Beware the Scarecrow

FTU Tutorial using

Scrapkit by Lori's PSP Graphics

called Scary Cute HERE

Part of a blog train by The Creative Chicks

Exclusive Autumn tube by Ellie_Milk purchased at PicsForDesign

available HERE

Mask 6 ~ Halloween 2009 by Vix HERE

Mask_Vivienne_0067 HERE  

[Scroll down about 50 masks to find .jpg]

Word Art by myself HERE

Filter Xero ~ Radiance

D/S of choice or mine 2/-2/75/5 black

Font for name: Professor Minty

1.  Open new image 725 x 675 px transparent

Flood fill white

NRL ~ select all

C/Paste into the selection Paper 14, d/s

Apply Mask_Vivienne_0067, merge group

NRL, select all

C/Paste into selection paper 12, d/s

Apply Mask 6 ~ Vix Halloween Mask, merge group.

2. Open paper 1, draw a rectangular selection approx 585 x 32 px

across any portion of paper, copy. see  below:

Paste above Vix masked layer, centering to mask,

change blend mode to 'soft light' and D/S

3.  Build tag with elements of choice, D/S as you go:

Haunted House 3 ~ 75% 

tombstone ~ 50%

Frame 9 ~ 50%

select all, float, defloat, NRL

open paper 5, C/Paste into the selection, d/s

change blend mode to 'exclusion' & duplicate

D/S original black frame

Open Witch-in-Moon element,

using selection tool, draw a selection around the wording Happy Halloween

& delete. d/s 

Resize 75%, copy

Paste as upmost layer on working image

D/S using 2/-2/55, 10 blur, black

4.  leaf pile ~ 50%, duplicate, mirror

tombstones ~ 75%

grass ~ 38% C/P to left, duplicate, mirror to right

duplicate again, on original change blend mode to 'luminance legacy'

offset copy of grass down slightly

do same with grass on left side

5.  cemetary gate ~ 100%, duplicate, mirror, erase left side of duplicate

that overlaps

scarecrow3 ~ 50%

tombstones ~ 75%

skull ~ 20%, reduce opacity to 77, place on tombstone on left

6.  coffin1 ~ 50%, mirror, place to right

Cat-Pumpkin ~ 25%. place on coffin

use rectangular selection to remove bottom portion of cat

to simulate cat-pumpkin sitting inside coffin.

(tip:  drop opacity of cat-pumpkin to 50% to help visualize coffin beneath)

d/s & increase opacity of cat-pumpkin to 100%

7.  cobweb ~ 40% place over haunted house

bat1 ~ 25%, duplicate, resize duplicate another 75%, mirror, arrange

halloween tree ~ 75%

add word art supplied

open Main tube

if using same tube, colourize one layer of dress to grey

using hue 0, saturation 0

copy merged the tube layers

place on working image, resize tube 30%

pumpkin candles ~ 100% place on top of Main tube

erase any part of main tube that extends below the pumpkin candles

duplicate main tube

apply filter Xero ~ Radiance

setting:  128/50/128/255

drop opacity to 70%

8.  scarecrow ~ 50% place above main tube layers

but below pumpkin candles layer

spell book ~ 20%

black_cat ~ 40%

9.  Add copyright, url, watermark & name

delete white bg layer

Crop ~ merged opaque

Save as a PNG

Thank you for playing with this tutorial!

 

Pretty Face ~ FTU Tutorial

 

FTU Tutorial using 

the gorgeous Nargiana tube by Misticheskaya HERE

Free Quickpage Scrap by Cutie Pie Scrap HERE or HERE

You may need to sign in or register to d/l freebies.

The Free Old Halloween Pie Stacked Paper HERE

Mask by Heidi of ie ZombieAsylum ~ HERE

and MD-Mask2 ~ HERE *

*if this a mask that belongs to you, please let me know

so I can give you credit*

Word Art by myself HERE or original Word Art by Cindy C HERE

Full credit goes to Cindy for the idea of this word art

D/S of choice

Font for name: 2 Peas Haunted House

1. Open the quickpage, resize to 700 x 700 px or size of choice

Apply the Md-mask2. Merge group. resize 98%

duplicate, close duplicate layer.

open stacked paper, copy, minimize

on working image, using rectangular selection tool,

draw a rectangle inside opening of quickpage,

extending beyond inner border by approx 4 px.

NRL

Paste the stacked paper into-the-selection. d/s

Sharpen.

2. Open duplicate quickpage layer,

apply Heidi's mask363, merge group.

move this masked layer above stacked paper layer.

3.  Open main tube of choice, mirror, resize 30%, C/P

above stacked paper layer. Duplicate.

Move duplicate above quickpage layer.

Erase part of tube layer covered by flowers.

Duplicate this layer, change blend mode to 'soft light'. Reduce opacity if desired.

Repeat this effect for tube layer below quickpage.

Drop shadow the bottommost tube layer only.

4.  Open word art of choice (remove watermark), resize 45%

C/P

Add copyright, url, watermark & name

Save as a PNG.

Thank you for trying this quickie tutorial.

 

Victorian Girls

 Sharing some AI Generated Victorian girls

for your personal use

Nightmare Alley Cluster Frame

 Sharing 'Nightmare Alley' Cluster Frame

created using

a haunting AI PTU Scrapkit by

Curious Creative Dreams

called "Nightmare Alley"

"

available for purchase HERE

*click on preview to save full size*

Scary Frankie 'n Lily FTU

*click on image to see full size*

I haven't written a tutorial in ages and had to when I found this 

PTU now FTU scrapkit by Miggins called 'Scary'  HERE 

(scroll down) Thank you Miggins ♥

Arthur Crowe Free Tube if you purchase $8 worth of Arthur Crowe tubes

at Paper Dolls Scrap Store HERE

RD Mask854 by Rachel Designs HERE

Word Art by myself HERE

Font for name ~ Addams AltogetherOoky

D/S 2, -1, 75, 5 blur, colour black

1. Open transparent image 700 x 725 px  Flood fill white

NRL Select all ~ paste Paper 19 'into' the selection d/s

Apply RD Mask854 by Rachel, merge group.

resize masked layer 97%

apply Effects ~ Edge effects ~ Enhance

2.  Beginning from masked layer, keep layering:

elem 45 ~ 35%, duplicate, arrange one upper left

and one bottom right D/S

elem 33 ~ mirror, 40% change blend mode to luminance legacy

elem 34 ~ 70%, duplicate, change opacity to 'multiply'

& merge down to original, D/S

elem 09 ~ 30%, arrange to top

2.  Add main couple tube, resize 70%

elem 13 ~ 100%

elem 52 ~ 25%, C/P onto shoulder of main tube

duplicate, move duplicate below main tube on layer palette

Select original owl layer, erase any parts of owl

that would cover area of head/neck of main tube

*see reference tag*

elem 41 ~ 25%, rotate 90 deg to left

C/P to left of main tube towards branch

duplicate as many times as desired, arranging each as desired

3.  Select main couple tube

Using eraser, erase any parts that extend beneath brown branch

duplicate tube, move this layer above all other layers

Erase any parts on tube that you wish to show of the branch

(lower opacity of this tube layer, helps to achieve this)

*see reference tag* 

elem 49 ~ with selection tool, select small bat only

C/P onto working image, resize 30%, D/S

place anywhere on branch

open elem 03 ~ 50% change foreground color to #2a2b29

using change-to-target tool, brush this element to change colour

C/P, arrange to right, D/S

elem 46 ~ 40% C/P, duplicate, change blend mode to 'multiply'

and reduce opacity to '40', merge down, D/S 

duplicate elem 03 and move this layer above tombstone

Using eraser, erase part of leaves that you do not want

covering the tombstone  *see reference tag*

elem 51 ~ 15%, image mirror, change blend mode to 'dissolve'

drop opacity to '80;

elem 18 ~ 25%, D/S, use sharpen tool size 50, brush face/eyes

this helps to define the eyes

4.  Add word art supplied

To change colour of word art from white to lime green,

use Manual Color Correction tool

(if you don't have this tool in your upper toolbar,

simply go to View ~ Customize

Scroll left column to 'All Commands'

scroll right column to find 'Manual Color Correction'

click on the blue icon & drag it into your top tool bar within PSP

be sure word art is selected, click on Manual Color Correction tool

(see below)

change source to colour white

and target to colour #dee6d8, select OK

D/S word art

5.  Delete white background layer,

resize all layers if desired

Crop merged, opaque

Add copyright, url, & name.

Merge visible, save as a png.

Thanks for trying my tut!

xo