Bask In the Moonlight

 

 

 

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

 

Tutorial written with PSP X2 but should work in any version of PSP

 

Supplies Needed:

Tube of Choice

I used the artwork of Ted Hammond.

If you would like to use his artwork please visit CILM

Scrap Kit used:  Moonlight

It is a pay to use Scrap kit by: Candy's Treats

Template #17 from: Babe's Designz

 

Plugins Used:

EyeCandy 5 Impact: Perspective Shadow

(optional)

 

Font of Choice- I used AmbianceBT (for name) Pixelette (for credit)

 

Lets get Started:

 

Open the template

 

Hit Shift D (to duplicate the image)

 

Close the original template

 

Delete the layer named:

 

Raster 1

 

Okay now time for the fun J

 

Close off all the layers but the circle frame

 

Take your magic wand

 

With these settings:

 

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Click on the circle frame

 

Go to Selections>Modify>Smooth

 

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These settings:

 

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Open ct-Starrypaper

 

Go to:

 

Adjust>Hue and Saturation>Colorize

 

Use these settings:

 

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Hue: 160

Saturation: 78

 

Copy and paste the paper above the circle frame layer

 

Resize the paper with these settings:

 

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Move the paper around until you have it placed to where the frame fades from dark blue to light blue

 

Selections>Invert

 

Hit the delete button on your keyboard

 

Selections>Select None

 

Make sure all other layers are closed besides the circle frame and your new layer with the paper on it

 

Right click on the paper layer

 

Merge>Merge Visible

 

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That layer will now be called merge

 

We want to rename it

 

So if you click on the layer

 

And then click again on the word merge you should be able to edit the name

 

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Rename the layer Circle Frame

 

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Okay Uncheck the Dots Layer

 

Open the ct-SilverGlitterSpill

 

Copy and paste it onto your image under the circle frame layer

 

You can uncheck the background layer and your tag should look like this now:

 

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Take your magic wand

 

Same settings as before

 

Click inside your circle frame

 

Selections>Modify>Expand

 

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With these settings:

 

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Create a new raster layer

 

Set your foreground color to: #040817

Your background color to: #0c1942

 

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Click on the gradient tab

 

Use the foreground-background gradient

 

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With these settings:

 

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Take the paint bucket tool

 

Click in the circle to fill with gradient

 

Selections>Select none (ctrlD)

 

It should look like this now:

 

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Uncheck your inner frame layer

 

In the feebie folder of your scrapkit

 

Open the ct-GlitterCircle1

 

Copy and paste as a new layer on your image

 

Resize the image

 

With these settings:

 

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Duplicate that layer

 

Resize the second layer with these settings:

 

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Should look like this now:

 

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Uncheck the inner Dots layer

 

We are going to consolidate some layers:

 

Close off all extra layers except for:

 

Inner Dots

Inner Frame

And your two glitter circles

 

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Then right click on one of the open layers

 

Merge>Merge Visible

 

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Right click on the merged layer and go to Rename

 

Rename this layer: Inner Circle

 

Close that layer off

 

Open the:

 

Circle Frame

The layer with your gradient

The glitter cluster layer

 

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Right click on one of the open layers

 

Merge>Merge Visible

 

Rename the layer

 

Outer Circle

 

Reopen the inner circle layer

 

Your layer panel should look like this:

 

 

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Open the background layer

 

Open the square frame layer

 

Take your magic wand

 

Same settings as before

 

Click inside the light grey square on the left side

 

Create new raster layer

 

Flood fill with your background color:

 

Mine is: #0c1942

 

Do the same steps for the right square

 

It should look like this now:

 

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Take your magic wand

 

Same setting and click on the outside of the square frames

 

Open the ct-Starrypaper2

 

Copy and paste as a new layer on your image

 

Resize the paper with these settings:

 

 

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Selections>Invert

 

Hit delete on your keyboard

 

Now do the same for the right side

 

Selections>Select None or (ctrlD)

 

Now close off all your layers except for the squares we’ve been working with

 

Right click Merge>Visible

 

Reopen your layers

 

Rename that layer Square Frames

 

Your layers palette should look like this now:

 

 

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And your tag should look like this:

 

 

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Open your tube

 

Copy and paste it onto your tag

 

Duplicate your tube

 

Close off 1 of the layers

 

 

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Click on the square frame layer

 

Then with your magic wand

 

Same settings as before

 

Select inside the left box

 

Once selected take the open tube layer and move her to where you would like her

 

Mine looks like this:

 

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Once you have placed where you want it

 

Selections>Invert

 

Hit Delete on your keyboard

 

Selections>Select None (ctrlD)

 

Duplicate that layer

 

Image>Mirror

 

The duplicated image should now be in the other box

 

Like this:

 

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Close off all layer except for:

 

Square Frame layer

And your two tubes inside the frames

 

Right Click on one of the layers

 

Merge>Merge Visible

 

Rename layer:

 

Square Frame

 

Reopen your layers

 

You layer palette should look like this now:

 

 

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Open ct-wrap6

 

Copy and paste right above the square frame layer

 

Resize it with these settings:

 

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Image>Free Rotate

 

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With these settings:

 

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Position your ribbon like mine:

 

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Open your eraser tool

 

With these settings:

 

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Now very carefully erase the part of the ribbon that overlaps over you tube in the right box

 

When you are done it should look like this:

 

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Right click on the ribbon layer

 

Merge>Merge Down

 

Open up the other Tube layer

 

Position like mine:

 

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My tube came with a glow

 

If yours did not you can add any type of white glow around them

 

Open up the Dots layer (finally!!!!)

 

Also open up the diamond I have included for you

 

Copy and paste as a new layer

 

Duplicate the diamond as many times as needed to cover the dots up that you can see

 

I needed a total of 5

 

Place them over the dots when you’re done it should look something like this

 

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Close off all layers except:

Dots

All your diamond layers

 

Right click on one of the layers

 

Merge>Merge Visible

 

Rename the layer Diamonds

 

Make sure the layer is between your

 

Outer Circle Layer and Inner Circle

 

Open your layers again

 

Your layer palette should look like this:

 

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Open CT-Moonlight

 

Copy and paste as a new layer

 

Resize the moon with these settings

 

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Position the moon layer

 

And move the moon layer one layer below your main tube

 

It should look like this:

 

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Your layer palette should look like this:

 

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Click on the moon layer

 

Go to:

 

Effects>Plug-Ins>EyeCandy 5: Impact>Perspective Shadow (optional)

 

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Use with these settings:

 

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Use: Drop Shadow, Blurry

 

(If you do not have perspective shadow just add a drop shadow and play with the settings)

 

Open star2

 

Copy and paste it as a new layer

 

Resize it with these settings:

 

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Position over the left corner of the left frame

 

Image>Free Rotate

 

These settings:

 

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Add the same perspective shadow

 

OR drop shadow you used

 

Should look like this:

 

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Open ct-blackpearlonString

 

Copy and paste as a new layer

 

Image>Resize

 

These settings:

 

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Image>Free Rotate

 

These settings:

 

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Adjust>Hue and Saturation>Colorize

 

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With these settings:

 

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Your tag should look like this:

 

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Open Light2 wordart

 

Copy and paste as new layer

 

Image>Resize

 

These settings

 

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Now position the wordart like mine:

 

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Add a drop shadow or glow of some sort if you would like

 

Now crop the excess white edges out

 

Mine looked like this when cropping

 

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We still need to resize a bit

 

Image>Resize

 

These settings:

 

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*NOTE*

You only have to put 500 in the first box the second box will be automatically filled (your number maybe different then mine)

 

Now add your copyright information

 

I always do my copyright in Pixelette with these settings:

 

 

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Now add your name:

 

I used:

 

Ambiance BT

Size: 24

White

Sharp

 

Then add either a drop shadow or black glow

 

I added a black glow with these settings:

 

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And:

 

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Then I duplicated my font layer

 

And you are DONE!!!!

 

Please feel free to write me if you get stuck on anything at:

 

help@butterflykayla.com

 

And I would love to see your creations so please send them to:

 

Kayla@butterflykayla.com

 

 

 

 

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Tutorial written on: May 27th 2008

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