The Natural Look

This tutorial was written for those that have the working knowledge of PSP.

Supplies Needed:

PSP 10 (or any version)
Tube of choice
I am using the artwork of ©Elias Chatzoudis. www.elias-design.gr which has to be purchased at MPT here. Please do not use his artwork without a licenses.

Template called "AMZ_Template3 made by Ziggy at ZiggyFan Scrap Designs which you can find it here.

PTU Scrap kit called " Natural Girl" made by Ziggy at ZiggyFan Scrap Designs with you can find it here.

Font: I am using Ziggy Zoe (or font of choice)

Filters Needed
Eye Candy 4000-Gradient Glow

Dropshadow used through out the tutorial. V&H 2, Opacity 50, Blur 5.00, Color-Black.

Let's get started:

Open Template. Shift-D to make copy. Close original. Delete raster 3 and raster 6. Image-Canvas Size-750x750. Can be resized later.

Click on raster 1. Selections-select all-float-defloat. Open paper 2. Copy-paste as a new layer-selections-invert-delete. Select none. Delete raster 1. Add dropshadow. Layer-duplicate. Make orignial the active layer. Adjust-Blur-Gaussian Blur, Radius-25.00.

Click copy of raster 4. Selections-select all-float-defloat. Open paper 7. Copy, paste as a new layer-select-invert-delete. Select none. Delete original layer. Add dropshadow.

Click on raster 4. Repeat above steps. Add dropshadow.

Click raster 5. Selections-select all-float-defloat. Open paper 8. Copy-paste as new a new layer-select-invert-delete. Select none. Delete original layer. Add dropshadow.

Click on copy raster 5. Repeat the same steps as above. Add dropshadow.

Click on raster 2. Using magic wand click the inside of the box. Open paper 4. Copy-paste as new layer-selections-invert-delete. Select none.

With magic wand click inside the sqaure again. Open tube. Copy-pastes as new layer-selections-invert-delete. Select none. Making sure that top raster laster layer is active. Paste your tube as a new layer over the first tube. (where it looks like she head is over the frame. At the bottom of the frame use eraser and erase all the extra that hangs out of the frame.) *Look at my tag for the example*. Add dropshadow to both tube images.

Make raster 2 active layer. Use magic wand, click the grey area of the square. Open paper 6. Copy-paste as new layer-selections-invert-delete. Delete raster 2. Add gradient glow. Settings: Glow width-3.00, Soft Corners-0, Opacity-100, Color-flat (which is white). Add dropshadow.

Add any elements you like. (or use my tag for example) Add dropshadow after you paste each element.

Add your name or saying and copyright info on tag.

Layers-merge. Save as a jpeg or png.

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial. I had fun making it.

This tutorial was written by Hunne Designs. July 20th, 2009.