Spooky Halloween

In this PSP tutorial I used the artwork of Alicia Mujica

available for purchase at AliciaMujicaDesigns

Anyone wishing to use the same image in their own personal creation

MUST have the proper license for that image

FTU Scrapkit called 2018 Halloween Freebie by TinyTurtleDesigns

template 36 by Pink of JustLikeCandyDesigns

Mask 2c931711 HERE

I do not know the owner of this mask

Please notify me if it belongs to you.

WordArt Spooky by Pink of JustLikeCandyDesigns

Font Moonstone

Open template 36

delete CR & background doodle 

Add a new raster layer, Flood fill white

and send to bottom

Add new raster layer, flood fill #d34917

Open mask, minimize

apply mask to this orange layer, merge group.

Select right blue circle, select all, float, defloat

add new raster layer & paste paper 4 'into' the selection.

deselect.

Select left blue circle. Copy flower 22, resize 75%

and paste over top left blue circle, delete circle layer.

Select left checker sq, select all, float, defloat

add layer, C/P paper 14 'into' the selection, deselect.

Change blend mode to 'multiply'

Do same for right checker sq

Select left neon green circle, select all, float, defloat

Add new raster layer

C/P paper 6 'into' the selection. Deselect.

Select right neon green circle, select all, float, defloat

add new layer, paste paper 15 'into' the selection. Deselect.

Select purple center rect, select all, float, defloat,

paste paper 11 as new layer, selections invert, delete excess.

Change blend mode to 'multiply' and duplicate

Back to purple center rect, using adjust brightness/contrast

setting 255/0, changes purple to white

Select all, float, defloat, modify expand by 4 px,

add a new raster layer, flood fill black. Deselect

move this layer below white center rect.

Adjust, add noise, random, 55, monochrome UNchecked

Select black center square, open frame 16, C/P

move slightly downward

Using magic wand, click in center of this frame,

modify selection expand by 10, invert

back to black center square, delete excess black.

Add tube of choice, duplicate

move duplicate copy of tube below frame 

but above black center

using selection tool, draw a free hand selection

around bottom of tube to remove excess beyond outside of frame

Do this for both artist tube layers.

(you may use eraser tool instead to erase bottom of tube layers)

Add 'close-up' of tube inside frame for a mirrored effect.

Use magic wand to select inside frame,

Paste close-up, invert & delete excess tube.

Lower opacity of close-up to 32%,

duplicate and change blend mode to 'soft light' 

Add elements of choice or what I used:

2,3,4

23,24

30, 34, 37

41, 48,

63, 64, 65, 74 & 76

resize to your liking, sharpen once

Back to right blue circle paper 4 layer, 

select all, float, defloat, modify selection expand by 4

add a new raster layer,

flood fill with gold gradient (used metal brass, linear 45 angle)

comes with this version of PSP

Deselect 

Be sure this gradient layer is below the paper layer but above the

right blue circle layer.

On gradient layer, adjust, brightness/contrast - fill light/clarity

setting 48/17.

Add dropshadow to all circle layers, rectangle layer, frame & elements 

**Do not dropshadow elements 34 & 76**

Add wordart of choice, resize 50%, C/P & D/S

Add copyright, license & url

Add name in same colour as Masked layer #d34917

use favourite bevel setting & D/S

Close or delete white background layer.

Merge Visible, crop merged opaque

and save as a PNG.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial