Country Girl

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "EIEIO" by Kristi Westling available from The Scrapping Divaz Designz and Sunshine Studio Scraps

Tube or Image of choice - I am using an image of Masuimi Max for PinUpGirl Clothing which is FTU with proper credit

WSL_Mask41 and WSL_Mask220 by Chelle available from her blog

Fonts of choice - I am using Acme Font and 2Peas Sunshine

Plugins: Xero > Radiance

dsb Flux > Linear Transmission

Eye Candy 4000 > HSB Noise

Let's begin....

Open a new 600 x 600 blank canvas flood-filled white

Paste Frame2 as new layer
Resize by 80%

Select inside of Frame with Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Paste Image of choice as new layer
Selections > Invert
Delete then deselect
Layers > Arrange > Move Down

Duplicate layer

Effects > Plugins > Xero > Radiance with default settings

Your image may look a little stark so lower opacity to 65

Then with your Freehand Tool draw around the subject in your image
Selections > Modify > Feather by 5

Then erase area within your Selection

Activate top layer

Paste MiniBow as new layer
Position to the right just below halfway down
Duplicate then Image > Mirror

Paste Cattail as new layer
Resize by 60%
Position to the lower left

Paste Bucket as new layer
Resize by 25%
Position to the lower left over Cattail

Paste Apple2 as new layer
Resize by 10%
Position beside Bucket

Paste Clothespin2 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 10 to the right
Resize by 50%
Position in upper right

Paste Clothespin3 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 40 to the right
Resize by 50%
Position with first clothespin

Paste Paper of choice as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply WSL_Mask41
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Resize by 85%

Effects > Plugins > dxb Flux > Linear Transmission with the following settings:

Lower opacity to 75

Paste Chicken Wire as new layer
Resize by 40%

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply WSL_Mask220
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group

Paste Cloud as new layer
Position to the top

Duplicate, then set blend mode to Multiply
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Adjust > Brightness & Contrast > Brightness/Contrast with the following settings:

Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur with a Radius of 15.00
Lower opacity to 50

Paste Fence as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position to the lower right
Duplicate, then Image > Mirror
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Back to top layer and let's add the Wagon Wheel

Paste as new layer
Resize by 25%
Position to the lower right as if leaning against fence

Activate MiniBow and move to top layer so it is now above Wagon Wheel

Select your Text Tool and fonts of choice
I am using Acme Font and 2 Peas Sunshine
Colour is Black

Using Acme Font in CAPS type out COUNTRY GIRL or text of choice
Objects > Align > Horiztonal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer

Using 2Peas Sunshine type out "Just a" and position
Convert to raster layer
Then type out "at Heart" and position
Convert to raster layer

Layers > Merge > Merge Down
Merge Down again so your Text is one layer

Select another font of choice
I am using 2Peas Sunshine again
Same text colour

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horiztonal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply any effects 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 ChickenWire layer
Duplicate twice and rename Noise1, Noise2 and Noise3

Activate Noise1 and hide Noise2 and Noise3

Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 4000 > HSB Noise with the following settings:

Repeat with same settings on same layer

Hide Noise1 and activate Noise2
Repeat HSB Noise again adjusting the Random Seed
Repeat with same settings on same layer

Hide Noise2 and activate Noise3
Repeat HSB Noise once again, adjusting the Random Seed
Repeat with same settings on same layer

Now to animate!

Activate Noise1 and hide Noise2 and Noise3
Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP
Hide Noise1 and activate Noise2
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Noise2 and activate Noise3
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Select All and change the 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 29th August 2009
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