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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
FTU: Mindful Angel
This tutorial was written by me on June 18, 2017. The results are of my own imagination. Any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental.
Please DO NOT claim this tutorial as your own.
This was written assuming you have a working knowledge of PSP.
Please keep in mind that I write the tutorial as I am creating it.
Sometimes I may not explain properly where to place things so please see my example if you are ever in doubt :)
Supplies needed
I am using PSP X9 but this tutorial should work with any version.
PTU Tube: I am using a gorgeous tube called "61-3 Enamorte " created by Enamorte. Please do not use this tubes without a proper license.
You can purchase this beauty at CDO here.
FTU Kit: I am using a simply gorgeous kit called "Mindful Angel" created by Chaos Priestess. You can download this gorgeous kit here.
Mask: Mask set 150 mask 1 created by Rachel Designs. You can download it from her blog here.
Font of choice for your name.
Plugin: None
I am using a drop shadow (D/S) of V 0 H 5, Opacity 85, blur 10, color black throughout the tutorial unless otherwise stated.
Let's get started.
Open a new 750x800 transparent image. We will resize later.
Open paper 6, copy and close the original. Add a new raster layer. Select all, select the new raster layer, edit, paste into selection. Select none. Apply Mask 1 and merge group.
Open clock, copy and close the original. Select the mask layer and paste. Resize 70% and move to the upper right corner of the mask. Drop shadow.
Open frame 2, copy and close the original. Select the clock layer and paste. Resize 70% and move to the upper left corner of the mask. Using your magic wand, click inside the frame. Selections, modfiy and expand by 5. Add a new raster layer and move it under the frame. Open paper 3, copy and close the original. Select the new raster layer, edit, paste into selection. Copy your close up tube and paste as a new layer. Move the face into the frame slightly over to the left. Selections, invert and while standing on the tube layer, hit delete on your keyboard. Select none. Change the blend mode to Luminance (L) and lower the opacity to 70. Drop shadow the frame.
Open Hanging tears, copy and close the original Select the tube layer and paste. Resize 60% and move to the center of the frame. Drop shadow.
Copy your main tube. Select the top layer and paste. Resize 80% and move up and slightly to the right. Drop shadow.
Open Doodle, copy and close the original. Select the mask layer and paste. Move to the far left and up. Drop shadow.
Open Parchement, copy and close the original. Select the frame layer and paste. Resize 75% and mirror. Image, free rotate to the right 20 degrees. Move to the far right and drop shadow.
Open NP2, copy and close the original. Select the frame layer and paste. Move to the bottom of the frame. Drop shadow.
Open flower 2, copy and close the original Select the frame layer and paste. Move to the lower left corner. Duplicate and mirror. Move slightly over to the right and drop shadow each layer.
Open Foliage, copy and close the original. Select the mask layer and paste. Resize 50% and mirror. Move to the left side of the frame. Drop shadow.
Open Butterfly with Glitter, copy and close the original. Select the top layer and paste. Resize 60% and move to the bottom left so it covers the top rough edge of the tube. Drop shadow.
Open flower 3, copy and close the original. Select the tube layer and paste. Resize 40% and move to the bottom center of the tube. Duplicate and move to the upper left so it covers the tube and NP2 corner. Drop shadow each layer.
Open Foliage again, copy and close the original. Select the tube layer and paste. Resize 30% and free rotate to the right 90 degrees. Move to the bottom right. Duplicate and mirror. Duplicate the original again and move under the right side of the center rose. Duplicate the left foliage and move under the left side of the center rose. Drop shadow each layer.
Open Flower 1, copy and close the original. Select the bottom foliage layer and paste. Resize 30% and move to the bottom right. Duplicate and mirror. Move this layer under the top foliage layer and down to the bottom left. Drop shadow each layer.
Open heart, copy and close the original. Select the tube layer and paste. Resize 60% and move to the far bottom right so it covers the edge of the tube. Drop shadow.
Open Flower 4, copy and close the original. Select the top foliage layer and paste. Resize 35% and move to the bottom right of the center rose. Duplicate and mirror. Move slightly to the right so it is closer to the center rose. Drop shadow each layer.
Add any other elements you like.
Merge visable.
Image, resize by 600 pixels on the longest side, all layers checked.
Adjust sharpness, Unsharpen mask, radius and clipping set to 5 and strength set to 40. Click ok.
Add your copyright and name.
Save as png.
I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial. I would love to see your results.
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