Chains
This tutorial is my own creation and any resemblance to any other tutorial, is purely coincidental.
Please do not copy as use as your own work
This tutorial is written using PSP 9 but it can also be done in other versions
Animation Shop
Filter Filter Unlimited 2.0
Filter Simple Fourway Average
Filter Eye Candy 400 Glass
Tubes of choice I used Keith Garvey I brought mine when he was with MPT but that has now closed,
and you can get his work at PTE here http://psptubesemporium.com/index.php?p=home
Mask of choice, I used a mask by Vix no 53 open it up in PSP
Drop Shadow I used was V & H 4 Opacity 40 Blur 4
Font of choice I used Constantia
My flower cluster or one of your own
Lets begin
Remember to save often
Step 1
Open Image 600 X 400 fill with a dark colour for your tube,
new raster layer select all copy and paste your flower cluster in to section,
select none, Effects Image Effects Seamless Tiling
Shot 1
Please do not copy as use as your own work
This tutorial is written using PSP 9 but it can also be done in other versions
Animation Shop
Filter Filter Unlimited 2.0
Filter Simple Fourway Average
Filter Eye Candy 400 Glass
Tubes of choice I used Keith Garvey I brought mine when he was with MPT but that has now closed,
and you can get his work at PTE here http://psptubesemporium.com/index.php?p=home
Mask of choice, I used a mask by Vix no 53 open it up in PSP
Drop Shadow I used was V & H 4 Opacity 40 Blur 4
Font of choice I used Constantia
My flower cluster or one of your own
Lets begin
Remember to save often
Step 1
Open Image 600 X 400 fill with a dark colour for your tube,
new raster layer select all copy and paste your flower cluster in to section,
select none, Effects Image Effects Seamless Tiling
Shot 1
Step 2
Still on this layer apply Simple Fourway Average, now apply Effects Art Media Brush Strokes ,
using the colour you used on your bottom layer, Adjust Sharpen, Sharpen More ,
set the blend mode to hard light and lower the opacity to 40.
Shot 2
Still on this layer apply Simple Fourway Average, now apply Effects Art Media Brush Strokes ,
using the colour you used on your bottom layer, Adjust Sharpen, Sharpen More ,
set the blend mode to hard light and lower the opacity to 40.
Shot 2
Step 3
New raster layer fill with Black, apply your mask, Layers New Mask From Image Source Luminance Checked, Invert Mask Data NOT checked, Layers merge group, apply Effects Seamless Tiling, same settings as before, set this to multiply, I did a sharpen this but will leave this up to you.
Step 4
Activate your middle layer, take your section tool and make a section in the middle of your tag,
you want to make a picture frame, keep selected and fill with a light colour,
Effects Textures, Texture apply one of choice I did Plant Leaves, with your layer still active,
invert, copy and paste your tube hit delete,
CROP your tag, now copy this square you have just made, and paste as new Image,
close your main one for now, add a new raster layer fill with your dark colour,
Select all Modify contact by 6 hit delete select none, apply Eye Candy 400 Glass.
Shot 3
Step 5
Open your main image up and copy and paste just the frame you just made,
you do not need the tube we copied that to get the size,
use your deform tool to make sure the frame fits over your tube on your main image, merge down,
give it a drop shadow, duplicate place to the right, duplicate and mirror,
see my tag, once you are happy with where you have placed them,
close all the other layers off and merge visible,
Step 6
Open up all; layers, add a chain if you have one or you can use the one I made,
I have include it on this tut, see my tag for placement, duplicate and flip once your happy merge down
and give it a drop shadow, name this chain.
Step 7
Copy and paste tube move the original down under your chain layer,
active the chain layer Select all Float, defloat, activate the duplicate tube,
and with your eraser set to square 5 VERY careful easer the part of the tube you want to look as if she has the chain round her, see my tag for ref:
At this stage crop your image do shift D twice put to one side as we will make our forum set and AV from them
Step 8
New raster layer, fill with black or a dark colour, select all modify by 8 hit delete,
new raster layer select all modify by 4 fill with a the colour used for your small frame, hit delete,
merge down and get it a drop shadow, then repeat but do -4 on V & H
Add your copyright and name. I gave my copyright a Gradient Glow to make it stand out,
and added a drop shadow to my name
Step 9
Open one of the images you put to one side, and do a crop 600 x 250, repeat Step 8,
Hope you enjoyed my tut would love to see your work.
If you wish to use my flower cluster and chain right click and save to your computer
Marj
Written 27th April 2012
Open your main image up and copy and paste just the frame you just made,
you do not need the tube we copied that to get the size,
use your deform tool to make sure the frame fits over your tube on your main image, merge down,
give it a drop shadow, duplicate place to the right, duplicate and mirror,
see my tag, once you are happy with where you have placed them,
close all the other layers off and merge visible,
Step 6
Open up all; layers, add a chain if you have one or you can use the one I made,
I have include it on this tut, see my tag for placement, duplicate and flip once your happy merge down
and give it a drop shadow, name this chain.
Step 7
Copy and paste tube move the original down under your chain layer,
active the chain layer Select all Float, defloat, activate the duplicate tube,
and with your eraser set to square 5 VERY careful easer the part of the tube you want to look as if she has the chain round her, see my tag for ref:
At this stage crop your image do shift D twice put to one side as we will make our forum set and AV from them
Step 8
New raster layer, fill with black or a dark colour, select all modify by 8 hit delete,
new raster layer select all modify by 4 fill with a the colour used for your small frame, hit delete,
merge down and get it a drop shadow, then repeat but do -4 on V & H
Add your copyright and name. I gave my copyright a Gradient Glow to make it stand out,
and added a drop shadow to my name
Step 9
Open one of the images you put to one side, and do a crop 600 x 250, repeat Step 8,
Hope you enjoyed my tut would love to see your work.
If you wish to use my flower cluster and chain right click and save to your computer
Marj
Written 27th April 2012