FTU - Tropical Mermaid 3 Piece Forum Set

Tropical Mermaid

3 piece forum set

This tutorial was written by me on April 17, 2013 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:

“Mermaid 1” tube by Tim Walters available at ADI

“Tropical Summer Days” FTU scrap kit by Jenny’s Designz

Blinds mask by Monti

Eye Candy 4000_Gradient Glow

Font_January

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

Tag:

Open 600x600 blank image

ANL_Select All_C/P paper 5 into selection_Select none

Apply mask

C/P net

C/P frame 4

Select inside openings_Expand by 5

ANL below frame

C/P paper 4 into selection_Select none

C/P Sand_position to the bottom of tag, barely covering bottom of frame

C/P net 2_mirror_Position over top corner of frame

Use eraser to soften the overhanging edges

C/P grass_Dupicate_Mirror_position as shown

C/P bow ribbon_rotate 90 to the left_place on corner of frame

C/P tube and position slightly off center

C/P seashell 2, duplicate, mirror, resize, place as shown

C/P sun and place to the top right corner between the frame and the mask layer

Add all correct copyright/license information

Add name_January_72_Black_Do Not Convert_Place in general area you want it to be

Objects_Convert text to curve_As Character Shapes

In layer palette_Click the + beside the name_clcik the + beside the name that shows below

Find the first letter of your name (should be at bottom)_using nodes, stretch to fit under mermaids hand and widen it slightly

Repeat with first letter of last name if used

If you wish to reshape any of the other letters, highlight each one in palette, then use the nodes to adjust them

When done shaping name, convert to raster

EC 4000_GG_3_25_100_#9ca47f

Sharpen

DS all layers a blurry DS_my settings are_0_0_48_23_Black

Save!!

For forum siggy:

Open 600x250 blank image

With original tag still open and in layers, Drag and drop (click on element layer in layer palette, hold down your mouse button, move mouse pointer to new canvas, when the box with a + shows, let go of the mouse button) any elements you would like onto your new canvas (or you can start over and use elements from kit again. Be sure to repeat DS if you go this way)

Position everything so it fits nicely on tag

Sharpen after re-sizing if anything looks fuzzy

Don’t forget the tube! LOL

ANL to bottom_Select all_C/P paper 4 into selection_select none

ANL to top of layers_Select all_C/P paper 5 into selection_contract by 3_Delete_Select none

Add noise_26

Add all correct copyright/license information

Add name (I drug/dropped the name from my tag and then resized it)

Save!!!

Avatar:

Open blank 150x150 image

Type first letter of name

Stretch or resize so it’s a nice size (mine were size 125)

Convert_GG_Sharpen_DS

Add any elements from previous tags you like

(I added the grass and shells)

If you add any part of the tube, be sure to put the artist info on there

Save!!