Good vs Evil

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Good vs Evil" by Alyssa's Scraps & Such available from Paradise 4 Scrappers, Twilight Scraps and Dazzling Scraps

Tube of choice - I am using the lovely FTU artwork of Popeye Wong available from his site

WSL_Mask26 by Chelle available from her blog

Template #8 by Chuliiss Designz available from her blog

Fonts of choice - I am using Cynthia Script ES and Warlock

Plugin: Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow

Tramages > Moving Screen

Let's begin....

Open CD Template #8 and duplicate
Close off original
Delete copyright layer

Add a new raster layer and flood-fill white

Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

Activate and select HORNS with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Delete twice
Paste Paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect

Activate and select LARGE HEART
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Delete twice
Paste another Paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect

Activate and select MEDIUM HEART
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Delete twice
Paste another Paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect

Activate and select HEART BORDER
Selections > Modify > Expand by 1
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Add a new raster layer
Paste another Paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Select outside the HEART BORDER with your Magic Wand
Selections > Invert
Selections > Modify > Contract by 2
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2

Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow with a thin white setting
Deselect

Activate DOTS HEART layer
Selections > Float
Selections > Defloat

Repeat Gradient Glow to your your liking

Select WHITE BACK LEFT
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Paste a Tube of choice as new layer and position
Resize as necessary
Selections > Invert
Delete then deselect

Select WHITE BACK RIGHT
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Paste another Tube of choice as new layer and position
Resize as necessary
Selections > Invert
Delete then deselect

Delete the WHITE BACK layers so the backgrounds are black

Select PINK HEART and flood-fill with colour of choice
I am using #800000
Duplicate twice and rename RED HEART1, RED HEART2 and RED HEART3
Hide RED HEART2 and RED HEART3
Activate RED HEART1

KEEP SELECTED!!

Effects > Plugins > Filters Unlimited > Tramages > Moving Screen with the following settings: (or any of your choice)

Deselect

Paste your main Tube as new layer
Resize as necessary and position in centre
Add a drop shadow of choice

Paste a paper of choice as new layer

Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply WSL_Mask181
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Lower opacity to 40

Crop and resize

Activate top layer

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using I am using Cynthia Script ES
Background - #800000

Type out text of choice
Objects > Align > Horiztonal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply some slight noise

Place below HORNS layer

Select another font of choice
I am using Warlock
Foreground - #000000
Background - #800000

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply some noise 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 RED HEART2 layer

Effects > Plugins > Effects > Plugins > Tramages > Moving Screen with any settings of your choice
(NOTE - Keep the Lightener and Transparency set to 0)

Hide RED HEART2 and activate RED HEART3
Repeat the Moving Screen effect and randomise - keeping Lightener and Transparency set to 0

Now to animate!

Activate RED HEART1 and hide RED HEART2 and RED HEART3
Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop

Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP
Hide RED HEART1 and activate RED HEART2
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste After Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide RED HEART2 and activate RED HEART3
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 5th August 2009
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