Lustrous Libra

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of psp and some of its tools.



To complete this tutorial you will need;

A tube of choice. Im using the gorgeous art work of David Boller www.tuskentertainment.com .

To use his art you must purchase a license from Up Your Art first.

Mura's Meister Copies

Alien skin Xenofex 2 constellation (optional as its only for animation)

Font/s of choice

and

My supplies which can be found here :].

Open a new image 650x650 transparent canvas. Floodfill with white.

Open the scales and sky cloud from my supplies and minimise the sky cloud for now.

Copy and paste the scales onto the canvas and go to mura's copies.
Select Encircle and apply as below -



Choose a nice pastel colour from your tube as your background. Foreground on nil.

Grab your preset shape tool set on circle and draw out a medium sized circle on your canvas and move below the scales layer. Ensure the edges of the circle meet with the top line of the scales and then convert to raster. If the circle is too small or too big play about with the nodes until its the right size before converting.

Go to Adjust, Blur, Gausian blur with a radius of 8-10 depending on the colour you selected, apply.
Repeat.

Copy and paste the skycloud on to your canvas and duplicate. Keep one at the top and X it out.
Move one below your blurred circle layer. Duplicate this a few times until you have covered all the edges of the circle with it. You might want to rotate or mirror the duplicates to get a better difference around the edges.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer. Move it below the top sky cloud layer and un X that skycloud now.
Duplicate the skycloud and then flip and mirror it. Place the duplicate next to the first to cover the lower section of your tube. Merge these two visable.

Hide all layers except for the lower sky cloud layers. Merge them visable. Add a drop shadow of choice in WHITE.

Un X all other layers.

If your animating your tag follow the next steps if not please skip them and go straight to the text addition further down.
Activate your tube layer and duplicate for a total of 4.

X out the bottom one and the top two. With your remaining tube layer active go to xenofex 2 constellation and apply with the following settings -



Repeat this for the next two higher tube layers pressing random seed once each time.
X out all xenofex layers.

Join back here if you skipped the animation.

Activate the top layer in your canvas and grab your preset shape tool set on elipse. Line width of 5, background nil, foreground black.

Draw out a circle lining it up with the outside of the scales. Dont convert to raster!!
Grab your text tool and hold your cursor over the elipse you have just drawn until it changes into an A and then click, choose a font , change the foreground and background to gold or any other colour of choice and type out your title, I wrote Lustrous Libra.

When done Click the + in your layer pallette next to the vector layers and X out the elipse layer. Right click the text layer, Convert to raster.

Use the same method to add your copyright and if needed license info and taggers mark if required.

Change your foreground and background to the same colour as your inner circle and type out your name over the skycloud layer in the lower part of the tag. Once satisfied with it convert to raster and add a gradient glow or drop shadow of choice to the text.

Drop shadow any other layers you want to and resize all layers to your liking.

If you arent animating save your tag in your preferred format and thank you for trying my tutorial :].

If you are animating un X the first xenofex layer and right click the top bar of your image, copy merged, over to animation shop, paste as new animation.

Back to psp, X out the first xenofex layer, Un X the middle one, copy merged, into animation shop, paste after current frame.

Back to psp again, X the middle xenofex layer, Un X the top one, copy merged, into animation shop, Paste after current frame.

Right click view animation, save as .gif and your done!

Thanks for trying my tutorial and please if you do complete it share your results as id love to see them!!

This tutorial was written on April 13th 2009 by Laura.
Please do not repost or translate without my express permission.
Items in my supplies are not to be shared outside of this tutorial although you may use them for yourself.
If linking please use a text link. Do not hotlink to our pictures - thanks :].

Certainly Cancer

Certainly Cancer

This tutorial assumes you have prior knowledge of psp and its tool. This tutorial was written in psp9. I am using the awesome artwork of Rion Vernon aka pinuptoons. His artwork is only available from CILM. Please do not use this image unless you have a licence to do so.

Supplies needed

Cancer template

My supplies HERE (including template)

I am using Maggie’s Sand thank you Maggie, you can find Maggie’s awesome work

HERE

or

HERE.

Onto the tutorial

Open the template in psp shift+D to duplicate and close the original, for later use.
Open all other supplies in PSP.

On the template copy and paste Maggie’s sand as a new layer and place at the bottom of the shell, go to the inner layer of the template selections ~ select all ~ Selections float ~defloat ~ copy the paper as a new layer (or feel free to use your own) selections ~ invert and making sure you are on the paper layer hit delete on your keyboard. Select none.

Go to the outer layer and add a drop shadow of your choice I am using 2,2,50,5 black.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer and place where you like, see mine for my placement. Resize the sandcastle by 60% and place to your liking or again see mine for placement. Find the nautical accessories and copy and paste elements to your liking.

Go to the paper 5 layer and add as a new layer just above the background layer. Re size by 80% and move up a little, then apply mask KRD mask 9 and merge group. Grab your deform tool and deform it so it looks like sky.

Add a drop shadow to all element layers but NOT the sand!

Add your (c) info and name.

To animate

Copy merged, and open AS paste as a new animation. Duplicate so you have 2 identical layers find the animation I provided and edit select all ~ edit copy then back to you tag edit selection all ~ edit paste into selected frame place to your liking once again see mine for placement.
Re size to your liking and save as a gif.

This tutorial was written on the 11/04/09 By Steffy, any likeness to other tuts is a coincidence and not done to cause upset. Fell free to text link only to this tut, and remember our TOU.

thanx

Careful Capricorn

Careful Capricorn.

This tutorial assumes you have prior knowledge of psp and its tools I used psp9 to write this tutorial.

I am using the wonderful art of Rion Vernon (pinuptoons) only available from CILM do not use this tube without the proper licence to do so.

Supplies needed
Scrap Kit ‘Surprise freebie’ by Wench designs HERE
Mask of choice
Word art HERE


Let’s get started!
Open the frame and resize by 40% then 70% and paste as a new layer. Grab your magic wand click inside the frame and go to selections ~ modify expand by 4.

Find paper 4 from the kit resize by 40% X 2 then 90% paste as a new layer selections ~ invert then press delete on your keyboard, and move this layer below your frame.

Stay in the paper layer and grab the apple blossom branch re size by 40% x 2 and paste in the left hand corner of the frame, look at my tag for placement, duplicate this layer and mirror so it is now also on the right hand side of the frame, check they are both below the frame or it will look odd lol.

Grab bow 1 resize by 40% x2 and add as a new layer making sure you are on the top layer duplicate this layer and move it to the bottom of the frame see mine for placement.

Add your tube and erase a little bit to make it look as if she is sitting on the frame, add a drop shadow of 2, 2, 50, 50 to the frame, apple blossom and bow layers.

Go to the very bottom layer resize paper 3 as above and add the mask, use the distortion tool to make it the right size around the frame, add my word art as a new layer on the top layer add your name and (c) info. And your name, then save as a jpeg.

This tutorial was written on 06-04-09 by Steffy and was out if my head, so if it’s like another tutorial you have seen that’s a coincidence. And great minds think alike!
Feel free to text link only to this tutorial do not hotlink.
Thanx

Lucious Leo

Lucious Leo Tutorial



Written by Laura aka Pink Princess on march 31st 2009.

For this tutorial you will need -

Tube of choice. I have used a gorgeous Leo tube by Mariya Nikiforova which i purchased from My PSP Tubes.
If you want to use the same tube you MUST buy it from MPT first.

1 or 2 fonts of choice.
Golden memories scrap kit from Sabre of Quill and parchment he has some lovely kits, and other goodies please take time to browse while you're there.
You can download this kit Here on his blog. Please leave a thankyou if you do download.

My Leo template (in supplies).

Mask of choice.

Eyecandy HSB Noise for animation.

My supplies.

You will need a working knowledge of psp to do this tutorial and a bit of patience lol

Ok lets get going!

Open the template, tube and your mask in psp. Minimise all but the template for now.
On the template go to image, Canvas Size, and change it to 650x650.
Activate the background layer and fill white at the transparent edge.

Now this may take you a few minutes but its worth doing it properly for a fab tag finish!
Take your magic wand, on the following settings
Mode= add/shift tollerance 10, anti alias and contingious checked.
Activate the Outline layer on the template and click inside the lions face, it might take a few clicks to select all of it.
Once done, selections modify, expand by 2.
Add a new layer below the outline layer and floodfill the face sections a colour of choice.
Deselect.

Now we're going to colour his mane.

Take your magic wand and activate the outline layer again. Select roughly every 3rd space of the mane.
Add a new layer and drop it below the outline layer but keep it active.
Selections, modify, expand by 2. Floodfill a colour of choice. I used a pale brown at this stage.
Deselect.
While still on the same layer check for any tiny little spaces you may have missed that should be the same colour and using your freehand tool carefully select around each space. Selections, modify, expand by 1-2 depending on how accurate your freehand was. Floodfill with the same colour.
Deselect.

Pick another lion-ish colour. I chose a pale yellow this time. And taking your magic wand on the same settings, activate your outline layer again and select some more spaces. Aiming for half of the ones left blank now.
Once you've selected the ones you want, selections, modify, expand by 2. Add a new layer, drop below the outline layer and floodfill the selections with your chosen colour.
Dont deselect yet! Take your freehand tool and select any tiny spaces the wand couldnt get to, modify expand by 1-2 depending on your freehand accuracy, flood fill the tiny selections.
Deselect.

Repeat the above steps with a 3rd and final colour. I used an orangey colour.

Add a nice eye colour by selecting the iris area and colouring blue/green/brown whichever you prefer.

Hooray all fiddly bits are done!

Now hide your outline layer and background layer and merge visable the others. Unhide the outline and background and activate the outline layer again.
Grab your magic wand on the same settings as before and this time select all the spaces in front of the lions face and the gap between the edges of the circle and the face. Set your foreground to a gradient of choice. I used the metalic gold that comes with psp 9. Set to radial, add a new layer and drop it below the outline layer.
Selections, modify, expand by 2-3 see which looks best on your tag then floodfill this layer with the gradient.
Deselect.
Duplicate this gradient layer for a total of 3.

On the bottom layer add eyecandy HSB noise with the following settings -

Activate the second layer and add the same settings again but press the random seed button once.
Activate the last of the 3 gradient layers and apply the settings again pressing random seed once more.

Now activate the background layer.
Choose a paper from Sabre's golden memories kit and copy and paste it as a new layer just above the background.
Layers, new mask layer, from image. Browse to your mask in the dropdown box and apply with luminance checked. Right click this layer in the pallete and merge group.
I duplicated my mask and rotated the duplicate a little to make it seem like there were more flares.

Choose any elements and embelishments you like from the kit and resize and place them where required.

Now set your foreground onto some crazy colour like neon green, one that really clashes with your tag and background on nil.
Grab your preset shape tool set on elipse, line width of 3 and draw out a circle the same size as the lion template.
Select your text tool and choose a font, hold your mouse over the top left edge of the circle and when you see your curser turn into an A click. Now change the colour of your background to a complimentary colour from your tag and turn the foreground off. Size of around 40, type out Lucious Leo, or any other phrase you like.
Click the + sign next to the vector layer in your pallette and X out the elipse layer. Then right click and convert to raster.
Add bevel or filters to your text now.
Add a drop shadow too if desired.

Add your tube and a dropshadow of choice.

Using the same background colour grab your text tool again and type out your name/text at the bottom. Convert to raster and add any text effects you desire.
Add all © information and license number if required.

Now X off the top two gradient layers in your pallette. Right click the top bar of your canvas and copy merged.
Paste into Animation shop as a new animation.
Back to psp, un X the middle gradient layer and right click, copy merged again.
Back into ani shop, paste after current frame.
Back into psp, un X the top gradient layer and right click, copy merged.
Back into ani shop paste after current frame.
View your animation!
If you like the speed then save as gif. and your done.
If you'd prefer it faster or slower play around with the frame properties until you have the speed you want.

Thanks for trying my tutorial :]

Always Aquarian..

Always Aquarian

I used the awesome artwork of Rion Vernon who’s work is only available under licence from CILM. Check out his work I think its totally awesome!
This tutorial assumes you have knowledge of psp

SUPPLIES NEEDED
Tube of your choice
My Template HERE (in supplies)
Eye Candy 5 nature
Mask krd-mask9 (in supplies)
My supplies HERE

Ok onto the tut :)

Grab my template shift+D to duplicate then save the original in case you want to use it again :)

Click on raster 1 add a new layer and fill with a lightish colour from your tube, floodfill this layer and apply mask. Resize by 80% then deform till it fits to your liking.

Go to the inner layer selections ~select all~ Selection float ~ selections defloat selections~ modify expand by 2 add a new layer and flood fill with a darker colour from your tube, DO NOT deselect yet, delete the inner layer and duplicate the selected layer X2 so you have 3 layers still selected.
Go to the bottom selected layer and apply Eye candy 5 nature Ripples with these settings.

Selctions ~ invert delete. This will remove the excess on the filter.
Go to the middle layer click the random seed button and apply, again delete the excess, and do the same for the top layer, you should now have 3 layers with different settings of ripples. You may deselect now making sure u have deleted on each layer.
Click on the outer layer and add a drop shadow I used 5,5,50,5 black (cos this is my fav setting lol)

Add your tube and drop shadow as above.

Clcik onto the word layer and selections ~ select all ~selections~float ~ selections defloat, flood fill with a nice blue colour to match I used the same colour I had used to fill the inner layer. Add a drop shadow.

Add your name and (c) info.

Now to animate
X off your top and middle ripple layer copy merged, open AS paste as a new animation, back to psp X off that layer and un X the middle layer , copy merged AS paste AFTER current frame, back to psp X out that layer un X the top layer and paste AFTER current frame.

Stil in AS edit select all ~ animation ~ resize to 85% ~animation again frame properties and change that number to 25. Then save hey presto a new tag!

This tutorial was written by Steffy 30-03-09
It was out of my head and any similarities to other tuts is purely coincidental. Do not copy any part of this tut and claim it as your own as it isn’t it’s mine :)
Feel free to make a text link to this tutorial but do not copy and paste
Thanx

Typical Taurus Tutorial

Typical Taurus

A tutorial written by Laura aka Pink Princess on march 29th 2009.



For this tutorial you will need -
My typical taurus template included in the supplies.

A tube of choice. Im using a gorgeous taurus tube from Mariya Nikiforova if you want to use the one im using you must purchase it from MPT first.

A scrap kit of choice or the one im including which is Dusty Delights by Fee of Scrappy Dayz.
Or if you prefer just choose some colours to match your tube :].

Toadies - what are you.

Font of choice or the one im using which is a freebie called "Never let go" included in my supplies.

Optional for your name/text - Eyecandy 4000 gradient glow.

My supplies.

Ok on to the fun stuff!

Open your supplies in psp and open up the tube your going to be using.

Activate the template and press shift+D to duplicate. Close the original and delete the info layer from the remaining one.

Activate the inner circle layer, select all, float, defloat, expand by 1 and floodfill a dark colour from your tube. Deselect.

Activate the taurus frame layer, select all, float, defloat, expand by 2. Copy and paste paper 1 from Fee's kit as a new layer (or a paper of your choice). Selections, Invert, hit delete on the paper layer. Deselect. Delete taurus frame layer.

Activate the inner taurus layer. Select all, float, defloat, expand by 1. Copy and paste paper 4 from the kit. Selections, invert. Press delete on the paper layer. Deselect. Delete inner taurus layer.

Follow the same steps above for the rectangle inner, rectangle outer and TAURUS layers. Either copying and pasting papers or floodfilling with complimentary colours.

Ok now activate the bull layer. Colourise him to match your frames, i made mine a nice deep pink like the inner circle.
Resize him by 84% once, and again if he looks a bit big lol i forgot how many times i resized, but it wasnt more than twice. Now duplicate this layer a few times so you have bulls all inside the inner taurus frame. Mirror a few for prettyness. Then merge all the little bull shapes together. Once merged move this layer down so its just above the inner taurus frame.

Activate the inner taurus frame and select all, float, defloat, expand by 1, invert. Activate the bull layer and press delete. Deselect.
Change the blend mode of this bull layer to dodge.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer. If your using a laying down tube like mine place it so its above the TAURUS text layer but below the typically layer. Resize to your liking and add a drop shadow of choice. I used H+V 2 opacity 52 blur 6 black.

Go back to the scrap kit, copy and paste a frame of choice, i chose the pink one :].
Image, rotate, free rotate, left 90.
Resize it by 86% and place it as mine.
Duplicate this layer and on the original, not the duplicate go to Effects, Toadies, What are you? with both X and Y on 20.

Activate the Typically layer, select all, float, defloat, expand by 1 and then change your foreground to either a patern paper or a colour of choice and activate your brush tool. Brush in gentle strokes over the selected text. Dont cover all of it yet. Change your foreground to a complimentary colour/paper/pattern and repeat the brushing until all the text is covered.

Now add your © info and any license numbers needed.
Add your name/text and resize/crop to your liking.
Add drop shadows to frame layers and any others you like.

If you feel it looks naked without a mask feel free to add one now :].

Thats it we're done!
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and thanks for giving it a go!