Dark Portrait

This tutorial was written by me on April 27, 2010 using PSP 9.  All my tutorials assume you have some working knowledge of PSP and/or Animation Shop.

Supplies:

Tube of choice - I'm using the wicked art of Unholy Vault Designs.  You can purchase tubes/license at MyPSPTubes.

Scrap Kit - I'm using a great PTU kit from Gothic Witch Creations called "Erzsebet Bathory" and it's freebie add-on.  Visit her blog to find out where you can purchase this awesome kit and to download the freebie add-on!

Mask of choice 

Font of choice - I'm using Psycho Poetry which you can download here.

To begin open tube and mask in PSP - minimize for now

**Note:  I used mainly elements from the PTU kit, but where I didn't the elements will say add-on before the element number**

1.  New image - 700 x 700 white background - copy/paste Frame 1 as new layer - resize - image - rotate 90 left - position towards the top of canvas - click inside frame with magic wand - selections - modify - expand by 5 - copy/paste a Paper of choice from kit - selections - invert delete - move below frame layer - leave selected

2.  Copy/paste bathtub of choice as new layer - position towards the bottom center of frame - resize - delete - copy/paste Bloodsplat 1 as new layer - position in frame - delete - selections - select - none - dropshadow tub and frame

3. Copy/paste Chandelier of choice as new layer - resize - position towards the top center of tag below frame layer - erase any part of the chain showing outside frame - dropshadow - copy/paste candlelabra 3 as new layer - resize - position on left side of paper layer inside frame - duplicate - image - mirror - position - dropshadow both layers (See my tag for reference)

4.  Copy/paste add-on element 9 as new layer - resize - position along the top of frame - duplicate - image - flip - position - dropshadow both element layers

5.  Copy/paste cameo of choice as new layer - resize - position on top right corner of frame - dropshadow

6.  Copy/paste gothnecklace1 as new layer - resize - position on top right corner of frame - dropshadow

7.  Copy/paste add-on book of choice as new layer - resize - position on bottom left corner of tag - dropshadow - copy/paste key of choice as new layer - resize - position on top of book layer - rotating if desired - dropshadow - copy/paste add-on Cross of choice as new layer - resize - position - dropshadow

8.  Copy/paste bench of choice as new layer - resize if needed - position in front of frame towards the bottom - dropshadow - copy/paste your tube as new layer - position on bench resizing if needed - dropshadow

9.  On background layer - copy/paste a paper of choice as new layer - apply your mask - merge group - close out background layer - crop/resize tag to your preference - add copyright/license and name - save as .png