SPARKLE LIKE A UNICORN A back to basics tutorial. All ideas are my own, similarities to anyone else is purely coincidental. Ma...
SPARKLE LIKE A UNICORN
A back to basics tutorial.
All ideas are my own, similarities to anyone else is purely coincidental.
Materials Required
Tube of choice – I used one from The Paper Shelter
Font of choice – I used Moonstone
Mask – I used is by Vix_Mask12
Check out her blog at VIXPSP
Word Art of choice or use mine below.
Filters Used -
DSB Flux – Linear Transmisson.
Penta – Colour Dot.
Tramages – Tow The Line.
Let us begin.
Open a new canvas 850 x 850
pick out 2 contrasting colours from your tube and change to gradient.
Flood fill your layer & add Gaussian blur – Radius 25.
Apply your mask & merge group.
Apply Linear Transmission with these settings
Apply Colour Dot with these settings
Duplicate the layer & on the duplicate apply Tow The Line with these settings
Change layer to overlay.
With your preset shapes select Elipse, line style solid, width 8, Foreground colour white, Background colour Null. Draw out a large circle
(see my tag for reference)
Convert to raster.
Draw out a second circle this time line style Dashed, make this one slightly bigger than the solid line one.
I added Drop Shadow to both of these layers with these settings
H 3 V -3 Opacity 30 Blur 5 Colour Black.
Go back to your Preset Shapes pick a Star shape, change your line style back to Solid & change the Width to 10 once happy with size & placement convert to raster.
With your magic wand click inside the star, go to selections & expand by 4
Add a new layer and drag under the Star, you can now either use the same gradient as earlier and flood fill or pick a paper if you are using a Kit and paste into selection.
If using the gradient apply the Gaussian Blur as before & apply the colour dot.
Resize & paste you tube in the centre of the star, carefully erase the parts that are overlapping the star at the bottom. I click inside the star with the magic wand, go to selections and invert, then click on the tube layer and erase the parts you want to remove.
Apply drop shadow to both the star & tube layers.
Add your word art & add the drop shadow.
Add any other sparkles or brushes as you like to spruce it up.
Add your name & copyright details
Merge all layers & save as png.
REFLECTIONS
This tutorial was written by me on January 27th 2025
It's been a while since I have written anything so here you are.
This is a very quick & easy tutorial
My ideas are my own.
Any similarity to another is purely coincidental & unintentional.
A basic knowledge of PSP is required.
I use PSPX4 but any version will work.
Materials needed :-
Main image of choice (please remember to credit)
Scrap kit or elements of choice. I used a FTU kit by Adrienne's Desgins
which can be found HERE
Mask 122 by Miztequee can be found HERE
Font of choice I used PoemRenaissance Regular, but any script font will work.
Filters used :-
Drop Shadow Used throughout as needed.
H – 0
V – 5
Opacity – 25
Blur 15
Gradient Glow (for font, optional)
This is a really simple tutorial instructions as follows
Open a new blank canvas 850 x 850
Select all, copy & paste paper 3 into selection, deselect.
Apply mask & reduce opacity to your liking. I dropped mine to 60%
Copy & paste frame 5 resize 80%
Move to the left & down
(see finished tag for my placement as a guide)
With the magic wand click inside the frame, expand 5
Copy & paste your image as a new layer place within the selection to personal taste, invert selection hit delete, deselect & drag under the frame.
Merge the frame and image layer together.
Duplicate & resize 80% Move up and slightly to the right.
Repeat the above on the smaller frame.
Choose the elements of choice and arrange as you like them. Follow my finished tag as a guide.
Merge all
Copy change this layer to overlay and reduce opacity to 70% (this step is optional.) Merge layers.
Add your copyright info.
Add anything else you may want to add ie sparkles, wordart etc..
Add your name you can like me add gradient glow to it or leave as you see fit.
Merge all & save as png.
DARKEST NIGHT
This tutorial was written by me on April 19th 2023.
My ideas are my own.
Any similarity to another is purely coincidental & unintentional.
A basic knowledge of PSP is required.
Supplies Required -
Image of choice. I used one by Lianne Issa, she has general permission for usage. You can find her artwork HERE
Scrap Kit or Elements of choice. I used elements from a kit from Wicked Diabla called Milena but any grey / black kit could work.
Mask 307 by Mizteeque
Word Art of choice, I made my own and it is available below if you want to use it.
Plugins
Xero – Clarity (default settings)
Eye Candy 5 - Gradient Glow
Drop Shadow
V – 0
H - -4
O – 25
B – 15
Font of choice I used - Maldivine
Open new image 800 x 800
Flood fill – white
copy and paste your image as a new layer, apply mask, merge group.
Apply Xero - Clarity
Copy and paste your image again, this time move it over to the left hand side and apply the mask again, merge group.
Again apply Clarity.
Line up your second image layer with the first one, it can be a little tricky that's why its best to have a base colour on your bottom layer (it can be deleted later)
Once lined up duplicate the second image layer.
Arrange your elements on your tag, see finished tag for my placements.
Any pieces you feel are too strong drop the opacity to blend into the mask layers
Add drop shadow to your elements.
Add the word art & add drop shadow if required.
Delete your white layer.
Merge visible.
Add your name text & appy the gradient glow if desired, the settings I used are above.
Add the copyright info.
Save as png.
This tutorial was written by me on April 6th 2023.
My ideas are my own.
Any similarity to another is purely coincidental & unintentional.
A basic knowledge of PSP is required.
Supplies Required -
Tube of choice, one with an image layer works best. I used one by Jasmine Becket Griffin, I purchased mine at CILM but her tubes can now be purchased at CDO – HERE
Scrap Kit or Elements of choice.
The one I used is FTU by Simply Vicki you can get it – HERE
Font of choice, the one I used is called Equality Serif, it can be downloaded - HERE
Wordart – right click and save.
Eye Candy – Gradient Glow.
Xero – Porcelain, Default settings.
DSB Flux – Linear Transmission.
Drop Shadow used throughout with these settings,
V – 5
H – 5
Opacity – 25
Blur – 15
Colour – Black
Let's begin.
Open new image 800x800
With your ellipse tool draw out a circle, line style – solid, width 10. Foreground colour white, background null. (see finished tag for size reference)
Convert to raster, with your magic wand tool click inside the circle, selections, expand by 3.
Copy and paste your tube image as a new layer, position as preferred, selections, invert, delete. Drag under the circle layer.
On your circle layer with your magic wand click inside, selections expand by 3. Make a gradient with a dark and light colour from your tube layer.
Add a new layer and flood fill with the gradient.
Selections none. Layers, arrange, move to bottom.
On your image layer change blend mode to overlay.
Apply Xero - Porcelain with the default settings.
On your circle layer apply a gradient glow with these settings
Move to the left, duplicate and resize by 45%
move to the upper right of your main image layer.
Duplicate again and resize by 85% move down
Repeat the above steps, see finished tag for placement.
Once happy with your placement merge visible.
Duplicate on the bottom layer go to Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur, 10.00
Apply DSB Flux - Linear Transmission
with these settings
Choose the elements you want to use, resize accordingly and place as you want, see finished tag for my placements.
I used elements 21, 33, 52, 53, 60 & 61.
Add the wordart.
Merge visible.
Add your copyright info.
Add your text to the tag & merge and save as png.
A general knowledge of PSP is needed.
My ideas are my own, any similarity to another is purely coincidental & certainly unintentional.
Supplies Needed:-
Tube of choice – I used Candy Doll by Vadis, this can be purchased at Pics For Design HERE (used with license)
Scrap Kit of choice – The kit I used is a PTU called Amore by Wicked Diabla HERE
Mask – 036 by Karamlized Kreationz HERE
Font of choice – I used England which you can get HERE
Filters used – Gradient Glow (Eye Candy 4000) This is optional.
I use drop shadow with the settings throughout as needed.
H – 0
V – 5
Opacity – 25
Blur – 15
Open new image 800 x 800
Select all, I used paper 4 from my kit, copy & paste into selection, deselect.
Apply mask from image.
Resize your tube 42% and paste as a new layer, move to the right.
I chose a frame element (25) from my kit resized to 60%
Paste as a new layer. Use the magic wand tool and click inside the frame, go to selections, expand by 5
Duplicate your mask layer, selections, invert, hit delete, deselect.
Duplicate your tube layer and move it under the frame, repeat the above steps that you did on the mask layer.
Change to hard light and reduce opacity to 75%.
Once you are happy with the frame merge the duplicated mask & tube layers add your drop shadow to the frame and merge together. Duplicate this layer go to free rotate and rotate 25 to the left.
Free rotate the original frame layer 12 to the left.
Now use different elements to dress up your frame. I used
5, 45, 54, 95, 98 & 118. See finished tag for placements.
I also used the teddy bear, cup and saucer & the cake stand elements. But it's your choice.
Once you are happy with the placements merge visible and add your copyright information, a pixel font is best for those.
Add your name text and the gradient glow if you prefer.
Merge visible & save as png.
