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Being Me

 

 

This tutorial was written by me on October 03, 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/license 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:

“Cheshire” tube by Diana Levin – tube/license available at TPP

Template 85 by Spawn’s Templates

Eye Candy 4000_Gradient Glow

Mura’s Meister_Copies

Xero_Simplicity

Screen Works_Dot Screen

Stylize_Wind

Font_Steiner

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 all, Float, De-float (or select with magic wand), ANL and close/delete the original, then do steps required in tutorial.

 

Make a gradient using a dark and a light color from tube

Gradient_Linear_0_Repeat 1 (you want the light color in middle)

Main Background_FF gradient

Duplicate

On original_Effects_Lumination Effects_Sunburst:

Foreground_Select_highlight original background_Promote to layer_

Screen Works_Dot Screen_Select none
Move above Foreground layer

Right Horizontal_FF thin strip #bb9450_Add Noise_45

FF wide strip #553e22

Select none

DS_0_0_100_10_Black

Repeat 2 or 3 times

Left Horizontal_Repeat same steps as right horizontal

Right Angled Line_FF #19121a

Select none

Stylize_Wind_From Left

Effects_Edge Effects_Enhance More

Repeat DS twice

Left Angled Line_Repeat same steps as for Right Angled Line changing the direction in Wind to From Right

Text tool_Ariel_11_Black_type out your wording (I used “BEING ME”)

Mura’s Meister_Copies_Tile_Default but change Tiling Gap to 5

Select the Foreground layer with magic wand_Invert

Highlight wording layer_Delete_Select none

C/P tube _re-size 85%

Duplicate

On Duplicate_Adjust_Blur_Gaussian Blur_10

Effects_Texture Effects_Sandstone:

Effects_Artistic Media Effects_Brush Strokes:

Enlarge by 111%

Duplicate

Xero_Simplicity:

Re-size 95%

Original tube_repeat DS

ANL to top of canvas

FF #19121a

Select All_Contract 2_Delete_Select None

Repeat DS

Add all correct copyright/license information

Name_Steiner_72_#553e22

EC 4000_GG_3_25_100_#bb9450

Sharpen

DS_3_7_100_10_Black

Save!!

Avatar

Shift+D to duplicate original sig tag

Re-size all layers 85% twice

Crop tool_150x150

Position at top left

Crop

ANL_Repeat steps for sig tag frame

Name_Repeat as for sig tag using first letter of name

Repeat name DS

Save!!