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©Fairy Designs Tutorials-2014

This tutorial is my own creation and written by me June 28, 2014. Any resemblance to others is purely coincidental.  

This tutorial was written for those with a working knowledge of PSP.
Please do not copy or claim as your own.  

 Anything you produce from this tutorial is yours to do what 

you wish for personal use only.  No profit is to be made from your results.

Materials Needed:

PSP X3 or any version should work.
Tube of choice. I am using the beautiful art of Anna Liwanag.
You can purchase her at at Creative Design Outlet.
You must have a license to use her art.
Scrap kit IB_PinUp Toons-47-3 by Babycakes Scraps.
You can purchase it at Creative Design Outlet.
Mask of choice. I am using WSL_Mask84 from WeeScotsLass.
Font of choice. I am using Windlass.
EyeCandy4000 - Gradient Glow for text.
MuRa's Meisters - Clouds




Lets begin.
Open a new 700x700 transparent image.
Open element 11 - resize 75% - copy - paste as new layer.
With the magic wand click inside the frame - modify - expand 4.
Add a new raster layer.
Apply MuRa's Meisters - Clouds

Selections - select none.

See my tag for placement.

Open element 13 - resize 85% - copy - paste as new layer.

Open element 24 - resize 50% - copy - paste as new layer.

Open your tube and resize if needed - copy - paste as new layer.

Open element 27 - resize 85% - copy - paste as new layer.

Open element 16 - resize 65% - copy - paste as new layer.

Open element 26 - resize 80% - copy - paste as new layer.

Open element 25 - resize 85% - image free rotate - 15 - left - copy - paste 

as new layer.

Open element 22 - resize 50% - image - free rotate - 35 - left - copy - paste

as new layer.

Open element 6 - resize 50% - image - free rotate - 35 - left - copy - paste

as new layer.

Open element 2 - resize 40% - copy - paste as new layer.

Doesn't matter where you place it right now as you won't use it till you crop and resize.

Add a new raster layer - arrange - send to bottom - selections - select all.

Open paper 3 - copy - paste into selection.

Selections - select none.

Apply your mask - merge group - resize 90%.

You may need to move it over to the right and down a bit.

Add a drop shadow of choice to all elements and tube. Do not add a drop shadow to the eye patch yet.

Crop and resize - be sure to sharpen all elements and tube - merge visible.

Add © copyright information and license number.

Add what ever name that you would like. Take the eye patch and rotate it however you would like and then place it anywhere on the name. Erase part of the strap so it looks as it is over the letters. 

Add drop shadow of choice - sharpen. 

Thank you for trying my tut and I hope that you enjoyed it. Don't forget to send me your results so that I may display them in my show off gallery.

Hugs♥Terisa