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Ghosties and Ghoulies

This tutorial was written by me on October 22,2014, 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:

“Grave Digger” tube/image by Meg Baker – this tube was purchased from PSP Tube Stop which has since closed. If you do not have this tube with license, pleae use a suitable replacement.

Template 146 by Sophisticat Simone

Word Art/Saying of choice – this one was made by a member of a forum and unfortunately I cannot share it.

Eye Candy 4000_Gradient Glow

Font_ CamelliaD

Abbreviations:

EC = Eye Candy

GG = Gradient Glow

DS = Drop Shadow

C/P = Copy and Paste

FF = Flood Fill

ANL = Add New Layer

AS = Animation Shop

When working with templates, always Shift+D to duplicate, close original, then on each layer, select with magic wand (or Select All, Float, De-float), ANL, close/delete the original, do steps required in tutorial, select none.

Open Template

Shift+D

Close original

Delete credits and background layers

Starting at bottom:

C/P image as new layer

Gaussian Blur_30

If blurred image does not cover canvas, stretch it until it does

Black Strip:

FF #9c6420

Effects_Texture Effects_Blinds_4_30_Black

DS_0_0_100_10_Black

Raster 2:

Select with magic wand

C/P the image again placing parts you want inside the selected area

Promote to layer

Select none

Blend Mode_Burn

Repeat for Copy of Raster 2, placing a different section of the image

Merge raster 2 and copy together

EC 4000_GG_3_25_100_#fe9025

Nose_35

Repeat DS

Merge the 2 image layers with the merged raster layers

C/P tube

Repeat DS

C/P Word Art

ANL to top of palette

FF Black

Select All_Contract 2_Delete_Select none

Repeat DS

Add all correct copyright/license information

Name_CamelliaD_48_#fe9025

Save!!