Saturday, November 20, 2021

A Little Bit Wicked

 


In this PSP tutorial I am using the artwork of Amberly Berendson
This tube called 'Dollmaker' is available for purchase
You must have a license to use her artwork.
FTU blogtrain tagger kit called 'All Hallows' by Miggins
part of the Scrappin' Your Heart Out Blog Train October.
♥ Thank you Migs ♥ 
Please check out her entire blog HERE
Word Art by myself found HERE, another version HERE
Miz_Mask_352 by Misteeque found HERE
(grab the .jpg version)
Font Blood Omen
Drop shadow of choice, adding as you go.
*Sharpen once any image rotated or resized*

*~ Let's get started ~*

1. Open new Image 700 x 700 px transparent
Flood fill white
On material palette, close foreground color
and set background to black,
draw out a Preset set Circle shape
approximately 650 x 585 px.
Convert to raster layer.
Change background color to white.
Draw out another preset shape circle
approximately 445 x 445 px. & convert to raster layer.
Place the white circle off center in relation to the black circle as below:

Still working on white circle, selections ~ select all
now select black circle layer & press delete. Deselect.
Delete the white circle layer.
Working on black circle, select all, float, defloat.
modify selection ~ contract 2 px, add new raster layer
Open paper 12, copy 
& paste 'into' the selection. Deselect.
Merge down the paper layer to the black circle.
Using magic wand, tolerance 10, feather 0,
click inside the frame, modify expand selection by 5 px
add new raster layer
Open Paper 7, copy & paste 'into' the selection. Deselect.
move this layer below frame.
Open element 27, resize to 215 px width
C/P on paper 7, move to right
delete or erase any excess beyond frame.
Change blend mode to 'dodge'

2. Add tube of choice. Mirror & resize tube if using same as above.
Add elements of choice:
elem 2: 100 px wide
elem 4: 74 px wide
elem 3: 50 px wide
elem 26: 105 px, mirror
elem 24: mirror
elem 18: 145 px wide 
elem 21: 114 px wide
elem 11:  375 px wide, duplicate
resize duplicate 80%
elem 15, duplicate, rotate duplicate 90 deg Left
elem 16: 75% place left, duplicate, mirror
resize duplicate 80%
elem 5: 70 px wide, rotate right using pick tool
elem 12: 104 px wide
elem 25: 70 px wide**
**the above element, I used the pick tool to rotate
and flatten to make it appear the voodoo doll was thrown
upon the book **

3. Open original size of tube,
copy & paste behind the frame & paper layers but above masked layer.
Arrange to peek out left side of frame.
Erase any parts unwanted to show.

4.  Select white background layer.
Open Paper 10, rotate paper 90 degrees to Right
C/P
Apply Miz_Mask_352. Merge group.
Mirror this masked layer.
Resize 105 - 110% Sharpen
Arrange.

5. Add choice of wordart provided

If you wish to resize, delete white background layer.
Crop ~ merged opaque then resize.

6. Add copyright, URL, license & your watermark
and Name.
 
Thank you for trying this tutorial. I'd love to see your result!

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I also did an animated version below
by making a  5px feathered selection around the 'lamp' held by monk
and also using the lighten tool to brighten
the yellow markings on the monk's cowl.




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