A Working knowledge of PSP is assumed.
Supplies Needed
Tube of choice. I am using the work of PinUPToons, which can be bought at CDO.
My supplies HERE
SE_template_02 HERE
MaskAR315 HERE
PlugIn Filter EyeCandy4 - gradient glow
Animation 3
Font used is SummerTime
NOTE: This tutorial is written for the materials I used. If you choose to use something different, you may need to change some of the settings.
IPL = In Palette Layers
Let's Begin
Open template and supplies in PSP.
Click on the template. Duplicate it and then delete the original.
IPL, delete the shadow layer, as well as Raster's 1 and 2.
Click on the white background layer and paste the Soft Kitty bg, as a new layer. Apply the mask. Layers - Merge Group.
Let's deal with the tube next. Paste, as a new layer, the tube close up. Resize down to 80%.
IPL, right click and duplicate. Click on the duplicate and change it's blend mode to multiply.
Still IPL, right click duplicate and merge down to original.
Go to Adjust - Automatic Saturation Enhancement. Settings: Bias = Check More Colorful. Strength = Normal. Duplicate tube.
Move one tube below the frame layer and one is above frame trim.
Click on the tube below the frame layer. Use your lasso selection tool and carefully begin tracing around the bottom of the frame and down around the bottom of the tube that is below the frame. Delete. Select None. Now, click on the tube that is above the frame trim layer. Trace around the bottom half of the tube and delete.
Let's deal with the tube next. Paste, as a new layer, the tube close up. Resize down to 80%.
IPL, right click and duplicate. Click on the duplicate and change it's blend mode to multiply.
Still IPL, right click duplicate and merge down to original.
Go to Adjust - Automatic Saturation Enhancement. Settings: Bias = Check More Colorful. Strength = Normal. Duplicate tube.
Move one tube below the frame layer and one is above frame trim.
Click on the tube below the frame layer. Use your lasso selection tool and carefully begin tracing around the bottom of the frame and down around the bottom of the tube that is below the frame. Delete. Select None. Now, click on the tube that is above the frame trim layer. Trace around the bottom half of the tube and delete.
Ok, now let's fill in the layers. I always like to start at the bottom and work my way up.
Click on rectangle 2. Select All - Float - Defloat. New Raster Layer. Fill with this color, f07e95. Select none. Add a drop shadow. H & V = 2. Opacity = 60. Blur = 6. Color is black.
Click on rectangle 1. Select all. Paste, as a new layer, paper 3. Selections - invert. Delete. Select None. Add drop shadow.
Click on strip 3. Select all. Paste, as a new layer, paper 2. Selections - invert. Delete. Select None. Add drop shadow.
Click on strip 2. Select all - Float - Defloat. New Raster Layer. Fill with this color, 5aa5bd. Select none. Go to Adjust - Add/Remove Noise. Settings: Check Gaussian and Monochrome. Set to 10. Apply drop shadow.
Click on the dots layer. Select all - Float - Defloat. New Raster Layer. Fill with this color, f15f75. Select none. Go to Effects - 3D - Inner Bevel. Settings: Bevel 2. Width = 6. Smoothness = 30. Depth = 2. Apply drop shadow. H & V = 1. Opacity = 100. Blur = 4. Color is black.
Click on strip 1. Select all. Paste, as a new layer, paper 1. Selections - invert. Delete. Select None. Add drop shadow.
Make a gradient color. Foreground color is e2d3c4, and background color is faf8f1. In foreground click the gradient tab. Style = Sunburst. Repeats = 3.
Click on the fill layer. Flood fill with the gradient color. Select None.
Click on the frame layer. Select All - Float - Defloat. New Raster Layer. Fill with this color, faf8f1. Select None. Apply the same Inner Bevel you used for the dots. Apply a drop shadow.
Click on the frame trim. Select All - Float - Defloat. New Raster Layer. Fill with this color, f15f75. Select None.
Make a new gradient color. Foreground color is ffb5c6, and background is f15f75. In foreground color click the gradient tab. Style = Sunburst. Repeats = 0.
Click on the hearts layer. Now use your magic wand to click on just one heart. New Raster Layer. Fill with gradient color. Select None. Apply the same inner bevel last used.
Add a drop shadow. H & V = 2. Opacity = 60. Blur = 6. Color is black.
Repeat these steps for the other two hearts.
Click on the flower sparkles. Select All - Float - Defloat. New Raster Layer. Fill with this color, faf8f1. Select None. Apply the same inner bevel we've been using. Add a drop shadow. H & V = 0. Opacity = 100. Blur = 10. Color is f15f75. IPL, right click and duplicate.
Now is a good time to add the copyright.
If you are not going to animate, add name, merge all layers and save.
For the name,
Open text, font is Summertime. Size 72 bold. Background color is f15f75.
EyeCandy4 - Gradient Glow. Glow width = 3. Color faf8f1, Medium. Slide the arrow over to the R in the Remove tab. Add a drop shadow. H & V = 2. Opacity = 60. Blur = 6. Color is black.
Animation
After making your tag and adding the copyright, merge all layers. Copy and paste in animation shop as a new animation.
Go back to your tag is PSP. Using your lasso selection tool, draw out a small oblong circle at the top the the cat's eyes. Fill with this color, ded6c6. Select none. Use your soften brush, set at size 5, to smooth the edges a bit. Copy.
In animation shop, right click your tag there and then paste after current frame.
Back in PSP. Draw another shape to color in a bit more of the eyes, and again fill with the color. Select none, and smooth the edges. Copy and in animation shop, paste after current frame. Repeat these steps until the cat's eyes are almost colored in.
In animation shop, go to Edit - Select all. Now go to Animation - Animation Properties. Change the setting to 25.
Click on frame 1, go to Animation Properties and change the setting to 100. Do the same with frame 2. Click on your last frame and change the Animation Properties to 300.
Go up to View - animation. If you like the results, save as a mng file for future use.
To add the name. After making it in PSP, paste in animation shop as a new animation. Click on the propagate paste tab at the top tool bar, or in the Edit drop down.
Click on the name and then type Ctrl a, and Ctrl c. Now click on your tag and type Ctrl a, Ctrl e. Position the name at the lower middle of your tag. Save as a gif.
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and found it easy to follow.
This tutorial was created January 1, 2016.
All the ideas of this tutorial are copyrighted to BeckyP
Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely a coincidence.
You are welcome to link to this tutorial and/or print it out for your own personal use.
Please do not copy this tutorial in order to place online. Please do not re-write, pass out, or claim as your own. Thank you for your cooperation.
Click on rectangle 2. Select All - Float - Defloat. New Raster Layer. Fill with this color, f07e95. Select none. Add a drop shadow. H & V = 2. Opacity = 60. Blur = 6. Color is black.
Click on rectangle 1. Select all. Paste, as a new layer, paper 3. Selections - invert. Delete. Select None. Add drop shadow.
Click on strip 3. Select all. Paste, as a new layer, paper 2. Selections - invert. Delete. Select None. Add drop shadow.
Click on strip 2. Select all - Float - Defloat. New Raster Layer. Fill with this color, 5aa5bd. Select none. Go to Adjust - Add/Remove Noise. Settings: Check Gaussian and Monochrome. Set to 10. Apply drop shadow.
Click on the dots layer. Select all - Float - Defloat. New Raster Layer. Fill with this color, f15f75. Select none. Go to Effects - 3D - Inner Bevel. Settings: Bevel 2. Width = 6. Smoothness = 30. Depth = 2. Apply drop shadow. H & V = 1. Opacity = 100. Blur = 4. Color is black.
Click on strip 1. Select all. Paste, as a new layer, paper 1. Selections - invert. Delete. Select None. Add drop shadow.
Make a gradient color. Foreground color is e2d3c4, and background color is faf8f1. In foreground click the gradient tab. Style = Sunburst. Repeats = 3.
Click on the fill layer. Flood fill with the gradient color. Select None.
Click on the frame layer. Select All - Float - Defloat. New Raster Layer. Fill with this color, faf8f1. Select None. Apply the same Inner Bevel you used for the dots. Apply a drop shadow.
Click on the frame trim. Select All - Float - Defloat. New Raster Layer. Fill with this color, f15f75. Select None.
Make a new gradient color. Foreground color is ffb5c6, and background is f15f75. In foreground color click the gradient tab. Style = Sunburst. Repeats = 0.
Click on the hearts layer. Now use your magic wand to click on just one heart. New Raster Layer. Fill with gradient color. Select None. Apply the same inner bevel last used.
Add a drop shadow. H & V = 2. Opacity = 60. Blur = 6. Color is black.
Repeat these steps for the other two hearts.
Click on the flower sparkles. Select All - Float - Defloat. New Raster Layer. Fill with this color, faf8f1. Select None. Apply the same inner bevel we've been using. Add a drop shadow. H & V = 0. Opacity = 100. Blur = 10. Color is f15f75. IPL, right click and duplicate.
Now is a good time to add the copyright.
If you are not going to animate, add name, merge all layers and save.
For the name,
Open text, font is Summertime. Size 72 bold. Background color is f15f75.
EyeCandy4 - Gradient Glow. Glow width = 3. Color faf8f1, Medium. Slide the arrow over to the R in the Remove tab. Add a drop shadow. H & V = 2. Opacity = 60. Blur = 6. Color is black.
Animation
After making your tag and adding the copyright, merge all layers. Copy and paste in animation shop as a new animation.
Go back to your tag is PSP. Using your lasso selection tool, draw out a small oblong circle at the top the the cat's eyes. Fill with this color, ded6c6. Select none. Use your soften brush, set at size 5, to smooth the edges a bit. Copy.
In animation shop, right click your tag there and then paste after current frame.
Back in PSP. Draw another shape to color in a bit more of the eyes, and again fill with the color. Select none, and smooth the edges. Copy and in animation shop, paste after current frame. Repeat these steps until the cat's eyes are almost colored in.
In animation shop, go to Edit - Select all. Now go to Animation - Animation Properties. Change the setting to 25.
Click on frame 1, go to Animation Properties and change the setting to 100. Do the same with frame 2. Click on your last frame and change the Animation Properties to 300.
Go up to View - animation. If you like the results, save as a mng file for future use.
To add the name. After making it in PSP, paste in animation shop as a new animation. Click on the propagate paste tab at the top tool bar, or in the Edit drop down.
Click on the name and then type Ctrl a, and Ctrl c. Now click on your tag and type Ctrl a, Ctrl e. Position the name at the lower middle of your tag. Save as a gif.
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and found it easy to follow.
This tutorial was created January 1, 2016.
All the ideas of this tutorial are copyrighted to BeckyP
Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely a coincidence.
You are welcome to link to this tutorial and/or print it out for your own personal use.
Please do not copy this tutorial in order to place online. Please do not re-write, pass out, or claim as your own. Thank you for your cooperation.
