Ptu - Mermaid Paradise

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


PTU Scrap kit by Inzpired Creationz
"Midnight Atlantis" Purchase at ICZStore


Font of choice
Annabelle JF


Mask of choice
WSL_Mask241


Plugins Optional:
MuRa's meister - copies
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 Alex Prihodko
You can find her artwork Here
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Open a 600x600 canvas
Select your rectangle preset shape, made the edges curved

Drag out your rectangle sized about 502x216
Selections- all - float- defloat. open paper 10, R/S to 80%
Back to your canvas, add a new R/L then C/P into selection
Select none-gradient glow- add noise, and merge together

Duplicate this layer drag your original layer on top
and on your copied layer on bottom, select your copied layer
Now go to MuRa's Meisters - copies. these settings:
random mode, tile mode, behind. 10,0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 100, 0, 0, 30, 100
Select afterimage(rotate random) for your copy, or one of choice

Open frame1 R/S to 70% C/P onto your canvas
Drag frame below all layers Using magic wand, click inside frame
Selections- modify- expand by 6, open paper5 R/S to 70%
Selections-invert- delete, select none. drag below your frame layer
I added gradient glow outside of frame, this is optional

Open tube of choice, R/S, place in the center, add your drop shadow

Now it's element time


Elements i used and the resized %
Using this drop shadow: 0, 0, 30, 8, color black
Bubbles - 50%
Seaweed2 - 50%
Starfish1 - 50%
Rock1 - 25%
Stingray - 30%
Seahorse2 - 20%
Coral - 25%
Jellyfish2 - 25%
Clam - 16%
Dolphin - 40%
Sponges - 30%
Splash2 - 40%
Pearls1 - 60%
Sand - 60%



place elements where you want, or use my tag as a guide.
After i merged my tag i added red paw media beautifier plugin
settings: 50, 75, 14, 100, or use settings of choice
Apply your mask- add 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 March 23rd, 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.