PTU Tutorial - Hard & Dirty
For this tutorial i am using the amazing artwork by @Arthur Crowe
Which you can purchase from www.arthurcrowesfactory.com
~Supplies Needed~
Tube of choice
Scrapkit used was Fallen Angel made by Kristin which can be purchased from here
If you do not have this scrapkit please feel free to use another one with similar elements
Tag Template 20 also made by Cakes and can be downloaded from here
Masks - Vix_BigMask001 which can be downloaded from here
~Filters Used~
Dsb Flux - Bright Noise
Eye Candy 4 - Gradient Glow
Penta.com - Jeans & Color Dot
Xero - Fritillary & Radience
VanderLee - Unplugged-x
~Font used~
Inspiration
Let's Get Started
Open Cakes template in psp - if the template is too big resize it to liking & make sure all layers is checked - canvas - set the canvas to liking, i normally do 850 x 750 but that's up to you - delete the credits layer - add a new raster layer - move it below all the layers & fill with white
Hide the wordart layer for now, we will use this later - on the double circle layer go to selections - all - float - defloat - add a new layer - choose 2 colours from your tube/scrapkit - change the palette to gradient - foreground & background - angle 45 - repeats 3 - fill the new layer - copy & paste your tube as a new layer - selections - invert - hit delete - selections - none - duplicate & then duplicate again but hide the top tube layer for now - on the original change the blend mode to luminance (L) - on the duplicate go to adjust - blur - gaussian blur - 3.00 - change the blend mode to soft light - effects - plugins - VanderLee - Unplugged-x - Interlaced
Hide all layers except for your 2 tube layers & your gradient layer - merge these layers together - duplicate - image mirror - delete all original layers for the circles
On the big star layer go to selections - all - float - defloat - add a new raster layer - fill with black - unhide the tube layer that you hid earlier & move it above the star layer - selections - invert - hit delete - change the blend mode to luminance (L) - on the original star layer - selections - modify - selection borders
Add a new raster layer & fill with the gradient you used earlier - selections - none - effects - plguins - DsbFlux - Bright Noise - set to 50% - add a drop shadow - move this layer above the star tube layer - hide all layers except for the black star layer, star tube layer & the star frame layer - merge together - duplicate - image - mirror -delete all original layers on the left side
On the circle background layer go to adjust - hue & saturation - colorize - change to match your tube/scrapkit - add a drop shadow
Copy & paste the filmstrip as a new layer - position below your circle back layers & move so that it's like mine (see tag) - with your magic wand select the middle of each frame - selections - modify - expand by 4 - add a new raster layer - move it below the filmstrip layer - fill with black - effects - plugins - penta.com - color dot
Copy & paste your tube as a new layer & position in the far left frame - selections - invert - hit delete - selections - invert - copy & paste your tube again in the middle 2 frames - selections - invert - hit delete - selections - none - duplicate the first tube - image - mirror - merge together all the tube layers - duplicate - change the blend mode on the original layer to luminance (L) - on the duplicate go to adjust - blur - gaussian blur - 3.00 - change the blend mode to screen
On the filmstrip layer go to effects - plugins - eye candy 4 - gradient glow - glow settings 3.00
Add a drop shadow
On the large circle layer go to effects plugins - panta.com - Jeans - default settings - add a drop shadow
Merge together the pink circle layers - selections - all - float - defloat - add a new raster layer - fill with your gradient from earlier - effects - plugins - xero - fritillary
Selections - modify - expand by 4 - add a new raster layer - fill with white - apply the same noise settings as earlier - add a drop shadow - delete the original circle layer
On the blue rectangle layer - go - to selections - select all - float - defloat - copy & paste a paper from your scrapkit as a new layer - selections - invert - hit delete - selections - invert - selections - modify - expand by 4 - add a new raster layer - fill with your gradient - apply the same noise settings as earlier - add a drop shadow - delete the original circle layer - repeat this for the second blue rectangle layer - delete the original layers
On the white circle layer - selections - all - float - defloat - copy & paste a paper from your scrapkit as a new layer - selections - invert - hit delete - selections - invert - selections - modify - expand by 4 - add a new raster layer - move below your paper layer - fill with black - add a drop shadow
Merge together the black rectangle layers - selections - all - float - defloat - copy & paste a paper from your scrapkit as a new layer - selections - invert - hit delete - selections - invert - selections - modify - expand by 4 - add a new raster layer - fill with your gradient - apply the same noise settings as earlier - add a drop shadow - delete the original layer - add a drop shadow
On the circle layers - selections - all - float - defloat - add a new raster layer - fill with a colour from your tube - selections - none - apply the same VanderLee settings as earlier - add a drop shadow - delete the original layer
Unhide the wordart layer - position - adjust - hue & saturation - coloorize to match your tube - apply the same noise settings as earlier - effects - plugins - eye candy 4 - gradient glow
Add a drop shadow
Copy & paste your tube as a new layer - position - duplicate - adjust - blur - gaussian blur - 3.00 - change the blend mode to soft light - effects - plugins - xero - radience - default settings - on the original go to selections - all - float - defloat - selections modify - expand by 3 - add a new raster layer & move it below the tube layer - fill with white - selections - none - apply the same noise settings as earlier - add a drop shadow
Copy & paste any elements from the scrapkit you are using as new layers - position around your tag - add drop shadows
Add a new raster layer above your background layer - fill with your gradient - layers - new mask from image - apply Vix's mask - merge group
With your font add your name - position - apply the same noise settings as earlier - add a drop shadow
Don't forget to add the artists correct copyrite - crop & save tag and you are done!
