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Chrome Storm

 

 

This tutorial was written by me on June 18, 2012, using my own ideas. Any resemblance to others is coincidental and accidental. This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of psp and is written in PSPX.

Please leave some love when downloading supplies. The artists/creators work hard to make/share their work with us, so let's be appreciative. Please use all correct copyright information and follow all TOU’s. Let’s give credit where credit is due.

As always, tutorials are only a guideline. If you don't have the exact supplies, use ones you have or ones you choose.

Supplies:

“A Perfect Storm” tube by Eddie Lynn and available at Artistic Reality Talent

Please do not use this same tube without the proper license

Nfd_mask01 by Netfairy Designs

Chrome Ball picture tube

Metal Spiral picture tube

Daisy picture tube – you can get some great free picture tubes from Corel

Brush of choice

Eye Candy 4000 – Gradient Glow and Chrome

Font – Coventry Garden

Xero – Fritillary

To save time, I use the following abbreviations:

C/P = copy/paste

DS = drop shadow

FF = Flood Fill

Open a new blank 600x600 image

Add a new layer

FF #00ffff (color to match tube)

Open mask in psp

Layers – New Mask Layer – From Image – nfd_mask01

Merge – Merge Group

Effects – Blinds_4_50_#dede88_Horizontal unchecked

Add a new layer

Add a brush of you choice in black

Back on Mask layer – Use selection tool to randomly select sections of the mask

Promote selection to layer

Add noise – Uniform_50%

EC 4000 – Gradient Glow_3_25_100_default yellow

Repeat Gradient Glow changing opacity to around 20_Black (we want just a slight outline of the noise layer)

Using selection tool – select the small squares of mask

Add new layer and FF white

EC 4000 – Chrome_Default Settings

Move this layer below promoted noise layer

Add a new layer

Picture tube tool – Metal Balls_size 20

Draw a line of balls from top right chrome square to bottom right chrome square

Move below noise layer

Add a new layer below mask

Picture tube tool – Metal Spiral_size 24

Draw a line of spirals along the opening in the sides, top, and bottom of mask rectangle

Sharpen More

Selection Tool – select the rectangle opening of mask

Add new layer below it and FF #dede88

Xero – Fritillary_5_30_10_33

DS mask layer_0_0_26_5_Black

Add a new layer

Daisy Picture Tube Tool_add a daisy to bottom left

Duplicate and resize 85%

Apply EC 4000 Chrome_Default

C/P tube

Duplicate

On original – Gaussian Blur_10

Repeat Fritillary

Move this layer slightly left and down

Add correct copyright/license info

Add name_Coventry_72_Black

EC – Gradient Glow_3_25_100_ #00ffff

DS name, duplicate tube, daisies, and ball layers_2_-5_50_5_Black

Save and enjoy!