First Bite

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "First Bite" by Oopsie Daisy available from Totally Sweet Designs and Stargazer Scraps

Image of choice - I am using the lovely artwork of Marijke Peeters for which I have permission

UF Mask 4 here

Fonts of choice - I am using Bickham Script Pro Regular

Plugins: Xero > Radiance

PhotoEffex > Scanlines

Greg's Factory Output II > Pool Shadow

Let's begin...

Open a new 750 x 500 blank canvas flood-filled white

In your Materials Palette set your Foreground to #000000

Select your Selection Tool to Rounded Rectangle

Draw out a rectangle to your liking

Add a new raster layer

Flood fill with your Foreground colour

KEEP SELECTED!!

Selections > Modify > Contract by 15

Press delete then deselect

Effect > Plugins > Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Impact > Glass with the following settings:

Select inside your new Frame with your Magic Wand

Selections > Modify > Expand by 8

Paste a paper of choice as new layer

Layers > Arrange > Move Down (below Frame)

Resize by 70%

Selections > Invert

Delete then deselect

Paste RedChromeSwirl as new layer

Resize by 50%

Position to the lower right

Duplicate then Image > Mirror

Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Paste HeartEmb3 as new layer

Image > Rotate by 30 to the left

Resize by 33%

Position at the centre of the Chrome Swirls

Paste RedRibbonIvy as new layer

Resize by 80%

Position slightly to the left

Select your Eraser Tool and carefully erase the excess ribbon and ivy

So you have something a little like this:

Paste Floral5 as new layer

Image > Mirror

Image > Rotate by 6 to the left

Resize by 30%

Position along the bottom of the heart, swirl and frame

Use your erase to remove excess stem

Paste Apple as new layer

Resize by 15%

Position beside heart

Paste HeartEmb1 as new layer

Image > Rotate by 5 to the right

Resize by 12%

Duplicate, then Image > Mirror

Position them in the upper right

Select inside the RibbonFrame with your Magic Wand

Selections > Modify > Expand by 2

Paste Image of choice as new layer

Resize as necessary and position

Selections > Invert

Delete excess and deselect

Duplicate layer

Effects > Plugins > Xero > Radiance with the default settings

Lower opacity to 50

Paste Paper of choice as new layer

Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image

Apply UFMask4

OK

Layers > Merge > Merge Group

Lower opacity to 35

Effects > Plugins > PhotoEffex > Scanlines with default setting

Crop and resize to liking

Select your Text Tool and font of choice

I am using Bickham Script Pro Regular

Text Colour to match tag - I am using #400000

Type out text of choice

Position to liking then convert to raster layer

Select another font of choice

I am using the same script

Text colour slightly lighter - #860c0e

Type out name and position

Convert to raster layer

Effects > Plugins > Greg Factory Output2 > Pool Shadow

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 Mask layer

Duplicate twice and name Shadow1, Shadow2 and Shadow3

Activate Shadow1

Effects > Plugins > Greg Factory Output 2 > Pool Shadow with the following settings:

Hide Shadow1 and activate Shadow2

Repeat Shadow effect, adjusting the settings from 70 to 90

Hide Shadow2 and activate Shadow3

Repeat Shadow effect, adjusting from 90 to 110

Now to animate!

Activate Shadow1 and hide the other two Shadow layers

Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop

Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP

Hide Shadow1 and activate Shadow2

Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop

Edit > Paste After Current Frame

Back to PSP

Hide Shadow2 and activate Shadow3

Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop

Edit > Paste After Current Frame

Select all and change Frame Properties to 30

Now save as a GIF and you're done!

Thanks for trying my turorial!

::st!na::

Here is a non-animated version:

© Tutorial written by Stina on 4th September, 2009

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