Friday, March 5, 2021

Kiss Me Forum Style




In this PSP tutorial I used the artwork by Zlata_M called Lara
purchased at Pics For Design
Beautiful PTU Scrapkit by Kathy's PSP Design 
called Kiss Me
also available at Pics for Design
I love the colour combination in this St. Patrick's Day Scrap kit



Plugins:  Mura Meister - Copies
EyeCandy 4 - Gradient Glow for copyright only
Optional:  L and K landksiteofwonders ~ Zitah
Word Art by myself HERE
Font Impact

D/S ~ light drop shadow of choice

*~ Let's get started ~*

Open New Image 650 x 250 px transparent
 Flood fill white
Open elem 7 ~ R/S 50% C/P
apply mura's meister - copies
wallpaper - rotate - change top number to 25
duplicate this layer - change blend mode to 'overlay' on copy
on original tube layer apply
Texture effects ~ Fur:
15 blur , 90 density, 11 length, 44 transparency
also apply plugin L en K landksiteofwonders - Zitah 
settings: 5, 22, 29, 47, 65, 66, 57, 32
Merge the top overlay layer
down to the Zitah layer
'copy' this merged layer

To make the border for this forum set:
select the very top layer
Add a new raster layer - flood fill white
Select all - modify contract by 5 px ~ press delete 
Rename this layer 'white border'
keep selection - select modify expand by 5
Add a new raster layer
Select all - 'Paste into the selection'
modify contract by 3 ~ press delete & deselect.
Rename this layer 'pink border'

Still on this layer ~ Texture Effects ~ Weave
1, 3, 20 color white, white, fill gaps checked ~ ok
This should give the pink border a pretty dotted effect.

Back to decorating your signature tag...


Open element 53 ~ R/S 40% copy
paste below the white border layer
Rename this layer 'center leaf frame'
On left hand column in PSP, find tool - Saturation Up/Down
Mine is located in the lighten/darken group of tools
On this leaf frame we are going to brighten
it by dragging this brush tool over the frame itself.
make a circular trace over the frame a couple of times
change blend mode to 'screen'

Copy main tube with floral headpiece
Paste as a new layer below leaf frame
Center face within the frame, press delete. D/S

Select the layer below this main facial tube
Open main tube again, R/S 50% C/P
arrange to left of your working image
duplicate & mirror
Merge down 

Add flowers as you wish around the bottom of the leaf frame
elem 21 ~ 50%, duplicate, mirror
elem 8 - 25%, duplicate, mirror
elem 29 ~ 20%
elem 71 ~ 10%, duplicate, mirror
elem 97 ~ 50% place over
tube on left, duplicate, mirror
using eraser tool, erase any part of the sparkle
that overly on her face
elem 12 ~ 35%
arrange along bottom of working image, duplicate
move these elements to align horizontally
*see reference tag*
elem 4 ~ 25%, duplicate & mirror
elem 6 ~  50% place behind far right Lara tube layer

Add a new raster layer. Rename it Gradient
We are going to make a gradient.
In your material box, set foreground colour to #eca8a0
fill colour to #d6b8d6
select gradient tab in foreground ~ 45 degree angle, repeats 0

Find the gradient fill tool on your left hand column in PSP
located within the flood fill group
Select All on your layers palette (gradient layer)
using the gradient fill tool, drag the paint can from the Top Right hand corner
at a diagonal line down 
towards the bottom left hand corner & release.
Change the blend mode to 'soft light'

This should give the layers below a soft romantic glow.

C/P wordart supplied

Add copyright above the white & pink border layers in a dark green colour
duplicate copyright
on original layer,
apply eye candy 4 ~ gradient glow width - 3
soft corners - 5, overall opacity 100
colour white. Merge the two copyright layers together

Add name in font Impact sz 72 foreground nil, fill any colour
rotate name 90 degrees to left, align along left border
Objects ~ Align Vertical center in canvas 

select all, float, defloat
3D effects - Cutout 2, 2, 25 opacity, 5 blur
shadow colour black  fill interior with colour # fcd9e1
apply drop shadow 2, 2, 25, 5 blur, black. Deselect
change blend mode to Hard Light

Drop shadow any elements you wish using a light setting

Bravo!  Almost done...



For Avatar

Open elem 53 ~ 30% all layers checked


Back to Signature tag
select layer named center leaf frame
using magic wand, click inside frame
modify expand by 2 px
copy MERGED** then deselect.
**we are copying everything that lies within this circle leaf frame**

Back to avatar frame,
Using magic wand, click inside, modify expand by 1 px
Add a new raster layer below frame
Paste into the selection. Deselect.
Add a soft D/S to the frame 0, 0, 25, 3 blur, black
add elem 38 ~ 25%
elem 62 ~ 35%
rotate 90 deg to left

Add first Initial using same technique as in Sig tag.
Merge visible and save as a PNG
to keep avatar transparent

Settings for saving as PNG:
Non-interlace
Optimized palette - optimizer: 16.7 million colours
Ok






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