No Scraps Tut_"In My Thoughts"

In My Thoughts

 

 

This tutorial was written by me, VCC, on September 17, 2022 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. 

 

Supplies:

Tube 41-2 by Sheena Pike - tube/license currently available at CDO

Mask 088 by Vivienne

Mask 023 by Becky_Becky's masks are no longer available, so please use a suitable replacement

Heart pre-set shape

My word art below_click image, then right click and save the full size png

 

FILTERS:

Filters Unlimited 2_Paper Textures_Canvas, Fine

Mura's Meister_Copies

 

FONTS:

Always Black

 

Abbreviations:

DS_Drop Shadow

ANL_Add New Layer

EC_Eye Candy

GG_Gradient Glow

AS_Animation Shop

C/P_Copy and Paste

FF_Flood Fill

Ctrl+A_Select All

Ctrl+C_Copy

Ctrl+V_Paste

Ctrl+D_De-select

Ctrl+E_Paste Into Selected Frame/s

 

Open blank 700x700 canvas

Pre-Set shape tool_Heart_stroke 10 Black_Fill closed

Draw a heart on your canvas roughly the size of your tube

Convert to raster

Add Noise_Gaussian 100

Duplicate

On bottom heart_Blur 5

C/P tube, placing to the left of the heart as shown

You want it to go above the top edge of the heart

Xero_Porcelain_50_128_128_0_0_0

Duplicate

On original tube layer_Adjust_Blur_Gaussian5

Freehand Selection Tool_Select the left side of the tube you want misted

Selections_Feather_50_hit delete a few times on both tube layers

CTRL+D

Magic Wand_Select inside the top heart_Invert

Eraser Tool_Erase parts of the tube layers that show above the top part of the heart

Invert_Expand by 5

ANL below both heart layers_FF White

C/P tube, placing the flowers as the main focus on the right side of the heart

Invert_Delete_Invert

Gaussian Blur 10

Duplicate

On Duplicate_Radial Blur_Zoom_61_0_0_0_0_Elliptical NOT checked

Edge Effects_Enhance

FU2_Paper Textures_Canvas, Fine_156_87

Ctrl+D

Selection Tool_Point To Point

Select the portion of the heart frame that will be above the tube

(I selected the area directly above the face and part of the flowers)

Promote to layer on both heart layers

Delete on the 2 original heart layers

Ctrl+D

Move both promoted heart layers to the top, keeping the blur layer below the other 

(this makes the blur show over the tube)

Pre-Set Shape Tool_Heart_Stroke 0_Fill #e9a1da

Draw a small heart in center of canvas_Convert to raster

Mura's Meister_Copies_Tiling_Default but change the Tile Gap to 2

Add Noise_Gaussian 20

Move to bottom of the layers

Apply Vivienne Mask 088

Duplicate

On top tiled heart mask layer_Gaussian Blur 5

ANL below the masked heart layers_FF Black

Apply Becky Mask 023

Click "K"_Use nodes to push the mask closer to the heart

C/P word art, placing as shown

DS_0_2_100_3_Black

Add correct copyright/license information

Name_Always Black_72_Black

DS_0_2_100_3_White

Save!