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

Pampolina

 

In this PSP tutorial I am using the artwork of Zlata_M of Pics for Design

The tube name is Pampolina which is Spanish meaning

strong, powerful, ambitious; a visionary. 

A Blogtrain Freebie called

SYHO Feb'22 Blogtrain Freebie by Mythical Designs

part of the Scrappin' Your Heart Out Blog Train

♥ Thank you Mythical ♥ 

I used 3 Masks in this tutorial:

1.  CM Exclusive Mask1 by Rachey found HERE

on Creative Misfits Blog part of the BCA & Halloween Masks

*scroll to bottom to find download link CM Sept Masks*

2.  RR Mask Set 65 ~ Mask 4 by Rocked by Rachel

3. Mizteeque Mask 355 .jpg HERE

Plugin: Toadies ~ What Are You

Tip:  D/S = Drop Shadow

d/s = deselect

Font Viorath

Drop shadow of choice or 1/3/55/5 colour black

D/S as you go.

*Sharpen once any image rotated or resized*

1. Open new Image 725 x 700 px transparent

Flood fill white

Add a new raster layer, selections: select all

Paste Paper 9 into the selection, d/s.

Apply mask CM Exclusive Mask1

Merge group. Duplicate mask layer

Rotate top mask 90 deg to right,

drop opacity to 50%.

2. Open frame 4, resize to 600 px, C/P

Apply Miz Mask 355. Merge group.

Duplicate & merge down. Add D/S

C/P on working image.

3. Add a new raster layer, using selection tool

settings: square, feather 0.

Draw out a square selection approx 320 px

Flood fill this selection black, modify selection contract 10 px

press delete and d/s.

To this black frame, apply plugin Toadies

What Are You: setting 10/10.

Using magic wand, click inside center of frame.

Modify selection expand by 5 px.

Add a new raster layer

Open Paper 1, copy & paste 'into' the selection. d/s

Move paper layer below frame layer.

Sharpen paper layer. Merge frame layer down to paper layer.

See reference tag for approx placement.

4. Open full size of chosen tube. C/P

Place tube off center to left.

If you wish exact position, using ruler

place tip of her nose 325 px across and 270 px down

Duplicate tube. Close duplicate copy for now.

On original tube, apply RR Mask 65 ~ Mask 4. Merge group.

Open top copy of tube. Draw a freehand selection, feather set at 5, 

around bottom portion of the tube,

below her hand, removing bottom of her dress as seen below:

Press delete, d/s.  Merge down the two tube layers.

5.  Now decorate your creation:

elem 8, C/P behind tube layers, rotate 5 deg to right, sharpen,

Colourize this element, set foreground colour to #80a5c0

using Change-to-Target tool size 75,

brush over the wings changing the colour to blue.  Sharpen

Add elem 24 ~ 50%, C/P above masked paper layers, duplicate, mirror, flip

elem 22 ~ 75% (do not D/S)

frame 3 ~ 50% paste above toadies black frame to right

colourize using Change-to-target tool, same colour. 

Elem 25 ~ 55%

Elem 21 ~ 50%, change Hue/Sat to 0/0, Sharpen

Elem 2 ~ 25%

Elem 5 ~ 25%

Elem 20 ~ 25% place above tube in fingers of right hand, erase

any part of candlestick holder so thumb shows through. Sharpen.

Elem 17, draw selection, feather 0, around left leaf, promote to new layer.

C/P on working image , r/s 50%, rotate 90 deg to left.

Elem 7 ~ 75%

Elem 13 ~ 75%

Elem 10 ~ 25%

If you wish to resize, delete white background layer.

Crop ~ merged opaque then resize.

6. Add copyright, URL, license & your watermark

and Name.

 

Hope you enjoy your result!