Dark Cinnamon Tutorial

This tut was made using PSP9

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

Supplies Needed:

Tube of choice. I used one by Keith Garvey. 

You need a license to use this tube and his artwork. You can get his tubes at Garv Girls PSP Tubes.

PTU Kit Dark Cinnamon by Honored Scraps.

You can purchase this kit at Mystical Scraps.

Mask of choice, I used Vix_Mask232 by Vix.

Font of choice, I used Hawaii Killer font.

When you see ** look at tag for placement of Elements. Sometimes it is hard to say just how to place them.

Drop Shadows added are 2.2.80.5 unless otherwise stated. You do not have to add a drop shadow it is just for added effect.

***DON'T FORGET TO SAVE OFTEN***

New image 650x650 Transparency. We can crop and make the tag smaller at the end.

Open Element 40 copy and close. Paste as a new layer.

Open tube, copy and close. Paste as a new layer.

Image resize 90% Bicubic (make sure resize all layers is unchecked).

Go to your frame layer (Element 40) duplicate and move above your tube layer.

Click on your eraser tool and erase parts of the duplicate frame that you don't want covering your tube. 

Click on your tube layer and erase the excess tube outside of the frame. (Look above at my tag for a reference).

Take your Soften Brush with settings as shown below and run your brush along the bottom of the tube layer till you like the results.

On the tube layer add a drop shadow.

Click on your bottom frame layer and add a drop shadow.

Open Element 32 copy and close. Paste as a new layer.

Image resize 50% Bicubic (make sure resize all layers is unchecked).

Move this layer above your duplicated frame layer. **

Open Element 30 copy and close. Paste as a new layer.

Image resize 35% Bicubic (make sure resize all layers is unchecked).**

Open Element 9 copy and close. Paste as a new layer.

Image resize 40% Bicubic (make sure resize all layers is unchecked).

Image, Rotate, Free Rotate - Left 40 Degrees.**

Open Element 9 copy and close. Paste as a new layer.

Move this layer below the original frame layer.**

Open Paper 11 copy and close.

Add a new Raster Layer.

Selections, Select All, Paste paper into selection, Select None.

Move paper layer down below the original frame layer.

Layers, New Mask Layer, choose Vix_Mask232  from the list click ok and Merge Group.

Image resize 85% Bicubic (make sure resize all layers is unchecked)

Layers, New Raster Layer. Move this layer below the Mask layer.

Flood fill with the color white. Apply Vix_Mask232 and resize by 85%.

Open Element 42 copy and close. Paste as a new layer.

Move this layer to just above the first mask layer.**

At this time you can crop and make your tag smaller.

Add your copyright information and text.

Save.

HAVE FUN!!!