PTU "Gem Of A Name"

Gem Of A Name

 

This tutorial was written by me on January 12, 2016, 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.

 

Supplies:

“Love Letter Girl” tube by Malberri – tube/license currently available at ADI

“Sweet Valentines” PTU scrap kit by Fiona Devils Creations currently available for purchase at ADI

Grungy Text brush of choice

Grungy Mask of choice

 

Filters:

Eye Candy 4000_Gradient Glow

 

Font:

Elephant

 

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 600x600 canvas

 

FF #890036

Apply Mask

 

C/P tube

DS_0_0_50_5_Black

DS_2_5_50_5_Black

 

Text Tool_Elephant_100_Black

Type name

 

Move name below tube

 

Line top edge of name with bottom of tube (make it look like tube is lying on name)

Using nodes stretch name so it fits nicely under tube

Convert to raster

EC 4000_GG_3_25_100_ #ff0000

 

C/P element 26

Resize so it fits nicely in straight, solid area of one of your letters

Duplicate 3 times

Place in an even vertical line

Merge 4 gems together

 

Duplicate and place in every other letter

Merge all gem layers together

Sharpen

 

C/P element 42

Using Pick Tool and nodes, rotate so it almost horizontal

Image_Flip

 

Place where you like it over name

DS_2_5_50_5_Black

 

Using Magic Wand click inside black area of any letter you want to erase the leaves from (leaves should be on top of some and going behind some letters)

Selections_Expand_2

Highlight element 42 layer

Delete

Select none

 

Highlight name

DS_2_5_50_5_Black

 

C/P element 32

Place behind name

Magic Wand_Click inside hearts

Selections_Modify_Expand_2

ANL below Mask layer

FF White

 

ANL between mask and hearts

Apply Brush

Select none

 

Highlight hearts

DS_2_5_50_5_Black

 

Add all correct copyright/license information

 

Save!!