Valentine 1

Valentine 1
by Deborah in NC


This tutorial was written and designed by Deborah on January 29, 2010.
Any resemblance to other tutorials available is coincidental.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Supplies Needed:
PSP (written in PSP X3, will work in other versions)
These items are in the zip file found here

-~~~dkj_crumpled heart (Mask - place in your Masks folder)
-bowhearts1-sandi
-lz.perfectly pink
-ma1_msvalentineqe
-You will also need a font of choice (I used Auld Town Script) - included in zip file

No outside plugins are used in the tutorial.
All settings, unless otherwise stated remain the same.

Method:

Step 1.

Open PSP.

Step 2.

Open font, if using mine, and minimize to taskbar. Windows 7 users - you will probably have to install the font.

Step 3.

Open the 3 tube images in PSP. Minimize for now.

Step 4.

Select two colors for your material palette, they can be from the tubes or your own choice.
One light, set as your Foreground color (I used #dfc0f4)
One medium, set as your Background color (I used #f9617e)

Step 5.

File>New
Settings: Width & Height: 500, Raster & Transparent: checked

Step 6.

Flood fill tool (Default settings) and flood fill the new image with Foreground color

Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise: Gaussian: checked, Noise: 25, Monochrome: checked

Step 7.

Layers>New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Background color
Layers>Load/Save Mask>Load mask from disk
Locate ~~~dkj_crumpled heart in the pulldown menu
Settings: Source luminance: checked, Fit to Canvas: checked, Invert transparency: UNchecked, Hide all mask: checked. Load.

Layers>Merge>Merge group
Image>Resize: 90, Percent, Resize all layers: Unchecked

Step 8.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: 2, 2, 65, 6, Black, Unchecked

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: -1, -1, 45, 15, Black, Unchecked

Adjust>Blur>Motion Blur: 95, 65

Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance
Repeat Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance

Step 9.

Maximize lz.perfectly pink
Edit>Copy, close original
Edit>Paste>Paste as new layer
Image>Resize: 80%, Resize all layers: UNchecked

Image>Free Rotate: Right, 25, nothing else checked

Move to top left part of the heart (see my header for example)
Layers>Properties>Blend mode: Luminance (Legacy)

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: 2, 2, 60, 15, Black, UNchecked

Step 10.

Maximize bowhearts1-sandi
With mover tool, select one of the hearts that match your color selections (I used the pink one)
Edit>Copy, Close original
Edit>Paste>Paste as new layer
Image>Resize: 35%, Resize all layers: Unchecked

Mover tool, move to the top right heart (see my header for placement)
Note: You can colorize if you want to match your color choices. I used Manual Color Correction: Settings: Manual target color: checked, Source: the main pink color in the tube (#fabfe0), Target: Background color

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: same settings as before

Step 11.

Maximize ma1_msvalentineqe
Edit>Copy, Close original
Edit>Paste>Paste as new layer
Image>Resize: 60%, Resize all layers: Unchecked

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: same settings as before
Mover tool, move to bottom right corner

Step 12.

Activate Text tool.
Add text as desired (I used Auld Town Script, Size 48, pixels, Bold, Centered, Direction: Vertical and Left, Anti-alias: Sharp, Width: 1, Vector: Selected, Line Style: Solid, Warp text: checked, Auto kern: checked, Kerning: 0)

I used "Love" for mine, but feel free to add whatever you wish.
Optional: Then I clicked on the vectored text layer + sign in the front, to open the vector layer up.

Objects>Convert Text to Curves>As character shapes.

Click on the new + sign, to open up the individual letter layers.

Click on the L, a vector box will appear around it, the L only, click on the center node and move to place.

Click on each of the remaining letters layers, and move to position.
To move the word or words at one time, click on the named vector layer and vector box will appear around the whole word.

Step 13.

After you have positioned the letters where you want, Layers>Convert to Raster layer
Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel: #1, 8, 0, 20, 0, 0, white, 315, 50, 30

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: same settings as before

Step 14.

Layers>Merge>Merge all (flatten)
Image>Canvas Size: Width and Height: 520, Color: Foreground, Centered

Magic Wand: Settings: Mode: Replace, Match Mode: RGB Value, Tolerance: 0, Use all layers/Sample merged: UNchecked, Contiguous: checked, Feather: 0, Antialias: checked, Outside: selected

Apply Magic Wand inside the newly created edge
Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add noise: as before
Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel: #2, 8, 0, 2, 0, 0, white, 315, 50, 30

Selections>Float
Effects>3D Effects>Cutout: 0, 0, 80, 7, black, Unchecked

Selections>Select None

Step 15.

Image>Add Border: Symmetric: checked, Top: 5, Color: Background

Apply Magic Wand inside the newly created edge
Effects>Reflection Effects>Pattern: 0, 0, 90, 0, 3, 3, 0, 0

Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance
Selections>Select None

Step 16.

Image>Add Border: Symmetric: checked, Top: 10, Color: Foreground

Apply Magic Wand inside the newly created edge
Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add noise: as before
Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel: #2, 8, 0, 2, 0, 0, white, 315, 50, 30
Selections>Float
Effects>3D Effects>Cutout: 0, 0, 80, 7, black, Unchecked
Selections>Select None

Step 17.

Layers>New raster layer
Add watermark

Step 18.

Image>Resize to desired size

Step 19.

File>JPG optimizer: Compression: 20

Locate folder to save in
Name your file
Save

That's it you have now done your Valentine.

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, and thank you for trying it. If so, feel free to leave a comment, they are nice to see but not required.

LEGAL INFO:
This tutorial was written and designed by Deborah on January 29, 2010, and is made using teaching and tips gained from the web and PSP, Animation Shop, and the other programs used, these programs listed Help feature; and is my own creation. Any resemblance to other tutorials available is coincidental.
Please do not share this tutorial or to place it on any web site without my written permission.
Please do not translate this tutorial into any other language without my written permission: kay2ndjackson@gmail.com.
If sharing, please direct to my blog site at: http://deborahscornerincyberspace.blogspot.com/

Mask by Deborah in NC
Tubes by Mary, and unknown, through group shares