Lover’s Revenge
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 wicked kit Lover’s Revenge by Angel Designs, which you can purchase here.
A font of your choice.
A tube of your choice, or use one supplied (all made by me)
A mask –I used WSL 56, 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 1/3 O/B 60/6.15.
Resizing throughout the tutorial is done with “Resize all Layers” NOT checked.
Open a new image, 650x550, transparent background.
Open AD_Frame4, copy&paste as new layer, Resize 50%.
Open a tube of your choice, copy&paste as new layer, move underneath frame layer, Resize to liking.
On the frame layer, click with your Magic Wand inside the frame.
Selections – Modify – Expand by 2; Selections – Invert.
On tube layer, hit “Delete”.
Selections – Select None.
Apply Dropshadow.
Open AD_Paper17, copy.
New layer, move underneath tube layer.
On the frame layer, click with your Magic Wand inside the frame.
Selections – Modify – Expand by 2.
On the new layer, paste into selection.
Selections – Select None.
Highlight frame layer, merge down twice (frame, tube and paper).
Open AD_Paper1, copy.
New Layer, move under frame, Selections – Select All, paste into selection.
Open AD_Paper7, copy.
New layer, move under paper, Selections – Modify – Expand by 5, paste into selection.
Selections – Select None.
Merge both paper layers.
Move the merged frame into the upper right corner of the circle.
On frame layer, Free Rotate – Right – 22 degrees.
Apply Dropshadow.
Open AD_BleedingHearts, copy&paste as new layer, Resize 40%, Free Rotate – Right – 24 degrees.
Move on top of frame, position to the bottom of the frame.
Apply Dropshadow.
Open AD_Necklace, copy&paste as new layer, Resize 55%, move underneath BleedingsHearts, slightly to the right.
Apply Dropshadow.
Open your second tube of choice, copy&paste as new layer, Resize to liking and place to the left side of the paper circle.
Apply Dropshadow.
Open AD_Card, copy&paste as new layer, Resize 40%, move underneath frame layer.
Free Rotate – Left – 16 degrees, and move a bit to the right of the frame.
Apply Dropshadow.
Open AD_Bloodsplatter2, copy&paste as new layer, move under card layer, to the right (so that a bit of the splatter extends over the paper circle – apply Dropshadow if you like).
Open AD_Flower1, copy&paste as new layer, Resize 65%, move under card layer, but above splatter layer, position it at the lower edge of the frame, a bit to the right.
Duplicate – On copy – Mirror – Flip and move copy to the top and left.
Apply Dropshadow to both flowers.
Open AD_Stitches, copy&paste as new layer, Resize 40%, Free Rotate – Left – 17 degrees, move on top of card layer.
Apply Dropshadow.
Open AD_Tree, copy&paste as new layer, Resize 50%, move on top of splatter, to the left.
With your Point-to-Point tool, erase the ‘trunk’ of the tree extending beyond the paper cirle at the bottom.
Apply Dropshadow.
Open AD_ChainWSpikes, copy&paste as new layer, move on top of tree layer, Duplicate.
Move original with the spike to the left edge of the paper circle.
On the copy, Free Rotate – Left – 29 degrees, and move the spike a bit to the bottom of the original.
With your Point-to-Point tool, erase the the right parts of the chains extending beyond the paper cirle on the right.
Apply Dropshadow to both chains.
Open Ad_BlackHeart, copy&paste as new layer, Resize 45%, move on top of the chains layers, position it where the chains ‘cross’.
Apply Dropshadow.
Open AD_ScatteredHearts, copy&paste as new layer, Resize 65%, then Resize 85%, Send to bottom and position to the right and down of the paper circle, Duplicate.
On copy – Mirror – Flip and move to the upper left corner.
Apply Dropshadow to both scattered hearts layers.
Open AD_Paper4, copy.
New layer, Selections – Select All, paste into selection.
Selections – Select None.
Layers – Load/Save Mask – Load Mask – MaskWSL_56.
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.
New layer – move underneath first mask layer.
Open Paper10_ThatMagicMoment_JST, copy.
On your new layer – paste into selection.
Selections – Select none.
Layers – Load/Save Mask – Load Mask – MaskWSL_223.
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 (I lowered mine to 95%).
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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