Holly Jolly Xmas

 

 ***Holly Jolly Xmas By JackieBeth, written on November 1, 2010***

**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN**

***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed

Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial

tube/image of choice

Artist I Used: Elias Chatzoudis     

you MUST purchase a license at CDO HERE to use his work

Kit Used: Santa Is Here - PTU gone FTU - Seachells Scraps -  Kit No Longer Available

font & mask of choice/font used in this tutorial: "Dupree"

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open a blank transparent canvas size 500 by 500

copy and paste paper2 to canvas

crop canvas to size

apply mask of choice

merge group

copy and paste frame 4 to canvas

resize as needed

place to preference

free rotate 10 degrees left

copy and paste paper3 to canvas

move below frame layer

select frame layer

using magic wand tool click inside of frame

selections/modify/expand/5 pixels

selections/invert

select paper layer

press delete on your keyboard

selections/select none

copy and paste tube of choice to canvas

resize as needed

place to preference

copy and paste ball3-ball6 to canvas

resize as needed

place towards bottom left of canvas beside each other

rotate each slight to left or right

merge the balls together

copy and paste flower4 to canvas

place to preference

copy and paste bow1 to canvas

place to preference

apply all proper credits

add names/phrases as you wish

Dear Santa

 

 ***Tutorial Dear Santa By JackieBeth, written on October 30, 2010***

**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN**

***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed

Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial

tube/image of choice

Artist I Used: Ismael Rac

work currently unavailable for purchase

Kit Used: Joyful Tidings - FTU - Scrapity Scrap And More - Kit No Longer Available

font & mask of choice/font used in this tutorial: "OoohBabyROB"

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open a blank transparent canvas size 500 by 500

copy and paste paper17 to canvas

crop entire canvas to size

apply mask of choice

merge group

copy and paste frame3 to canvas

free rotate frame 85 degrees left

place to preference

copy and paste paper15 to canvas

move below frame layer

select frame layer

click in center of frame with magic wand tool

selections/modify/expand/5 pixels

selections/invert

select paper15

press delete on your keyboard

selections/select none

copy and paste poppourri1 to canvas

free rotate 85 degrees left

place to right of frame

copy and paste doublebow1 to canvas

place at right corner above the ribbon

copy and paste Ilex2 to canvas

place toward bottom left of frame

copy and paste note to canvas

with text tool write a short "note" to santa

i was asking for more rac tubes (hehe)

free rotate to the left 15 degrees

place to preference

(with the magic wand tool i selected the portion of note at the bottom that wasn't being used, made it jagged and deleted it)

copy and paste tube of choice to canvas

place to preference

apply all proper credits

Deck Them Halls

 

 ***Tutorial Deck Them Halls By JackieBeth, written on October 28, 2010***

**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN**

***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed

Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial

tube/image of choice

Artist I Used: Elias Chatzoudis     

you MUST purchase a license at CDO HERE to use his work

Kit Used: Deck The Halls - FTU - Scraps Dimensions - Kit No Longer Available

font & mask of choice/font used in this tutorial: "Rabiohead"

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open a blank transparent canvas size 500 by 500

copy and paste tube of choice to canvas

place to preference

copy and paste frame to canvas

free rotate right by 95 degrees

place to preference

move below tube layer

copy and paste paper7 to canvas

move below frame layer

crop entire canvas to size

select frame layer

click inside the frame with your magic wand tool

selections/modify/expand/5 pixels

selections/invert

press delete on your keyboard

selections/select none

copy and paste paper5 to canvas

move below frame paper layer

crop entire canvas to size

apply mask of choice

merge group

copy and paste flowers2 to your canvas

place to preference

duplicate

image/mirror

place second set to preference

copy and paste bow4 to canvas

place to preference

duplicate

image/flip

image/mirror

place second set to preference

apply all proper credits

add names/phrases as you wish

Beware

***Tutorial Beware By JackieBeth, written on October 27, 2010***
**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN**
***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed
Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial
tube/image of choice
Artist I Used: Ismael Rac
work currently unavailable for purchase
filter Funhouse/Tunnel Tile
filter Mura Meister/Copies
filter DSB Flux/Bright Noise
filter Xero/Radiance
filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame
font of choice/font used in this tutorial: "weltron, Racounter NF"
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open a blank transparent canvas size 550 by 250

copy and paste tube of choice to canvas
place to right
apply filter Xero/Radiance: default settings

duplicate your tube
select bottom tube layer
apply filter Mura Meister/Copies: Wall Paper (rotate)
apply filter Funhouse/Tunnel Tile: depth 40, tiles 15

effects/art media effects/brush strokes:
softness 7
bristles 156
width 6
opacity 0
length 15
density 26
angle 311
color black

apply filter DSB Flux/Bright Noise: 15, mixed

copy entire canvas to size
merge visible

apply filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame: width 11, matte 1, opacity 50

apply all proper credits
add names/phrases as you wish

A Starry Christmas

***Tutorial A Starry Christmas By JackieBeth, written on October 18, 2010***

**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN**

***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed

Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial

(a close up/ choose one with a pattern on clothing) tube/image of choice

Artist I Used: Ismael Rac

work currently unavailable for purchase

filter Xero/Porcelain

filter DSB Flux/Bright Noise

filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame

font of choice/font used in this tutorial: "RugeBoogie"

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open a blank transparent canvas size 550 by 250

copy and paste close up tube of choice to canvas

place to right side of canvas

apply filter Xero/Porcelain: change blue to 0

copy and paste the full sized tube

move tube so only the pattern of clothing is showing

(mine was wearing a dress)

crop canvas to size

effects/reflection effects/pattern: "preset" four by four

add a new raster layer

move below pattern and tube layer

flood fill with solid color of choice

apply filter DSB Flux/Bright Noise: 49, mixed

merge visible

apply filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame: width 11, matte 1, opacity 50

apply all proper credits

add names/phrases as you wish

World Domination

 ***Tutorial World Domination By JackieBeth, written on October 16, 2010***

**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN**

***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed

Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial

Animation Shop

tube/image of choice

Artist I Used: Ismael Rac

work currently unavailable for purchase

filter Mura Meister/Copies

filter Xero/Porcelain

filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame
 font of choice/font used in this tutorial: "Champagne&Limousines"

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open a blank transparent canvas size 550 by 250

copy and paste tube of choice to canvas

apply filter Xero/Porcelain: default, changing blue to 0

duplicate tube

select bottom tube layer

apply filter Mura Meister/Copies: default

effects/distortion effects/ripple: preset: small waves right

duplicate

image/mirror

image/flip

merge the two background layers together

(make sure the entire background is filled)

adjust/hue & saturation/colorize: 0, 0

crop entire canvas to size

merge visible

apply filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame: width 25, matte 1, opacity 69

*Animation*

using font of choice add a phrase you wish to have at the top

i have mine as prepare for: world domination

i have two texts on mine

i did prepare for: alone

then world domination by itself as well

after you have the phrase written out move to placement of choice

hide both phrase layers

merge visible

paste as new animation to animation shop

unhide the first phrase

the first phrase we will be working with

this will look like its being typed across the canvas

select your selection tool

select all but the first letter in the phrase

press delete on keyboard

selections/select none

copy merged

paste after current frame in animation shop

back in psp

edit/redo twice

this will bring back the phrase as a whole

selections/select none

now select all but the first two letters

press delete

selections/select none

copy merged

repeat these steps until you have the entire first phrase written out

now for the second i did a simple color change from green to white flashing

for frame properties i set first frame at 25, then the letters kept at 10, the blinking world domination i set at 50

but of course you can change to your own preferences

apply all proper credits

add names/phrases as you wish

Bad Girl

***Tutorial Bad Girl By JackieBeth, written on October 6, 2010***
**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN**
***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed
Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial
tube/image of choice
Artist I Used: Ismael Rac
work currently unavailable for purchase
filter Mura Meister/Copies
filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame
font of choice/font used in this tutorial: "Champagne & Limousines and AllisonROB"
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open a blank transparent canvas size 550 by 250

copy and paste tube of choice to canvas
duplicate tube
select bottom tube
adjust/blur/gaussian blur 15

effects/distortion effects/pixelate: 12
effects/distortion effects/wind: from right 100
repeat wind effect twice
crop entire canvas to size

apply filter Mura Meister/Copies: Wall Paper
hide your main tube layer
duplicate background about 3 times
merge visible
duplicate
image/mirror
merge visible
keep duplicating til you have a solid background

adjust/hue & saturation/recolor 0, 0

manual color correction (unused tools when you customize)
select a color from your tube to be as the background color
effects/edge effects/enhance

merge visible

apply filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame: width 11, matte 1, opacity 50

apply all proper credits
add names/phrases as you wish

Differences

***Tutorial Differences By JackieBeth, written on October 6, 2010***
**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN**
***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed
Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial
tube/image of choice
Artist I Used: Elias Chatzoudis     

you MUST purchase a license at CDO HERE to use his work

filter Mura Meister/Copies
filter Xero/Radiance
filter AAA Frame/Foto Frame
font of choice/font used in this tutorial: "Champagne&Limousines and AllisonROB"
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open a blank transparent canvas size 550 by 250

copy and paste tube of choice to canvas
place to left side of canvas
duplicate tube
select bottom tube layer
adjust/blur/gaussian blur 15

effects/texture effects/weave
gap size 1
width 29
opacity 37
fill gaps unchecked
color black

effects/distortion effects/ripple
horizontal 30
vertical 50
amplitude 70
wavelength 80
repeat

hide main tube layer
image/mirror
duplicate the ripple
apply filter Mura Meister/Copies: default setting
adjust/blur/gaussian blur 10
adjust/hue & saturation/recolor: 0, 0

select the mirrored top ripple layer
apply filter Xero/Radiance: default setting

crop entire canvas to size
apply filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame: width 11, matte 1, opacity 50

apply all proper credits
add names/phrases as you wish

Right Round

***Tutorial Right Round By JackieBeth, written on September 28, 2010***
**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN**
***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed
Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial
tube/image of choice (close up as well)
Artist I Used: Keith Garvey
you MUST purchase a license at CDO HERE to use his work
filter Xero/Radiance
filter Funhouse/Maelstrom
filter Mura Meister/Copies
filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame
 font of choice/font used in this tutorial: "RaveParty"
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open a blank transparent canvas size 550 by 250

copy and paste tube of choice to canvas
duplicate tube
select bottom tube
apply filter Mura Meister/Copies: default wall paper rotate settings
adjust/blur/gaussian blur 15

apply filter Funhouse/Maelstrom: 57 whirls
apply filter Xero/Radiance: default settings
move background up if middle circle is not in center of canvas
crop entire canvas to size

set your background color palette to metal steel gradient
angle 0, repeats 0

on the edges of your working canvas drag out the outside so you have some dark grey working space in your canvas

select preset shape tool
set at rectangle, line width 0
draw out a vertical medium width rectangle
(drawing out over the top and bottom edges)
convert to raster layer
crop entire canvas to size

select your magic wand tool
selections/modify/contract/5 pixels
press delete on your keyboard
selections/select none

copy and paste your closeup tube to canvas
move below the metal steel layer
and place face in center
select metal steel layer
click in center with magic wand tool
selections/modify/expand/3 pixels
selections/invert
select tube layer
press delete on keyboard
selections/select none

adjust/hue and saturation/colorize 0, 0
apply filter Xero/Radiance: default settings

merge visible
apply filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame: width 10, matte 1, opacity 50

apply all proper credits
add names/phrases as you wish

Take A Picture

***Tutorial Take A Picture By JackieBeth, written on September 27, 2010***
**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN**
***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed
Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial
tube/image of choice (as well as a closeup)
Artist I Used: Elias Chatzoudis     

you MUST purchase a license at CDO HERE to use his work

filter Xero/Radiance
filter Xero/Porcelain
filter Mura Meister/Copies
filter Funhouse/Moire Mirror
filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame
 font of choice/font used in this tutorial: "Bandung Hardcore"
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open a blank transparent canvas size 550 by 250

copy and paste tube of choice to canvas
place to left side of canvas

duplicate tube
select bottom tube layer
apply filter Mura Meister/Copies: wall paper rotate default settings

adjust/blur/blur
repeat
adjust/blur/gaussian blur 15

adjust/hue and saturation/colorize: 0, 0
apply filter Funhouse/Moire Mirror: number set at 14
adjust/sharpness/sharpen

minimize this canvas for now

open your close up tube
copy then paste as a new image
close out the original
crop your canvas so its an image, with no transparent background
(no higher than 225 and longer than 150)
apply filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame: width 14, matte 1, opacity 75

apply filter Xero/Porcelain: changing blue to 0
apply filter Xero/Radiance: default settings
recolor 0, 0

bring back up the tag you started with in the beginning
copy and paste the close up to the set
duplicate two times
free rotate one 7 degrees to right and the other two to the left
place to preference

merge together the three images once arranged
change blend mode to multiply (or to your preference)
merge visible
apply filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame: width 18, matte 1, opacity 50

apply all proper credits
add names/phrases as you wish

Scary Webs

 

***Tutorial Scary Webs By JackieBeth, written on September 24, 2010***
**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN**
***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed
Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial
Animation Shop
tube/image of choice (close up of tube as well)
Artist I Used: Keith Garvey
you MUST purchase a license at CDO HERE to use his work
filter Xero/Radiance
filter Eye Candy 4000/HSB Noise
 font & mask of choice/font used in this tutorial: "Cheeseburger"
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open a blank transparent canvas size size 500 by 500
flood fill background white

add new raster layer
flood fill with color of choice
apply mask of choice
merge group

copy and paste tube of choice

duplicate tube once
select the bottom tube
effects/distortion effects/wind
100 from left
repeat
resize between 80-60% (depends how large your image is)

effects/distortion effects/ripple
select preset "big waves left"

duplicate the waves
image/mirror
merge the two waves together

duplicate the wave layer
free rotate 90 degrees right
merge the two wave layers together

set background color to black
select preset shape tool
set at ellipse, no line width
draw out a medium sized circle
center in canvas
move below tube layer, above wave layer

hide your tube

copy and paste your tube close up to canvas
move so face is in circle
select circle
selections/select all/float/defloat
selections/invert
select your close up tube
press delete on keyboard
recolor close up to 0, 0
crop entire canvas to size
apply filter Xero/Radiance: default settings

unhide your original tube

select your wave layer
resize 85%

place your tube to the right or left side of your canvas

duplicate your wave layer 3 times

select the top wave layer

apply filter Eye Candy 4000/HSB Noise
settings select Necrotic Tissue
hue change to 18
saturation change to 0
lump height and width change to 25

for layers 2 - 4 only change the random seed
animate as usual, only changing frame properties to 22

apply all proper credits
add names/phrases as you wish

Proud Rac Star

***Tutorial Proud Rac Star By JackieBeth, written on September 4, 2010***
**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN**
***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed
Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial
tube/image of choice
Artist I Used: Ismael Rac
work currently unavailable for purchase
filter Mura Meister/Copies
filter Lotis Filters/Mosaic
filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame
 font of choice/font used in this tutorial: "TheNaughtiGal & Champagne&Limousines"
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open a blank transparent canvas size 550 by 250

copy and paste tube of choice to canvas
place to preference

duplicate tube
select bottom tube
rename "background"

apply filter Mura Meister/Copies: default wallpaper rotate setting

adjust/blur/motion blur angle 135, strength 100
repeat twice
duplicate background
select the top background layer

apply filter Lotis Filters/Mosaic
select style "balls"
change size to 14
check radial gradient
leave everything else as is
click ok

lower opacity of ball background to 50

merge visible

apply filter AAA Frames/Foto Frames: width 10, opacity 50

if you wish you may draw out a few small stars below your phrase/name using your preset shape tool

apply all proper credits
add names/phrases as you wish

Hawt Looks

 

 ***Tutorial Hawt Looks By JackieBeth, written on August 30, 2010***

**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN**

***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed

Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial

Animation Shop

3 tubes/images of choice

Artist I Used: Ismael Rac

work currently unavailable for purchase

font & mask of choice/font used in this tutorial: "RaveParty Bold"

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open a blank transparent canvas size 500 by 500

flood fill white

add a new raster layer

flood fill black

add a new raster layer

select your materials property

choose color white and a texture of choice

click ok, flood fill canvas

lower opacity of textured layer to 50

merge the texture and black background layer together

select three close up tubes of choice

copy and paste them to your canvas

place to preference

add a slight drop shadow to each tube

merge the three tubes together

set blend mode to soft light (or another blend mode if desired)

hide the white background layer

merge visible

apply mask of choice

merge group

unhide white background layer

select the masked tubes layer

duplicate 4 times

select the top masked tube layer

effects/illumination effects/lights

now select the first light tick

place to the first tube you want to illuminate

mess around with the settings til that light is on that one tube

the other 4 ticks just horizontal and vertical to 200

each tube you illuminate will have different values depending on how large or small you want the light to be

after you have the light for the top layer hide that layer, select the second and make the light for the second tube

do the same with the third and then close that layer

now you have the original masked tube layer you started with

copy merged

paste in animation shop as new animation

in PSP hide that layer

go back and unhide the very top layer

copy merged

paste after current animation

do the same for the second and third lights as well

lastly select the bottom masked tube original image again

copy merged, paste as the last frame

the first frame properties set at 150

second through fourth 125

fifth frame set at 250

apply all proper credits

add names/phrases as you wish

Fab U Lous

***Tutorial Fab -U- Lous By JackieBeth, written on August 27, 2010***
**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN**
***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed
Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial
tube/image of choice
Artist I Used: Ismael Rac
work currently unavailable for purchase
filter Mura Meister/Copies
filter Xero/Radiance
filter VM Distortion/Center Mirror
filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame
font of choice/font used in this tutorial: "Dupree"
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open a blank transparent canvas size 550 by 250

copy and paste tube of choice to canvas
place to right side

duplicate tube
select bottom tube
recolor to a color that suits your tube

apply filter Mura Meister/Copies: default wall paper setting
crop canvas to size

adjust/blur/motion blur
angle 45, strength 100
repeat twice

effects/edge effects/enhance

duplicate background layer once
select the top background layer
apply filter VM Distortion/Center Mirror default settings
set blend mode to soft light
apply filter Xero/Radiance: default settings

duplicate top background layer

effects/texture effects/antique mosaic grid big preset

merge visible
apply filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame: width 10, opacity at 50

apply all proper credits
add names/phrases as you wish

Naughty Girls

***Tutorial Naughty Girls By JackieBeth, written on August 22, 2010***
**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN**
***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed
Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial
Animation Shop
tube/image of choice
Artist I Used: Martin Abel

you MUST purchase a license at CDO HERE to use his work
filter Mura Meister/Copies
filter Gregs Factory Output Vol II/Pool Shadow
filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame
 font of choice/font used in this tutorial: "RaveParty Thin"
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open a blank transparent canvas size 550 by 250 copy and paste tube of choice to canvas
move tube to left side of canvas
duplicate tube
select duplicate

adjust/blur/radial blur
zoom
strength 23
elliptical checked
horizontal offset -40
vertical offset -8
protect center 0

duplicate bottom tube layer
now you have two radial blur layers and your original tube layer

select the middle layer
apply filter Gregs Factory Output Vol II/Pool Shadow
diagonal 72
center 138
horizontal 50
diagonal 134
horizontal 109
vertical 110
intensity 174
lightness 131

resize by 125
move out and to the left some so it can be seen under your tube

select the bottom radial blur layer
apply filter Mura Meister/Copies: cards default
apply filter Mura Meister/Copies: line default (may need to change the top number to fill your entire canvas

apply filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame: width 10, opacity 50

select your background layer
duplicate twice for a total of three
select the top background layer

apply filter Gregs Factory Output Vol II/Pool Shadow
using the same settings as above, except changing the diagonal number to 59

select the second background layer
change diagonal number to 89

select the bottom background layer
change diagonal number to 119

close out the second and third background layers
copy merged

paste as new animation in animation shop

in psp close out the first background and open the second
copy merged
paste after current frame in animation shop

in psp close out the second background and open the third
copy merged
paste after current frame in animation shop

apply all proper credits
add names/phrases as you wish
run and save

Cool Like That

***Tutorial Cool Like That By JackieBeth, written on August 20, 2010***
**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN**
***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed
Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial
tube/image of choice
Artist Used: PinUpToons
you MUST purchase a license at CDO HERE to use his work
filter Mura Meister/Copies
filter Xero/Radiance
filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame
 font of choice/font used in this tutorial: "Champagne&Limousines"
***********************************

open a blank transparent canvas size 550 by 250

copy and paste tube of choice to canvas
place to right side of canvas

duplicate
select tube bottom layer
apply filter Mura Meister/Copies: Wall Paper Rotate

effects/distortion effects/pixelate
set block width at 18 symmetric checked

effects/edge effects/enhance
duplicate
effects/art media effects/brush strokes
softness 34
Bristles 256
width 6
opacity 51
length 16
density 24
angle 0
color black

on top layer adjust/blur/motion blur
angle 176, strength 100
repeat twice
change blend mode to hard light (or setting of choice)
merge the background layers together

on your canvas go to the outer edge of the blue and drag out the arrows so you have gray to work in
select preset shape tool
set at rectangle
line width 0
foreground and background color at white
draw out a rectangle overlapping the canvas vertically on left of canvas
make them rather thin, see vertical rectangles on above preview for an example
convert to raster layer
duplicate
image/mirror

merge together the two white rectangle layers
selections/select all/float/defloat
select your background layer
promote selection to layer
selections/select none
delete the white rectangle layers now

apply filter Xero/Radiance: default settings
crop entire canvas to size

now select your rectangle selection tool
on the bottom 1/4 of your canvas draw out a rectangle horizontally across the canvas
(see preview tag for placement and width)
select the background
promote selection to layer
selections/select none

merge visible
apply filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame:width 10, opacity 50

apply all proper credits
add names/phrases as you wish

Play Nice

***Tutorial Place Nice By JackieBeth, written on August 19, 2010***
**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN**
***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed
Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial
Animation Shop
tube/image of choice
Artist Used: Keith Garvey
you MUST purchase the proper license at CDO HERE to use his work 
filter Eye Candy 4000/HSB Noise
filter Mura Meister/Copies
filter DSB Flux/Bright Noise
 font of choice/font used in this tutorial: "Macha Cow & P22 Corinthia"
***********************************

open a blank transparent canvas size 550 by 250

copy and paste tube of choice
place tube to left of canvas

duplicate tube
select bottom tube
apply filter Mura Meister/Copies: default wall paper rotate

effects/distortion effects/wind
from left strength 100
repeat right
effects/edge effects/enhance more
apply filter dsb flux/bright noise mix number 15

effects/art media effects/brush strokes
softness 1
bristles 265
width 6
opacity 0
length 15
density 26
angle 311
color black

now choose an item you wish illuminate
with your freehand lasso tool draw around the image (does have to be perfect)
add a new raster layer
move below tube layer
flood fill with color of choice
i used yellow for the pumpkin
selections/select none

adjust/blur/radial blur
blur type zoom
blur strength 100
center h & v will depend where your item is you want to illuminate
now delete any excess, if you have any below a hand holding something etc
lower opacity to 36
duplicate four times
select top light
apply filter Eye Candy 4000/HSB noise (EC 5000 textured noise doesn't work with this effect)

hue variation 0
saturation variation 0
brightness variation 45
opacity variation 0
lump width 16.38
lump height 42
pattern smooth lumps

change random seed for each different layer

copy and paste with each different light layer to animation shop
change frame properties to each frame to 20

apply all proper credits
add names/phrases as you wish

Burnt Out

***Tutorial Burnt Out By JackieBeth, written on August 19, 2010***
**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN**
***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed
Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial
tube/image of choice
Artist Used: PinUpToons
you MUST purchase a license at CDO HERE to use his work 
filter Alien Skin Xenofex 2/Burnt Edges
filter Mura Meister/Copies
 font of choice/font used in this tutorial: "Champagne&Limousines"
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open a blank transparent canvas size 550 by 250

copy and paste tube of choice to canvas
place tube in center of canvas
duplicate tube
select bottom tube
apply filter Mura Meister/Copies: Tiling Feedback default settings

adjust/blur/motion blur angle 140 strength 100
repeat twice

open your canvas with the arrows so you have some gray working area
select your selection tool, set at rectangle
vertically select a piece of canvas on the right side a bit less than 1/4 of the canvas
select background layer
right click on layer palette
promote selection to layer
selections/select none
apply filter Alien Skin Xenofex 2/Burnt Edges: setting of choice
resize by 115%
duplicate
image/mirror
add drop shadow of choice

select your tube layer
duplicate
resize by 150%
recolor 0, 0
place below burnt edge layer to the right
duplicate
image/mirror

merge visible

add new raster layer
flood fill with dark color of choice
selections/select all/float/defloat/modify/contract/2 pixels
press delete on keyboard
selections/select none

apply all proper credits
add names/phrases as you wish

Fly Away

***Tutorial Fly Away By JackieBeth, written on August 18, 2010***
**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN**
***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed
Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial
Animation Shop
tube/image of choice
Artist Used: Ismael Rac
work currently unavailable for purchase
filter Mura Meister/Copies
filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame
filter RCS Filter Pack 1.0/Spiral Cut
font of choice/font used in this tutorial: "Champagne & Limousines"
***********************************

open a blank transparent canvas size 550 by 250

copy and paste tube of choice

duplicate tube
apply filter Mura Meister/Copies: shrink default, change top number to 50
crop entire canvas to size

effects/distortion effects/warp using preset twisted bar
adjust/blur
repeat twice

duplicate background 3 times
on top background layer
apply filter RCS Filter Pack 1.0/Spiral Cut effect size 87

select your middle background layer
effects/texture effect/mosaic glass default settings

select middle layer, change blend mode to soft light
merge together the middle and bottom layer

apply filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame to each layer
width 10, opacity 50

with all layers at full opacity copy merged
move over to animation shop
paste as a new animation
select the top background layer
change opacity to 90
copy merged
paste after current frame in animation shop
do that until opacity hits 30
then copy frames second to first and second to last
paste afterwards, reverse frames

apply all proper credits
add names/phrases as you wish

Rock This Sh!T

 ***Tutorial Rock This Shit By JackieBeth, written on August 15, 2010***

**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN**

***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed

Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial

tube/image of choice

Artist I Used: PinUpToons

you MUST purchase a license at CDO HERE to use his work

filter Mura Meister/Copies

filter Xero/Radiance

filter Xero/Porcelain

filter Eye Candy 5000/Gradient Glow
 font & mask of choice/font used in this tutorial: "GoodVibrationsROB & AR Bonnie"

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open a blank transparent canvas size 500 by 500

select your preset shape tool

select ellipse

background color white, foreground null

draw out a medium sized circle

convert to raster layer

draw out a second smaller circle

close this canvas for now

open a new canvas size 50 by 50

select your paint brush tool

set size at 25

foreground unhide, set color black

paint a white square in upper left corner

paint a black square in the upper right corner

paint a white square in bottom right corner

paint a black square in bottom left corner

this will give you the checked pattern

copy merged

paste on working canvas

apply filter Mura Meister/Copies: tiling default settings

close this layer for now

duplicate your medium circle

duplicate your smaller circle

place to preference (or by my preview)

duplicate your checkered background layer 3 times for a total of 4

open one background

select a circle

selections/select all/float/defloat

selections/invert

select the background

press delete on your keyboard

do the same with the other three circles

once completed merge each circle with its background layer together

add a slight gradient glow of choice to each circle

copy and paste close up of your tube to the canvas

apply mask of choice to tube

merge group

recolor 0, 0

apply filter Xero/Radiance: default settings

place tube to preference

copy and paste main tube to canvas

place to preference

merge tag together

apply filter Xero/Porcelain: change blue to 0

apply all proper credits

add names/phrases as you wish

Heaven Or Hell

***Tutorial Heaven Or Hell By JackieBeth, written on August 14, 2010***
**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN**
***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed
Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial
Animation Shop
tube/image of choice
 Artist I Used: Ismael Rac      
you MUST purchase a license at SNC HERE to use his work 
filter Mura Meister/Copies
filter Mehdi/Fur 2
 font of choice/font used in this tutorial: "Champagne & Limousines"
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open a blank transparent canvas size 550 by 250

add a new raster layer
select your brush tool, set at 2, color black
draw a straight line from top right corner of canvas to bottom left
(to draw a line right click at top right, go to bottom corner, press shift down and right click)

copy and paste devil tube to canvas
apply filter Mura Meister/Copies: wall paper rotate default settings
move below brush line layer
apply filter Mehdi/Fur 2

shape: circle
mode: solid
density 75
thickness 3.0
diameter 50

copy and paste your angel tube
apply filter Mura Meister/Copies and Mehdi/Fur 2 with same settings as above
crop canvas to size
apply filter Xero/Porcelain: change blue to 0

select your black brush line layer
with magic wand tool select the bottom right portion of the canvas with magic wand tool
selections/modify/expand/1 pixel
selections/invert
select the red devil background layer
press delete
selections select none

now select the black brush layer again
select the top left of canvas with magic wand tool
selections/select all/float/defloat/modify/expand/1 pixel
selections/invert
select the angel background layer
press delete on your keyboard
selections/select none

you may now delete the black brush line merge visible

now go ahead and write out your phrase you are going to use
i am using the phrase heaven or hell
merge the phrase layers together

add new raster layer
place toward top of layer palette
flood fill black
selections/select all/float/defloat/modify/contract/2 pixels
add slight drop shadow

minimize this canvas for now, we will be coming back to it shortly

open a new canvas size 250 by 250
flood fill black
selections/select all/float/defloat/modify/contract/2 pixels
press delete on keyboard
add new raster layer
flood fill with a color of choice from your angel tube
add new raster layer
flood fill with color of choice from your devil tube
selections/select none

move your elevator frame to the top of the layer palette
copy and paste each tube to your canvas
place below elevator frame layer
add slight drop shadow to each tube

crop canvas to size
hide all layers in your palette
open your devil background and devil tube
opacity of tube change to 75
merge visible
do the same with the angel tube and angel background

unhide your elevator frame
add drop shadow 0, 0, 75, 10, black

add a new raster layer to canvas
flood fill black

select your black background layer
copy
paste in animation shop as a new animation
effects/insert image transition
select curtains
transition length 2.0
frames per second 6
click on customize
curtain direction horizontal
curtain action opening

click on the first frame
while holding shift down click on the last frame (selects them all)
animation/reverse frames
delete the first frame

go back to your psp
hide the black background and the devil background with tube
copy merged
paste in animation shop
duplicate to meet the frames your doors have (mine is 12)
select all the frames for the doors
copy
select all the angel frames
paste into current animation
set this animation aside
do the same for the devil tube
once you have both devil and angel animated minimize both of them in animation shop

in PSP go back to your canvas you were working with earlier
open a new canvas size 250 by 250
flood fill black
copy
paste as new image on your working canvas
duplicate
place one black square to the left and one to the right
this will be where your animation will be placed at

hide the two black layers, the word or and the copyright layer

copy merged
paste in animation shop as a new animation
duplicate enough times to meet 12 frames
open your devil animation
copy all 12 frames
paste as current animation at very right side of canvas (where the black background was in psp)
paste the angel animation as well to the left side of the canvas

run the animation, you should have both tubes closing doors just like an elevator door would
now we are going to move the devil down and the angel up

go back to psp on your working canvas

unhide your black squares on each side
the door on the right will be doing down while the one on the left will be going up
and thus will reveal the words
select the square on the right
image/image effects/offset
horizontal 0
vertical -20
select the square on the left
image/image effects/offset
horizontal 0
vertical 20
copy merged
paste in animation shop after the 12th frame after current animation

back in psp click on the right square, image effect/offset -20
repeat until you have the elevator door going all the way up and the words showing

frame 12 set properties to 100
set the last frame property at 250

copy and paste animation into animation shop and paste on all the frames

apply all proper credits
add names/phrases as you wish

Elegance

***Tutorial Elegance By JackieBeth, written on August 15, 2010***
**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN**
***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed
Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial
image of choice
Artist I Used: Anna Marine
you MUST purchase a license at CDO HERE to use her work
Kit: l'amour - FTU - Artmamas Studio- kit no longer avaliable for download
font & mask of choice/font used in this tutorial: "P22 Imperial Script"
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open a blank transparent canvas size 500 by 500
copy and paste paper 7 to canvas
crop canvas to size
apply mask of choice
merge group

copy and paste embellishment 22 to canvas
recolor & resize as needed
keep in center of canvas

copy and paste embellishment 13 to canvas
place toward top center of canvas
duplicate
image/flip
merge the three sparkly layers together

copy and paste tube of choice to canvas

copy and paste embellishment 36 to canvas
free rotate right 95 degrees
place image inside of frame
select frame layer
select magic wand tool
click in center of frame
selections/modify/expand/5 pixels
selections/invert
select image
press delete on keyboard
selections/select none

now add some embellishments to the canvas of your liking
i applied:
embellishment 20 to right side of frame
embellishment 26 to left side of frame and recolored
embellishment 28 to upper right side
embellishment 31 to lower left of frame
i took embellishment 4, deleted the cardboard and took the ribbon and made it hang embellishment 31
embellishment 39 toward bottom of canvas

apply all proper credits
add names/phrases as you wish

Brushed Up

***Tutorial Brushed Up By JackieBeth, written on August 13, 2010***
**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN***
***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed
Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial
tube/image of choice
 Artist I Used: Ismael Rac      
you MUST purchase a license at SNC HERE to use his work
filter Mura Meister/Copies
filter VM Natural/Light Burst
filter Xero/Porcelain
filter DSB Flux/Bright Noise
filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame
 font of choice/font used in this tutorial: "Whisper"
***********************************

open a blank transparent canvas size 550 by 250
copy and paste tube of choice to canvas
apply filter Xero/Porcelain: change blue to 0
place tube to left of canvas

duplicate tube
select bottom tube
apply filter Mura Meister/Copies: Wall Paper (rotate)

effects/distortion effects/twirl: -486 degrees
repeat
resize by 110%
crop entire canvas to size
recolor background to 0, 0

effects/art media effects/brush strokes
Softness 34
Bristles 256
Width 6
Opacity 51
Length 16
Density 24
Angle 0
Color black

duplicate background layer
apply filter VM Natural/Light Burst
Center X 128
Center Y 128
Frequency 47
Length 1 18
Length 2 36

change blend mode to hard light

merge the two background layers together
apply filter DSB Flux/Bright Noise: 15, mixed

apply filter Xero/Porcelain: change blue to 0
merge visible

apply filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame: width 10, opacity at 75
apply all proper credits
add names/phrases as you wish

City Life

***Tutorial City Life By JackieBeth, written on August 8, 2010***
**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN**
***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed
Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial
Animation shop
tube/image of choice
Artist I Used: Ismael Rac    

 you MUST purchase a license at SNC HERE to use his work
 city night time photo of choice, I used a photo from Stock Exchange
filter Xero/Porcelain
filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame
 font of choice/font used in this tutorial: "Megan Hand"
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open a blank transparent canvas size 550 by 250
open photo of choice
copy and paste to canvas
resize (if needed) 125%
duplicate (if needed)
image/mirror
move the image on the right below the one on the left
merge visible
apply filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame number 20, opacity 100

duplicate 5 times for a total of 6 layers
select your first layer

effects/illumination effects/sunburst
apply the following settings, depending on what image you are will vary the horizontal and vertical numbers you use
make a sunburst in a window of a building on all 6 layers

color:white
brightness 0
horizontal 10
vertical 49
density 46
brightness 44
circle brightness 26

after you have a sunburst on all the layers copy and paste tube of choice
place to right side of canvas
(optional step: duplicate tube, recolor 0,0, change opacity to top tube to 50, merge tubes together)
apply filter Xero/Porcelain: changing blue to 0

make sure all layers are unhidden

copy merged

paste as a new animation in animation shop

in PSP hide the first city layer
copy merged
paste in psp after current frame
continue until you have 6 frames in animation shop
change frame property of each to value 50

apply all proper credits
add names/phrases as you wish

Dress Me Please

***Tutorial Dress Me Please By JackieBeth, written on August 6, 2010***
**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN**
***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed
Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial
Animation Shop
tube/image of choice (best to use a full/half tube for this tutorial
Artist I Used: Barbara Jensen

you MUST purchase a license at her independent site HERE to use her work
 filter Mura Meister/Copies
filter Penta Com/VTR2
filter Xero/Porcelain
filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame
 font of choice/font used in this tutorial: "Champagne & Limousines"
***********************************

open a blank transparent canvas size 550 by 250
copy and paste tube of choice to canvas

apply filter Xero/Porcelain: change blue to 0
duplicate tube
hide top tube for now
select bottom tube layer
apply filter Mura Meister/Copies: default wall paper rotate settings

adjust/blur/radial blur

blur type: spin
strength 84
elliptical checked
horizontal offset -100
vertical offset -8
protect center 0

select your move tool
move the background so the center of the circle is at the upper left corner
apply filter Penta Com/VTR2

line distance 61
line width 0
contrast 169
ghost 0

effects/art media effects/brush strokes

softness 1
bristles 100
width 6
opacity 0
length 15
density 26
angle 311
color: black

unhide your main tube
move to left side of canvas

duplicate your tube once
with your move tool move tube to center of canvas while raising the tube up a bit
(i went from head to chest area)
duplicate the duplicate
with move tool place to left side and move tube further up

hide the two duplicate tubes & background layer
using your text tool (think of a phrase first) write out the first word
place close to your tube, add slight drop shadow to word 2, 2, 50, 5, black
merge visible
close your main tube with the word and do the same for the second and third tube

on each layer apply filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame: width 10, opacity 50
crop canvas to size

now open your background layer and your first tube layer
copy merged
paste as new animation in animation shop

in PSP hide your first tube layer, unhide your second
copy merged
paste as after current frame

in PSP hide your second tube layer, unhide your third
copy merged
paste after current frame
in animation shop select the first frame
copy
go to the third frame
paste after current frame

in animation shop left click on your first frame
insert image transition
from the drop down box select fade
transition length 1.0 seconds
frames per second 8

select the 10th frame (depends if you used the same settings i did)
apply the same image transition
do that also for the 19th frame as well

on the 1st, 10th and 19th frame change frame properties to 50

apply all proper credits
add names/phrases as you wish