers to the right, Apply Dropshadow.
Open Gift6_HerBigDay_JST, copy&paste, Resize 20%, move further to the left than the candle, Apply Dropshadow.
Open Flower1_HerBigDay_JST, copy&paste, Resize 27%, move to the bottom left, Apply Dropshdadow.
Open ChampagneGlass_HerBigDay_JST, copy&paste, Resize 25%, move on top of the pansies, to the left bottom, Apply Dropshadow.
Open BFly1_HerBigDay_JST, copy&paste, Resize 30%, move to the upper left corner, Apply Dropshadow.
Open BFly4_HerBigDay_JST, copy&paste, Resize 30%, Free Rotate – Left – 40 degrees, move to the upper right corner, Apply Dropshadow.
Open Heart2_HerBigDay_JST, copy&paste, Resize 30%, Free Rotate – Left – 17 degrees, move underneath gift box, Apply Dropshadow.
Open Paper6_HerBigDay_JST, copy.
New layer, Arrange – Send to Bottom, on new layer, Selections – Select all – Paste into selection, Select none.
Layers – Load/Save Mask – Load Mask – MaskWSL_249.
Fit to layer, show all masks, source luminance checked; invert transparency NOT checked.
Merge group.
Optional: resize mask or use your Deformation Tool, if necessary, to tweek your mask layers to your liking and/or lower the opacity.
Open Paper10_HerBigDay_JST, copy.
New layer, Arrange – Send to Bottom, on new layer, Selections – Select all – Paste into selection, Select none.
Layers – Load/Save Mask – Load Mask – MaskWSL_261.
Fit to layer, show all masks, source luminance checked; invert transparency NOT checked.
Merge group.
Optional: resize mask or use your Deformation Tool, if necessary, to tweek your mask layers to your liking and/or lower the opacity.
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 or crop the image.
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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