Cherry Creek Tutorials: So Inspired

Friday, January 21, 2011

So Inspired

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This tutorial is for those that have a working knowledge of PSP and was created using PSP version 9 however it may be created in other versions as well.

Tube used in this example is from artist ©Steve Baier which you must retain a license in order to use that can be purchased Here.

Materials Used

Scrap Kit by Annie's Designs called "Inspire" Which is a paid kit and can be obtained from Here, Here, Here or Here

Penta Dot and Cross Plugin Here

Xero Porcelain Plugin Here

Variations Plugin Here

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Let's Get Started

1. Open a new image 650x500 then flood fill with white.

2. Open Annie's Frame (blue double oval frame). Resize 50% and sharpen, Copy and then paste as a new layer on your new image.

3. Open Annie's leave2 (pink and blue magnolia flower). Resize 70% and sharpen. Copy and paste as a new layer and move it to the lower right of the frame. Duplicate the flower, Image, flip, duplicate again, image mirror, duplicate one last time image flip. Now arrange them all around the frame to your liking. You may use my tag for reference. Once happy close off the white background layer and the frame layer then merge all the flowers visible, Apply your favorite drop shadow, then reopen the frame and white background layer.

4. Open the white rose element and resize 30% and sharpen. Place this in the center of your frame near the top. Grab your selection tool and select around the stem near the bottom of the rose and hit delete to remove the stem. Apply your favorite drop shadow. Duplicate the rose and move it up to the left of the center one. Layers-arrange-move down. Duplicate this rose and Image-mirror arrange next to the other one. Close all layers but the 3 roses then, Layers-merge-visible and reopen all of your layers again.

5. Effects-Plugins-Variations- Click once on more red, click once on more magenta and then click 2 times on lighter accept ok. Apply your favorite drop shadow.

6. Open Flower 11, resize 35% and sharpen. Copy and paste as a new layer on your tag and move it over the branch of the left magnolia. Apply your favorite drop shadow. Duplicate the layer, Image-Mirror and arrange over the other magnolia branch.

7. Duplicate this flower again, resize 70% and move it up to the center below your middle rose.

8. Duplicate the flower again and resize 90%. Place this to the lower left of the larger flower. Duplicate, Image Mirror. Arrange them as they are in my tag.

9. Now open flower 4, resize 30% and sharpen. Image-rotate-free 15% to the left. Move this layer down below your frame layer and apply your favorite drop shadow. Duplicate, Image mirror and arrange to your liking. Layers Merge down.

10. Open the pink butterfly (Papillion 5), resize 25% and sharpen. Image- rotate- free 20% to the left and move to the left center of the frame. Apply your favorite drop shadow. Duplicate the butterfly and resize 75% Mirror and move down to the bottom center of tag or where you like it best.

11. Highlight your frame layer. Select your magic want and click inside the left and right open part of the frame. Selections-Modify-expand 5. Now highlight your calla flower layer and hit delete.

12. Highlight the frame layer again and with your magic wand select inside the left frame. Selections-modify- expand 5. Now open a close up tube you wish to use in this frame. Resize as needed. Copy and paste as a new layer. Selections-Invert-delete key. Plugins-Xero-Porcelain accepting the default settings.

13. Highlight the frame layer again and this time select the right open area of the frame. Selections-modify-expand 5. Open Paper 10, Copy and paste as a new layer. Selections-Invert-delete key. Layers-arrange-move down. Select none.

14. Effects. Variations-Click on original then click on lighter 4 times. Highlight your frame layer again and apply your favorite drop shadow.

15. Open the second tube that you want to use on your tag. Resize as needed and copy and paste as new layer and place it where you want it.

The next step does not have to be done I chose to do it because I wanted my tube to be a little lighter. Only do this if you want to.

16. Adjust-Brightness/Contrast-Bright set to 10 and Contrast set to 10 Accept. Effects-Xero-Porcelain, default settings and then apply favorite drop shadow.

17. Hide bottom white layer and making sure you are on an active layer, Layers-Merge-visible. Resize 90%.

18. Add a new layer and place it between the top and bottom layers. On your color palette change the foreground color to #FD96BF and change your background color to #7AA4C6. Back to foreground change to gradient-linear-angle 45 repeats 5.

19. Choose your air brush tool with the following settings:

Shape-Circle, Size 50, Hardness-0, Step-25, Density-25, Thickness-100, Rotation-0, Opacity100, Blend Mode-normal, Rate-5. Now on the new layer you added spray around and under your tag as in the below screen shot. It does not have to be perfect.

20. Adjust-Blur-Gaussian Blur-Radius set on 15.00. Effects-Penta-Dot and Cross with the following settings: Amount-90, Distance-20, Width-2.

21. Layers- Merge. Add your Copyright and name and export as your favorite image file. You are now done.

I hope that you enjoyed doing my tutorial and if you have any problems please email me and I will help you where you need it

Thank You

Angel Wolf

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Here is a result from one of my testers "Paula"
Thank you so much for testing this tut.
I absolutely love your result girl!

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