Saturday, March 3, 2012

Me, The Sea and My Friends

Me, the Sea and My Friends

 Supplies
PSP - I am using PSP X2 (But an older version should work also)

I used the cute kit “Under the Sea” by Pimp’d Designz  
You can purchase this kit from

Thank you Cora this was a fun kit to play with!
 
Tube of choice, I used the wonderful artwork of Juri Ueda Marie
Used with group permission

Font of choice, I used Whackadoo, here

Xero Plugin – Porcelain


Notes
This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP.
Install the mask if needed
Use the following settings for drop shadow,
unless otherwise stated:
Effects>3D>Drop Shadow>
V 3
H 3
Opacity 60
Blur 8
Color Black
Shadow on new layer unchecked


=^_^=   Ready to start?  Let’s go!  =^_^=

File> New
Image> Canvas Size>700x700
Flood fill with white

Copy/Paste Frame 02 as a new layer
Image>Resize>90%
Add drop shadow

Click inside your frame with your Magic Wand
Selections>Modify>Expand by 5
Copy/Paste PP10 as a new layer
Selections>Invert
Tap your delete key on your keyboard
Layers>Arrange>Move Down
Selections>Select None

Copy/Paste your tube as a new layer
I resized mine 75%
Add drop shadow
Apply porcelain effect>default settings

Copy/Paste Fish02 as a new layer
Image>Mirror
Image>Resize 35%
Add drop shadow
On layer Palette, lower opacity to 56%

Copy/Paste Fish01 as a new layer
Image>Resize 30%
Add drop shadow
On layer Palette, lower opacity to 71%

Copy/Paste Flipflops as a new layer
Image>Mirror
Image>Resize 50%
Add drop shadow

Copy/Paste Sand01 as a new layer
Image>Resize 50%
Layers>Arrange>Move down below the flipflops

Copy/Paste shell_w pearl as a new layer
Image>Mirror
Image>Resize 20%
Add drop shadow
Layers>Duplicate
Image>Resize 75%
Move down to your flipflops

Copy/Paste Shell01
Image>Resize 35%
Move down by the flipflops

Continue add any more embellishments
you would like! After all this is your tag!
Resize to your preference

Add your copyright and license number and text
Add your watermark

If you are using a white background you can
Layers>Merge>Merge All (Flatten)
File>Export>JPEG Optimizer
Set compression value to 25
Save to where you want

If you are using a transparent background you can
File>Export>PNG Optimizer
Click “ok” on the next screen
Save to where you want

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial!



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