Bad Influence

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Flirting with Elias" by Kissed by Pix available from Scraps with Attitude, TKO Scraps and The Creativity Box

Tubes of choice - I am using the gorgeous artwork of Elias Chatzoudis available with a licence from My PSP Tubes

Template #192 by Missy available from her blog

Fonts of choice - I am using Impact and Sincerely

Plugins: Xero > Fritillary

Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow

**This is similar to the other tut using this same kit - just simpler as it uses a template**

Let's begin....

Open Missy's Template #192 and duplicate

Close off original
Delete copyright layer

Select CIRCLE layer (raster 1) with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Press delete a couple of times to remove colour
Paste Paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect

Activate Rectangle layer and select with Magic Wand'
Paste Paper of choice as new layer
Selections > Invert
Delete then deselect
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Select Thin Rectangle2
Flood-fill with a colour matching your tube
Deselect

Select Thin Rectangle1
Paste a Tube of choice as new layer
Resize as necessary and position within selection
Selections > Invert
Delete then deselect

Lower opacity of Tube to 60

Select Thin Rectangle3
Repeat above step with another Tube of choice

Select your WordArt and flood-fill with a colour of your choice

OR

Select Text Tool (I used Impact)
Type out some Text of your choice and position
Convert to raster layer

Paste your main Tube of choice as new layer
Resize as necessary and position over text
Add drop shadow of choice

Crop and resize

Activate top layer

Select your Text Tool again and another font of choice
I am using Sincerly
Colour - #c64d80 (or colour of choice)

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply a Gradient Glow in white and drop shadow of choice

Finally, add your © copyright, licence and watermark, then save as a GIF or JPG and you're done!

** IF YOU WISH TO ANIMATE PLEASE FOLLOW THESE NEXT STEPS **

Activate your ThinRectangle2 layer (flood-filled rectangle)
Select with your Magic Wand
Duplicate twice and rename Fritillary1, Fritillary2 and Fritillary3

Activate Fritillary1
Effects > Plugins > Xero > Fritillary with the following settings:

Hide Fritillary1 and activate Fritillary2
Apply the Fritillary adjusting only the Variation

Hide Fritillary2 and activate Fritillary3
Apply the Fritillary once again and adjust the Variation once more

Now to animate!

Activate Fritillary1 and hide Fritillary2 and Fritillary3
Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP
Hide Fritillary1 and activate Fritillary2
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste After Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Fritillary2 and activate Fritillary3
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste After Current Frame

Select All and change Frame Properties to 20
Now save as a GIF and you're done!

Thanks for trying my tutorial!

::st!na::

Here is a non-animated version:

© Tutorial written by Stina on 4th August 2009
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