A Touch of Nice

This tutorial was written by me on April 6, 2010 using PSP9.  My tutorials assume you have some knowledge of PSP.

Supplies:

Tube of choice ( preferably one with a Close Up and full body) - I'm using the beautiful work of Keith Garvey.  Do not use this image without proper license.  You can purchase on here at MyPSPTubes.

Scrap Kit - I'm using Black Widow Creationz part of  "Naughty or Nice" .  Visit her blog here to find out where to get this awesome kit.

Template - I'm using a collab template from Brunette & Kylie.  You can download this template at Creative Misfits.

Font of choice

Open template & tube in PSP - minimize tube for now

1.  On your template - image - resize by 85% , all layers checked, smartsize - image - canvas size 700 x 700- open background layer & floodfill white - Leave the other layers that are closed, closed : we will not be using them and will delete later.

2.  Delete Circle 1 - On Circle 2 - Selections - Select all - Float - Defloat - Copy/paste Paper 12 as new layer- resize 50% smartsize , all layers unchecked - position over circle - Selections - Invert - Delete - Selections - Select none

3.  On Circle Frame - adjust - add/remove noise - add noise gaussian checked , monochrome unchecked 100% - repeat 2 more times

4.  Delete Oval 1 - On Oval 2 - Selections - Select All - Float - Defloat - Copy/paste Paper 2 as new layer- resize 75% - position over oval - selections - invert - delete - leave selected - Copy/paste your close up image as new layer - position in oval - hit delete - selections -select none - dropshadow tube layer

5.  On Oval Frame - Selections - Select all - Float - Defloat - Copy/paste Paper 19 as new layer - selections - invert - delete - select none - add same noise settings as above except only 1 time - dropshadow frame and delete original layer

6.  Delete Rectangle 1 - on Rectangle 1a - Selections - Select All - Float - Defloat - Copy/paste Paper 4 as new layer - selections - invert - delete - selections - select none - delete original layer

7.  Delete Rectangle 2 - Repeat the above steps for Rectangle 2a using Paper 6 - delete original layer

8.  On Rectangle 1a frame - selections - select all - float - defloat - copy/paste Paper 6 as new layer - selections - invert - delete - selections - select none - apply the same noise effect 1x - repeat for Rectangle 2a frame except use Paper 4 - dropshadow your paper layers - delete original layers

9.  Delete Square 1 - on Square 1a - selections - select all - float - defloat - copy/paste Paper 15 as new layer - image - resize 50%, then 75% - position over square - selections - invert - delete - copy/paste your Close Up tube as new layer - resizing down - position what part you want showing in square - delete - selections - select none - dropshadow tube layer - delete original layer - repeat for other square layer using Paper 14

10.  Back on Square 1 Frame - apply noise settings again repeating for a total of 3 times - repeat for the other frame - dropshadow both frames

11.  Delete Flowers, Word Art Layers, and Info layer 

12.  Copy/paste any elements you like to your tag - resizing as needed - applying a dropshadow to each - arrange around your tag - when happy - copy/paste your full body tube as new layer - position on your tag - dropshadow

13.  Close Background layer - layers - merge visible - open background layer - duplicate your merge layer - on original layer - adjust - blur - gaussian 23 - effects - texture effects - mosaic antique default - repeat

14.  Close out background layer - crop/resize tag to your preference - add copy/right and name - save as .png