PUMPKIN

This tutorial was written by me on 31st October 2010 It assumes you have working knowledge of PSP and Animation Shop and it's tools, was written in Version 9, feel free to merge layers as when needed, unless otherwise stated
You will need:

Tube of choice, I am using the work of Elias Chatzoudis and u will need a licence to use his work
Scrap Kit 'Funky Halloween' which you can download from Kittz Kreationz
Eye Candy 5 - Impact - gradient glow

Open a new transparent image 600 x 250
select all > open FH_P3 and paste as a new layer > invert and hit delete > select none
fill the bottom layer black and on the paper layer change blend mode to luminance legacy and lower opacity to around 65
select your preset shape tool background to white and foreground null > size 4 and draw a rectangle within your image ( see mine ) > convert to raster
select your magic wand tool and click inside the white rectangle > modify > expand 1

open your tubes of choice and position inside the rectangle > when happy merge tubes together > selections > invert and hit delete> change blend mode to lumincance legacy
dulpicate the tube layer and using your free hand selection tool, draw around the pumpkin > selections > invert and hit delete > select none and change blend mode to normal
click on the white rectangle layer and add a small black gradient glow
add the copyrights and your mark add any textadd any elements from the scrap kit you like > merge visible and save as a .png

If you have any questions or comments regarding this tutorial  please leave me a comment below or write a message
in my Chat Box, alternatively you can email me at clare_33@live.co.uk