Ptu - Deep Sea Mermaid

This tutorial was written in PSP 9 and can be used with any other version. I assume that you have a working knowledge of PSP.

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Supplies Needed:

Tube of choice/close up

Paid Scrap kit by MMeliCrea Designz

"Ocean World" Purchase at Smiley Creations

Font of choice

Recorda Script

Plugins Optional:

xero - radiance

Tutorial shortcut index:

"Delete" on your keyboard under Insert.

"C/P" copy and paste as new layer.

Remove "O/L" Remove original layer.

"D/S" Drop shadow located in 3D effects.

"R/S" Resize layer located in Image.

New "R/L" Raster layer, in Layers.

"outer glow" Gradient glow from eye candy

Or my method on my blog under "How to dos"

Good D/S settings:

0, 0, 57, 6, color black

Good add noise settings:

Uniform- 70-90 % noise monochrome

Random- 10-34% noise monochrome

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I used the artwork of Caron Vinson

You can find her artwork Here

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Open frame2, R/S to 80% canvas size 600x600

Select magic wand,  click on the outside of the circle

inside the blue ropes, selections modify expand by 12

open paper7, C/P into canvas selections invert delete

select none, drag below frame layer.

Using magic wand again click the inside of the circle frame,

selections modify expand by 7, open paper3 R/S to 60%, 

Add new raster layer, C/P paste into selection, selections none

drag below your frame. If you don't like the look don't resize paper

On your frame layer i added outer glow, color of choice. 

now add noise of choice and drop shadow

Open your main tube, R/S in needed place in the middle

Apply radiance to your tube, settings of choice.. 

Note: I placed my elements around my tube

Now it's element time

Elements i used and the resized %

Using this drop shadow: 0, 0, 54, 7, color black

Element122 - 50%

Element101 - 80%

Element55 - 40%

Element20 - 10%

Element27 - 40%

Element39 - 30%

Element22 - 60%

Element83 - 25%

Element96 - 20%

place elements where you want, or use my tag as a guide.

Add your copyrights,  your name save as a PNG

You're done!

Thanks for trying my tutorial.

Now lets see those results.

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This tutorial was written on June 25th, 2015 by Melissa.

In no way may this tutorial be copied to another

website without the creators permission. Any resemblance

to this tutorial is purely coincidental.