~*~ Hoppy Easter ~*~
(Version française ICI)
 

 
 



You can do pretty much what you like with your result: create signatures with name added, extras or stats, websets.


This pointing hand is here to help you. You can drag and drop it and use it as a marker to help with following the tutorial.
Martine



Tube of your choice, free or not, but in either case, credit must be given on the tag. I used a tube ©PinUp Toons - www.pinuptoons.com.
It must be purchased and you need a license to use it. More info here CDO.

Template: to be found at Amy & Leah's Gimptastic Tuts - Template66-Leah from the easter Templates 62-66.

Scrapkit: Seachell-Spring Breeze byr Seachell's Scrapz

Filtres :

Masques :

Gem's Masks - n°22 from Gem's Masks Set 1
Mine: Hoppy Easter Blinds

Fonts: Visitor TT2 BRK, Impact, Long Ears MF and Pixelette for the credits.

You can download my E-Book which will let you work without being connected.




STEP 1: Template

Open the template. Duplicate and close the original. Delete the Credits layer.
Increase the size of the template. Image > Canvas size and enter 650x465.
Fill the background with #FFFFFF for the Results page.

STEP 2: Mask

Add a layer and fill with one of the colours from your tube. I used #F29A98. Apply Gem's Mask 22. Masks > New > From image - OK. Then Masks > Delete. In PSP 8 and above, it's under Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image. OK then Delete.
Apply pentacom > color dot.


STEP 3: Square 3

Duplicate. Take the Deformation tool or click on D and straighten this layer.
Selections > Select All > Selections > Float > Selections > Defloat.
Fill with a gradient - Gradient 1 - which uses a colour from your tube. I used #F29A98, #FEC9C7 and #FFEBEB

Then set the angle at 90° and Repeats at 3.

Selections > Select none.
Take the Deformation tool or Click on D and move the layer sideways so it sits right on top of the original and then delete the original.

Selections > Select All > Selections > Float > Selections > Defloat.
Selections > Modify > Contract by 12 pixels and add a layer. Fill with a gradient - Gradient 2 - and use another colour of your tube. I used #97B6B6 down to#B1CFFF and #F1FFFF. Selections > Modify and contract by 10. Click on the Delete key on your keyboard.
Apply an inner bevel > Effects > 3D Effets > Inner Bevel

Then apply pentacom > jeans

Selections > Select None.
Apply a drop shadow on the square and the border.

V = 0

O = 50

H = 2

F = 3

STEP 4: Square 2.

Selections > Select All > Selections > Float > Selections > Defloat. Add a layer and fill with Gradient 2.
Selections > Modify > Contract by 12 pixels and add a layer. Fill with Gradient 1.
Selections > Modify and contract by 10. Click on Delete on your keyboard.
Apply the same inner bevel and the same pentacom > jeans effect as before.
Selections > Select None.
Delete the original layerl.
Drop shadow on the square and border.

STEP 5: Square 1
Repeat what you did in Step 3. Add a layer and fill with Gradient 1. Same border but filled with Gradient 2. Apply the same inner bevel and the same pentacom > jeans effect as before.
Delete the original layer.
Drop shadow on the square and borde.

ETAPE 6 : Circle 2

Selections > Select All > Selections > Float > Selections > Defloat. Add a layer and fill with white.
Delete the original.

Open an image 500x500. Position your tube in the middle, resize if necessary.
Apply Mura's Meister > Copies.
 Choose Wallpaper in the menu on the left and apply the default settings. Undo and Redo until you get a result you like.
Back to the template and using the magic wand, click inside the white circle.
Copy paste your wallpaper image as a new layer, position and then Selections > Invert and delete.
    Selectons > Select None.
Apply pentacom > Colordot.

Open my mon masque : Hoppy Easter Blinds. Masks > New > From image - OK. Then Masks > Delete. In PSP 8 and above, it's under Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image. OK then Delete.
Lower the opacity of this mask layer to around 24.

STEP 7: Frame

Selections > Select All > Selections > Float > Selections > Defloat. Add a layer and fill with Gradient 2.
Apply the same inner bevel.
Then pentacom > jeans.
Same drop shadow.
Selections > Select None.
Delete the original layerl.

STEP 8: rect 2

Selections > Select All > Selections > Float > Selections > Defloat. Add a layer and fill with Gradient 1.
Apply the same inner bevel.
Then pentacom > colordot.
Same drop shadow.
Selections > Select None.
Delete the original layerl.

STEP 9: rect 1

 Selections > Select All > Selections > Float > Selections > Defloat. Add a layer and fill with Gradient 1.
 Apply the same inner bevel.
Then pentacom > jeans.
Same drop shadow.
Selections > Select None.
Then on the Layer Palette, select Screen for the layer blend mode.
Do not delete the original layer. Leave as it is or change the colour if it does not suit your result so far.

Text: mine Here comes Peter Cottontail or one of your choice.
Open a new image 600x400. Click on the Text tool, font Visitor TT2BRK, size 11. Vector. Type your text.
Then click on Objects > Align > Center in canvas.
Then click on Layers > Convert to Raster Layer.

Apply Mura Meister > Copies.
In the Preset Menu at the bottom, on the left, choose Tiling.
Leave the default settings except for Tile Gap, replace the 0 by 2.

Copy paste this text layer above the rect 1. With the lasso tool select and then delete the text you don't need.

STEP 10: Circle1

Selections > Select All > Selections > Float > Selections > Defloat. Add a layer and fill with Gradient 1.
Apply the same inner bevel.
Then pentacom > colordot.
Delete the original layer.

Duplicate this layer and colorize with the Hue and Saturation of your Gradient 2. My colour is #97B6B6 with Hue: #127 and Saturation: 45.
Resize this duplicated layer to 75%.
Same drop shadow on these two layers: the circle1 and the duplicated circle at 75%.

STEP 11: Tube

Position on the right.
Apply the same drop shadow.

STEP 12: Elements

Flower - Seachell-SB-Element5.png at 50%. Place it as if your main tube was hoding it. See mine. Delete part of the stem. If you use a different tube, then place it behind the tube and on the left. Duplicate and position this second flower on the right, under the rect1 layer of Step 9.
Rabbit - Seachell-SB-Element6 at 40%. Image > Mirror.
Pink flower button - Seachell-SB-Element12 at 10%. Add above the duplicated layer of cercle1.
Butterfly - Seachell-SB-Element4 at 30%. Select the butterfly and paste as a new layer. Then resize again at 70%. Duplicate.
Bird - Seachell-SB-Element10 at 10%. Colorize it with Hue: 127 and Saturation : 45.
Bird - Seachell-SB-Element9 at 18%.
Flowers - Seachell-SB-Element4 at 30% and without the butterfly. I colorized the flower after selecting the head with the hue and saturation of my gradient 1 # F29A98. Hue: 0 and Saturation: 98.

STEP 13: Text

Mine or one of your choice: Hoppy Easter.
Write the letters E A S T E R  on different layers and in different sizes, with the font Impact and in bold. See big: try sizes around 60 to 100.
Alternate the colours. One letter with the main colour of your gradient 1 #F29A98 and the other with the main colour of your gradient 2 #97B6B6.
With the Deformation tool, slightly turn each letter to the left or to the right.
Apply the same inner bevel as before.
Then apply Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow



Drop shadow on each letter.

New layer and type the second word Hoppy, with the font Long Ears MF in size 68 and in black.
Same Gradient Glow.
Samee drop shadow.

STEP 14: Credits

Choose a small font like Pixelette in size 6, antialias off.

LAST STEP: Save

Optimize as a jpg or png for better colours and save.

Martine

7 April 2011

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me