PTU - Fireworks

Fireworks

 

This tutorial was written by me on June 13, 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:

“Miss USA” tube by Arthur Crowe – tube/license available at ACF

~*~*~ At the time of this tut, the tube and scrap kit were pending release~*~*~

“Miss USA” PTU matching scrap kit by Bookworm Dezines both available at ACF

VM Natural_Sparkle

Eye Candy 4000_Gradient Glow

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

Open blank 600x250 canvas

ANL_FF Black

C/P elements 6 and 17

Duplicate 17_Mirror

Place as shown and merge these 3 together

Blend mode_Hard Light

C/P tube placing to the right of tag

ANL_FF Black_Select All_Contract 3_Delete_Select none

DS tube and frame_0_0_65_15_Black

Add all correct copyright/license information

Add name_Steiner_72_White

EC 4000_GG_3_25_100_#ff0000

DS same as before

Animating:

Highlight fireworks layer

VM Natural_Sparkle_20_255_255_255_255_98

Repeat Sparkle again changing the Random Seed slightly

Copy merged

Animation Shop_Paste as new animation

Back to PSP

Undo twice (remove all the sparkles)

Repeat Sparkle twice changing Random Seed each time

Copy merged

AS_Paste after current frame

PSP

Repeat undo and adding Sparkle, again changing Random Seed each time

AS_Paste after current frame

Check animation. If you like it, save!!!

PTU - Patriotic Babe

Patriotic Babe

This tutorial was written by me on June 01, 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:

“Good Day” tube by Arthur Crowe

“Good Day” matching PTU scrap kit by

Bookworm Dezines both available at ACF

Template 29 by Babe’s Designz - unfortunately, it seems Babe's site is down so please choose a suitable template

Filters: Redfield/Lattice Composer/7 Riffles Needled

Xero/Fritillary

Eye Candy 4000/Gradient Glow

Mask 41 by Gems Taggin’ Scraps

Font_ Platsch 2      

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 template_Duplicate_close original

Starting at bottom:

Layer 1_select_ANL_FF#ff0000_ Redfield/Lattice Composer/7 Riffles Needled/Default_EC 4000 GG/3_25_100_White_DS/0_0_100_10_Black

Layer 2_Select_ANL_FF White_Duplicate_On duplicate_Effects/Texture Effects/Fine Leather/Default_Select none_

On original layer_GG #ff0000_Repeat DS

Layer 3_Select_ANL_FF#0000ff_Effects/Texture Effects/Blinds_5_38_#000040_Horizontal un-checked

Repeat GG white and DS

Layer 4_Select inside_Expand by 2_ANL Below frames_

Choose 2 colors from tube ( I used #80afd7 and #576f8a)

Set palette to Gradient using these 2 colors_Angle 45_repeats 1

FF blank layer with gradient

Select none

On top frame:

Select_Expand by 2

C/P close up tube placing inside frame_Invert and delete when you have it placed to your liking

Repeat for bottom frame, mirroring tube

Merge tubes

On tube layer_Xero/Fritillary_5_30_10_15

Change Blend mode to Luminance (Legacy) and lower opacity to 50

Frame layer_Noise_60

Repeat DS

Layer 5 – close or delete

C/P element 14 from scrap kit_resize to fit where layer 5 was

Select inside_Expand by 2_ANL below frame_FF with gradient

Effects/Texture/Canvas Coarse_Default

Effects/Texture Effects/Weave_1_4_10_Both boxes Black_Fill Gaps Checked

C/P close up again positioning inside frame

Invert/Delete

Change Blend Mode to Soft Light

Select None

Repeat DS on frame

C/P full tube and place as shown

DS_0_0_55_25_Black

C/P the any elements you like from the kit, duplicating, mirroring, and placing between layers

I used the following:

Element 4

Element 5 – Noise 50_Duplicate_Flip_Mirror

Element 9 – Noise 50

DS elements_0_0_55_25_Black

ANL to bottom of  canvas

Select All_C/P paper 5 into selection

Apply mask

Use the Raster Deform tool (D) to pull the mask out so it shows around edges of template

Add all correct copyright/license information

Name_Platsch 2_100_stroke 1 #0000ff_Fill Black

DS_0_5_50_5_Black

Save!!