Superstar

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Sweet Rock" by Wicked Princess available from Twilight Scraps and Paradise4Scrappers

Tube of choice - I am using the delightful artwork of CEI which is available with a licence through CILM
**PLEASE DO NOT USE ARTWORK WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE LICENCE**

tde_maske17 here

Font of choice - NeonThick

Plugin: Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

Let's begin...

Open a new 700 x 550 canvas flood-filled white

Paste a Frame as new layer
Resize by 50%

Select the inside with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Add new raster layer
Paste Paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect

Activate top layer

Paste Drums as new layer
Resize by 35%
Position in centre

Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow with the following settings:

Paste SpeakerAmp as new layer
Resize by 15%
Position to the right inside Frame
Apply the same Gradient Glow as above

Paste Tube of choice as new layer
Resize as necessary
Position to the left
Apply same Gradient Glow as above

Paste Guitar as new new layer
Image > Rotate by 15 to the left
Resize by 30%
Position to the right leaning against Frame

Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

Apply same Gradient Glow as above

Paste a MusicNote as new layer
Resize by 10%
Place alongside and in front of speaker
Duplicate several times and position each in an upward motion

I used 8

Rename each of these layers Musicnote1, Musicnote2, Musicnote3 etc.
(We'll come back to these layer)

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

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply tde_maske17
OK

Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Resize layer by 80%
Lower opacity to 60

Crop and resize

Select Text Tool and font of choice
I am using NeonThick
Text colour of choice

Type out text of choice
Convert to raster layer
Image > Rotate by 90 to the left

Apply a slight Gradient Glow and/or drop shadow of choice

Select another font of choice

I am using the same
Same Text colour

Type out your name and position
Convert to raster layer
Apply any effect or drop shadows as necessary to your liking

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 Musicnote1 layer and hide each of the other Musicnotes
Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP
Now unhide MusicNote2
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame

Back to PSP
Unhide MusicNote3
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame

Back to PSP
Unhide MusicNote4
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame

Back to PSP
Unhide Musicnote5
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame

Back to PSP
Unhide Musicnote5
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop

Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame

Back to PSP
Unhide MusicNote6
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Musicnote1 and unhide MusicNote7
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Musicnote2 and unhide MusicNote8
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Musicnote3
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Musicnote4
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Musicnote5
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Musicnote6
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Musicnote7
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Musicnote8
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame

You should have a total of 14 Frames

Now Select All and set your Frame Properties to 20
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 4thJuly 2009
All rights reserved

My Way

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "My Way" by Vassia's Designs which can be purchased from Paradise 4 Scrappers

Tube of choice - I am using the delightful artwork of Half Pints by CEI which can be purchased through My PSP Tubes

**PLEASE DO NOT USE ARTWORK WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE LICENCE**

Font of choice - I am using Ingrid Darling

Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Perspective Shadow

Eye Candy 4000 / Gradient Glow (optional)

 

~ Step 1 ~

 

Open a new blank canvas 600 x 600 flood filled white

 

Paste Frame 4 as new layer and leave in position (centre)

 

With your magic wand click inside the frame
Selections / Modify / Expand by 10

 

Open Paper17 or one of choice
Activate Background layer then paste paper as new layer

 

Selections / Invert
Delete
Deselect

 

Paste Frame 2 as new layer
Resize by 70% and position in the upper left
Move to the bottom layer and place in position so that it is partially showing behind the main frame (at the top)

 

Paste Frame 3 as new layer
Resize by 70% and position to the lower right
Move to the bottom layer and place in position so that it is partially showing behind the main frame (at the bottom)

 

 

 

~ Step 2 ~

 

Paste your tube as new layer
Resize by 90%, or as necessary

 

Effects / Plugins / Eye Candy Impact / Perspective Shadow, with the following settings:

 

 

Now using your eraser tool on the following settings:

 

 

Carefully erase around the tube giving it a blurry shadow

 

 

Paste Eyelet Ribbon2 as new layer
Image / Rotate by 30 to the right
Resize by 70%
LEAVE IN POSITION!!

 

Paste Eyelet Ribbon1 as new layer
Image / Rotate by 30 the the right
Resize by 70%
(This ribbon will now be completely covering the first)
Lower the opacity of this layer to around 70
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

 

YOU CAN NOW MOVE THE RIBBONS to the upper right

 

Paste Bow 1 as new layer
Paste Eyelet Ribbon1 as new layer
Image / Rotate by 30 the the right
Resize by 50%
Position over the first ribbon in the centre

 

Paste Button 1 as new layer
Resize by 30% and position over one eyelet COMPLETELY
Duplicate then Image / Mirror
Now place the duplicate one at the opposite end of the ribbon

 

~ Step 3 ~

 

Paste Star3 as new layer
Rename PINK STARS
Resize by 30% Bicubic
Position on a part of the frame within one of the "circles"
Duplicate and place it two circles away
Duplicate again and place another two circles away and so forth

 

On your last star go to
Layers / Merge / Merge Down
Which will merge it to the layer below

 

Repeat till you have merged all layers back to the one named PINK STARS

 

Paste Star2 as new layer
Rename SILVER STARS
Resize by 20% bicubic
Position in one of the empty space on the frame

 

Repeat the duplicating and position of each star

 

On your last star go to
Layers / Merge / Merge Down
Which will merge it to the layer below

 

And continue till you have merged all layers back to the one named SILVER STARS

 

Paste Flower4 as new layer
Resize by 50%
Duplicate and position around the bottom layer of frames
Lower opacity to about 70

 

Crop and resize

 

~ Step 4 ~

 

In your Material Palettes Select a Silver Pattern as your background
Select your Text Tool and choose a nice font
(I'm using Ingrid Darling)
Type out "There's only one way, honey, and that's My Way"
Or a phrase of your choice

 

Convert to raster layer
Set blend mode to Soft Light
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

 

Paste Butterfly2 as new layer
Image / Rotate by 30 to the left
Resize by 25% and position somewhere beside the text
Duplicate and set your blend mode to Screen
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

 

Add a drop shadow to your element and frame layers:
H & V - 1
Opacity - 30
Blur - 5.00
Colour - #530408

 

Add your name and apply a Gradient Glow (optional)
Then add your © copyright, licence and watermark and you're done!

 

Thank you for trying my tutorial

 

::st!na::

 

© Tutorial written by Stina on 19th Febraury 2009
All rights reserved