Masks 01-05

As I'm needing a mask for writing tutorials

I soon realize I haven't made any in a long time.

Hence the sharing of some New Masks.

I hope you find a use for them

They are in PNG and JPG format

You may click each individually and save 

or Download All using the Download Button

Masks 01 - 05

♥

BeWare Monsters

PTU Tube by Maryline Cazenave 103-3 of CDO 

FTU tagger scrapkit by Miggins:

SYHO Blog Train October HERE

 Thank you Miggins

**Please visit her blog for more treats**

Mizteeque's Miz_Mask_374 HERE

Grab the PNG ~ 4th down

My PNG Mask:  WWMask 01a & 02a HERE

Wordart by Dee's Sign Depot HERE

Plugin: Filters Unlimited 2.0 ~ PhotoAging

Font of choice

Drop shadow used -4, 4, 55, 10, black

Add D/S as you go with exceptions as stated.

Remember when resizing elements to sharpen.

*~ Let's get started ~*

1. We are going to spend a bit of time making a tagback for this tut:

Open new Image 725 x 700 px transparent

Flood fill white

Open Miz_Mask 374 R/S 85% C/P

Move upward & to left Rename ~ Mask

Select all float, defloat, add new RL, 

Open Paper 5, C/Paste into the selection, d/s

Move downward & to right, Rename ~ Mask 03

Select Mask layer again, select all, float, defloat, add new RL

Open paper 2, C/Paste into the selection. d/s

Rename Mask 02

Open WWMask 01a C/P Rename Mask 01

Move to upper left

Note:  Arrange layers in this order starting from bottom:

white bg ~ close for now

Mask

Mask 01

Mask 02

Mask 03

Merge the above layers visible

Image ~ Decrease colour depth ~ 2 Colours ~ grey values, ordered dither ~ OK

Copy then UNDO 

Paste as top most layer

Using magic wand, click on outer white area, delete, d/s

Rename this Dither

Move it above the Mask layer on layer palette

Close Mask 02 layer

Open WWMask 02a PNG C/P move upper left

Select all, float, defloat, add new RL

Open Paper 5, C/Paste into the selection d/s

close original mask beneath it.

Using lighten/darken tool, softly lighten with brush sz 100, 75 hardess & opacity

the very top edge of Mask 04 layer. 

Your tagback should look something like this:

2. Now that I confused you, we can start making the tag. :+)

elem 28 ~ 65%

elem 33 ~ 65% D/S -15, 10, 50, 10 Black

elem 5 ~ 50%

elem 24 ~ 50% duplicate 3 or 4 times, arrange as brick wall, merge them together

then colourize using Filters Unlimited 2 ~ PhotoAging ~ 103,131,145 

elem 38 ~ 50%

elem 3 ~ 40%, dup & mirror

elem 16 ~ 65%

elem 10 ~ 25% D/S  -10, 10, 55, 5 black

elem 27 ~ 50%

elem 22 ~ 18%

elem 29 ` 15%

elem 1 ~ 70%

Select all, float, defloat, add new RL, open paper 21, C/Paste into the selection, d/s

Change blend mode to Overlay

Add tube of choice R/S, see reference tag

elem 26 ~ 50%

elem 23 ~ 20%

elem 11 ~ 20%

Wordart 50 % Add a 3 px border on new layer in colour # f9efe7, merge together WA & border

Change blend mode to soft light, duplicate

Add any other elements of choice

3.  If you wish to resize tag, do so now.

Add copyright, url & license

Close white bg, crop merged opaque

save as a PNG

Thank you for trying this tut!

xo

Steampunk

 

Artist Tube by Very Many Steampunk 24 

PTU Scrap kit Manipulated by Magik

called Steampunk Heart

Thank you ♥ Magik ♥

Steampunkelement-003

 by IE Zombie

**To locate above element,

find Steampunk (36) ~ older entries, go back 14 pages**

Unfortunately the 'search' doesn't locate this element bg.

Plugin: L en K Land site of Wonders ~ Zitah

Font Antique Android

Let's go...

1. Open new transparent image 725 x 700 px

Flood Fill white

Open Steampunkelement-003 by IE Zombie

C/P  Resize 97%

C/P elem 64 D/S 1/1/55/3 blur colour black

Open Frame 2 C/P

Open elem 36 R/S 150% Sharpen

C/P

using magic wand, click inside of frame elem 2, expand by 5 px

select elem 36 layer, press delete

Merge down.

Add new RL, move below frame 2 and elem 36

Open paper 12, C/Paste into the selection. d/s

Duplicate ~ blend mode Multiply

Open close up of tube R/S 

C/P, invert selection

delete, d/s

Duplicate tube layer

on original, change hue/saturation to 0/0

on copy layer ~ duplicate ~ blend mode screem. 42% opacity

Apply L en K land site of wonders ~ Zitah

settings:

2. Add main tube of choice, R/S 43% C/P as uppermost layer

Note:  I recoloured skirt and hair.

Sharpen using unsharp mask ~ 1/50/1

luminance only checked

D/S

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

2 ~ 30%

61 ~ 75%

9~ 75%

12 ~ 75%

30 ~ 50%, duplicate, arrange

31 ~ 25%

65 ~ 75%

56 ~ 25%

28 ~ 50%, duplicate R/S 75%

62 ~ 45%

21 ~ 25%

54 ~ 50% duplicate, merge down, sharpen twice D/S

13 ~ 75%, duplicate, mirror

4.  Resize image if you wish

Add copyright, URL, watermark & name

Delete white bg layer, merge visible, crop ~ merged opaque

and save as a PNG.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

xo

Witches Brew

In this PSP tutorial, I am using the amazing artwork of Gaetano Di Falco

I do not believe he sells his art any longer.

A PTU Scrap kit by Manipulated by Magic

called Witches Brew

A brilliant scrap kit with unique elements.

Thank you ♥ Magik ♥

Allison's Template_12_Halloween HERE

Fecnikek Halloween Mask HERE I chose the second one.

Plugin: Filters Unlimited 2 ~ Video ~ Interlace

Drop shadow 1/3/75/5 black, D/S as you go

Note: Remember to sharpen elements if resized or distorted

Font used ~ Blood Omen

~ * Let's go! * ~

1. Open template 12, Shift D, close original.

then flood fill the entire bg layer white

Delete all the following layers of template:

- info, layers 1, 2, 5, 6, 11, 12, 24, 25, 27 to 31 incl.

Beginning from bottom

Add new raster layer above white bg

select all, open paper 20 C/Paste into the selection, d/s

Open Fecnikek Mask II, layers ~ merge all flatten, 

Image ~ Negative image. Minimize.

Apply mask to paper layer, merge group. 

2.  Select layer 3, all, float, defloat, new RL

Open paper 1, C/Paste into the selection, d/s

Layer 4, change colour of dots to white (brightness/contrast 255/0) Light D/S

Do same for layer 7 as with layer 3.

Keep the selection and resize your close-up image 

to fit inside the selection. Blend mode Luminance legacy.

Change Layer 8 to white, light D/S

Layer 9, select all, float, defloat, add new RL

open  paper 2, C/paste into the selection, sharpen. d/s

Change layer 10 to white, light D/S

Layer 13, select all, float, defloat

open paper 3, C/Paste into the selection. d/s

duplicate ~ change blend mode to multiply

Leave layer 14 black but add light D/S

Layer 15 do same as layer 13.

Layer 16 add light D/S

Layer 17, select all, float, defloat, add new RL

Open paper 6, C/Paste into the selection

Do not deselect, invert

open tube close up, R/S 75%, C/P arrange face in circle

delete, d/s.

duplicate this tube twice, original layer normal

duplicate copy change blend mode to soft light

change top duplicate copy to screen

Layer 18 change colour to white, light D/S

Layer 19, do same to this circle as with layer 17.

Change layer 20 to white, light D/S

Layer 21, select all, float, defloat, add new RL

Open paper 2, C/Paste into the selection, d/s

Add noise ~ random, 75, monochrome checked

Layer 22, select all, float, defloat, add new RL

Open paper 1, C/Paste into the selection, sharpen, d/s

Layer 23, change colour to white, drop opacity to 50

Using plugin Filters Unlimited 2 ~ Video ~ Interlace

setting: odd scanlines, contrast 164, apply

Do same with Layer 26.

3.   C/P main close up of tube

duplicate ~ soft light

D/S original tube layer

Now decorate your tag to make it original to you

adding elements above and below tube layers.

Elem 59 ~R/S 65% C/P move beneath layer 26

select all, float, defloat layer 26, invert

then select elem 59 & delete excess. d/s

elem 37

elem 22 ~ 50%

elem 86 ~ 45%, dup ~ mirror

elem 47 ~70%

elem 58 ~ 50%

elem 79 ~ 50%, dup ~ mirror

elem 18 ~ 70%

elem 84 ~ 20%

elem 93 ~ 45%

elem 83 ~ 25%

elem 5 ~ 50%

elem 51 ~ 25%

elem 78 ~ 50%, dup ~ mirror

elem 92 ~ 35% dup ~ mirror

Add any other elements of choice

4.  If you wish to resize your image, do so now.

 Add copyright, url, license & Name

If you wish to do the same Cutout Effect on Name as reference tag,

using font Blood Omen sz 30-36, sharp

foreground closed, black fill colour

type out name then rotate 20 deg to right, arrange, convert to raster

use effects cutout as below:

Add D/S 1/1/90/1 colour #ffffff

Change blend mode to 'hard light'

Adjust mask using pick tool to stretch out mask width & lengthwise.

Delete white bg layer, merge visible, crop ~ merged opaque

and save as a PNG.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

xo

Witch With An Attitude

 

In this PSP tutorial, I am using the amazing artwork of Zlata_M

available for purchase at her store. The tube is called Pumpkin

A PTU Scrap kit by Kathy's PSP Designs

called Haunting available HERE

Please check out her entire blog for inspiration

This kit comes with a Goldwasser tube!! How cool is that?

A beautiful tube & kit all in one. I definitely recommend this kit.

Thank you ♥ Kathy ♥

Millie's PSP Madness Template 862

Halftone Masked layer by me supplied HERE

Drop shadow 1/3/75/5 black, D/S as you go

Note: Remember to sharpen elements if resized or distorted

Font used is Olliffia Calligraphy

~ * Let's begin! * ~

1. Open template 862, Shift D, close original.

Select white bg layer, increase canvas size to 700 x 700 px

then flood fill the entire bg layer white.

Delete all the following layers of template:

- credits, layer 7, layer 8, layer 9

Select layer 1, float, defloat selection

add a new raster layer,  paste paper 4 into the selection. d/s

Select layer 2, float, defloat selection, add raster layer, paste paper 1 into the selection, d/s

Select layer 3, select all, float, defloat, C/P paper 7 as a New Layer

Invert selection ~ delete, d/s.

Select layer 4, float, defloast, add new raster layer, paste paper 4 into the selection, d/s.

Select layer 5, float, defloat, paste paper 1 into the selection

Add a new raster layer,

expand the selection by 5 px

move this layer below paper 7 & flood fill with a gold metal gradient.

I used one that came with PSP called metal brass. d/s

2.  Open main tube or if using same tube choose the close up, R/S 50%, C/P below all the Word Art layers

Duplicate tube

change blend mode to soft light, gaussian blur 5,  duplicate this tube layer

change blend mode to screen

To decorate your tag, place elements above & below your tube layers

Please see reference tag for placement:

elem 19 ~ 85%

elem 1 - 85%, duplicate, move left & slightly lower

elem 53 ~ 25%

elem 92 ~ 95%

elem 53 ~ 25% place to left of tube

Using magic wand click inside circular frame, expand selection by 5

add new raster layer, move it below the frame, flood fill with colour black. 

Do not deselect, open same tube once more, R/S 90%,

C/P above black layer, arrange, invert selection, delete, d/s.

Use the same blend modes as we did for the Main tube above

(ie, duplicate, soft light, gaussian blur, duplicate, screen)

Merge down the 3 tube layers to the circular frame & black fill.

Duplicate this tiny face frame and mirror. Arrange.

elem 31 ~ 30%

elem 5 ~ 30%

elem 64 ~ 20%

elem 46 ~ 20%

elem 48 ~30%

elem 22~ 50%

elem 49 ~ 50%, flip vertical

I used pick tool to deform top portion of grass

by pressing Control on keyboard, drag top left node inwards

and middle top edge downwards. 

elem 84 ~ 40%

elem 52~ 20%

elem 61 ~ 50%, dup & R/S 75%

elem 58 ~ 40%

elem 22 ~ 50%

elem 32 ~ 25%

elem 52 ~ 20%

elem 64 ~ 20%, rotate left 17 deg, duplicate, mirror

3.  Select 'Witch' word art

change colour to white, brightness/contrast 255/0

do same for all three word layers

Select 'Witch' Word art, select all float, defloat, contract selection 2 px

add a new raster layer

Open paper 7, resize it 50%, Copy

Paste the paper into the selection on the 'Witch' Word art. d/s

duplicate, apply an inner bevel 

I used this setting:

W10, S25, D7, A0, Sh10, Colour white, Angle 315, Int 35, Elev 60

Change blend mode to multiply.

Add Noise effect to the white layer.

 Merge these 3 layers, then D/S

Do this same method to the 'Attitude' Word art.

Select 'with an' wordart, apply inner bevel, D/S

Arrange the word art layers to your liking.

4. Open masked halftone layer provided

C/P above white bg layer.

If you wish to resize tag, do so now.

5.  Add copyright, url, license & Name

Delete white bg layer, merge visible, crop ~ merged opaque

and save as a PNG.

Thank you for trying this tutorial.

xo

I also made an animated version with a Free animation

by SophisticatSimone called Magic Genie HERE

I recoloured the layers to match the tube's globe

Tag Show Off

 I'm always proud to show off

tags made for me using my tutorials

This is sweet creation by

tamie

Black 01 Cluster Frame

 To Compliment the CT tags made previously

I have for your personal use two Cluster Frames created from

the kit Black 01

Manipulated by Magik

available for Purchase HERE

Simply right click to Save

CT Tags

I am honoured to be a Guest CT tagger for 

Manipulated by Magik

Both of the following tags were created

using her fantastic scrap kit called

Black No. 01

This magnificent kit can be purchased HERE

This kit is packed with 

17 papers, 125 unique elements

and 8 frames. A treasure to tag with.

The first tag features the brilliant

artwork of Barbara Jensen

The wordart for this tag is made by myself

and can be downloaded by scrolling further.

Enjoy!

This second tag features the Amazing artwork of Nocturne

available for purchase at Pics For Design

Wordart courtesy of myself

Please click on it to enlarge & save 

 

Tag Show Off

 Just wanted to share some tags made

using my tutorials

I love seeing your results

and I apologize for not 

displaying more of what is shared with me

Tag by Bhamman

by Rachey

 by Bhamman

Witchy Woman

 In this PSP tutorial I'm using the amazing artwork of Lorri Kajenna

 purchased at PicsForDesign

A FTU scrapkit by Addictive Pleasures

called I Love Halloween ~ third kit down

♥ Thank you tamie ♥

Please check out her entire blog & leave some love.

Fecnikek's Halloween Mask HERE

I used 4hwmask2.fecnikek

Fire Animation by Scrappy Bit of Fun

 Grab the Simone Ani 301 HERE

Font Coraline's Cat

Drop Shadow of choice as you go

Be sure to sharpen elements if resizing

*~ Let's get started ~*

1. Open new Image 725 x 700 px transparent

Flood fill white

Add layer ~ select all

Open Paper 3, C/Paste into the selection d/s

Open fecnikek mask 2, merge All Flatten

Go to Image ~ Negative Image. Minimize

Back to working image, apply the mask to the paper. Merge Group.

R/S 98% 

2.  Open leaves 3, C/P, duplicate mirror, arrange

tree ~ mirror

window ~ 85% duplicate ~ blend mode multiply, merge down

Draw a selection inside of window,

add a new layer, flood fill black, d/s

Keep selection, open tube resize 85%

Mirror tube, rotate 12 deg to left, sharpen C/P & arrange

invert selection and press delete. d/s

Duplicate tube ~ Gaussian blur of 5, Hard Light blend mode

D/S Window

3.  Add main tube, R/S 35%, mirror C/P

duplicate ~ gaussian blur 5, blend mode soft light. opacity 42

Ivy 3 C/P

using deform/pick tool, press Control on keyboard

grab top left node and drag inwards to distort the ivy frame.

Sharpen. Sharpen more.  Open Paper 5, mirror.

C/P beneath ivy frame. Draw a point to point selection around ivy, invert

Select paper layer & delete. d/s

Add web ~ 50% on top of paper

Decorate your tag to your liking

barrel ~ 75%

book ~ 25%

couldron2 ~ 75%

mouse ~ 45%

ivy ~ 50%

pumpkin 2 ~ 75%, duplicate ~ mirror, resize 75%

spider 2 ~ 45%

4.  Resize working image if desired, all layers checked

Add copyright, url, license & Name

Close white bg layer. Merge visible Save as a PNG

To Animate:

Open Simone Fire Animation 301 Mng in Animation Shop

Rezize Smart size 50%

Back to PSP, On working image copy 'merged visible'

and Paste in A/S as a New Animation

The fire animation has 21 frames therefore

duplicate your main image to equal 21 frames. Edit select All & edit Propogate Paste

On Fire animation, Edit select All & Copy

Drag first frame of fire animation

on to the first frame of working image

Place the animation on top of  couldron, slightly to right

Return to Fire animation, select UNDO, animation ~Mirror ~ select All

Copy first frame and place on couldron in middle

Return to Fire ani, select UNDO, Animation mirror

select all, copy first frame 

and paste left side of couldron

If placement error is made, simply UNDO your animation & try again.

Essentially I copied 3 fire animations to cover bottom of couldron

Check your image animation by selecting VIEW animation.

If happy, use optimization Wizard

Customize settings:  255 colors, opt median cut, error diffusion

Partial transparency set at 85%, select Yes match with this color 'white'

Ok, next, next, finish. 

Voila!

A Wee Bit Wicked

In this PSP tutorial I am using the brilliant artwork of Goldwasser

 purchased at Pics for Design

Stunning PTU scrapkit by Kathy's PSP Design

called Darkness Falls 

This kit includes the Goldwasser tube, a sweet bonus!

Thank you Kathy ♥ 

Please check out her entire blog HERE

Halloween Template by Dee's Dangerously Delicious Designz

called DM Halloween Collab Template 2 HERE

Drop shadow used 2, 2, 55, 5, colour black

Add D/S as you go

Remember when resizing elements to use Unsharp Mask

setting: 1, 55, 1, luminance checked

Plugins EyeCandy 4.0 ~ Gradient Glow

Mask supplied in kit

Font wicked queen

*~ Let's go!  ~*

1. Open template 2, Shift D, close original.

Select top layer, resize canvas size to 800 x 725 px

We will resize entire image later 

Delete all the following layers of template:

- info

- font info

- black stars

- wicked gradient

- both purple stars

- all the dot/dash lines/circles

- both purple strips

- both blue rectangles

- top & bottom glitter squares

- both purple squares

- large blue square

2.  Start at bottom - top orange rectangle

select all, float, defloat, add new raster layer 

Open Paper 5 C/Paste into the selection, d/s

Sharpen once

Do same for other orange rectangle except Flip paper vertically

then C/Paste into the selection. Sharpen. d/s

On left, merge together the three rectangles - 2 orange, 1 purple

change colour of these 3 rectangles to black using

Brightness/Contrast:  -255, 0

On the right, merge the two green squares together by merging down

Select all, float, defloat, invert selection

Open paper 1, C/P as new layer

press delete, d/s, sharpen

3. Select orange oval layer - select all, float, defloat

Add a new raster layer

Open Paper 7, C/Paste into the selection

do not deselect

If you have the full size tube (not supplied) but purchased

resize 80%, C/P above red paper layer

Using magic wand, click on the outside area red paper layer

arrange face of tube within the selection

press delete, d/s.

Change blend mode of face to multiply, opacity 89, duplicate

To give this copy layer a painted finish,

go to Effects ~ Art Media Effects ~ Brush Strokes

setting:  S20, BB160, W5, O50, L3, D25, angle 102 Colour #505050

Ok

Note: Adding this effect will create undesired drop shadows on 

the outer edges of your canvas. Simply draw out

a larger rectangular selection on this painted tube layer

outside of the circumference of tube

invert the selection & delete, d/s

Those shadows should disappear.

Select green half oval layer, select all, float, defloat

Add a new Raster Layer

Open Paper 6, C/Paste into the selection, d/s

Change foreground colour to #aa182a

Select wicked white layer on template

change colour using colour changer tool by flood filling the white glitter layer

Adjust sharpen twice

Using move tool, move the 'A Wee Bit' wordart

to the left & ontop of word WICKED

Change colour to white using Brightness/Contrast 255/0

resize 75%

Using Eye Candy Gradient glow, add a black gradient glow to the 'A Wee Bit' layer

4. Open tube supplied, resize 80% C/P

below all the Word Art layers but above the black half oval

duplicate, change blend mode to overlay, decrease opacity to 73

On original tube layer, apply the Unsharp Mask ~ setting in intro

Apply D/S to this layer, not the overlay layer

Now you can customize your tag, see reference tag for placement

 kdg7 ~ 25%

elem 34 ~ 50%

elem 20 ~ 30%

57 ~ 50%, duplicate, mirror & arrange

89 ~ 30%

79 ~ 30% & 75%

60~ 50%

91 ~ 50%

64 ~ 50% & 75%

53 ~ 25%

46 ~ 75%, duplicate, mirror & arrange

41 ~ 75% sharpen twice

58 ~ 50% & 75%

36 ~ 13%

36 ~ 17%

61 ~ 25%

59 ~ 30%

81 ~ 40%

place above doll to appear crow is carrying doll above cauldron

sharpen crow twice

37 ~ 50%

2 ~ 75% duplicate, mirror & arrange

15 ~ 30%

add any other elements of choice

*some elements were sharpened casually using the Sharpen Brush tool

sz 50, step 10, density & thickness 100, rotation 0, opacity 25

ie. spider web, ghost monk eyes, snake

Note:  After elem 41 was added, the black paper layer beneath it 

extended too high. Simply draw a rectangular selection

on the upper portion of black layer & delete, d/s.

5.  Select white bg layer

Add new raster layer, open paper 1, C/Paste into the selection d/s

Apply mask supplied in kit

Open elem 69 C/P above masked paper

Add elem 4 ~ approx 85%, move to left

duplicate, move to right

If you wish to resize tag, close white bg, crop merged opaque

then resize entire image to 700 px on longest side

Be sure to check for undesired, outlying dropshadows & erase/delete

Also dropshadow paper layers

7.  Add copyright, url, license & Name

Thank you for trying this tut.

Boo!