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Dark Beauty

This tutorial was written by me on January 02,2015, 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 PSPX6.

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:

"Poison" tube by Renee L.Lavoie - tube/license available at ADI

Filters:

Kiwi's Oelfilter_Zig Zack

Xero_Porcelain

Eye Candy 4000_Gradient Glow

Flaming Pear_Super Blade Pro_M_Coconutice

Fonts:

Coliseo-Normal

BankGothic Lt BT

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

Open blank 600x250 image

Make a gradient using #2e0b49 and #7e7ac5

Angle 40_Repeats 3

ANL_FF with gradient

Distortion Effects_Pixelate_5_10

Art Media Effects_Brush Strokes:

Kiwi's Oelfilter_Zig Zack:

~*~*~ NOTE: This is a notoriously cranky filter, so you may have to play with the settings to get something you like. It never seems to do the same thing twice, LOL. ~*~*~

C/P close up and position on the left side

Blend Mode_Burn

C/P tube again, re-sizing and placing on the right

Xero_Porcelain_50_128_128_0_0_255

DS_0_0_100_10_Black

DS_-40_-40_75_25_Black

ANL to top

FF #2e0b49

Select All

Contract 3_Delete

Select none

EC 4000_GG_3_25_100_#7e7ac5

DS_0_0_100_10_Black

Repeat DS 3 more times

Wording:

"DARK"_ Coliseo-Normal_72_#2e0b49

Rotate right 90

Use nodes to fit word inside frame

Place as shown

Select All_Float_De-Float_Flaming Pear_Super Blade Pro_M_Coconutice_Default

Select none

Repeat EC 4000_GG

DS_0_0_100_10_Black

"Beauty"_BankGothic Lt BT_30_#7e7ac5

Repeat GG using #2e0b49

Repeat DS

Add all correct copyright/license information

Name_CamelliaD_72_#7e7ac5

Repeat GG using #2e0b49

Repeat DS

Save!!