Happy Halloween Tutorial

 

With Halloween around the corner, I decided to create a Halloween tutorial. 

I used my Halloween kit, Happy Halloween. Although I believe any kit will do.

Please go visit my Graphics blog HERE to download the kit.

Any Halloween Tube. I used Lia. I do not know where to get her images anymore.

A mask of your choice or my Mask 1240 HERE.

Midnight Drive Font HERE.

A mask of your choice or Scrappy Bit of Fun Mask 0354  HERE.

Extra grass patch HERE. (Scroll down).

Here is what we will be making:

 

Got everything you need? Okay! Lets begin! 

Open a new image 800 x 800. Add a new layer, select all.

Copy and paste Paper 6 into selections. Deselect.

Add mask from image and merge group.

Add another layer and copy and paste Paper 1 into selections. Deselect.

Add mask from image and merge group.

Resize this layer to 85%.

Add a new raster layer, select all and paste Paper 1 into selections. Deselect.

Add Scrappy Bit of Fun’s mask 0354 from the image and merge the group. I resized this layer 95%.

Actually, it is not necessary to add all three layers of masks. You can always 

delete one or two if you do not like the way the tag looks. 

 Castle resized to 70%.

Tree 2 resized to 50%.

Tree (2) resized to 40%. Put this layer under the Castle layer.

Bat resized to 35%. Move it to the top near the moon.

I put a Lia Tube on the moon and resized it to 35%.

The fox Lia tube is resized to 25%. I also mirrored it.

And what is a Halloween tag without a ghost? I chose Ghost 1 and resized it to 40%. I also lowered the layer properties to 75.

I also put this layer under the castle layer. See my tag above.

I also added Ghost with pumpkin and resized it to 40%. I also put this layer under the castle layer.

Pumpkins resized to 40%.

Grass_1 resized to 15%. I colorized this element to brown.  Colorizing this element is NOT a necessity.

I also added the extra grass patch. I resized it to 30% and put it under the pumpkins layer.

Squirrel resized to 30%.

Highlight the Tree 2 layer.

Copy and paste Pumpkin 3 and resize it to 50%.

Copy and paste Pumpkin 2 and resize it to 40%.

Highlight your top layer and copy and paste Trick_Treat_Bag 1 as a new layer. I resized mine to 50

I added the Sparkles and Sparkles-1 elements. I did not resize the Sparkles elemet

I resized Sparkles-1 to 75%, duplicated it, image free rotated to 45.

Choose a moon. I chose Moon_1 and resized it to 35%. Move it to the top on one of the corners.

Add a gradient glow, or use the tutorial  HERE  for the gradient glow effect, if you do not have the effect. My settings are below. Play around with your settings and set to the one you like the best. I added mine two times. 

 

Now we are getting to the end.

Add any other elements you want.

Arrange the elements to the way YOU like them. (I hardly ever follow a tutorial 100%) 

I do not merge my layers in case I want to change something at a later date.

Add your names with a font of your choice or the one I

 mentioned in the beginning of this tutorial.

 Add your copyrights, then resize it

to your liking. I use Pixelette for my copyrights and my tag'd by line.

 

Save as a PNG or JPEG and you are done!

 

Thank you for trying my tutorial! Please let me know

how you liked it!

 

If you try my tutorial, please send me your results.

I would love to see them and show them off!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. 
I will answer you as soon as I can.

My Disclaimer:

All tutorials on this blog are written by me from my own imagination. Any 

similarities to other tutorials are purely coincidental. I use PSP2021 Ultimate, so the tools you

use in your program may be called by a different name and may look different. 

Abundance Of Fall

 

 

This tutorial is of my own creation. I am using PSP2021 Ultimate.

FTU Scrapkit from Designs by Shelly Woodruff, Abundant Blessings: HERE.

A mask of choice, or you can use my mask #107: HERE.

Kajenna tube from Pics For Design. It was a PFD bonus, and I don’t know if you can get one, unless you get into the exclusive club.

 

File new 800x800

Add a new layer, select all, get Paper 18 or one of choice and paste into selection. Add mask from image LLM-107, merge group.

Add Frame, element 124, resize to 80%.

Using magic wand, click inside frame, go to selections, and expand to 15.

Add a new layer. Layers, Arrange, move down. Get paper 14 or one of choice and paste into selection. Select none.

Paste tube on top layer as a new layer. I resized mine to 35% and mirrored it.

Element 5 resized to 15% below tube layer and above frame layer on left. Image, mirror, mirror horizontal.

Inside frame, add Element 115 resize to 65%. Duplicate, Image, Mirror, Mirror Horizontal and resize this layer to 65%.

Find a tree if you want. I found one from Pixabaycom. I resized mine to 35%.

Element 101 resized to 5%. Image, mirror, mirror horizontal. I moved mine to the top left corner of the frame.

Element 102 resized to 35%. Image, mirror, mirror horizontal. Arrange layer, to layer above the frame. Move element to corner of frame on right side of the tag.

Click on Frame layer. Copy and paste Element 67 as a new layer, and I resized to 90%. Duplicate, Image, mirror, mirror horizontal.

Element 83 resized to 30%. Move layer to layer just below tube layer.

Element 73 resized to 30%. Move layer to layer just below tube layer.

Element 119 resized to 30%. Move to top of frame in the middle and move layer under the tube layer.

I also added the background of my tube and placed it under the tree layer and resized it 50%, two times.

Add any other elements you want and make it your own!

I never merge my layers. I advise you to do the same.

This way you can always save it and change whatever you want to

in the future.

 

Add your watermark if you wish, and make

sure you add the copyright for the image you used.

 

I saved mine as a PNG image.

You are done!

 

 I would love to see your results!

 

I hope you liked my tutorial!

 

New Tutorial in the making and other tidbits

 

A couple of years ago, I bought PSP 2021.

Well, I installed it on my old laptop, and my laptop went out last year.

Then I went back to using my older laptop with PSP 9, and it finally went out.

So, I almost gave up. 

Back at the end of June, I  had an incident and ended up with a TBI.

I have been bored for a few weeks now and decided to PSP again.

A few days ago, I decided to try to install PSP 2021 on this one. So, I did.

I now have PSP 2021 on this computer and have started to PSP again.

I don't have a lot of plug-ins because a few are not compatible with this 

program. However, I will do the best I can with what I have.

There are new masks on my graphics blog, and I have a fall tutorial 

almost done. I will put it up as soon as possible. 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

 

I want to wish everyone a very Happy and Safe Thanksgiving!

NO EXCUSES AND NO PROMISES!

  Hello everyone,

I know it has been over 2 years since I have posted. However, I have no excuses nor will I ever do that again. Maybe. 

I lost my PSP 9 over a month ago in my other laptop. I now have PSP 2021. Although I am still learning how to use it, I managed to make a few masks for you on my psp blog.

I hope you enjoy them and are able to use them.

Things are still a tad hectic around here, but I have a couple of ideas for tutorials. I will try to sit down and see about getting my ideas put onto this blog soon. No promises though about that being too soon. 

Have a great day and see you soon!