Make Way for Spring
This tutorial was written by Vivian Guerra : March 1, 2014.
Any similarities to another tutorial is purely coincidental.
I am using the awesome artwork of Lady Mishka for this tutorial.
You must have a license to use.
No translating without my permission.
Do not copy my tutorials.
Direct people to this site by link only.
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SUPPLIES
PSP9 or above
Tube or one of your choice
EyeCandy 4000 - Gradient Glow
Scrapkit Spring Has Sprung from Honored Scraps
BigMask016 from Vix
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New Image
600x600
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Open
Element_53
Copy and paste.
Resize if needed.
I colorized it to match my tube as well.
This is optional depending on the tube you use.
Copy and paste your tube.
Resize if needed.
Position to which ever side it looks best.
Click inside each square frame with your magic wand.
Selections - Modify - Expand by 3
Choose a color or you can use a paper from the kit.
New Raster Layer
Fill each square with your color.
Drag this new layer below your frame layer.
Do not deselect yet...
Or...
If you are using a paper.
Copy and paste.
Resize and drag below your frame.
Do not deselect yet...
If your tube came with a close up, copy and paste it onto your canvas.
If not you can simply use your tube.
I resize and mirrored my tube.
Selections - Invert - Delete - Deselect.
Play with the Layer Properties of your tube to blend.
I used Darken @ 50%
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Open
Element_60
Copy and paste.
Resize so it fits evenly with the edges of your frame.
Open
Element_29
Do the same for this element as you did for the one above.
Keep it above your fence.
(Check my tag for reference)
Open
Element_24
Copy and paste.
Resize.
Move this layer below your grass layer.
Position the bunny so he appears to be peeking from behind the grass.
(Check my tag for reference)
Keep your tube layer at the very top through all of this.
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Open
Element_09
Element_50
Element_51
Element_67
Copy each element and paste onto your canvas.
Place each where they look best.
Use my tag as a reference.
I rotated and layered each element on top of each other.
Play with them until you are happy with their placement.
Open
Element_08
Element_18
Element_25
Element_45
Copy each element and paste onto your canvas.
Place each where they look best again.
Use my tag as a reference.
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Choose a color from your tube.
Make a new layer all the way at the bottom.
Floodfill with the color.
Apply your mask.
Merge Group
Lower the opacity to about 80%
I added some slight Noise.
If you want to do this step my settings were:
Random
Noise 8%
Monochrome unchecked.
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Add your name and copyright info.
Add a drop shadow to your layers.
And you are DONE!
•••••••••
Any similarities to another tutorial is purely coincidental.
I am using the awesome artwork of Lady Mishka for this tutorial.
You must have a license to use.
No translating without my permission.
Do not copy my tutorials.
Direct people to this site by link only.
•••••••••
SUPPLIES
PSP9 or above
Tube or one of your choice
EyeCandy 4000 - Gradient Glow
Scrapkit Spring Has Sprung from Honored Scraps
BigMask016 from Vix
•••••••••
New Image
600x600
•••••••••
Open
Element_53
Copy and paste.
Resize if needed.
I colorized it to match my tube as well.
This is optional depending on the tube you use.
Copy and paste your tube.
Resize if needed.
Position to which ever side it looks best.
Click inside each square frame with your magic wand.
Selections - Modify - Expand by 3
Choose a color or you can use a paper from the kit.
New Raster Layer
Fill each square with your color.
Drag this new layer below your frame layer.
Do not deselect yet...
Or...
If you are using a paper.
Copy and paste.
Resize and drag below your frame.
Do not deselect yet...
If your tube came with a close up, copy and paste it onto your canvas.
If not you can simply use your tube.
I resize and mirrored my tube.
Selections - Invert - Delete - Deselect.
Play with the Layer Properties of your tube to blend.
I used Darken @ 50%
•••••••••
Open
Element_60
Copy and paste.
Resize so it fits evenly with the edges of your frame.
Open
Element_29
Do the same for this element as you did for the one above.
Keep it above your fence.
(Check my tag for reference)
Open
Element_24
Copy and paste.
Resize.
Move this layer below your grass layer.
Position the bunny so he appears to be peeking from behind the grass.
(Check my tag for reference)
Keep your tube layer at the very top through all of this.
•••••••••
Open
Element_09
Element_50
Element_51
Element_67
Copy each element and paste onto your canvas.
Place each where they look best.
Use my tag as a reference.
I rotated and layered each element on top of each other.
Play with them until you are happy with their placement.
Open
Element_08
Element_18
Element_25
Element_45
Copy each element and paste onto your canvas.
Place each where they look best again.
Use my tag as a reference.
•••••••••
Choose a color from your tube.
Make a new layer all the way at the bottom.
Floodfill with the color.
Apply your mask.
Merge Group
Lower the opacity to about 80%
I added some slight Noise.
If you want to do this step my settings were:
Random
Noise 8%
Monochrome unchecked.
•••••••••
Add your name and copyright info.
Add a drop shadow to your layers.
And you are DONE!
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