Witching Hour 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 Becca Moore. 

You need a license to use this tube and her artwork. You can get her tubes at Artistic Dreams Imaging.

FTU kit PD-Spookie by Pimp'd Designz.

Mask of choice, I used Vix_Mask404 from VixPSP.

Plugins Needed:

Mura's Meister - Clouds

Xenofex - Constellation

Font of choice, I used Chiller 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 pd-frame 2 copy and close. Paste as a new layer.

Image resize 70% Bicubic (make sure resize all layers is unchecked).

Open pd-scene copy and close. Paste as a new layer.

Image resize 60% Bicubic (make sure resize all layers is unchecked).

Move this layer below the frame layer.

Take your Eraser Tool and erase any part of the scene that is outside the frame.**

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

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

Image, Mirror.**

Open pd-moon copy and close. Paste as a new layer.

Image resize 20% Bicubic (make sure resize all layers is unchecked).

Image, Mirror and move this layer below the scene layer.**

Open pd-pumpkin copy and close. Paste as a new layer.

Image resize 20% Bicubic (make sure resize all layers is unchecked).

Duplicate the pumpkin layer and resize by 90%.

Merge the pumpkin layers together and move this layer just above your scene layer.**

Layers, New Raster Layer. Move this layer below your Moon layer.

Click on your Magic Wand Tool. Go to your frame layer and click inside the frame.

Selections, Modify, Expand 20

Go to your new raster layer.

Effects, Plugins, Mura's Meister - Clouds : see settings below

Take your Eraser Tool and erase any of the cloud background which is outside your frame.

Effects, Plugins, Xenofex - Constellation: see settings below

Open pd-pp12 copy and close.

Add a new Raster Layer.

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

Move paper layer down below all the layers.

Layers, New Mask Layer, choose Vix_Mask404 from the list click ok and Merge Group.

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

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

Add your copyright information and text.

Save.

HAVE FUN!!!