Take a bow Tutorial

Hi All

Well I got the Tutorial written up a lot quicker than I thought

Hope you enjoy

Hugs Michelle

Take a bow Tutorial

Hi all well here is my new tutorial

This tutorial was written by Michelle Mills on 12 February 2009.

Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

I claim all rights to this tutorial.

Your results of this tutorial you are free to do with as you wish.

Please respect the TOU of the owner of the scrap kit.

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of Paint shop Pro.

The results of this tutorial were done in Paint shop Pro Ultimate x2.

Hugs Michelle

Supplies

A Tube of choice I have used the artwork of Nene Thomas

www.nenethomas.com

I have also used a FTU scrap kit called black and red which you can get here

http://www.azyzam.nl/scrapbook/scrapbook.htm

Mask which you can get from here

Created by Jutta

And Font of choice I used Poster

Plug-in eye candy impact extrude (optional)

VM distortion > kaleidoscope

Ok this is an easy Tutorial but has a couple of steps

Open your tube and your mask

First let’s create a new transparent 600x600 image

Create a new raster and then select all

Open paper 9 and paste into selection change opacity to 50%

Add a new raster and select all

Now open paper 16 and copy and paste into selection

Now go to Layers>new mask>from image

Select mask from drop down menu and source luminance checked only

Merge group and then duplicate your layer and merge down

Duplicate layer again and merge down

Add a drop shadow I used default values

Copy and paste your Tube as a new layer and add a drop shadow

I used V&H 5 opacity 60 and blur 5

Open Red rose and copy and paste as new layer then resize to 50%

Free rotate image 35 degrees and then duplicate layer three times

Move each layer a little until you have a bunch of roses

See my image for approximate layout

Merge the rose layers and move into the crook of arm

Erase part of the stems to look like she is holding the roses

Open bow 10 copy and paste as new layer and resize 30%

Free rotate to 35 degrees and place on stems of roses

Copy and paste red rose again and this time resize to about 40%

Now scatter them about when you have enough and how you want

Merge layers and change opacity to about 65%

Add your text and if using plug-in use extrude with the following settings

Under basic settings use extrude direction 18, distance 20, taper 0, smoothness 50, solid colour and colour of choice, light direction 129, highlight brightness 50, highlight colour white, shadowing 50

Save now

Part two

Add a frame however you like... I used the following settings

Add borders 3px and red add inner bevel 2, w 3, s 40, d 5, a 0, s 20, c white, a 315, i 40, e 30

Repeat with black and then red again

Add borders px 20 black use magic wand to select border and then use VM distortion plug-in

Kaleidoscope and find just play until you find a setting you like

Add an inner bevel with the following settings

Bevel 1, w 2, s 10, d 6, a 30, s 0, c white, a 315, i 40, e 33

Save work

Part three

Promote background layer and increase canvas size to 950

Decoration time...

Duplicate layer and resize to 50%

Move you where you’d like it I moved mine to upper left

Add a drop shadow to your first image I used default and then did it again this time

Using V&H -10

Add drop shadow to your second image this time half of default values and repeat

With your V&H -5

Find which ever decorations take your fancy

This is your tag ... Have fun...

If you wish to put items under your frame

Use your deform tool and perspective or use your control button on your keyboard and left mouse button to manipulate image push the top area together

The doing the same thing pull the bottom area out and it will flatten an image for you

Well have fun don’t forget to add any copyright information when done and your watermark

Resize your image and if necessary sharpen once

Save your work you’re done

Hugs Michelle