SEXY SUMMER

This tutorial was written by me on 5th July 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:

Template 82 by Beth which you can download from Blissfully Beth

Scrap Kit ' Summer Feeling' which you can purchase from Bea Creations
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Tube Of Choice, I am using the work of Elias Chatzoudis, you will need a licence to use his work

Mask Of Choice, I used mask84 by WSL from Weescotlass

Eye Candy 5 Impact - Gradient Glow

Open the template and duplicate ~ close the original
delete the copyright layer ~ resize all layers 85%
highlight bg layer ~ open paper2 and paste as a new layer ~ apply mask ~ merge group
highlight blue circle frame ~ float ~ defloat ~ open paper16 ans paste as a new layer ~ invert and hit delete ~ delete original layer

add a small gradient glow
highlight grey circle ~ float ~ defloat ~ open paper14 and paste as a new layer ~ invert and hit delete ~ delete the original layer
highlight black circle ~ float ~ defloat ~ open paper8 and paste as a new layer ~ invert and hit delete ~ delete the original layer

add the same gradient glow
merge down 1 and 2
float ~ defloat ~ open paper11 and paste as a new layer ~ invert and hit delete ~ delete the original ~ add the gradient glow

highlight heart ~ float ~ defloat ~ open paper13 and paste as a new layer ~ invert and delete and delete the original layer
highlight the centre circle layer again ~ float ~ defloat ~ open tube and paste as a new layer ~ invert and hit delete
modify ~ contract20 ~ invert and hit delete

duplicate the tube ~ top layer ~ blur ~ gaussian 3.0 ~ change blend mode to overlay ~ merge down with original tube ~ drop shadow
lower opacity to around 70
highlight heart frame ~ float ~ defloat ~ add a new layer ~ and flood fill with a colour from your tube ~ delete original layer

add the gradient glow
delete sexy summer layer
open heartstring01 and paste as a new layer ~ position ~ drop shadow

resize mask layer 85% ~ duplicate ~ flip ~ mirror ~ merge down
open flower05 and paste as a new layer ~ resize 60% and position over the heart ~ drop shadow
highlight the strips ~ effects ~ weave ~ settings: 1, 6, 1, black for both, fill gaps checked

open doddle03 and paste as a new layer ~ position ~ drop shadow
open main tube and paste as a new layer if using the same tube as me, you will need a block style font to make it look like she is leaning on the text ~ i used Big Apple MF ~ drop shadow
add copyrights and your mark ~ crop around tag ~ resize all layers 85%

if you have any questions or comments regarding this 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