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