Ftu - Mediterranean Nights

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

Free Scrap kit by Melissaz Creationz

"Mediterranean Nights" Grab HERE

Font of choice

TheNautiGal

Underwater image HERE

I used two masks

Mizteeque mask 070 - HERE

(The very last mask)

Brutal designs Mask 22 - HERE

Plugins Optional:

red paw media - beautifier

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 Jose Cano

You can find his artwork  Here 

Tube i used can be found Here

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Open ele 04 R/S to 80% Canvas size 650x650

Drag sand layer down near the bottom

duplicate sand and mirror arrange how you like

Open tube C/P onto canvas place in the center. D/S

Using your rectangle tool, FG white BG black

Mode on rectangle. width set to 7, draw out the size rectangle you want

Now convert to rater. Duplicate until you have 4 different rectangles 

Hide all layers and merge all of these together

Using your selection tool. click inside each black rectangle

Open paper 05, R/S to 80% C/P onto canvas, selections invert

delete. select none don't hide the original yet

Select the rectangles again this time using magic wand on the outer part

(the white frame) add new raster layer, flood fill color of choice

apply add noise, then glass, both settings of choice D/S

Open ele03 R/S to 60% C/P onto canvas, drag below sand

but above the two bottome rectangles. Do the same with ele 03

R/S ele 03 to 50% and i placed it on each side closest to the outer part

Open ele25 R/S to 40% C/P onto canvas drag this in front of wave

Duplicate until you have a line going across apply D/S

Go back and select the original rectangles (under your paper layer)

Erase the top paper layers. Open your underwater scene R/S to 15%

Click inside the black boxes again. C/P water scene onto your canvas

now mirror this water scene and C/P back onto your canvas

Using your drag tool drag inside the marching ants you want

then invert - delete (on both layers) select none.

Now start putting your fish inside these two rectangles

Fish i used were: ELE22, 20, 21

Open ele10 R/S to 60% C/P onto canvas drag to left side behind tube D/S

Open ele13 R/S to 40% C/P onto canvas drag near scooter D/S

Open ele14 R/S to 40% C/P onto canvas drag near the beach bag D/S

Open ele08 R/S to 55% C/P onto canvas drag to the right hand side D/S

Open ele15 R/S to 40% C/P onto canvas drag on top of the beach chair D/S

Open ele19 R/S to 50% C/P onto canvas drag near bottom of chair D/S

Open ele18 R/S to 40% C/P onto canvas drag near bag and scooter D/S

Open ele06 R/S to 40% C/P onto canvas drag besides beach chair D/S

Open ele27 R/S to 30% C/P onto canvas drag near sunglasses D/S

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

Apply your mask, copyrights,  add your name save as a PNG

I applied beautifier to the whole tag, setting of choice

I used paper 7 and 6. 1st mask: Miz Mask 070 - 2nd mask: Mask22

I colorized paper7 orange with the first mask

And blue glitter paper with the second mask

You're done!

Thanks for trying my tutorial.

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This tutorial was written on October 1st, 2016 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.