Friday, September 14, 2012

Sweet Pea


This tutorial was created by DBD on 09-14-12
Any similarities to another is purely coincidental.
I made this in PSP9 but it should work in any version.
I also assume you have a working knowledge of psp.

SecretGarden Tube by AlessiaC
Do Not use without a license to do so,
You may get one at My Tubed Art
Moments Like This Scrapkit by Kim Cameron
and you can get it Here
Precious Font

This is a lengthy tutorial with alot of steps
Make sure to save your work often :)

Filters Used:
EyeCandy5 Impact Bevel

Pick a Light Foreground Color
Pick a Dark Background Color
Set foreground to Gradient - Foreground/Background
Angle - 45, Repeat - 4, Invert Checked, Style - Linear

Open your Image in PSP
Resize to a Height of 350 Pixels
Layers New and Floodfill with Gradient
Selections, All, Modify, Contract 2 - Tap Delete
Layers New, Effects, 3D, Cutout:



Layers, Merge, Merge All(flatten)
Image, Add Border, Symmetric 10 White
Select the White Border with your Magic Wand

Open kimc_mlt_paper 5 From the Kit
Image, Resize to a Width of 500 Pixels
Edit, Copy, Minimize and Paste Into Selection
Adjust, Blur, Gaussian 5
Adjust, Add/Remove Noise, Add Noise:
Uniform, Monochrome Checked 8

Image, Add Border, White 2
Select the White Border with your Magic Wand
Floodfill with Foreground
Selections Invert
Effects, 3D, Dropshadow - 0, 0, 50, 3, Black
Minimize this for now

File New 700 x 500 White Background
Layers New, Selections All
Maximize paper 5
Edit, Copy, Close and Paste Into Selection

Open kimc_mlt_vine 2 From the Kit
Image, Resize to a Height of Pixels
Edit, Copy, Close and Paste as New Layer
Place on left side of canvas
Layers, Properties and Change the Blend Mode to Burn
Repeat Dropshadow

Selection Tool - Custom Selection:



Open kimc_mlt_paper 2 From the Kit
Image Resize to a Width of 700 Pixels
Edit, Copy, Close and Paste as New Layer
Put right side edge inside of your selection
Selections, Invert and Tap Delete
Effects, EyeCandy5 Impact Bevel:



Repeat Dropshadow
Rename Strip Layer

Maximize the Image we framed
Edit, Copy, Close and Paste as New Layer
Image, Resize by 80% Smartsize
Place to left a bit
Rename Frame
Repeat Dropshadow

Ok let's go ahead and save here
Hit F12 on your keyboard
Name it Working and Save it

Open kimc_mlt_branch 2 From the Kit
Image, Resize to a Width of 500 Pixels
Edit, Copy, Close and Paste as New Layer
Bring to Top Left corner of Frame
Layers, Duplicate, Image Flip
Layers, Merge, Merge Down
Layers, Arrange, Move Down Repeat Dropshadow
Selection Tool - Rectangle Feather & Tolerance 9
Draw a selection around what is on outside of Frame - Tap Delete

Layers, Duplicate
Image Resize by 80% Smartsize
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate, Left 110
Bring to bottom of frame

Highlight Raster 4 and Duplicate Again
Place it on top of the Strip Layer
Layers, Arrange, Move Down Twice
Using the Eraser Tool, Erase the stems from leaves
Highlight your Top Layer

Open kimc_mlt_flower 6 From the Kit
Image, Resize to a Height of 450 Pixels
Edit, Copy, Close and Paste as New Layer
Place top left of frame
Layers, Duplicate, Image Flip
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Resize to by 80% Smartsize
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate, Right 30
Place inbetween the other two
Layers, Merge, Merge Down Twice
Repeat Dropshadow
Layers, Arrange, Move Down
Using the Eraser Tool, Erase the stems from outside of frame

Layers, Duplicate
Place over Strip Layer
Layers, Arrange, Move Down Four Times
Using the Eraser Tool, erase parts outside of strip

Highlight Raster 3
Layers, Duplicate
Repeat Image Resize

Bring to Bottom of Frame

Ok let's go ahead and save again :)

Open kimc_mlt_babies breath 1 From the Kit
Image, Resize to a Height of 400 Pixels
Edit, Copy, Close and Paste as New Layer
Bring to top left corner of frame
Layers, Duplicate, Image Flip
Layers, Merge, Merge Down
Repeat Dropshadow

Layers, Duplicate, Place this layer over strip layer
Layers, Arrange, Move Down Six Times
Repeat the Eraser Tool

Edit, Paste as New Layer
Image, Flip, Image, Mirror
Layers, Arrange, Move Up Five Times
Repeat Dropshadow

Highlight Top Layer
Open kimc_mlt_flower 4 From the Kit
Image, Resize to a Width 425 of Pixels
Edit, Copy, Close and Paste as New Layer
Place top left of frame
Layers, Duplicate, Image, Flip
Layers, Merge, Merge Down
Repeat the Step for the Eraser Tool
Layers, Duplicate
On the Duplicated Layer
Layers, Arrange, Move Down Twice and Highlight Top Layer
With your Eraser tool and being very careful
Erase the larger rosebud and the stem from the top
Repeat on the bottom one also
Highlight the Duplicated layer and Repeat Dropshadow

Highlight Top Layer and Duplicate
Place over strip layer
Use the eraser and get any parts of stem you might have missed
Repeat Dropshadow

Ok, this is alot so far, let's go ahead and save again
Grab yourself a cup of coffee or tea and let's take a short break
Ok welcome back, ready to do some more?

Highlight Top Layer
Open kimc_mlt_flower 1 From the Kit
Image Resize to a Width of 200 Pixels
Edit, Copy, Close and Paste as New Layer
Image, Flip
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate, Left 45
Place Middle left of Frame
Repeat Dropshadow
Layers, Arrange, Move Down Three Times

Layers, Duplicate
Place over Strip Layer
Layers, Arrange, Move Down 9 Times

Highlight Raster 8
Layers, Duplicate, Image Mirror
Place bottom right corner of frame

Highlight Top Layer
Open kimc_mlt_flower 2 From the Kit
Image, Resize to a Width of 150 Pixels
Edit, Copy, Close and Paste as New Layer
Image, Mirror
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate, Right 30
Bring to bottom middle of Frame
Repeat Dropshadow
Layers, Duplicate, Image Mirror
Place this one beside the other with just a small gap between the two
Layers, Duplicate again
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate, Left 30
Layers, Merge, Merge Down Twice
Layers, Arrange, Move Down

Layers, Duplicate
Image, Resize by 80% Smartsize
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate, Right 90
Place on right side over the flower in the middle
Layers, Arrange, Move Down 14 Times

Highlight Top Layer
Edit, Paste as New Layer again
Duplicate 6 Times
Repeat Resize on Each
Arrange each to how you want them
When done, Highlight Top Layer

Maximize the vine
Edit, Copy, Close and Paste as New Layer
Image, Flip and Place over strip layer
Repeat Dropshadow
Highlight Strip Layer
Selections, All, Float, Defloat
On vine layer tap delete
Selections, None

Ok, let's go ahead and save again

Open kimc_mlt_pocket watch From the Kit
Image, Resize to a Height of 135 Pixels
Edit, Copy, Close and Paste as New Layer
Bring to Bottom Right corner of frame
Repeat Dropshadow

Open kimc_mlt_parasol From the Kit
Image, Resize to a Height of 300 Pixels
Edit, Copy, Close and Paste as New Layer
Image, Mirror
Place over pocket watch
Highlight pocket watch layer
Selections, All, Float, Defloat
On Parasol layer - Tap Delete
Selections, None and Repeat Dropshadow

Open kimc_mlt_hummingbird From the Kit
Image, Resize to a Height of 100 Pixels
Edit, Copy, Close and Paste as New Layer
Place on base of pocketwatch
Repeat Dropshadow

Layers, Duplicate
Resize by 80% Smartsize, Image, Mirror
Place bottom left corner over flower
Duplicate and repeat resize twice more
Arrange both at top, mirror one of them
Highlight Top Layer

Open kimc_mlt_ribbon wrap From the Kit
Image, Resize to a Width of 290 Pixels
Edit, Copy, Close and Paste as New Layer
Place bottom middle over frame
Layers, Arrange, Move Down until it is under the flower and watch layers
Repeat Dropshadow

Layers, New and Floodfill with Foreground
Selections, All, Modify, Contract 5 - Tap Delete
Selections, Invert and Repeat Adjust, Add Noise
Selections, Invert
Layers, New and Repeat Cutout Effect

Let's resize our canvas now
Image, Resize to a Width of 650 Pixels
Making sure ALL layers is Checked

Add Copyright and License Info
Add Scrapkit Info per tou

Set Foreground to Color - #e2cdcf
Set Background to Color - #cdd9ee

Text Tool, In Dropdown Choose Precious
Size 36, Stroke 0
Type out your name
Layers, Convert to Raster Layer
Repeat Adjust Add Noise
Selections, All, Float, Defloat, Expand 2
Layers New and Floodfill with foreground
Selections, None
Layers, Arrange, Move Down
Repeat Dropshadow

If you are happy with your tag
Layers, Merge, Merge All(flatten)
File, Export, JPEG

Thank you for trying my tutorial
Hugs

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