Ptu - Mermaid In Red

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 Blissful Designs

"Mermaid Red" Purchase at Scraps N Company

Font of choice

TheNautiGal

Template by Rachel

Temp3 Here

Mask(s)

Mask by Dee Here

Plugins Optional:

Xero - radiance

Redpaw media - beautifier

penta.com - jeans

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 Andy Cooper

You can find his artwork Here

The tube i used can be found Here

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Open template3 R/S to 75% canvas size 620x620

Remove her credits (raster1) and background

Select layer 4, selections all float defloat

Open pp7 R/S to 60% C/P onto canvas, selections invert

delete, select none. remove O/L. D/S

Select layer 3, selections all float defloat

Open pp6 R/S to 60% C/P onto canvas selections invert

delete, select none. Remove original layer 

Apply outer glow - then drop shadow

Select layer 2, selections all float defloat

Open pp6 C/P onto canvas selections invert

delete, select none. Remove original layer 

Apply outer glow - then drop shadow

Select layer1 , selections all float defloat

Open pp10 R/S to 60% C/P onto canvas selections invert

delete, select none. Remove original layer 

Apply outer glow - then drop shadow

I duplicated this layer, image- mirror then flip

Select layer 6, selections all float defloat

Openn pp3, R/S to 60% C/P onto canvas, selections

invert- delete. select none remove original layer

Apply outer glow - then drop shadow

Hide all layers, merge layer 8 and 7 together

Unhide everything, Open pp 5, R/S to 60% C/P

onto canvas, selections invert - delete, select none

Select your merged layer, selections all float defloat

Open pp5, R/S to 60% C/P onto canvas, selections 

invert- delete, select none. remove original layer

Aplly outer glow - then drop shadow

Open tube of choice, R/S if you need to

C/P onto canvas, Place in the center

Open element 36, R/S to 60% C/P onto canvas

Place near the bottom and below your tube

I used a mermaid that is sitting, So it looks like she's

Sitting on top of the drop. apply drop shadows

I went back and i put tube inside the merged layer 

The two rectangles on the side. blend mode: overlay

Penta.com - jeans, settings: 21, 4. apply to paper layer

Apply drop shadow on layer 5

Now it's element time

Elements i used and the resized %

Using this drop shadow: 0, 0, 44, 7, color black

ELEMENT 85 - 40%

ELEMENT 73

ELEMENT 80 - 40%

ELEMENT 44 - 40%

ELEMENT 52 - 30%

ELEMENT 42

ELEMENT 28 - 80%

ELEMENT 82 - 20%

ELEMENT 25 - 40%

ELEMENT 2 - 15%

ELEMENT 4 - 10%

ELEMENT 22 - 12%

ELEMENT 46 - 25%

ELEMENT 11 - 60%

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, settingd of choice

I used paper 2 for mask. duplicate on the original blur

Effects - texture effects - mosaic - antique settings of choice

You're done!

Thanks for trying my tutorial.

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This tutorial was written on May 10th, 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.